Rehabilitation counsellor sample resume

Danielle Swinburne

87 Jacaranda Ave
Camellia QLD 4332
Mobile: 0400 000 000
Email: d.swinburne@email.com

Professional Profile

Dedicated rehabilitation counsellor with a background in human resources. Strong knowledge of workers’ compensation and OH&S and a passion for helping clients and employers achieve optimal solutions for rehabilitation, injury management and prevention and return to work.

Education

Employment History

Responsibilities:

• Provide counselling and support services to those who have suffered injury or illness and subsequent unemployment
• Conduct initial assessments and ongoing case management
• Develop return to work plans
• Prepare detailed documentation and progress reports on each client
• Liaise with other health professionals, employers and insurers, and advocate on clients’ behalf
• Maintain a positive, encouraging and compassionate environment for clients

Achievements:

• Helped to place 20 clients into permanent employment while providing counselling services and support
• Have received consistently positive feedback on the quality of the service I provided, from both clients and employers
• Have further developed my counselling abilities for this niche area and honed my report-writing, case management and advocacy skills

Responsibilities:

• Provided psychological services to support job seekers with complex non-vocational barriers
• Delivered practical, knowledgeable and compassionate support and advice to a diverse, multicultural clientele
• Managed a caseload of up to 12 clients at any one time

Achievements:

• Applied my psychology training and background in human resources to develop effective counselling strategies for use in the employment sector
• At the end of my 2 years of supervised practice, I achieved full registration as a psychologist with the Psychology Board of Australia

Responsibilities:

• Provided HR advice to managers and staff on employment and work relations issues
• Assisted with HR projects including remuneration review, recruitment, induction and training programs
• Reviewed and updated HR policies
• Analysed trends and data and prepared reports for management

Achievements:

• Acted as project manager for the preparation of an induction manual for new staff
• Identified inefficiencies in recruitment processes and costs, and reduced those costs and recruitment time by 20 per cent
• Assisted in training and development of hundreds of staff throughout my period of employment

Skills and Strengths

• High-level counselling and advocacy skills
• Report writing skills
• In-depth knowledge of workers’ compensation, rehabilitation and OH&S legislation
• Computer proficiency, including Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

Qualifications/Certifications

• Full registration with the Psychology Board of Australia and AHPRA
• Member of RCAA
• Class C driver’s licence

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