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Susan Chioma Adedara
Professional Counsellor
Egbe Idimu,Lagos
Summary
Committed Counselor possessing a broad range of experience in delivering comprehensive case management to family; teenagers and workers and help with their mental health. Accomplished at fostering meaningful relationships and developing effective short-term and long-term plans to achieve client goals. Currently looking to leverage background and expertise to take next career step as a professional counsellor with a respected organization that rewards diligence and professionalism.
Overview
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Language
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Certifications
6
6
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Licensed Professional Counselor Intern
Solid Steps International School
Ikotun, Lagos
01.2021 - 06.2021
- Counseled clients to help understand and overcome personal, social and behavioral problems.
- Collaborated with team consisting of twenty five other counselors to take on cases in mental health areas.
- Maintained high level of patient confidentiality to comply with all federal and company regulations.
- Used google document to implement client cases into system and provided updates whenever required.
- Applied variety of psychological methods and techniques in screening, assessment, and evaluation of clients.
- Performed a hundred hours of supervised group and individual counseling sessions, typically seeing three clients per day.
- Ran individual therapy and family therapy sessions for children ages ten to sixteen.
- Assessed patient behavior, moods and other responses to determine correct diagnosis and devise treatment plans.
- Guided clients in effective therapeutic exercises integrated from Cognitive Behavior Therapy.
- Displayed sensitivity to cultural and linguistic needs of clients and families served.
- Assessed student issues pertaining to depression, anxiety and physical abuse to resolve conflicts between students, peers and teachers.
- Helped patients to deal with realities of anxiety and low self esteem diagnoses and develop coping skills.
Education
High School Diploma -
Attitude Development International
Lagos, Nigeria 09.2020 - 06.2021
Master of Arts - English Language
University of Lagos
Lagos Nigeria 01.2010 - 12.2010
Bachelor of Arts - English Language And Literature
University of Lagos
Lagos, Nigeria 01.2002 - 02.2006
Skills
Family, teenage and mental health Counseling
Mental health support
Case management proficiency
Professional Counselor LicensureAttitude Development International
Trained in indicators of child abuse
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) expert
Strong public speaker
Bilingual in Yoruba, Igbo and English
Public speaking ability
Certification
Adverse Childhood Experiences &Resilience Specialized Module. June 2021
Interests
Timeline
Licensed Professional Counselor Intern
Solid Steps International School
01.2021 - 06.2021
High School Diploma -
Attitude Development International
09.2020 - 06.2021
Master of Arts - English Language
University of Lagos
01.2010 - 12.2010
Bachelor of Arts - English Language And Literature
University of Lagos
01.2002 - 02.2006