Hello everyone, I’ve been reading Steemit blogs for quite some time. I’m eager to begin my own journey and learn from others in the community.
Introduction - Behavioral Specialist
My name is Allison Nechelle and I am very happy to join the Steemit community; I've been following crypto projects since 2014. Although I'm not a tech person, I've always been interested in how cryptocurrencies could help improve the lives of our friends, families and community.
I am currently a correctional behavioral specialist who is working in the prison system teaching male mental health inmates rational thinking skills. At my current job I provide psycho-educational classes, rehabilitative programs and re-entry planning in a therapeutic unit. My degrees are, B.S. in Psychology and a Master Degree in School Counseling. I hold a NCC certification (National Certified Counselor) from NBCC (National Board for Certified Counselors) and have a Correctional Behavioral Health Certification-Behavioral specialty from the ACA (American Correctional Association).
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Mental Health Services
Before becoming a correctional behavioral specialist, I worked as a community support specialist with a population who seek mental health services from medication management to learning basic daily living skills. My clients were either living on their own, in a group home or homeless. I worked with each client on their own intervention plan to where it provided goals the client themselves would like to work on in the upcoming year. The plan was very detail from dates, time, and people who contribute help to each goal. I also provide transportation to and from their appointments (doctor, therapy, SSI, etc..) since most of the client did not have access to transportation or little funds to put gas in their cars. I helped clients apply for SSI or disability, Medicaid, and even fill our government assistant forms. Most of my clients on the case load I had were younger clients (20-26) who just recently been diagnose with a mental illness. I worked with Social Services due to some of my clients having a child or children and needed assistance in caring for their child or children.
Master School Counseling
My other experience is working with children through my School Counseling Master program internship and practicum. I worked at two different elementary schools during one full school year and was given the exacted same duties as a licensed school counselor. I developed my own school counseling curriculum, ran lunch time groups, taught guidance lessons weekly and help students one on one. I worked with children who had been diagnose with behavioral disorders and worked with children who were from low income families. I ran friendship groups and children of divorce groups.
I Want to Contribute to Steemit
I've been very fortunate with helping people change their lives as a behavioral specialist and life coach. I'm excited about sharing my experiences with the Steemit community and eventually building a blockchain powered business around my profession. I believe there are so many people that can be helped by providing resources on a global scale. Helping others is my life’s work, I am very fortunate and humbled to work in this field.
I will make weekly posts on subjects that people maybe struggle with and need an extra shoulder to lean on. I will help provide ways to solve basic life problems and provide ways to deal with life issues. I am not a therapist and will not be able to provide therapy or counseling services. With that stated, I’m able to provide ways or resources to help you find therapy or counseling services.
We all would like an extra ear to listen to our worries, problems, fears, joys and excitements. Even if you just need someone to listen to you with no feedback, I am your girl.
Thank you again and look forward to working with this community.
Allison Nechelle
www.askowlie.com
Welcome Allison
Hello and thank you for the welcome.
Welcome :) Seems like you are gonna cover a few important topics - Resteeming you so will reach a few more people! Greets
Good morning
And thank you for your reply. I appreciate you taking your time to read my introduction post and thank you for helping me reach a few more people.
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Hello and good morning
Thank you for your reply and the links. I will today be taking the time to read up on the links you post. Thank you for the follow and upvote. Hoep you have a great day.
Haha :- ) nice post. Looking forward to see more posts of you :-)
Good morning
Thank you for the reply. I hope my future post will be rewarding and provide helpful information about the helping profession.
Hello Allison,
I have just begun my Steemit journey myself. Your the first article I came across and would like to say that it is nice to see more friendly people engaging communities to offer help for those of us that may need that little extra push
I recently quit my job to pursue my dream of singing and volunteering my time with youth organizations in my local community.
I wanted to wish you the best of luck, and offer a link to others to a wonderful organization that has helped me find purpose in life. I look forward to hearing more from you, and interacting with the community soon!
http://www.bigbro.com/
Hello and welcome
I love to hear stories of people doing what they love and going after their dream or dreams. I am working on a series on Steemit about Meaning and Purpose. Where I work, in the prison, the inmates lose their meaning and purpose because they are in prison. However, we teach the inmates that they can find meaning and purpose anywhere at anytime.
Thank you for sharing the link I will take a look at it. Good luck in singing and volunteering. I truly will send good vibes your way.
Allison Nechelle
welcome in the community :)
Thank you for the welcome!
Welcome Allison! Your job is so interesting! Behavior is everything, so it's fascinating that you try to provide people with strategies.... can't wait to hear more about your work and life! Thanks for posting!
Steem can be a bit confusing at times, so if you ever have any questions about anything here, please feel free to ask, totally happy to help!
Welcome welcome!
Hello and good morning
Thank you for reading my introduction and your reply. I love what I do and I love my job. It is rewarding to see clients or people starting to change especially when they did not have the tools to change during their life. Sometimes if people just take a minute to listen to someone story, it can make a huge difference in that person's attitude and motivation. Thank you again
Hi Allison! Amazing first post!
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Good morning and thank you so much for including me in the Fresh Five. I am amazed and the warm welcomes and open doors from Steemit so far. I will stop by and say hello. Thank you again
Welcome to steemit,a community for positive people just like you,trust me you'll enjoy every bit of it,It takes patience,commitment,perseverance and dedication to succeed on steemit.you can follow me @donkelly
Hello and thank you for the welcome. Thank you for the kind advice. Hope you have a wonderful day.
Hey 😀🙌 welcome to steemit! Enjoy your steemit journey
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Hey girl, miss Ask Owlie, you are lovely and you have a great smile and owls are the best.
Hello and thank you so much.
Smiles make the world go around I think.
Again thank you for the comment.
Allison Nechelle
awesome
Awesome first post Alison!
Thanks also for commenting on my video :)
Thanks Vincy. Replying to your other message in a few moments :)