Hockey
Peter Barasa
Social Worker
Nairobi
Summary
Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong organizational skills eager to secure entry-level Job Title position. Ready to help team achieve company goals.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Language
Work History
Social Worker
Thika General Hospital
Nairobi
01.2015 - Current
- Counseled individuals and families regarding mental health, substance abuse, physical abuse and rehabilitation issues.
- Attended over Number hours of meetings, conferences and training courses to advance professional knowledge of social work.
- Secured housing, medical care and employment for clients by collaborating with various community agencies.
- Visited individuals in homes and attended group meetings to provide information on agency services, requirements and procedures.
- Assessed cognitive abilities and physical and emotional needs of clients to determine appropriate interventions.
- Interviewed clients, families or groups to assess situations, limitations and issues and implement services to address needs.
- Maintained record of daily individual activities, behaviors and pertinent incidents for patient analysis and assessment.
- Explained medical care options to help families make informed healthcare decisions.
- Offered therapeutic services and crises intervention to emotionally disturbed children and adolescents.
- Assessed clients for abuse and neglect to compile documentation for court reports.
- Delivered comprehensive therapeutic services to children, adolescents and adults to support child welfare and prevention services.
- Recommended long-term residential treatment, short-term residential treatment and individualized and group drug counseling for clients with substance abuse issues.
Social Worker
Eldoret Hospital
Eldoret
01.2013 - 11.2015
- Completed detailed charts to summarize interactions with patients and booked follow-up sessions.
- Developed and facilitated goal-oriented psycho-education and therapy groups to improve residents' quality of life.
- Assessed clients for abuse and neglect to compile documentation for court reports.
- Offered therapeutic services and crises intervention to emotionally disturbed children and adolescents.
- Helped clients develop new coping mechanisms and techniques to drive behavior modification.
- Facilitated family therapy sessions between children, caregivers and siblings to remediate conflict and build healthy relationships.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams of school psychologists, teachers and administrators to create and implement Individualized Education Plans.
- Explained medical care options to help families make informed healthcare decisions.
- Maintained record of daily individual activities, behaviors and pertinent incidents for patient analysis and assessment.
- Attended over Number hours of meetings, conferences and training courses to advance professional knowledge of social work.
- Counseled individuals and families regarding mental health, substance abuse, physical abuse and rehabilitation issues.
- Interviewed clients and family members to obtain key information for case planning and management.
- Delivered comprehensive therapeutic services to children, adolescents and adults to support child welfare and prevention services.
- Recommended long-term residential treatment, short-term residential treatment and individualized and group drug counseling for clients with substance abuse issues.
- Developed treatments and casework programs for average of Number patients per month.
- Secured housing, medical care and employment for clients by collaborating with various community agencies.
- Visited individuals in homes and attended group meetings to provide information on agency services, requirements and procedures.
- Interviewed clients, families or groups to assess situations, limitations and issues and implement services to address needs.
- Developed Functional Behavioral Assessment and Positive Behavioral Intervention Plan to identify cause of problem behavior, formulate strategies to address behavior and teach new behavioral skills.
- Obtained and supplied information to coordinating agencies to provide best possible guidance to clients.
- Assessed cognitive abilities and physical and emotional needs of clients to determine appropriate interventions.
- Administered assessments and developed academic goals based on specific disabilities and barriers to learning.
- Trained specialized foster parents to care for children with severe behavioral and emotional needs.
- Testified under oath as child advocate in family court to assist with child custody decisions.
- Formulated treatment plan strategies with multidisciplinary teams to provide comprehensive and continuous care plan.
Education
Diploma In Education (secondary Option) - Education
Egerton University
Njoro, Nakuru 05.2010 - 12.2012
Bachelor Of Science And/with Education Degree - Education of Individuals in Secondary Special Education Programs
Mt Kenya University
Thika 12.2018 - Current
Skills
Crisis Intervention
Case management
Group therapy specialist
Life skills counseling
Substance abuse treatments
Housekeeping
Child Welfare Services/Case Management System (CWS/CMS)
Psychosocial assessments expert
Data collection and management
Depression and anxiety specialist
Medicare and Medicaid applications
Motivational enhancement therapy
Solution-based interventions
Sexual assault victim counseling
PTSD expert
Skilled community-based case manager
Compassionate
Fluent in [Language]
Teen substance abuse training
Play therapy
Bipolar Disorder Treatment
Efficient under pressure
Interests
Timeline
Bachelor Of Science And/with Education Degree - Education of Individuals in Secondary Special Education Programs
Mt Kenya University
12.2018 - Current
Social Worker
Thika General Hospital
01.2015 - Current
Social Worker
Eldoret Hospital
01.2013 - 11.2015
Diploma In Education (secondary Option) - Education
Egerton University
05.2010 - 12.2012