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Substance Abuse and Behavioural Disorder Counsellor Example CV

Personal information

Surname(s) / First name(s)

Marsha, Anne Sasha

Address(es)

32, Louvre Street, SO15 Y23, Southampton, England

Telephone(s)

+44 123 45 67 89 00

Mobile:

+44 123 45 67 89 00

Fax(es)

+44 123 45 67 89 00

E-mail(s)

anne_marsha@gmail.com

Nationality(-ies)

British

Date of birth

1.25.1980

Gender

Female

Desired employment / Occupational field

[Student] Substance Abuse and Behavioural Disorder Counsellor

Work experience

Dates

January 2009 - present

Occupation or position held

Substance Abuse Counsellor - volunteer

Main activities and responsibilities

I work closely with young adults who are suffering from drug abuse or other substance abuse problems, providing psychological support and advice. I offer counsel patients in order to assist them in overcoming their dependencies and enable them to readjust to life and the changes of drug free living. My primary responsibility is to be someone that patients can call or meet with and talk to when they need extra support or reassurance. It is also my responsibility to make a judgement call and alert the hospital or police if I feel the patient is using drugs again or close to slipping from the rehabilitation schedule. With each patient, I develop a caring and trusting relationship and offer support until the patient and doctors agree they no longer need hospital assistance.

Name and address of employer

Glenn Valley Counselling Services Volunteer Department 34 Duke Road Blackburn, Lancashire BB2 6EX United Kingdom

Type of business or sector

Rehabilitation and Counselling Services

Dates

Summer 2008/2009

Occupation or position held

Juvenile Behavioural Disorder Counselor job shadow

Main activities and responsibilities

In this program, I was allowed to shadow and work with a Juvenile Behavioural Disorder Counselor and observe her job activities and assist her with her patients. I was able to assist the counselor in providing long-term counselling to patients and their families individually and in group family sessions.
The counselor I worked with allowed me to offer my opinion on whether or not to recommend hospital stay or rehabilitation centres for patients with severe problems and different treatment methods. I assisted with all other daily activities including:
Meeting with patients at regular intervals to discuss their progress or lack of progress and what needs to be done to overcome the disorder.
Researching alternative treatment programs for patients with less severe problems.
Sitting in on counseling meetings for siblings and other family members.
Conduct individual and group counselling sessions.
Observed and practiced the method of documenting patient progress according to government regulations.

Name and address of employer

Iron Gate Behavioural Health Centre, Job Shadow Program North Road Burnley, Lancashire BB11 1HW United Kingdom

Type of business or sector

Social Services

Dates

Summers 2004 - 2007

Occupation or position held

Camp Mentor/Counselor

Main activities and responsibilities

As a camp counselor and mentor I provided leadership support to camp members and cabin leadership to a group of 10 girls I shared a cabin with each summer. I was in charge of designating cabin duties for each girl and ensuring these tasks were accomplished each day. I led the girls in camp activities and planned events for all camp members. Other responsibilities were enforcing camp rules, leading assigned camp activities and supervising camp members.

Name and address of employer

Forest Ridge Campgrounds, Lancashire LA2 9DG, United Kingdom

Type of business or sector

Social Services

Education and training

Dates

Currently Enrolled, classes begin August 2010

Title of qualification awarded

Seeking a Bachelor of Arts in Counseling Studies

Principal subjects / occupational skills covered

Psychology
Juvenile Counseling and rehabilitation

Name and type of organisation providing education and training

York St John University

Level in national or international classification

University

Dates

August 2004 - May 2010

Title of qualification awarded

7 GSCE levels- 4 A*levels, 3 A levels

Principal subjects / occupational skills covered

Mathematics [A*], Personal and Social Education [A*], Health Education [A*], Science [A*]English [A], Science [A], Information and Communications Technology [A]

Name and type of organisation providing education and training

Margaret Stone High School

Level in national or international classification

Secondary Education

Personal skills and competences

Mother tongue(s)

French

Other language(s)

Self-assessment

Understanding

Speaking

Writing

European level

Listening

Reading

Spoken interaction

Spoken production

English

Expert User

Spanish

Intermediate User

Social skills and competences

I am very calm and clear minded by nature, I have experience dealing with stressful and potentially dangerous situations involving patients with substance abuse or behavioural problems. I have counselling experience with a focus on juvenile and family care. My volunteer work requires that I work closely with doctors and other health care practitioners in assisting them in providing the best care for their patients. I am able to collaborate treatment plans with other counsellors and have been introduced to a variety of treatment methods due to my experiences in the job shadow program.

Organisational skills

Very organised and detail oriented. Organised and lead counselling sessions for patients, set up a group counselling for families affected by drug abuse that meets twice a month with assistance from the counsellor I am currently job shadowing with. Meetings are on a volunteer basis for patients and we currently have 10 members, 3 families total.

Technical skills and competences

Trained in the use of different medical software and database research, Moderate experience with certain drug testing equipment such as breathalysers

Computer skills and competences

Skilled with Microsoft Word, Excel and Power Point, different database software and medical software

Artistic skills and competences

I am very creative and use art as a counselling method for patients that are receptive to this as a therapy outlet

Driving licence(s)

Class B

Additional information

References available upon request.