Sonia Barrera SB
Annville,PA
Summary
PROFESSIONAL
23 years' experience in Behavioral Health, MH/IDD, and Children, Teens, and Adults with Autism
Dedicated Residential Support Professional adept in building Client/Consumer rapport and carrying out active treatment to a wide variety of adults with physical, mental, and emotional needs. Provide support to clients/consumers in efforts to enable maintenance of high quality of life in a supportive, non-restrictive manner.
Overview
31
31
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
DIRECT CARE WORKER
REDCO Group Enhanced
Pottsville, PA
10.2017 - Current
- Provide structure and behavioral management of an adult, nonverbal female of Autism.
- Assisted disabled individuals to foster independence while still closely monitoring safety.
- Develop and teach client ways of communicating, such as, PECS, communication board, sign language
THERAPEUTIC SUPPORT SPECIALIST
T. W. Ponessa & Associates Counseling Services
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
04.2016 - 01.2017
- Provide 1:1 service to children of mental health diagnosis and children of autism.
- in the home, school, and community.
- Implementing positive behavioral skills building with clients, enabling him/her stability of emotions and behaviors.
DIRECT SUPPORT SPECIALIST
Community Service Group
Atlas, Pennsylvania
03.2014 - 11.2016
- Provide 1:1 with resident to ensure his safety and the safety of others.
- Provide support and assistance for 2 IDD males and one female in a residential home.
HOUSE SUPERVISOR
Sunbury, Pennsylvania
10.2013 - 10.2014
- Supervisor working with two adult IDD females, one Dual Diagnosed with Williams's Syndrome and the other female client with diagnosed mental illnesses.
- Implement daily living skills of house cleaning, cooking, social skills building at home, community, and at work.
- Assist in appointments.
- Assist in Volunteer work.
- Implement family skills building with female consumer, mother and daughter.
- Administer medications.
- Documentation notes on ADP system.
- Preparer of three schedules, payroll in Timekeeper, Avatar and LMS trained.
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ASSOCIATE
Denali Family Services
Wasilla, AK
06.2011 - 03.2012
- Provided services for SED children in the home, school, and community.
- Implement programs to meet the needs of SED children to ensure progress and stability of emotions and behaviors.
- Documentation of progress notes.
- Complete various trainings to maintain education on diagnosis of consumers.
- De-escalate client ensuring safety of self and peers.
- Monitored progress as clients applied learned skills in the home, school, and community.
DIRECT SUPPORT SPECIALIST
Mat-Su Activity Respite Center
Palmer, AK
05.2010 - 07.2012
- ABA trained by Stephanie Bloomfield of Autism Partnership.
- Implemented Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) Program for severely, nonverbal, autistic male teens.
- Work in group home with 20-year old male of hearing impaired providing assistance toward maintaining supported living goals with communication of ASL.
- Provide Respite Care, Day Habilitation, and In-Home services.
- Implementing a variety of programs of Self-help, Language development, Academic Skills, Motor Skills, Tolerance building, and replacement strategies while assisting clients to maintain treatment goals.
- Medication administration.
- Written documentation.
DIRECT CARE WORKER, PROGRAM SUPERVISOR
REDCO Group
Pottsville, PA
05.2004 - 12.2009
- Responsible for the structure and behavioral management and care of 7 men in a group home, and 3 women in a separate group home.
- Assistance of daily living skills, home management, and meeting the needs of the consumers.
- Supervisor of a staff of 13 ensuring abilities to assist consumers.
- Educated in medication administration to consumers.
- Responsible for ensuring continued training with staff updating medical and behavioral information for consumers.
- Documentation of progress notes.
- Trained and certified to complete HCSIS reportable incidents of all forms of abuse to the state.
Boscov's Department Store
Pottsville, PA
11.2002 - 05.2004
- Responsible for sales, service, merchandising and inventory control of fine jewelry, fashion jewelry, and watch department.
- Provide excellent customer service.
- Performed security and loss prevention awareness procedures.
HOME HEALTH AIDE
Minersville, PA
09.1999 - 09.2002
- Provided services and met the need of a 90-year old elderly woman.
- Maintained home, grocery shop, meal preparation, medication administration, laundry, bathed her and drove her to appointments.
MENTAL HEALTH ACTIVITY THERAPIST, LifeQuest Counseling Center
Wasilla, AK
02.1995 - 07.1999
- Implemented and designed therapeutic programs to teach mentally and emotionally challenged children positive skills building.
- Exceeded treatment goals and maintained excellent success rates with implementation of programs.
- Provided extensive rehabilitative care to children, teens and adults exhibiting emotional issues from abusive settings.
- De-escalate client ensuring safety of peers and clients.
- Provided community based activity therapy.
- Monitored progress as clients applied learned skills in the home, community and school.
- Establish a therapeutic relationship with family and client.
- Attend treatment team meetings to attribute to the review and development of clients goals.
- Complete various trainings to maintain education on prognosis of consumers.
- Documentation of progress notes Alaska Vocational and Counseling Services.
OCCUPATIONAL JOB PLACEMENT SPECIALIST
Alaska Vocational Rehabilitation And Counseling
Palmer, AK
07.1994 - 02.1995
- Responsible in directing clients of physical and mental disabilities in obtaining suitable employment.
- Coached clients in employment skills and job search.
- Performed initial client assessment and analysis to begin research process.
- Verified data integrity and accuracy.
- Obtained documents, clearances, certificates and approvals from local, state and federal agencies.
- Copied, logged and scanned supporting documentation.
- Supported Chief Operating Officer with daily operational functions.
Education
Associates Degree - Healthcare Management
Ultimate Medical Academy
Associate's Degree - Psychology
University of Phoenix
Service High School
1979
High School Diploma -
Ricks Junior College
1978
Skills
- Small group instruction,
- Implementation of programs
- Supervisor
- Client documentation
- Care plan management
- Compassionate client care
- Client safety and first aid
- Community activities
- Administering medication
Certification
First Aide/CPR certified through American Heart Association
CPI Certified
Timeline
DIRECT CARE WORKER
REDCO Group Enhanced
10.2017 - Current
THERAPEUTIC SUPPORT SPECIALIST
T. W. Ponessa & Associates Counseling Services
04.2016 - 01.2017
DIRECT SUPPORT SPECIALIST
Community Service Group
03.2014 - 11.2016
HOUSE SUPERVISOR
10.2013 - 10.2014
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ASSOCIATE
Denali Family Services
06.2011 - 03.2012
DIRECT SUPPORT SPECIALIST
Mat-Su Activity Respite Center
05.2010 - 07.2012
DIRECT CARE WORKER, PROGRAM SUPERVISOR
REDCO Group
05.2004 - 12.2009
Boscov's Department Store
11.2002 - 05.2004
HOME HEALTH AIDE
09.1999 - 09.2002
MENTAL HEALTH ACTIVITY THERAPIST, LifeQuest Counseling Center
02.1995 - 07.1999
OCCUPATIONAL JOB PLACEMENT SPECIALIST
Alaska Vocational Rehabilitation And Counseling
07.1994 - 02.1995
Associates Degree - Healthcare Management
Ultimate Medical Academy
Associate's Degree - Psychology
University of Phoenix
Service High School
High School Diploma -
Ricks Junior College