Hard-working, experienced Certified Addiction Specialist focused on positive results and client satisfaction. Reliable, conscientious, and capable of taking the initiative.
• Conducted street outreach where homeless individuals were identified and engaged with services.
• Utilized harm reduction methods, along with social, environmental, and and motivational methods, assisting clients with meeting their individual goals.
• Conducted and documented individual counseling sessions with clients daily.
• Supported clients with independent living skills, sobriety, and accessing needed resources within the community.
Have worked in outpatient, Inpatient, Methadone treatment, as well as assisting the homeless within the Greater Los Angeles area, educating clients on the recovery process. Facilitated groups and individual sessions as well as increased patient awareness of the relapse process, helping them to set realistic goals to attain substantial recovery, helping to reintegrate them back into society. Worked in conjunction with the treatment team helping patients through their detox process, documenting patient observations in treatment milieu, ensuring patient safety. Conducted AMA Prevention / Crisis Intervention. Facilitated UA drug screening and assisted with community outings to 12-Step meetings.