Health Coach - MDOC HEALTH CARE - Abuja
(2023-01)
Specialized in behavior modification for patients with chronic health conditions such as prostate cancer, hypertension, and diabetes.
- Developed action plans for monitoring the patient's progress, addressing barriers, promoting medication adherence, scheduling regular check-ups, and fostering healthier lifestyles to enhance overall wellbeing of the patients.
- Provided personalized one-on-one and group sessions with patients, Workshop and Capacity Development.
- Conducted preliminary interviews and assessments of patients as well as establishing rules/guidelines to reduce or eliminate unhealthy behaviors.
- Developed and conducted workshops and trainings for clients and staff members, as well as developing health care plans tailored to each Patient's needs.
- Collaborated with medical professionals assisting patients with their recuperation or therapy.
- Educate patients about nutrition, physical activity, and other wellness topics and also directing patients to additional medical specialists when necessary.
Case Management Officer - USAID CARE CENTER/UCS GLOBAL RESOURCES LIMITED - Asokoro Abuja
(2022-01 - 2023-12)
- Identified and receive referrals regarding individuals and families with particular need that are found during psychosocial outreach, registration, and other activities.
- Conducted household visits and centre-based interviews to determine the needs of individuals and families.
- Provided guidance and information to individuals and families about their rights and entitlements, including services that are available
- Supported identified individuals and families to develop and implement action plan in accordance with their needs, capacities and project goals.
- Supported individuals with choices and options, including seeking out alternatives when the needed services are not available, and actively involve individuals in decision making that will affect them.
- Assessed risk and supported individuals and families to understand risks relevant to their situation.
- Provided psychosocial counselling and support the coordination of provision of services by other specialized service providers in accordance with the needs of individuals and families.
- Ensured appropriate monitoring, review and follow up of the services provided to cases.
- Enlightened the individuals and families on gender based violence and also educated them on the channels they can use to forward complain In case they are facing any form of violence.
- Educate and enlighten individuals and families on the importance of knowing their HIV status, and also preventive measures that an individual should adhere to in order to be HIV free.
- Provided support for individuals who wants to test, to know his or her status, made referrals to hospitals, the organization partner with and services are provided free of charge. If a client is tested positive for HIV and feels bad about his or her condition, he or she will be encouraged with emphasis on adherence to medications. If the patient's condition is critical, he or she is placed on enhanced adherence counseling.
MHPSS Field Officer - DE-RADICALIZATION, REHABILITATION AND REINTEGRATION CAMP (Operation Safe Corridor) - Gombe State
(2019-01 - 2022-12)
- Provided individual and group counseling sessions to individuals who have been identified within our Gombe operations.
- Provided Counselling for individuals and maintain psychotherapeutic relationship with clients.
- Provided mental health and psychosocial support as well as assessing the client's level of emotional and mental stability and also assessing client's level of response to treatment.
- Facilitate diverse group therapeutic sessions, Psycho-educate individuals and families on the importance of medication compliance.
- Gathered information about community mental health or resources that could be used in conjunction with the therapy.
- Acts as clients advocates to coordinate required services or resolve emergency problems in crisis situation.
- Prepare clients for reintegration.
- Implemented psychological initiatives such as family therapy, community mobilization, awareness-raising, support group formation, and mending family bonds, among other things. Assist the MH officer and advisor in carrying out the project's specified training, workshops, etc.
- Managed the profile of new clients and the follow up schedule and coordinated referral with the local treatment team members.
- Conducted health lectures and awareness campaigns as a part of our community outreach, supported with the production of items, such as workshop materials and promotional documentation.
- Delivered and promoted Operation Safe Corridor MHPSS project activities in the selected locations by interacting with the community.
- Provided technical support in monitoring and evaluation activity reports, quarterly, yearly, and progress reports on project activities. This includes monthly reporting to the MHPSS officer.
- Contribute to weekly/monthly activities reports to the line manager (MHPSS officer).
Data Collector - CLINTON HEALTH ACCESS INITIATIVE (CHAI) - Kaduna State
(2018-01 - 2018-12)
- Provided data collection services on post-partum family planning (PPFP) from selected documents in selected health facilities within designated areas of Kaduna state for Data Quality Assessment as contracted by Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) Nigeria in support of its survey.
- Conducted field assessments and ensured that healthcare workers adhered to the minimum service delivery for post-partum family planning (PPFP) in facilities across various local government areas in Kaduna state, and were efficiently administered/delivered, which strengthened health systems and sustained improvements in high quality services that put people at the center of healthcare, the outcome of the assessment significantly reduced the rate of maternal and infant mortality.
- Kobocollect was used as a data collection tool for this assessment.
