Zachary Kuchar

• Provided crisis intervention services, as needed.
• Attended team meetings and provided feedback on case updates and treatment recommendations.
• Conducted assessments of client needs, strengths, and resources to develop treatment plans.
• Assisted individuals experiencing homelessness by providing referrals for emergency shelter placements.
• Maintained accurate records of client progress and interactions according to agency standards.
• Assisted clients in accessing community resources such as housing, food pantries, and transportation options.
• Developed individualized service plans with clients to address their identified goals.
• Worked collaboratively with other professionals such as psychiatrists, psychologists, and nurses to coordinate care for clients.
• Engaged in community outreach and program development to support patient and caregiver needs.

• Created reports summarizing findings from client assessments, interventions, and outcomes for review by supervisors.
• Conducted group and individual counseling sessions to address drug and alcohol addiction.
• Facilitated psycho-educational groups focused on understanding addiction, triggers, cravings, and coping skills.
• Assessed clients for co-occurring mental health disorders such as depression or anxiety that may be contributing to their substance use disorder.

• Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to ensure continuity of care for each client.
• Attended trainings, workshops related to current trends in the field of psychology, mental health counseling.
• Developed individualized therapeutic interventions based on diagnosis and best practices in the field of mental health counseling.
• Facilitated group therapy sessions for clients with similar issues or diagnoses.
• Assisted clients in developing coping skills to better manage symptoms of mental illness or emotional distress.
• Provided crisis intervention services when needed.
• Documented all interactions with clients according to agency policy and procedures.
• Conducted initial assessments of clients to determine presenting issues and develop treatment plans.
• Communicated with school personnel, probation officers, psychiatrists, and other professionals regarding client progress.
• Provided psychotherapy services to individuals, couples, and families.
• Utilized a variety of techniques such as cognitive-behavioral therapy and mindfulness practices during sessions.
• Provided psychoeducation on topics such as stress management, anger management, parenting skills.

• Documented observations, interventions and concerns in patient charts and electronic systems, sustaining continuum of care from admission through to discharge.
• Conducted therapeutic individual and family therapy sessions.
• Adhered to HIPAA confidentiality requirements by safeguarding files.
• Created client treatment plans based on assessments and goals.
• Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis, treatment and disease management, equipping them with tools to achieve and maintain optimal psychiatric and mental health.
• Referred clients to external resources for additional support.
• Met with 40 clients weekly.
• Assisted clients with identifying feelings and behaviors by asking open-ended questions.
• Documented service plans, treatment reports and progress notes.
• Helped clients deal with substance abuse, mental illness and other concerns by delivering personalized counseling support.
• Created and reviewed master treatment and discharge plans for clients.
• Diagnosed mental health, emotional and substance abuse disorders.
• Led patients in individual, family, group and marital therapy sessions.
• Educated family members and helped each support clients by improving coping techniques.
• Developed and optimized treatment plans to help clients continue to progress.
• Provided counseling for relapse prevention, social issues and mental health problems.
• Developed educational and therapeutic groups to foster participants' independence and social skills.

Worked primarily with truancy cases. I would travel house to house and help children get back into school. I would encourage them by doing activities from the WhyTry Journal, which is a program designed for truancy cases. I also assisted other in the community who suffered from mental illnesses by helping them locate resources, and helped them get back together with their family.

I worked alongside Mental Health Professionals and Behavioral Health Professionals and helped children that are having behavioral problems inside school and outside of school. I sat with the kids in class and gave them redirection when they started acting up in class. I made treatment plans for the students, created goals and objectives for them, and did home visits when needed.

I dealt with money transactions, one-on-one conversations with customers as I take their order in a professional manner. I also assisted with making their beverages and preparing their food. I helped with cleaning the restaurant. I wiped down tables and chairs, clean the windows, mop the floor, and take out the trash. I was employed there for over 8 years; I am one of the few standing employees who have been there the longest over the past 8 years

I assisted the blind and/or visually impaired. I completed initial intake assessments with new clients, and I completed annual reviews with clients that have been with this organization. When clients needed to be taken to their medical appointments, I would pick them up and their house, take them to their appointment, and drop them off safely back at their house.

Took part in treatment planning, helped create goals and objectives for the consumers to work on, discharge the consumers to wherever they were being discharged to, took part in community planning meetings, ran several groups, and worked one-on-one with many patients.