Nakanjako Christine
GUIDANCE COUNSELOR(psychologist)
Hoima
Summary
Experienced and Diligent School Counselor with five years of expertise providing group and individual counseling to promote success among students. Proven leader focused on establishing and maintaining school counseling program objectives in collaboration with administrators, teachers and parents. Results-oriented when reviewing reports on the effectiveness of the counseling program to determine areas for improvement. Respectful active listener when counseling students and interacting with parents and administrators.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Language
Work History
Guidance Counselor
UREPP-SSVTC
Hoima
08.2020 - Current
- Reviewed and discussed new students' academic credentials, interests and educational goals.
- Used data to monitor students' progress and recommend solutions for improvement.
- Identified and addressed concerns of incoming students and parents.
- Provided crisis intervention in response to emergencies, employing existing trust and rapport to deescalate situations.
- Maintained positive relationships with students, faculty, alumni and administration.
- Implemented career counseling path mandated by state, working with parents and students to implement new parent-teacher conference approach.
- Regularly met with enrolled students to confirm success and identify problem areas.
- Collaborated with teachers to define therapy objectives and analyze progress.
- Developed new student orientation programs to build excitement around transfer and enrollment.
- Worked with individuals to help understand and overcome personal, social or behavioral problems affecting educational or vocational situations.
- Delivered supportive and knowledgeable counseling to students with academic or personal concerns.
- Empowered students through counseling and skill-building exercises.
- Counseled students regarding course and program selection, class scheduling and registration and career planning.
- Planned and promoted career planning presentations, work experience programs and career workshops.
- Used standardized assessments to evaluate abilities, interests and characteristics of different students.
- Taught lessons to students and faculty regarding issues such as bullying and drug abuse.
Sexual Assault Counselor
Inspire Counseling services
Kampala
07.2017 - 03.2020
- Executed and enforced established medical procedures to maintain orderly environment.
- Managed cases simultaneously, methodically working through each.
- Clearly communicated to colleagues and patients processing and treatment progress.
- Wrote reports on clients and maintained required paperwork.
- Empathetically communicated with victims to facilitate collection of evidence and employ treatments.
- Leaned on psychological and emotional understanding of victims to create safe and comfortable environment for patients.
- Cooperated with coworkers and Rape Response staff to process and treat incoming patients.
- Assisted clients with gaining insights, establishing clear goals and planning strategies to reach personal targets.
- Counseled individuals, groups or families to help understand problems, deal with crisis situations and develop realistic action plans.
- Referred clients to other specialists, institutions or support services as necessary.
- Offered perspective on effectiveness of treatments concerning conditions such as depression and anxiety.
- Aided general practitioners and specialists with handling complex cases by consulting on psychological diagnoses and treatments.
Child and Youth Counselor
Ekisa Ministries and Children Ministries
Jinja
03.2016 - 07.2017
- Identified the children's problem situations and implemented successful counseling strategies to address concerns.
- Coordinated childrens' flow and placement to work with staff availability especially the disabled ones.
- Recorded observations and maintained records and reports, daily documentation and logs.
- Transported and escorted clients between facilities, meetings, appointments and other activities.
- Wrote individualized psychological treatment plans for children in setting.
- Monitored disabled youth behavior and offered guidance and support for positive change.
- Offered guidance and advice to help cultivate self-esteem and community involvement.
- Implemented variety of fun and recreational activities for the disabled children
- Liaised with parents and caregivers to provide updates on progress and behavior.
- Encouraged children to talk issues out with each other and without anger, which eased tense situations.
Guidance Counselor
The Aids Support Organisation (TASO)
Jinja
01.2016 - 06.2016
- Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help the HIV patients wherever needed.
- Followed up HIV patients on Antiretroviral therapy (ART) treatment.
- Offered HIV pre and post counseling services to the patients.
- Offered psychosocial support to youths and adolescents especially the infected ones.
- Actively involved in refilling for clients who were on Antiretroviral drugs
Child and Family Protection Counsellor Trainee
Uganda Police Force
Kampala
05.2014 - 08.2014
- Carried out day-to-day duties accurately and efficiently about domestic violence through marital counseling.
- Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
- Identified issues, analyzed information and provided solutions to problems through radio talk shows.
- Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
- Worked flexible hours across night, weekend and holiday shifts.
- Increased people's satisfaction by resolving issues concerning children's rights and responsibilities.
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Guidance And Counselling - Pschology
Kyambogo University
Kampal Uganda 08.2012 - 06.2015
No Degree - Entrepreneurial Studies
Nakawa Business Institute
Kampala 04.2001 -
Skills
Alcohol and substance abuse
Crisis counselling
Special needs education and therapy
Rehabilitative counselling
Grief and Trauma counselling
Aged counselling
Adolescent psychotherapy
Team collaboration and leadership
Group therapy facilitator
Counseling and therapy
Professional referral network
Diverse groups presentations
Individualized therapy programs
Accomplishments
- Counseled about(150) high school students in college exploration and career planning to successfully matriculate in higher-education enrollment.
- Authored a highly successful peer-mentorship program to partner students in Hoima and from schools in Kampala which fostered cultural awareness, competency and greater appreciation of diversity
- Resolved product issue through consumer testing.
Affiliations
- Uganda Counseling Association (UCA)
- National Association of Social Workers in Uganda.
- Rotary International
Additional Information
I have acquire short certificates in other life equipping skills like Record keeping , Sales management, store management,and Hospitality.
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Quote
It is never too late to be what you might have been.
George Eliot
Timeline
Guidance Counselor
UREPP-SSVTC
08.2020 - Current
Sexual Assault Counselor
Inspire Counseling services
07.2017 - 03.2020
Child and Youth Counselor
Ekisa Ministries and Children Ministries
03.2016 - 07.2017
Guidance Counselor
The Aids Support Organisation (TASO)
01.2016 - 06.2016
Child and Family Protection Counsellor Trainee
Uganda Police Force
05.2014 - 08.2014
Bachelor's Degree in Guidance And Counselling - Pschology
Kyambogo University
08.2012 - 06.2015
No Degree - Entrepreneurial Studies
Nakawa Business Institute
04.2001 -