Nimki Wijesurendra

Key Skills & Accomplishments:

• Personalized Care: Delivered individualized care plans tailored to specific needs, promoting independence and empowering individuals to achieve personal goals.
• Assistance & Advocacy: Provided hands-on assistance with daily activities, advocating for clients' rights and ensuring access to necessary services and resources.
• Emotional Support: Fostered a trusting and empathetic relationship with clients, offering emotional support and encouragement to navigate challenges effectively.
• Skill Development: Facilitated skill-building activities and programs to enhance clients' abilities and promote self-confidence and social integration.
• Collaborative Approach: Collaborated effectively with multidisciplinary teams, including healthcare professionals, families, and caregivers, to ensure comprehensive and holistic care.
• Crisis Management: Demonstrated proficiency in handling crisis situations calmly and effectively, prioritizing safety and well-being.

Key Skills & Accomplishments:

• Crisis Intervention: Offered immediate crisis intervention, employing a calm and reassuring demeanor to assist callers in managing acute anxiety episodes.
• Emotional Support: Provided empathetic and non-judgmental emotional support, actively listening to concerns and guiding individuals through coping strategies tailored to their unique situations.
• Resource Provision: Effectively disseminated information about therapy options, self-help techniques, and community resources conducive to anxiety recovery.
• Collaboration: Worked collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team to ensure comprehensive and holistic support for individuals seeking help.
• Documentation & Follow-up: Maintained meticulous records of interactions, ensuring follow-ups and continuity of care for clients seeking ongoing support.
• Training & Education: Participated in ongoing training sessions to enhance knowledge of anxiety-related issues and refine support techniques for diverse client needs.

Gained invaluable experience as a member of the closed psychotherapy group at IPAT and acquired skills in developing and delivering evidence-based support plans, goals and strategies of positive behaviour support framework.

Key Skills & Accomplishments

• Documented patient information, treatment plans, and patient responses.
• Delivered brief interventions to help clients develop healthy coping skills.
• Tracked progress according to goals for interventions.
• Assessed clients' mental health needs, developed treatment plans and monitored progress.