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MANAGING DIRECTOR
Summary
An experienced Drug and Alcohol practitioner, Social Worker and Mindfulness coach and facilitator. Experienced in undertaking project management, training and health promotion work. Able to apply counselling,motivational skills and innovative mindfulness strategies to one to one work with clients to boost resilience towards mental health and problematic substance misuse.
Experience
Mindful Life SolutionsApril 2016 to CurrentManaging Director
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Running a regular Mindfulness group for adults in Sherwood,
Nottingham. Facilitating guided meditation and practical exercises for people with focus and mental health issues. Providing
one to one coaching and using motivational and counseling skills. Creating bespoke mindfulness practises according to client need.
Leicester De Montfort UniversityOctober 2014 to October 2016Mental Health Inclusion Officer
Leicester, Leicestershire
Leicester, Leicestershire
Providing assessment and wellbeing advice to students experiencing mental
health difficulties and other difficulties such as substance use. Establishing referral pathways and partnerships with local drug services within the university. Devising and running the "Have a Drink on Us" 'safer' drinking programme with the De Montfort Students Union (DSU) and undertaking assertive outreach in the student bar. https://www.dmu.ac.uk/dmu-students/hot-topics/2015/october-2015/have-a-drink-on-us!
Developing, coordinating and managing staff and students participating in the Midweek Mindfulness programme https://www.dmu.ac.uk/dmu-students/the-student-gateway/mental-health-and-wellbeing/midweek-mindfulness.aspx. Developing, coordinating and managing volunteers for the Fridge Raiders healthy well being eating project. https://www.dmu.ac.uk/dmu-students/hot-topics/2015/october-2015/have-a-drink-on-us!.aspx Delivering group work and training to staff and students to raise resilience towards mental health issues and substance use. Planning
and running mental health promotion activities within the university. Working closely with academic schools to support students with mental health difficulties to stay in education. Achieving high student retention in the Game Art Faculty due to my one to one and group work support sessions during 2015-16.
Face It Young Persons Drug and Alcohol ServicesFebruary 2007 to September 2013Young Persons Drug and Alcohol Worker /Substance Misuse Case Manager
Nottingham, NottinghamshireAssessing client substance misuse, emotional health and treatment needs and undertaking individual support and group work with young people, their families, schools and colleges. Undertaking needle exchange and treatment work with opiate users. Researching, writing and producing a range of fun and informative, harm minimization work sheets for workers to undertake with young people to ensure key harm minimization messages were given and to increase engagement from young people called "Standardized interventions". Supporting the team's merge into Targeted Support/Nottinghamshire Youth Offending team, representing service aims during planning meetings and promoting 'Standardized Interventions' to ensure that key harm minimization messages were still delivered alongside new objectives set by Nottinghamshire Youth Offending team.
Nottingham, NottinghamshireAssessing client substance misuse, emotional health and treatment needs and undertaking individual support and group work with young people, their families, schools and colleges. Undertaking needle exchange and treatment work with opiate users. Researching, writing and producing a range of fun and informative, harm minimization work sheets for workers to undertake with young people to ensure key harm minimization messages were given and to increase engagement from young people called "Standardized interventions". Supporting the team's merge into Targeted Support/Nottinghamshire Youth Offending team, representing service aims during planning meetings and promoting 'Standardized Interventions' to ensure that key harm minimization messages were still delivered alongside new objectives set by Nottinghamshire Youth Offending team.
Compass Adult Drug ServicesApril 2003 to March 2005Specialist Crack Cocaine Worker/Adult Drug Worker
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Running an eight week programme with crack cocaine users, educating and motivating users towards change as well as working with adults using other substances. Undertaking harm minimisation drug work and holistic assessments of substance use. Supporting clients and motivating them towards change.
Facilitating needle exchange and prescribing work with General practitioners in the community.
Providing acupuncture sessions and group work activities for service users. Providing advice and information in a drop in service and undertaking weekend Arrest Referral Work in the custody suite, to adults arrested for drug related crimes.
Nottingham City Council Youth Offending TeamSeptember 2002 to March 2003Team assistant
Nottingham, NottinghamshireUndertaking offence focused case work with young people within the criminal justice system. Assessing lifestyle choices and factors impacting upon offending behavior such as environmental, family circumstances and substance use. Providing interventions around substance use and linking up with colleges and employment providers to support young people towards making positive life changes.
Nottingham, NottinghamshireUndertaking offence focused case work with young people within the criminal justice system. Assessing lifestyle choices and factors impacting upon offending behavior such as environmental, family circumstances and substance use. Providing interventions around substance use and linking up with colleges and employment providers to support young people towards making positive life changes.
Nottingham LinksFebruary 2002 to September 2002Progress2work Consultant
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Engaging
and supporting substance misusers through ‘recovery' from problematic substance use to employment. Assessing
need and barriers to recovery and successful attainment of employment and education by using motivational
interviewing techniques. Providing
regular case work and support. Working alongside clients and their drug workers to ensure coordination of care plan goals and positive time diversion away from substance use. Setting up the project from engaging key stakeholders in steering group processes and devising the service's establishment and mapping out referral pathways. Working with stakeholders and service users to develop marketing materials, write promotional literature and to deliver presentations about service aims.
Education
Leicester College2016NCFE level2 Understanding nutrition and health
SMART FoundationsApril 2015Mindfulness CoachingBrighton, Sussex, England
SMART foundationsSeptember 2014Mindfulness InstructionBrighton, Sussex, EnglandDiploms in relaxation, stress management techniques, and teaching of mindfulness meditation.
University of BradfordApplied Social studies and Social WorkBradford, Yorkshire, EnglandBA Hons Applied Social studies and Diploma in social Work
Keighley CollegeDiploma: Social WorkSocial Work Keighley West Yorkshire 1993-1995 BTEC Distinction
Beck foot Grammar SchoolGCSEBingley, West YorkshireEnglish, Science, Integrated Humanities, Music, Art.
Interests
Mindfulness meditation, traveling, walking, stained glass making. Playing Repiano cornet for NTU Brass Band, reading and composing music.
Skills
Mindfulness facilitation, teaching and coaching. Assessment, motivational interviewing and coaching. Group work and facilitation, training and teaching,project management, set up and delivery. Health promotion, risk management and writing of educational materials for young people and adults.
Additional Information
- Full driving liscence.
- Member of HCPC and ChTA.
- Police checked annually.
- Can produce certification for all of the above.
CV Overview
Companies Worked For:
- Mindful Life Solutions
- Leicester De Montfort University
- Face It Young Persons Drug and Alcohol Services
- Compass Adult Drug Services
- Nottingham City Council Youth Offending Team
- Nottingham Links
School Attended
- Leicester College
SMART Foundations
SMART foundations
University of Bradford
Keighley College
Beck foot Grammar School
Job Titles Held:
- Managing Director
Mental Health Inclusion Officer
Young Persons Drug and Alcohol Worker /Substance Misuse Case Manager
Specialist Crack Cocaine Worker/Adult Drug Worker
Team assistant
Progress2work Consultant
Degrees
- NCFE level2 Understanding nutrition and health
Mindfulness Coaching
Mindfulness Instruction
Applied Social studies and Social Work
Diploma : Social Work
GCSE
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