Anneka Wedell

Psychiatric Inpatient Program

Skills Trainer - Trillium Family Services - Portland, OR, USA

(2022-05 - 2022-08)

Psychiatric Inpatient Program

• Model, coach, and counsel clients (children and adolescents) with severe mental illness to help them learn to manage their mental health symptoms in the setting of a secure inpatient psychiatric facility
• Build rapport with clients while providing daily support and structure
• Manage safety of clients with severe mental illness and staff in a dynamic environment
• Assist in clients with needs regarding appropriate hygiene, social and interpersonal interactions, and coping skills
• Balancing the needs and desires of clients with other clients, staff, and safety
• Document behaviors and incidents appropriately and discuss with those involved in the client's care such as their nurses, psychiatrists, therapists, and other skills trainers, and their family while maintain confidentiality appropriately

Volunteer - Keep Oregon Well - Portland, OR, USA

(2018-08 - 2021-08)

• Organized files, made photocopies efficiently, bound booklets for staff events
• Led project to organize and improve library for children in psychiatric residential care
• Assisted with running fundraisers and large-scale events (200+ attendees)
• Socialized and engaged with people in an approachable manner
• Wrote personalized, thoughtful thank you letters to donors and local businesses
• Managed a budget and created kits and goodie bags for events

Student Library Assistant - Richmond the American International University in London - London, UK

(2022-01 - 2023-12)

• Demonstrate friendliness and helpfulness at front desk by helping students and faculty
• Responsible for shelving, filing, and organizing books (Dewy Decimal System)
• Understand and demonstrate appropriate procedures for processing books
• Efficiently complete data entry
• Answer questions and problem solve customer queries and needs

Financial Bookkeeper - Sandy School of Dance - Sandy, OR, USA

(2020-09 - 2021-08)

• Sent out and managed monthly statements of tuition to customers
• Communicated and corresponded with customers in a timely fashion
• Organized financials related to classes and created payment plans
• Maintained reliability and consistency with deadlines

Child Care Taker - Various Private Homes - Sandy, OR, USA

(2018-06 - 2021-08)

Dance Teacher and Dance Teacher Assistant - Sandy School of Dance - Sandy, OR, USA

(2019-09 - 2021-08)

Masters - Organisational Psychiatry and Psychology - King's College London (2024-09 - 2025-09)

Bachelor of Arts - Psychology with Combined Studies - Richmond American University in London (2023-12)

Bachelor of Science - Psychology - Portland State University (2020-09 - 2021-06)

IB Diploma - Oregon Trail Academy (2020-06)