Mitchell Russell
Wilmington,NC
Summary
Juvenile Court Counselor looking to tackle new responsibilities and build upon skills earned over established career. Devoted to ensuring the safety, well-being and welfare of juvenile's. Exceptional experience counseling medium to high-risk offenders, making referrals to programs that best suit the juvenile's needs and evaluating offender progress.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Counselor
Juvenile Court
- Prepare court reports and recommendations
- Collaboration with multidisciplinary professionals such as mental health providers, court officials, school personnel, DSS, and placement providers
- Utilize AOC forms
- Supervise high risk and high need juveniles when placed on electronic monitoring, both pre and post adjudication
- Assess and advocate for the need of electronic monitoring for high risk juveniles
- Collaborating with law enforcement and the court on violating and obtaining secure custody of juveniles who do not meet the expectations of electronic monitoring
- Collaboration with school officials in the creation of behavior intervention plans as well as safety plans to ensure the safety of the juvenile and school
- Attend court hearings and testify as needed
- Attend IEP with families and help be an advocate for the student
- Refer and coordinate out-of-home placements for juveniles
- Assess the risks and needs to ensure the safety of the juvenile and the community
- Facilitate case management and intervention services throughout the duration of juvenile's court involvement
- Spend time in the community, schools, and in client’s homes
- Work On-Call weeks as needed
- Review and assist with creating Behavior Intervention Plans within the school for the youth
- Attend Department of Social Service’s hearings and make referrals/ reports as necessary
- Maintaining up to date information utilizing the Juvenile Justice data system on a daily basis
- Utilize Microsoft Outlook, Excel, Power Point, Microsoft Word, MS Teams
- Webex, Zoom, and Google Meet
Youth Counselor Technician
Workplace Communication
06.2016 - 09.2020
- Directly monitor and supervise youth being detained in a juvenile facility
- Maintain a secure environment for juveniles and staff
- Supervise scheduled programming within the facility
- Crisis intervention
- Provide feedback to the treatment team on juveniles
Education
Criminal Justice - Human Services
Pfeiffer University
Misenheimer, NC12.2015
Skills
- Cooperative and collaborative
- Highly organized
- Excellent time management
- Dependable
- Rapport Development
- Case Planning and Management
- Issue and Problem Resolution
- Motivational Interviewing
Timeline
Youth Counselor Technician
Workplace Communication
06.2016 - 09.2020
Counselor
Juvenile Court
Criminal Justice - Human Services
Pfeiffer University
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