Latwainda Beal
Vidalia
Summary
Compassionate caregiver with extensive experience at Acumen, excelling in personal care and safety awareness. Proven ability to foster trust with residents and families while implementing effective meal preparation and housekeeping tasks. Adept at developing individualized care plans, ensuring high-quality support for diverse needs. Strong communicator dedicated to enhancing client well-being.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Caretaker
Acumen
05.2021 - Current
- Provides compassionate care to residents, assisting with daily tasks such as meal preparation and personal grooming.
- Remaine alert to problems or health issues of clients and competently responded.
- Develope strong relationships with residents and families, fostering trust and open communication.
- Monitore and maintaines cleanliness, sanitation, and organization of assigned station and service areas.
- Provides safety measures with autistic child both home and in the community.
- Implements IEP goals daily and chart results.
- ulingMaintains all administrative duties of interviewing, hiring, training, supervising, scheduling and confirming their time
Social Service Director
The Oaks Bethany Skilled Nursing
01.2019 - 02.2020
- Referred families to other requested facilities and community agencies.
- Scheduled outside patient appointments to optometrist, dentist and otolaryngologist as needed,
- Developed and implemented variety of innovative policies and strategies to promote client sufficiency.
- Completed BIMS, Psychosocial History, Geriatric Depression Scale, PHQ-9, and other behavioral assessments on clients during admission and quarterly and at the on-set of significant changes.
- Conducted assigned duties of Grievance Coordinator, by recording and resolving concerns of residents and family members in a timely manner.
- Updated and maintained a log of all patience's signed DNR or full code POLST.
- Maintained a caseload of 152 residents, by documenting all pertinent patient information,
- Conducted quarterly patient's and family members care plan meetings.
- Oversaw compliance with state regulations, ensuring high-quality care standards were met consistently.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to enhance service delivery and resident satisfaction.
Kindergarten Teacher
Community Christian Academy
08.2017 - 05.2019
- Designed and implemented engaging lesson plans tailored to diverse learning styles.
- Fostered a positive classroom environment, promoting social skills and emotional development.
- Collaborated with parents to support children's academic growth and address individual needs.
- Integrated technology into lessons, enhancing student engagement and learning outcomes.
- Collaborated with parents to communicate student progress and address individual needs and concerns.
- Implemented effective classroom management strategies to foster a positive and inclusive learning environment.
- Integrated technology into lessons to support interactive learning and improve student engagement.
- Emailed parents of weekly itinerary and pupil's involvement.
- Assisted in potty training students.
- Supervised and mentored one assistant teacher,
Behavioral Health Counselor 2
Roger's State Prison
02.2017 - 01.2019
- Developed individualized treatment plans for inmates, addressing specific behavioral health needs.
- Facilitated group therapy sessions, promoting communication and coping strategies among participants.
- Conducted assessments to evaluate inmate mental health status and identify appropriate interventions.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to coordinate comprehensive care for inmates with complex behaviors.
- Implemented crisis intervention techniques to de-escalate volatile situations within the prison environment.
- Mentored junior counselors in therapeutic techniques and effective case management practices.
- Conducted a caseload of approximately 45 inmates.
- Completed admission packets on all newly assigned offenders
- Scheduled and conducted programs and education classes for inmates qualifying for 90 days offender releases.
- Assisted in institution inspections and shakedowns as needed.
- Maintained safe and professional relationships with offenders and other staff.
Social Service Technician 2
Pineland Mental Health
06.2009 - 11.2014
- Developed individualized treatment plans and implemented objectives established for the particular goal.
- Scheduled and conducted face-to- face contacts to assist clients with skill building goals.
- Assisted in properly referring clients to community organizations established for needed resources.
- Developed lesson plans for behavior modification and skill building exercises.
- Instructed small groups in a classroom setting on communication, job readiness and socialization skills.
- Established and enforced safety for clients and staff.
- Adhered to HIPPA and other policies and procedures relating to state guidelines.
- Assisted on the Crisis Intervention Team by, completing SA/NA assessments and mental health evaluations for hospital admissions of crisis patients.
- Case managed files for 12 adolescents and 22 adults.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Word, Microsoft Outlook. Microsoft Team, Microsoft Excel.,
Education
Master of Arts - Organizational Management
The University of Arizona Global Campus
Tucson, AZ03-2021
Bachelor of Arts - Sociology
Ashford University
San Diego, CA03-2015
Skills
- Housekeeping tasks
- Personal care
- Safety awareness
- Meal preparation
- Compassionate caregiving
Timeline
Caretaker
Acumen
05.2021 - Current
Social Service Director
The Oaks Bethany Skilled Nursing
01.2019 - 02.2020
Kindergarten Teacher
Community Christian Academy
08.2017 - 05.2019
Behavioral Health Counselor 2
Roger's State Prison
02.2017 - 01.2019
Social Service Technician 2
Pineland Mental Health
06.2009 - 11.2014
Master of Arts - Organizational Management
The University of Arizona Global Campus
Bachelor of Arts - Sociology
Ashford University
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