Yazmin McNair
Westbury,NY
Summary
Compassionate mental health counselor skilled in providing effective and empathetic support. Have successfully developed and implemented individualized care plans that significantly improved clients' quality of life. Possess strong communication, crisis management, and therapeutic relationship-building skills. Demonstrated impact by fostering positive outcomes in challenging environments through innovative treatment strategies and patient advocacy.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Mental Health Counselor
Massapequa Counseling
Massapequa, New York
10.2024 - Current
- Diagnosed mental health, emotional and substance abuse disorders.
- Referred clients to external resources for additional support.
- Demonstrated sensitivity and competence in treating patients from diverse backgrounds.
- Provided case management services including linking clients to necessary social services or community supports.
- Documented service plans, treatment reports and progress notes.
- Monitored client safety by assessing risk factors associated with suicide or self-harm behaviors.
- Executed appropriate risk-assessment and mitigation strategies.
- Modified treatment activities or approaches as needed to comply with changes in clients' status.
- Applied advanced counseling techniques to define patient and family issues.
- Provided individual and group mental health counseling in alignment with evidence-based practice and clinical models.
Associate Correction Counselor 1 (Provisional)
Department of Corrections
Elmhurst, NY
- Current
- Interact daily with justice-involved individuals in designated housing areas and general program areas
- Maintain program performance information for justice-involved individuals involved in group or 1:1 programs
- Attend justice-involved council meetings and assist in facilitating group discussions
- Assist justice-involved individuals with requests related to incarceration, transfer to another correctional institution or upon release to the community
- Assist inmates with deescalating conflicts
- Counsel and assists justice-involved individuals in group or 1:1; and provides emotional support, guidance, and/or referral to mental health and/or other staff to resolve problems and issues
- Interview justice-involved individuals to identify problems/issues and gather information to be used in determining case management or group work effectiveness
- Confer with uniform and non-uniform colleagues, provides information, and recommends modifications and/or adjustments to treatment plans as necessary
- Provide correctional and guidance counseling as well as information and referral services
- Assist in the planning, facilitation and monitoring of correctional programs
- Implement rehabilitative and behavioral modification programs and services
- Document inmate treatment progress, group interactions, and positive inmate behavior
- Attend training sessions, workshops, and staff meetings to improve knowledge, skills, and abilities
- Motivate inmates to maintain general sanitation and hygienic living quarters
- Perform related duties as assigned
Clinical Intern
Central Nassau Guidance and Counseling Services
Hicksville, NY
06.2023 - 01.2024
- Assist with client referrals for mental health programs and housing within the five boroughs and Long Island area
- Crisis Counseling & Suicide Prevention
- Create and update Residential habilitation Plan on semi-annual basis
- Creating teaching methodologies
- Substance abuse Counseling and mental health counseling
- Weekly check-in and drug testing
- Writing weekly clinical and psychotherapy notes
Crisis Counselor
Vibrant Emotional Health 988
03.2022 - 01.2024
- Company Overview: National Suicide Hotline
- Assist with the Dispatch emergency units for medical services
- Offers brief counseling and support to client who call into the line that deal with diagnosed or non-diagnosed mental health disorders
- Offers emotional support to clients in need
- Assist with client referrals for mental health programs and housing within the five boroughs
- Crisis Counseling & Suicide Prevention
- Single Point of Access to Urgent Behavioral Health Services
- Follow-up to ensure connection to care and/or troubleshoot around barriers to connection
- Mobile friendly website to find and connect with behavioral health resources
- National Suicide Hotline
School Counseling Internship
Theresa Paplin School
02.2021 - 04.2022
- Working with students in individual, small groups and in the classroom
- Helping students work through difficult situations
- Monitoring and recording student progress
- Attend LOS, ISP and IEP
- Work Study Coordinator
- PBIS Committee Member
Overnight Ass. Supervisor
SCO Family of Services
Briarwood, NY
03.2018 - 04.2022
- Support, train, orientate, mentor, and supervise staff along with the Child Care Coordinator and Program Manager
- Develop and carry out a therapeutically oriented activities based on the needs of the individual residents, as well as their group needs; Implement recreational and therapeutic activities to make leisure time a positive and rewarding experience
- Promote and foster positive values, i.e., integrity, honesty, dignity, self-respect and self-control
- Motivate, guide and support each resident as he/she works toward achieving his/her goals; Promote independent behavior, in keeping with treatment recommendations and guidelines
- Oversee daily care and cleanliness of living units
- Responsible for daily log entries, bed checks and data collection on behavior plans and school communication books
Support Service Coordinator
HeartShare Human Services of New York
Queens, New York
05.2018 - 10.2018
- Create and update Residential habilitation Plan on semi-annual basis
- Creating schedules for and conduct semi-annual Program Planning Meetings in conjunction with medical team, day program, advocates and family members
- Creating teaching methodologies
- Writing monthly notes
- Ensuring the health and safety of individuals
- Case Management
Direct Support Professional
HeartShare Human Services of New York
Queens, New York
10.2015 - 05.2018
- Accompany patients to medical appointments
- Maintain the cleanliness of individual's homes
- Assist individuals with meals and personal hygiene
- Maintained a safe atmosphere for the individual's
- Providing support for independent living
Special Education Paraprofessional
Department of Education
02.2016 - 06.2016
- Company Overview: District 75
- One-on-One or small groups instruction as outlined by teacher
- Reinforcing behavior through the use of positive behavior support
- Teaching everyday living skills such as independent feeding, dressing, toileting
- Adding occupational therapist, physical therapist, speech teachers and adaptive physical education providers during instructions
- Guiding and assisting students in small groups instruction settings with class routine and in socialization/communication utilizing the workshop model in literacy and mathematics
- District 75
Home Health Aide
Personal Touch Home Health Care Agency
Queens, New York
07.2013 - 10.2015
- Assist patients with medication
- Accompany patients to medical appointments
- Maintain the cleanliness of patients' homes
- Assist patients with meals and personal hygiene
Counselor/Dance Instructor
YMCA Dodge
Brooklyn, NY
09.2011 - 06.2013
- Assisted youth with homework assignments
- Prepared equipment for indoor sports and art activities
- Planned, participated and supervised with weekly field trips
- Addressed inappropriate behavior with the youth when applicable
- Developed & maintained effective relationships with youth, staff & supervision
- Maintained a safe atmosphere for the youth
- Documented incidents or accidents which occurred during shift
- Counseled and mentored children whenever necessary
- Reported any suspected abuse/ neglect
Education
LMHC - Masters in Mental Health Counseling
06.2024
MSED - Masters of Science Education School Counseling
Alfred University
06.2022
BA - Psychology
Medgar Evers College
Brooklyn, NY06.2018
AA - Liberal Arts
Medgar Evers College
Brooklyn, NY06.2015
Skills
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, and Excel)
- Typing Skills: 35 wpm
- Client goal planning
- Expertise in crisis intervention techniques
- Case management proficiency
- Clinical interventions
- Treatment Planning
Certification
- Child Abuse and Neglect Certificate
- School Violence Workshop Certificate
- Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI) training
- American Heart Association First Aid/CPR Certificate
Timeline
Mental Health Counselor
Massapequa Counseling
10.2024 - Current
Clinical Intern
Central Nassau Guidance and Counseling Services
06.2023 - 01.2024
Crisis Counselor
Vibrant Emotional Health 988
03.2022 - 01.2024
School Counseling Internship
Theresa Paplin School
02.2021 - 04.2022
Support Service Coordinator
HeartShare Human Services of New York
05.2018 - 10.2018
Overnight Ass. Supervisor
SCO Family of Services
03.2018 - 04.2022
Special Education Paraprofessional
Department of Education
02.2016 - 06.2016
Direct Support Professional
HeartShare Human Services of New York
10.2015 - 05.2018
Home Health Aide
Personal Touch Home Health Care Agency
07.2013 - 10.2015
Counselor/Dance Instructor
YMCA Dodge
09.2011 - 06.2013
Associate Correction Counselor 1 (Provisional)
Department of Corrections
- Current
LMHC - Masters in Mental Health Counseling
MSED - Masters of Science Education School Counseling
Alfred University
BA - Psychology
Medgar Evers College
AA - Liberal Arts
Medgar Evers College
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