Stevie Woodard
Caregiver
Nashville,TN
Summary
Counselor/Information and Referral Specialist in the Social Service/Human Resource Fields.
Overview
36
36
years of professional experience
Work History
Adult Daycare Staff/Transportation
LifeCare Foundations Heritage
Nashville, TN
06.2018 - Current
- I work as a Adult Daycare Staff/Transportation as well as picking the clients up in a van and transporting them from their homes to the Center which we assist them in their daily living skills; breakfast, lunch and a snack and we assist with all meals if needed
- Some of the clients are fallrisk, have a diagnosis of dementia, Alzheimer's, mental illnesses and various other health issues and concerns
- Their day consist of a devotion, information and awareness, activities,events and discussions to stimulate their minds, exercise meditation, relaxation, music therapy, laughter yoga facilitator by a community partner and we also have a program partner which facilitates events and activities that we as Daycare staff support and guide the elders/senior in for positive result and outcome.
Family Model/Foster Parent
Millarich Inc.
Nashville, TN
05.2019 - 09.2019
- I worked and offered my home and family as a family model/foster parent to a special needs 17-year old male that was autistic and behavior issues
- I was his primary caregiver supporting him in his daily living skills which consist of wake-up, personal hygiene, mealtime, preparing for school
- After school activities and events which consist of snack, TV time, relaxation, mealtime, medication, personal hygiene
- I facilitated identification individual sessions to help the client to identify with numbers, alphabet, and his name and more for knowledge and growth
- The goal was to help the client to identify with the family model in hopes to encourage and motivate the client toward the positive for a productive and good quality of life for the present and the future.
Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services Coordinator
PARK CENTER Inc
Nashville, TN
04.2018 - 07.2019
- I worked as a Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services Coordinator with 8 male residents with mental illness in a group home setting
- I assisted them in their daily living skills, monitored and supported them in taking their medications
- Facilitated groups, guidance, support in identifying with their diagnosis, and more
- Encouraged routines, structure and consistency for growth in their mental health and lives
- Promoting daily living skills encouraging personal hygiene, learning to purchase food, and also preparing food and meals daily
- Encouraged seeking jobs and employment for stabilization, growth and more.
Resident Advisor (RA)
Project Transition
Nashville, TN
06.2016 - 07.2018
- I worked with young adults with mental illness as a Resident Advisor offering information and guidance as well as support to the clients in the Project Transition community
- I offered them guidance in their daily living skills,personal hygiene, purchasing food, learning to cook food, keeping personal areas clean safe and sanitary as well as keeping the house clean and organized
- Encouraging them to look for jobs and employment to hopefully get them to a level of stabilization for a good, positive growth in their lives
- I also encouraged them to take their medication as well as monitoring them taking their medication for stabilization
- Also encouraging them to attend support group for concurring issues and concerns regarding their psychosis and substance abuse issues attending Alcohol Anonymous (AA), Narcotics Anonymous(NA) to address substance issues and concerns.
Resident Service Coordinator
The Clarksville Housing Authority
Clarksville, TN
03.1999 - 07.2017
- I worked for The Clarksville Housing Authority Public Housing as the Resident Services Coordinator which I served in the capacity as a liaison between residents and the housing authority
- I offered information and awareness to the residents to motivates and encourage the residents toward the positive as well as self-sufficiency
- I also worked and partners and community partners and resources to enhance the residents of Public Housing
- I encouraged resident councils and resident associations and ownership of their communities
- I offered a monthly newsletter to keep the resident abreast with upcoming events and activities offered in their communities as well as in the Clarksville community
- I took rent as well as work orders and repairs, problem-solving, household issues and concerns
- Coordinated information and awareness meeting, Resident Advisory Board, tutoring, after school food programs, reading programs, bible studies with community partners and more.
Interim Coordinator
Craig Adolescent Center
01.1993 - 09.2015
- My duties include staff and shift scheduling, facilitating staffing
- Also monitoring and on-call to insure that the staff work effectively with the clients to promote a stable therapeutic environment of learning and re-Education.
Developmental Technician
Palmyra Health Care Center
Palmyra, TN
03.1998 - 06.2014
- Working with intellectual adults in an institutional setting, teaching motor-skills and life-skills to get them to a level of functioning to where they can live on their own or at a supportive living level.
Resident Counselor
Hermitage Hall Boys Program
Clarksville, TN
01.1998 - 01.2000
- Supervising and monitoring male sex offenders in a step-down program
- Working with the males on goal and risk factors and issues to help them not to re-Offend
- Also understanding the knowledge and understanding of being a sex offender, and going on to live their lives as productive gentlemen of their community and society.
Direct Support Professional (DSP)
Sunrise Community of Tennessee Inc
Clarksville, TN
06.1997 - 03.1999
- Training instructor working with intellectual adults at a supportive living level status
- My duties include; teaching clients supportive skills to enhance their well-being in Life.
Residential Counselor
Centerstone
Clarksville, TN
05.1988 - 03.1998
- (Residential Service Programs) -Crossroad Diagnostic Center -Supervision of coed population, presenting life-skills groups, administrating and supervising diagnostic testing, monitoring of medication for client with behavior disorders
- Transporting clients to scheduled appointments and activities
- -Greenwood Academy -Supervision of coed population, presenting life-skills groups, and male self-building groups
- Helping clients to work on daily goal building and self-esteem
- Monitoring medication and transporting clients to scheduled appointments and activities
- -Craig Adolescent Center -Supervision of male population
- Presenting groups on community resources and emphasis on job orientation and vocational training
- Presenting groups on treatment issues as method of summing up aftercare goals.
Telephone Counselor for Crisis Line
Montgomery County Crisis Intervention Center
Clarksville, TN
06.1989 - 01.1997
- (Suicide intervention, information and referral to appropriate community resources, including government, state, and local agencies
- Supervising telephone for 24-hour period, listening skills to provide therapeutic solution to many trouble and needy persons in time of crisis
- -Greenwood Youth Home -House manager of Greenwood Youth Home
- Duties include staff and shift scheduling, facilitating staffing
- Monitoring and supervising staff to make sure that they are providing the best care
- Monitoring the house to make sure it is kept in accordance to State requirements.
Education
Diploma -
Northeast High School
Clarksville, TN01.1986
Skills
- Counseling
- Information and referral
- Daily living skills
- Devotion
- Activities and events coordination
- Mental health support
- Medication monitoring
- Group facilitation
- Routine and structure implementation
- Personal hygiene promotion
- Job seeking and employment support
- Substance abuse counseling
- Liaison between residents and housing authority
- Community partnership
- Resident services coordination
- Rent collection and work order management
- Problem-solving
- Staff scheduling and supervision
- Therapeutic environment promotion
- Motor skills and life skills teaching
- Supervision and monitoring of male sex offenders
- Direct support for intellectual adults
- Crisis intervention
- Suicide intervention
- Referral to community resources
- House management
- Listening skills
- Caregiving
Timeline
Family Model/Foster Parent
Millarich Inc.
05.2019 - 09.2019
Adult Daycare Staff/Transportation
LifeCare Foundations Heritage
06.2018 - Current
Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services Coordinator
PARK CENTER Inc
04.2018 - 07.2019
Resident Advisor (RA)
Project Transition
06.2016 - 07.2018
Resident Service Coordinator
The Clarksville Housing Authority
03.1999 - 07.2017
Developmental Technician
Palmyra Health Care Center
03.1998 - 06.2014
Resident Counselor
Hermitage Hall Boys Program
01.1998 - 01.2000
Direct Support Professional (DSP)
Sunrise Community of Tennessee Inc
06.1997 - 03.1999
Interim Coordinator
Craig Adolescent Center
01.1993 - 09.2015
Telephone Counselor for Crisis Line
Montgomery County Crisis Intervention Center
06.1989 - 01.1997
Residential Counselor
Centerstone
05.1988 - 03.1998
Diploma -
Northeast High School
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