Jenny Alex
Hamilton,WKO
Summary
I have worked the field of Mental health over the past 12 years with eagerness to expand my knowledge and would like to evolve into a leadership role. I am a personable candidate eager to earn knowledge in leadership skills and experience.
Skilled in using people skills and working with different population with different communication style. I have a vast experience in reliable and committed to assessing and evaluating patient needs with utmost care and attention. Meticulous therapist with extensive experience working with children and adults. Have created individualized treatment plans, utilized different therapeutic techniques, and collaborated with interdisciplinary teams. Compassionate and committed to improving quality of life of children and young people by working with them and their whanau.
Compassionate therapist with expertise in treating severe childhood mental health issues including Eating disorders and neuro-diverse conditions such as Autism Spectrum Disorder. Skilled in conducting assessments, developing treatment plans and providing patient education. Strong interpersonal and task prioritization skills.
Over the past 12 years, I have also represented the team in Clinical Governance meeting as a MDT Rep in rural team, and am currently in the Occupational Therapy Governance group working towards standardisation across the organisation. I thrive while working with people and resource development to enable quality and standards across service delivery.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Occupational Therapist-(ICAMHS)
Te Whatu Ora -Health New Zealand
11.2018 - Current
- Provided interventions and treatments to improve patient abilities to perform daily activities, manage symptoms and prevent significant mental health challenges.
- Coordinated interventions with multidisciplinary treatment team.
- Performed evaluations and assessments to recommend best treatment for individual patients.
- Provided education to empower patients and families to understand conditions, treatments and treatment options for managing symptoms.
- Worked collaboratively with other mental health professionals to provide consistent care and minimize diversion.
- Provided comprehensive case management services, created treatment plans, and connected clients and families to appropriate resources.
- Consulted with other staff members regarding treatment plans as deemed appropriate by team leader.
- Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
- Encouraged patients to discuss experiences in group and individual settings.
- Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Passionate about learning and committed to continual improvement.
- Developed goal-oriented psychoeducational and activity therapy groups to improve clients' level of functioning.
- Observed and monitored client behavior and responses to treatment.
- Displayed sensitivity to cultural and linguistic needs of clients and families served.
- Performed client assessments and developed treatment plans.
- Provided clients with recommendations to community resources.
- Utilized meditation and visualization to support clients in meeting therapeutic goals.
- Documented client progress in confidential files.
- Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
- Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.
- Applied de-escalation and limit-setting techniques to promote patient cooperation.
- Identified behaviors that necessitated intervention and obtained assistance from qualified personnel to complete intervention.
- Performed scheduled patient safety checks and documented results to establish patients' well-being.
- Participated in multidisciplinary team meetings to discuss progress and treatment plans of clients.
- Engaged with colleagues in treatment team meetings to promote positive patient treatment outcomes.
- Implemented evidence-based therapeutic interventions to help clients manage mental health difficulties.
- Developed and maintained positive relationships with clients to create safe and supportive environment.
- Collaborated closely with mental health professionals with treatment plan implementation.
- Developed individualized treatment plans for patients in collaboration with mental health professionals.
- Recommended continuing care and medications to clients and communicated with family members on treatment and discharge plans.
Mental Health Clinician
Te Runanga O Kirikiriroa
02.2011 - 11.2018
- Worked collaboratively with other mental health professionals to provide consistent care and minimize diversion.
- Provided comprehensive case management services, created treatment plans, and connected clients and families to appropriate resources.
- Managed patients with substance dependence and co-occurring Axis I and Axis II disorders.
- Consulted with other staff members regarding treatment plans as deemed appropriate by team leader.
- Displayed sensitivity to cultural and linguistic needs of clients and families served.
- Observed and monitored client behavior and responses to treatment.
- Developed goal-oriented psychoeducational and activity therapy groups to improve clients' level of functioning.
- Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
- Work alongside Te Reo Maori staff and client based approach
Education
Post Grad Diploma in Health Psychology - Infant Child Adolescent Mental Health
University of Auckland
Auckland, NZ12.2016
Bachelor of Health Sciences - Occupational Therapy
Auckland University of Technology
Auckland, NZ12.2010
MBA - Human Resources Management
Delhi University
Delhi, India07.2006
Bachelor of Arts - English Honours
Delhi University
Delhi, India06.2004
Skills
- Conduct clinical assessment for mental health
- Crisis management- assessment and intervention planning
- Treatment planning alongwith the young person and their whanau
- Provide psycho-education and training to parents and teachers
- Provide School based observation and assessment and provide support in School
- Offer liaison and networking with community organisation for the resource utilisation for the improvement of the patient wellbeing
- Screening for Autism and Spectrum Disorders
- Sensory Modulation assessment and intervention
- Training and development for staff and families
- Case Management including documentation Skills, Progress Monitoring, Discharge Planning
- Enable community Reintegration
- Staff Training within the organisation
- Outcome Planning with clients and families
- Meeting Planning in MDT and other client based meetings with Schools, MOE, Oranga Tamariki, Court etc
- People skills with thriving when working with people and enable them to be their best performance
Additional Information
INSIGHT training provided for Leadership training by Te Whatu Ora - 2023
Train the trainer programme by Waikato Disctrict Health Board -2019
Sensory modulation trainer at the DHB- Involved in Training and development team providing training to staff in Sensory modulation
Timeline
Occupational Therapist-(ICAMHS)
Te Whatu Ora -Health New Zealand
11.2018 - Current
Mental Health Clinician
Te Runanga O Kirikiriroa
02.2011 - 11.2018
Post Grad Diploma in Health Psychology - Infant Child Adolescent Mental Health
University of Auckland
Bachelor of Health Sciences - Occupational Therapy
Auckland University of Technology
MBA - Human Resources Management
Delhi University
Bachelor of Arts - English Honours
Delhi University
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