MAB Community Services (2024-12 – 2025-03)
Ensure that participants' (individuals with TBI) choices, interests and needs are supported and facilitated when planning and coordinating employment activities.
- Provide case management services to assigned participants.
- Utilize curriculum, assistive technology, and provide accommodations as appropriate for each participant in exploring and engaging in the local community.
- Create a weekly schedule with participants to include daily community access.
- Assist participants throughout all phases of employment including career exploration, job seeking, interviewing, employment coaching and job shifts
ACCS Peer Specialist (Certified) at Eliot Community Human Services (2024-08)
- Empowered clients to exercise autonomy in all aspects of their lives (including children and adolescents).
- Assist clients with developing skills in self advocacy.
- Collaborated with other staff members to ensure that the client's perspective is always included, that those preferences are recognized, and their choices are maximized.
- Provided training and consultation to staff to facilitate the understanding of person served as needed.
- Assisted clients with developing personalized recovery plans including: Assisted clients in developing whole-health goals and self-management.
- Assisted clients through the diagnoses of cancer, mastectomy and aftercare.
- Empowered a depressed agoraphobic client to become involved with care packages to the military.
- Networked with local nonprofit organizations to provide clients with coats and warm clothing.
- Networked with local Christmas charity to provide toys for client's grandson.
- Arranged and provided discount vet care (neutering) for a client's pet.
- Served as relief staff for Elmbrook Clubhouse and various group homes
