Carol-Ann Fergusson-Chase

• Promote client autonomy by including client feedback during therapy process.
• Implemented innovative therapeutic interventions based on emerging research trends.
• Conducted thorough psychological assessments to accurately diagnose and treat.
• Provide inclusive therapeutic environment for patients of diverse backgrounds, beliefs, and identities.
• Increased patient satisfaction by providing compassionate, culturally sensitive care.
• Provide mental health consultancy to individuals, peers and organisations.
• Counselling, grief and trauma management.
• Provide psychological support, linking clients to services.
• Counselled individuals, groups or families to help understand problems.
• Manage crises and help clients develop better coping skills.
• Implemented variety of evidence-based counselling methods to achieve therapy goals.
• Write reports and maintain appropriate notes.
• Assisted with day-to-day operations and management.
• Supportive care during life transitions such as loss, death and terminal illness.

Overseeing the daily functioning of the department as well as providing therapeutic intervention to clients in the hospital and community.

• Selecting, administering and interpreting psychological tests.
• Assessing client needs and formulating appropriate treatment plans.
• Implementing appropriate treatment interventions.
• Participating in ward rounds to provide psychological consultation.
• Maintaining high professional standards in deportment and ethical matters.
• Engaging in public and institutional-based educational seminars.
• Promoting mental health and wellness via public education.
• Counselling clients and families.
• Clinical supervision and teaching of interns, students and staff.
• Working with community agencies as appropriate to address client needs.
• Planning, organizing and managing psychological treatment group.
• Conducting forensic evaluations and written reports for persons on remand from court.
• Monitoring and reviewing staff reports, assessments and interventions.
• Crisis intervention.
• Planning, organizing and conducting workshops.
• Participation in review and drafting of mental health legislation.
• Proposal and mental health policy development.
• Managed caseloads with more than 100 individual, couples, and or family therapy sessions.
• Trained future psychologists on best practices, counselling techniques, assessment and consultation.
• Oversaw daily operations of 7 member department, ensuring smooth workflow and timely completion of tasks.
• Applied strong leadership talents and problem-solving skills to maintain team efficiency and organize workflows.
• Enhanced communication within team by having weekly meetings and encouraging open dialogue among members.
• Collaborated with other departments to meet organisational goals and enhance teamwork.
• Mentored junior staff members in skill development, sharing knowledge from years of experience in the field.

• Member of multidisciplinary health care team to provide mental health education and treatment to Barbadians.
• Using a broad spectrum of therapeutic modalities to promote client's wellbeing.
• Selecting, administering and interpreting psychological tests, providing more than 100 psychological reports.
• Assessing client needs and formulating appropriate treatment plans.
• Implementing appropriate treatment interventions for more than 200 clients.
• Participating in ward rounds to provide psychological consultation.
• Maintaining high professional standards in deportment and ethical matters.
• Engaging in public and institutional-based educational seminars.
• Promoting mental health and wellness.
• Intervening and supporting clients who are in crisis.
• Counselling clients and families.
• Working with community agencies as appropriate to address client needs.
• Facilitating social skill building groups.
• Planning, organizing and managing psychological treatment groups.
• Engaging in community outreach programs.
• Conducting forensic evaluations and written reports for persons on remand.
• Maintaining accurate documentation.
• Compiling statistical information monthly.
• Diagnosing mental disorders.
• Crisis intervention with children and adults.
• Managed caseloads effectively, ensuring timely follow-ups and consistent progress toward treatment goals.

• Seeking to provide the Barbadian public with caring and professional mental health services.
• Using a range of therapeutic modalities to promote rehabilitation and or recovery.
• Selecting, administering and interpreting psychological tests.
• Assessing client needs and formulating appropriate treatment plans for more than 200 clients.
• Participating in ward rounds to provide psychological interventions.
• Maintaining high professional standards in deportment and ethical matters.
• Engaging in public and hospital based educational seminars for over 7 years.
• Intervening and supporting clients who are in crisis.
• Counselling clients and families.
• Working with community agencies to address client needs.
• Managing therapeutic inpatient groups.
• Provided clients with recommendations to community resources.

.Providing inpatient and outpatient mental health services to the Barbadian community.

• Utilizing the nursing process to provide safe, efficient, and effective nursing care to units with more than 40 patients.
• Observe and assess clients' symptoms, reactions, and behaviours.
• Administering oral, subcutaneous and intramuscular medications.
• Ward conference with other members of the health care team.
• Re-assure, counsel and teach clients and their families.
• Managing admission and discharge of clients.
• Ward management and supervision of junior nursing staff.
• Assess clients to identify their needs.
• Maintain accurate records.
• Implement nursing interventions as necessary.
• Psychoeducational and general health education.
• Mental health assessment and interviewing.
• Community relations and communication.
• Provided direct quality care to patients by monitoring, recording and evaluating psychiatric conditions.

Applying the nursing process to implement client care on units with more than 30 patients, under supervision.

• Attend to clients' general hygiene care and grooming.
• Provide diversion activity as well as activity to motivate clients.
• Assist with admission and discharge of clients.
• Maintaining accurate documentation.
• Assist and supervise client meals.
• Observe and report to nurse in charge any change in clients' behaviour.
• Learned new material and skills quickly.
• Enhanced patient care by effectively monitoring vital signs and accurately documenting medical information.
• Maximized patient satisfaction by helping individuals carry out personal tasks such as dressing and walking.
• Changed linens in rooms for units with over 30 beds, keeping spaces fresh and clean for patient health and satisfaction.