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Helen Shakles

dudley,West Midlands

Summary

Enthusiastic individual dedicated to delivering compassion, accessible support. Strong relationship-building skills and emotional intelligence. History of achieving positive results in collaboration with multidisciplinary team.

Overview

22
22
years of professional experience
1
1
year of post-secondary education

Work history

Recovery worker volunteer

Change Grow Live
Dudley, West Midlands
02.2024 - Current

Support the recovery worker to carry out comprehensve assessments,risk management plans and contrribute to the development of individuals recovery plans

support and empower service users to achieve their care plan goals

support and empower service users to engage in recovery services within Change Grow Live and the wider community

Provide one to one keyworker sessions

Manage a small client case load facilitating their treatment options

Document case notes and management systems



Project worker volunteer

Emily Jordan Foundation
Brierley Hill
12.2023 - Current

To support trainees development to lead more forfilled lives

To support trainees in all aspects of horticulture project

Faciliate small groups of trainees supporting them to develop new skills and self confidence

working to enhance the lives of individuals with low level mental health and learning disabilities utilising professional skill applications with an empathetic and openminded approach


Physical Activity volunteer

Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust
dudley
01.2009 - 07.2012

facilitate local group work,promoting physical actvity, active lifestyles and healthy lifestyle behaviour change

fitness instructor support role managing exercise prescription for special populations with heart conditons in a gym/hospital setting

Care practitioner Substannce misuse

Worcester NHS Mental Health
Worcester
04.2004 - 08.2005

To accept referrals,assess need and makes appropriate reccomendations based on Triage,Comprehensive and risk asessment data

Manage Coordinated packages of care using comprehensive care plans and inter-agency liason to tailor interventions to the specific needs of the service user

Provide harm reduction interventions ,one to one intervention and referral to group psychosocial inteventions as necessary.Manage and review pharmacological interventions with prescribing staff and doctors as part of medicinal substitution ,maintainence and withdrawal



Drug and alcohol worker

The Warehouse drug project
Brierley Hill
02.2003 - 02.2004

Built positive, productive client relationships for enhanced social support.

Comprehensive care planning and coordination with one to one therapeutic interventions and inter agency liason where a need has been identified

Manage a complex client caseload including community prescribing for opiate detoxification and withdrawal

Harm reduction interventions

including needle exhange and safer injecting practices including nalaxone

relapse prevention and group psychosocial interventions


Developed and championed accessible, practical solutions for recurring problems faced by service users.

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Attended regular training and supervision workshops for improved service user support.

Maintained confidential case documentation in line with data protection regulations.

Project worker volunteer

Addaction
Walsall
02.2002 - 01.2003

Take the lead in being among the first to participate in accredited vocational training.

To provide support ,information and advice to service users relating to intervention for issues pertaining to subtance misuse

Recorded daily data in work logs and completed written reports detailing daily work performance.

Enabled individuals to integrate into community by providing a variety of supporting duties, including attending benefit agency appointments, probation,social services and mental health interventions as part of a needs specific provision of care


Education

Diploma of Higher Education - Drug and alcohol counselling

Oxbridge online learnng
oxbridge
02.2024 -

Diploma of Higher Education - Addiction substance misuse and mental health

Alison professional development
online
04.2024 - 05.2024

Certificate of Higher Education - Management and treatment of Dual Diagnosis

Alison CPD
Online
03.2024 - 04.2024

Diploma of Higher Education - Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Alison CBT
Onlne
03.2024 - 05.2024

NVQ Level 2 - Drug and alcohol awareness

Addaction
Walsall
03.2003 - 09.2003

Higher National Diploma - Neuroscience of Brain and behaviour

Alison
online
02.2024 - 05.2024

Diploma of Higher Education - Mental Health

Alison
online
02.2024 - 05.2024

Skills

  • Community engagement
  • Documentation and time management
  • Caseload management
  • Advocacy
  • Problem-solving
  • Communication skills
  • Person-centred care planning
  • Care planning
  • Clinical care planning
  • Performance development planning
  • Clinical governance
  • Clinical record-keeping

Affiliations

  • walking/hiking in nature ,philosophy,reading photographing wildlife

Timeline

Diploma of Higher Education - Addiction substance misuse and mental health

Alison professional development
04.2024 - 05.2024

Certificate of Higher Education - Management and treatment of Dual Diagnosis

Alison CPD
03.2024 - 04.2024

Diploma of Higher Education - Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Alison CBT
03.2024 - 05.2024

Recovery worker volunteer

Change Grow Live
02.2024 - Current

Diploma of Higher Education - Drug and alcohol counselling

Oxbridge online learnng
02.2024 -

Higher National Diploma - Neuroscience of Brain and behaviour

Alison
02.2024 - 05.2024

Diploma of Higher Education - Mental Health

Alison
02.2024 - 05.2024

Project worker volunteer

Emily Jordan Foundation
12.2023 - Current

Physical Activity volunteer

Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust
01.2009 - 07.2012

Care practitioner Substannce misuse

Worcester NHS Mental Health
04.2004 - 08.2005

NVQ Level 2 - Drug and alcohol awareness

Addaction
03.2003 - 09.2003

Drug and alcohol worker

The Warehouse drug project
02.2003 - 02.2004

Project worker volunteer

Addaction
02.2002 - 01.2003
Helen Shakles