Experience

Samaritan Daytop Village, Inc.

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Vocational Counselor

  • May 2013 - Present

  As a Vocational Counselor my primary duties are to assess residents upon entering the program. Facilitate groups, provide individual counseling, assist all residents with housing-including completion of the 2010e housing application for those that qualify, refer residents to training programs and GED preparations, employment referrals. Mandatory meeting with the Workforce Centers in Manhattan and Queens. Other duties as they may come about. Completes month reports for funding source,

• Vocational Counselor

  • Jul 2011 - May 2013

  Completed Vocational assessment on all clients as they entered the program. Provide individual and group Counseling sessions on a daily basis and groups weekly. Engaged community resources to better service our population. Monthly reports to funding sources. Responsible for a case load of 70.



Bowery Residents' Committee

• United States
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Independent Living Specialist

  • Jul 2004 - Jul 2011

  Group and individual counseling, housing placements and employment retention counseling, referrals to educational, training and other such institutions. Monitored legal mandates. Completed monthly reports as to populations and housing placements for funding sources. Completed reports to the Department of Homeless Services. Maintained a 20+ case load. Group and individual counseling, housing placements and employment retention counseling, referrals to educational, training and other such institutions. Monitored legal mandates. Completed monthly reports as to populations and housing placements for funding sources. Completed reports to the Department of Homeless Services. Maintained a 20+ case load.



New York City Department of Correction

• Riker's Island

• Counselor(Addiction Treatment)

  • May 2002 - May 2004

  Primary duties included but not limited to direct contact with 50 inmates awaiting trial. Did group and individual counseling with each inmate-facilitated group activities every day-relapse prevention, daily living skills training, ice breakers, anger management and other such groups. This program insist that all counselors have an office inside the inmates dorm areas and was set up as a therapeutic community. Assisted with crisis interventions-such as family emergencies, and such. Primary duties included but not limited to direct contact with 50 inmates awaiting trial. Did group and individual counseling with each inmate-facilitated group activities every day-relapse prevention, daily living skills training, ice breakers, anger management and other such groups. This program insist that all counselors have an office inside the inmates dorm areas and was set up as a therapeutic community. Assisted with crisis interventions-such as family emergencies, and such.