Mel Szyperski

Certified Brain Injury Specialist

• Provide rehabilitation to participants by addressing cognitive, physical, medical, behavioral, and psycho-social rehabilitation programming
• Set specific goals for the participant as a lead staff to measure progress and evaluate the participant quarterly
• Participate in ongoing training and compliance (HIPAA, CBIS, CPR, Behavioral and Mental Health, Motivational Interviewing, De-escalation, Crisis Management)
• Provide detailed documentation of each interaction and intervention utilized with the participants
• Engage in crisis management and de-escalation daily

Crisis Counselor

• Assess clients’ mental health to provide treatment recommendations and immediate support
• Develop crisis intervention plans to help stabilize patients experiencing a crisis
• Maintain accurate and detailed clinical records regarding treatment and counseling sessions
• Provide appropriate referrals to other providers and services to support holistic treatment
• Educate patients on coping strategies for stress and anxiety management

Mobile Crisis Outreach Counselor

• Offer compassionate, objective, client centered counseling to individuals.
• Assist individuals and families with connection to local resources and community providers.
• Advocate for clients in navigating various social systems.
• Complete required documentation and maintain client files in accordance with program policies in a timely manner.

Qualified Intellectual Disabilities Professional

• Work as a member of a multidisciplinary treatment team providing a wide range of case management and therapeutic services for individuals, families and groups within the ICFID program.
• Provide leadership and case consultation
• Utilize the ability to communicate effectively and establish and maintain effective working relationships
• Demonstrate ability to work cooperatively and to maintain positive effective working environment
• Adaptability in quickly learning and putting new skills and knowledge to adapt ever changing environments

Behavioral Health Intervention Specialist

• Work as a member of an outpatient team providing and teaching a wide range of trauma-informed and curriculum-based interventions to kids along with their families and school environments in an outpatient program.
• Work in a team-based role providing consultation and assistance regarding cases
• Utilize the ability to communicate effectively and establish and maintain effective working relationships, both with coworkers and clients
• Demonstrate ability to work cooperatively and to maintain positive effective working environment
• Adaptability in quickly learning and putting new skills and knowledge to adapt ever changing environments

Youth Service Worker

• Adaptability in quickly learning and putting new skills and knowledge to adapt ever changing environments
• Mentored individuals in life skills, educational subjects and vocational competencies.
• Supported youth with nurturing and caring assistance focused on empowering, inspiring, and healing.
• Used calm, positive and encouraging approach with youth.
• Directed activities to promote growth in mental and emotional areas.
• Achieved established program plan goals by developing and maintaining effective working relationships with clients, co-workers, families, and school environments.
• Modeled positive behavior for residents by providing leadership and positive interactions.

Now known as Personal Assistance Aid (PAA)

• Adaptability in quickly learning and putting new skills and knowledge to adapt ever changing environments
• Mentored individuals in life skills, educational subjects and vocational competencies.
• Supported adults with nurturing and caring assistance
• Used calm, positive and encouraging approach with adults.
• Directed activities to promote growth in physical, educational, mental and emotional areas.
• Achieved established program plan goals by developing and maintaining effective working relationships with clients, co-workers, families, and day-hab environments.
• Modeled positive behavior for residents by providing leadership and positive interactions.
• Used knowledge of a variety of treatment types, such as but not limited to, wheelchair assistance, bathing/toileting, medication management, escorting/walking assistance, feeding assistance.