Richalieu U.

About Richalieu

I became a caregiver due to my compassion for humanity while working with the local Red Cross organization, with victims of the Liberian civil war in a refugee camp in Ghana. Later I would return to Liberia, after schooling in the USA, to help organize a care giving program. I like care giving because its gives personal satisfaction, knowing you can add value and meaning to the life of someone who really needs help, and support independent living of others. I like the appreciation by consumers who are able to express themselves when you do the little things for them, like making sure their meals are prepared on time and taking their prescribed medication. There are many other responsibilities and tasks I have performed as a caregiver, such as housekeeping activities, like cleaning, dusting, and laundry. Doing grocery shopping, accompanying consumer to medical appointments, and other community social activities. I like to provide emotional support for consumer through positive interaction and companionship. Working with some consumers can be difficult sometimes, depending on the functioning level of the individual. However, I am proud of some personal achievement I have done. I was able to provide care for mental health and mental retarded persons at all age level, provided them with a safe, secure, happy and comfortable environment and created a fun environment for consumer participation. I developed processes and programs for providing care; like doing reports and

Caregiving Services & Expertise

Experience & Education

Private Care Giver

May 2013 - Nov 2014

Christopher Wisner

I provided twenty four hours, one on one care, for a client in the home setting who had a history of alcohol and drug problems, mental health, street vandalism, and behavior challenges. I was responsible to assist the client with meal preparation, took client to doctor visits, and provided general daily life skills support, especially morning and night routines, for personal care, to brush teeth, bathing and grooming, and doing laundry. I apply appropriate behavior modification techniques for positive reinforcement and de-escalation of aggressive behaviors, with responsibility to assist client with financial management, and medicine administration, and took client out for recreation program, and other activities, in keeping with client care plan, and recorded daily activity sheet.

May 2013 - Nov 2014

Program Officer

Jul 2011 - Mar 2013

MMENTOR Liberia

Provided social service delivery, targeted at youth and families in poor and rural communities. I was responsible for reviewing the quantity and quality of program interventions, performance, set priorities, and analyze intervention strategies for quality service delivery. With my participation in team-based planning approach, I helped to identify and develop community resources, as a response to challenging living conditions for victims and perpetrators focusing on pre-court diversion (street vandalism prevention and intervention, and drug and alcohol prevention and intervention); Restorative Justice Programs (victim and offender mediation and community service programs for youth offenders) ; Mentoring Programs ( crisis intervention, peer counseling, anger management); Education Programs (job preparation, child abuse awareness, conflict resolution, family violence awareness, tutoring services); and community advocacy.

Jul 2011 - Mar 2013

Strategic Marketing

Jan 2006 - May 2010

TLF Solutions

I was responsible for all customer needs and services, and introduced marketing strategies for organization content and goals. I conducted planning and budgeting, led program to reduce financial waste and improve efficiency, and introduced new assessment strategies for sales diagnosis, data collection and analysis for customer relationship management and satisfaction.

Jan 2006 - May 2010

Temple University

Jan 2000 - May 2004

Jan 2000 - May 2004

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