Qualified Mental Health Associate Resume Samples

Description :

1. Trained residents on dealing and coping with mental illness and related issues.
2. Documented client's progress on a computer.
3. Charted client's liquid intake.
4. Reported client's progress to the team, co-workers.
5. Assisted residents with daily activities such as general housekeeping, cooking, and personal hygiene and provide transportation.
6. Provided a safe, therapeutic, comfortable, home-like environment.
7. Played and provided games and activities with and for clients.

Experience

10+ Years

Level

Senior

Education

GED

Description :

1. Monitored and supervised clients on outings, Dr appointments, community outings, and one on one outings.
2. Provided therapy and counseling on an ongoing basis.
3. Assisted in implementing any changes or modalities recommended by the physician(s) and/or treating physician(s) that may be necessary due to medical conditions or illness.
4. Assisted in ensuring that clients are receiving all recommended medications and treatments as required by their physicians.
5. Assisted with referrals to appropriate mental health professionals.
6. Provided effective and efficient support to individuals with mental health issues in a clinical setting.
7. Directly supervised and coordinated clinical staff, including psychiatrists, psychologists, and social workers.

Experience

10+ Years

Level

Senior

Education

GED

Description :

1. Worked at the Lane Independent Living Alliance Peer Support Club as an assistant manager and activities coordinator for the last 4 months.
2. Designed to help individuals with various developmental and mental disabilities have improved access to community resources and to provide peer support for people in recovery from a mental health crisis.
3. Responsible for the daily supervision of three employees, compiling payroll, writing the staff schedule, troubleshooting day-to-day operations, creating a monthly activities calendar, providing peer support, facilitating a weekly support group, and having weekly supervision meetings with my supervisor, who was located off-site.
4. Qualified Mental Health Associate, Peacehealth Psychiatric Unit, Eugene, OR.
5. Responsible for milieu management and maintaining patient safety in a secure psychiatric inpatient facility temporarily housing 6-10 mentally unstable people.
6. Worked there I had the opportunity to work with a diverse population of individuals from all walks of life who were all in recovery from a mental health issue in a structured therapeutic environment.
7. Worked at the Johnson Unit, my responsibilities included but were not limited to; developing a daily program schedule of activities, tracking safety issues among patients and resolving them before the violence occurred, coordinating care with an interdisciplinary medical team, charting patient notes daily, conducting therapeutic patient groups, working one on one with the patients as requested, and intervening physically if violence was occurring.

Experience

10+ Years

Level

Senior

Education

Bachelor Of Science In Psychology

Description :

1. Worked with persons with severe and persistent mental illnesses.
2. Started working in an in-patient setting in a residential care facility and an enhanced care facility.
3. Worked as part of a treatment team assessing treatment plans and conducting ongoing behavior assessments.
4. Worked with clients providing stress management, symptom management, skills training, group skills training, and milieu management.
5. Moved to work in a supportive housing program as the ACT liaison working with high-risk clients in the community in case management, skills training, symptom management, and medication management.
6. Maintained client records, releases, and yearly treatment plans.
7. Worked with various community agencies in order to support clients' needs.

Experience

2-5 Years

Level

Junior

Education

Bachelor's In Sociology

Description :

1. Qualified Mental Health Associate, Columbia Care Service Worked as a member of a treatment team for individuals with severe, persistent mental illnesses.
2. Facilitated groups and led activities designed to aid our clients in developing their social skills, understanding their mental illness, work towards their individualized treatment goals.
3. Performed medication administration, billed Medicare for wellness activities, medical record-keeping, followed set wellness protocols, utilized behavioral and mindfulness techniques to aid client personal development.
4. Worked for individuals with diabetes, administering insulin, and helping clients manage their health.
5. Worked closely as a team with other staff and administrators to create a safe and constructive residential treatment setting.
6. Spearheaded a physical wellness program for the facility's clients and staff.
7. Trained in ASIST suicide prevention, HIPAA knowledge, VPI conflict resolution training.

Experience

5-7 Years

Level

Executive

Education

Bachelor Of Arts

Description :

1. Performed psychosocial rehabilitation and basic skills training in a group home for adolescent sex offenders.
2. Qualified Mental Health Associate.
3. Responsible for individual and group counseling sessions.
4. Supervised 2 Qualified Behavioral Assistants Provide feedback to Unit Coordinator and Executive Director.
5. Implemented drug awareness prevention.
6. Provided psychosocial rehabilitation services to adolescents and adults with mental health diagnoses, as well as the running of the day program.
7. Worked individually with clients on achieving measured goals as outlined in the treatment plan and updating of treatment plan goals as needed.

Experience

5-7 Years

Level

Executive

Education

M.S. In Psychology

Description :

1. Started work as a residential associate in a secure residential treatment facility working with consumers with severe and persistent mental illness.
2. Interfaced with client families, caregivers, and significant others, as well as referral of clients to community resources as needed.
3. Duties included activities of daily living as well as planning and running groups such as cooking, art, breakfast club, explorers group and spirituality group.
4. Responsible for writing a daily observation report on consumers if the QMHP was absent.
5. Wrote monthly summary reports on 2-3 consumers.
6. Passed medications as prescribed.
7. Provided the care and treatment for residents with psychiatric disables.

Experience

2-5 Years

Level

Junior

Education

General Education

Description :

1. Taught behavioral skills to adult women with mental health diagnoses and substance abuse problems.
2. Used my myriad of skills seen above.
3. Used visualization, grounding, breathing exercises, and more.
4. Provided therapeutic interventions to adults and children.
5. Provided crisis intervention to clients in crisis Behavior identification and modification Brief counseling to children and families.
6. Assisted families in need of identifying necessary community resources.
7. Assisted clients with reaching goal attainment.

Experience

2-5 Years

Level

Executive

Education

BA In Sociology

Description :

1. Provided individual and group life skills training and a wide variety of other paraprofessional duties to residents.
2. Participated in keeping the facility and its residents safe, secure, and clean.
3. Facilitated clinical care in an outpatient clinic setting.
4. Performed psychosocial assessments of patients as needed.
5. Assisted in the development of treatment plans for individual patients as needed.
6. Assisted in the development of treatment plans for a group of patients as needed.
7. Provided referrals to other healthcare providers as needed.

Experience

7-10 Years

Level

Management

Education

BS In Psychology

Description :

1. Worked closely with the clinical team to ensure the optimal patient experience.
2. Performed all aspects of patient care including managing medical records, billings and billing claims, assisting with patient scheduling and follow up, and providing referrals to other healthcare providers as needed.
3. Developed a holistic approach to treatment planning and implementation.
4. Conducted psychosocial assessments, develop treatment plans, and oversee treatment.
5. Maintained confidentiality of patient records and information.
6. Initiated referrals to appropriate mental health professionals or other services as requested by family members or by the patient's physician.
7. Assisted with coordination of medical care, when necessary, within the scope of their duties (e.g., life support, physical therapy).

Experience

2-5 Years

Level

Executive

Education

B.A. In Psychology