Naima Williams

I have a background in substance abuse but I’m switching careers to construction. Currently an HVAC student with a flagger certificate OSHA 30 site safety 10 looking for entry-level work.

CASAC - Intake Coordinator / Adolescent Counselor at Lexington Center for Recovery (2022-11 – Present)

In conjunction with program Director, assign to appropriate staff and ensure all information is recorded correctly.

• Assist with coverage of cases during staff vacancies
• Send legal, child services and other reports to outside referrants
• Attend case conference
• Correspondence with referral sources
• Coordinate patient transportation with front office staff
• Scanning, Faxing, Filing
• Conduct supervised toxicology screenings
• Collateral Contact

CASAC-T at Lexington Center for Recovery (2021-02 – 2022-10)

• Observe and monitor client behavior and responses to treatment
• Connect clients with community service and resource agencies
• Attend weekly case management meetings to discuss client treatment progress
• Facilitate group sessions
• Conduct individual sessions
• Coordination of care
• Intake, phone screening, assessment
• Collateral contact
• Toxicology Screening

Certified Recovery Peer Advocate (CRPA) at Lexington Center for Recovery (2016-11 – 2021-02)

Utilizes personal experience as a receipt of behavioral health services in role-modeling recovery and providing hope for other recipients.

• Assist Clients with making appointments
• Accompany and Escort Clients to appointments (medical and court)
• Assist Clients discuss and develop Wellness and Recovery Plans
• Contact Clients when appointments are missed
• Copying, faxing, filing
• Minor use of Microsoft Office and Microsoft Outlook
• Assist the consumer with activities of daily living situations
• Supportive peer counseling in various areas (i.e. mental health, substance abuse, rehabilitation goals.)
• Participates in an interdisciplinary treatment and human services team in determining and implementing a comprehensive plan of care
• Assists with the process of referral for treatment, rehabilitation, housing and supportive services
• Act as liaison with community and governmental agencies
• Facilitate establishment of peer support networks
• Maintains current, complete and appropriate documentation in the consumer record
• Participates in supervision, department staff meetings, and other program reviews
• Other duties assigned
• Advocates for the needs of people with psychiatric disabilities within the mental health system
• Provides consultation for difficult cases requiring a higher level of knowledge and expertise
• Represents the department at conferences, workshops, in-house services, hospital, community functions and reports actions and findings to the department

Parent Aide at Lexington Center for Recovery (2014-07 – 2016-11)

• Maintain a clean and safe work environment for the children
• Administrative duties
• Organized closets and unload food deliveries from pallets
• Monitor children
• Arts and crafts projects for holiday
• Inform parents on child safety and nursery protocol
• Identity neglect, need for early intervention or abuse

Psychology – College New Rochelle School of New Resources (2018)

GED – Educational Opportunity Center (2011)