McKenna McCaffrey
Quincy
Summary
Observant individual with excellent interpersonal and communication skills while building meaningful relationships with clients and families. Experienced in working with clients from diverse cultural and religious backgrounds. Skilled in utilizing appropriate treatment modalities, focusing on meeting each individual's specific needs. Provides crisis intervention to help individuals navigate through traumatic experiences. Looking to apply these qualities to new positions within the mental health field.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
Work History
Mental Health Specialist
Franciscan Children's Hospital
07.2023 - Current
- Ensured safety of patients through close observation during high-risk situations such as suicidal ideation or self-harm behaviors.
- Provided compassionate support during times of crisis or acute distress while maintaining professional boundaries and ethical standards.
- Provided psychoeducation for patients and families, increasing understanding of mental health conditions and treatment options.
- Maintained detailed records of clinical interventions, progress notes, treatment plans, and other confidential documentation required for regulatory compliance.
- Facilitated group therapy sessions for improved social skills development and emotional regulation in patients.
- Promoted client self-advocacy by assisting them in understanding their rights within the mental health system.
- Trained new staff members on facility policies, procedures, best practices in mental health care delivery, ensuring consistent service standards across the team.
- Developed rapport with diverse patient populations, fostering trust and open communication during therapy sessions.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to provide comprehensive mental health services and support for patients.
- Encouraged clients to express feelings and discuss what was happening in day-to-day life in order to help each person develop insight into personal experiences and relationships
- Attended trainings to participate in regular supervision and continued education to maintain professional competence and ethical standards.
- Assessed mental health needs to determine nature and extent of clients' emotional, behavioral or mental health issues.
- Consulted with other staff members regarding treatment plans as deemed appropriate by team leader.
- Conducted crisis interventions to respond to clients in crisis, assess immediate needs and provide support and resources.
- Adhered to ethical and legal standards for confidentiality, protecting clients' privacy.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology, Justice Studies, Forensic Science
University of New Hampshire
Durham, NH05.2023
Skills
- Stress management strategies
- Case documentation
- Resilience strengthening
- Self-harm prevention
- Goal setting and achievement
- Developing relationships
- Crisis intervention
- Suicide prevention
Related Experience
- Intern at Dover Teen Center in Dover, NH. Involved from January 2023-May 2023. Responsibilities included mentoring at-risk middle school and high school aged students, assisting students with addressing mental health concerns, school work, and struggles in home-life. Provided meals for students and a space to complete school work, extracurricular activities, and develop new hobbies. Encouraged healthy communication among students and provided a safe, comfortable place for them to spend time.
- Volunteer at Catholic Heart Work Camp in Charleston, SC in June 2018. Participated in the renovation of a Women and Children's homeless shelter. Work included painting walls, updating furniture, preparing food for the residents, restoring community chapel, holding prayer services for different denominations within the shelter, writing letters and assembling care packages for residents.
- Care attendant in the Stay and Play center at the YMCA in Arnold, MD. Monitored children aged 6mo-10yrs, implemented structured activities and encouraging healthy play among children.
Campusleadershipactivities
Resident Assistant at UNH Residence Hall from Aug. 2021-May. 2022. Job responsibilities included managing an all freshman residence hall floor, counseling students on academics and interpersonal conflicts, fostered relationships between myself and residents, encouraged inclusion and equity among college students, created and maintained flyers, advertisements, and bulletin boards in a timely manner with accurate and informative content, planned and executed successful socials on informative and up to date issues such as sexual assault and alcohol prevention. Ensured the safety of the residents while under my care.
Coursework
- PSYC 402: Statistics in Psychology
- PSYC 502: Research Methods in Psychology
- PSYC 513: Cognitive Psychology
- PSYC 561: Abnormal Behavior
- PSYC 581: Child Development
- PSYC 735: Neurobiology of Mood Disorders
- PSYC 762: Counseling
- HDFS 525: Human Development Across the Lifespan
Timeline
Mental Health Specialist
Franciscan Children's Hospital
07.2023 - Current
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology, Justice Studies, Forensic Science
University of New Hampshire
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