SARAH ZOSANGPUII
Tulsa,United States
Summary
Client-centered professional offering three years of counseling and crisis intervention expertise. Dedicated at managing priorities and deligent in exercising competency, as well as strong interpersonal, organizational and computer skills. Builds client rapport and assesses needs to provide appropriate resources.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Family Intervention Specialist
Youth Villages
04.2023 - Current
- Conducted family assessments and provided evidence-based treatment interventions, including individual and family counseling.
- Monitored quality of all services performed for families by outside agencies, coordinating services with treatment plans and teaching families to attain and monitor services after treatment.
- Effectively provided case management and customer relations. Visited schools and established working relationships between parents and school while ensuring reasonable performance by youth.
- Participated in court for youth and family while advocating for clients facing legal charges.
- Maintained factual and interpretive records for clients served, including admission, weekly, monthly, and discharge records.
- Taught families problem-solving skills and perspective-taking while empowering families to develop and utilize social support networks.
- Built trust with resistant clients through empathetic listening and non-judgmental engagement, ultimately increasing intervention participation.
- Maintained detailed case notes and documentation, contributing to accurate reporting of program outcomes and efficacy measures.
- Monitored families' progress through regular check-ins and evaluations, adjusting intervention plans for optimal results.
- Coordinated with community organizations to connect families with additional support services and resources as needed.
- Intervened in crises and counseled children experiencing emergencies and disruptive incidents.
Case Manager II
Improving Lives Counseling Services
10.2022 - 03.2023
- Conducted over 60+ intake paperwork and linked new clients to therapeutic services.
- Applied evidence-based techniques such as behavioral activation, problem-solving treatment, and motivational interviewing to support interventions.
- Developed and implemented safety plans for at-risk clients who were harmed to provide protection.
- Monitored progress, prepared reports, and ensured interventions met the client's needs and goals.
- Educated clients about common mental health and substance abuse disorders to facilitate understanding of treatment options.
- Advocated for client needs and provided referrals to connect with other community resources to support mental health and well-being.
Counselor-in-Training
Improving Lives Counseling Services
05.2021 - 04.2022
- Provided therapeutic services to clients to help them process, understand, and overcome personal, social, and behavioral problems.
- Assessed patient behavior, moods, and other responses to determine a correct diagnosis and devise treatment plans.
- Applied various evidence-based psychological methods and techniques.
- Performed 750 hours of supervised individual and couple counseling sessions.
- Maintained up-to-date clinical documentation and followed up with client's discharge process.
- Determined client's risk of self-harm and provided emergency response in crises to diffuse tensions and prevent violence.
- Displayed sensitivity to the cultural and linguistic needs of clients and families served.
Registered Behavior Technician
Behavioral Innovations
03.2021 - 09.2021
- Conducted functional behavior assessments, functional analysis, preference assessments, basic learning, and language skills assessments to identify target behaviors and the purpose of behaviors.
- Monitored the safety of assigned clients by remaining in close proximity at all times, ensuring that the work environment was free from any foreseeable hazards, and documenting and reporting incidents.
- Responsible for accurately recording data throughout therapy sessions, graphing and transferring data into daily progress notes in Central Reach.
- Worked as a team with duties that included creating graphs, analyzing and updating data, aiding in developing programs, conducting follow-up sessions, coordinating with teams, etc.
Education
Master of Arts - Professional Counseling
Oral Roberts University
Tulsa, Ok12.2022
Associate of Arts - Pre-Nursing
Montgomery College
Rockville, MD05.2018
Bachelor of Arts - English
Lady Shri Ram College, University of Delhi
New Delhi, India05.2011
Skills
- Intake
- Strengths Based Assessments
- Case management
- Clinical interventions and treatment planning
- Emotional and mental health care
- Evidence-based counseling techniques
- Crisis Management
- Listening
- Time-Management
- Microsoft Office
- Empathetic and Compassionate
- Collaboration
- Trauma-informed
Certification
- [Certified Behavioral Health Case Manager, CM II], [Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse] - [10/6/22-06/30/23], [Certification# 315004].
Timeline
Family Intervention Specialist
Youth Villages
04.2023 - Current
Case Manager II
Improving Lives Counseling Services
10.2022 - 03.2023
Counselor-in-Training
Improving Lives Counseling Services
05.2021 - 04.2022
Registered Behavior Technician
Behavioral Innovations
03.2021 - 09.2021
Master of Arts - Professional Counseling
Oral Roberts University
Associate of Arts - Pre-Nursing
Montgomery College
Bachelor of Arts - English
Lady Shri Ram College, University of Delhi
- [Certified Behavioral Health Case Manager, CM II], [Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse] - [10/6/22-06/30/23], [Certification# 315004].
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