Management Quality

Bob Blair

Email: abox1g@r.postjobfree.com

Address: ***** ******* ****** *****

City: Menifee

State: CA

Zip: 92584

Country: USA

Phone: 951-***-****

Skill Level: Management

Salary Range: 60

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ROBERT BLAIR

MATURE,ENERGETIC, MAGNANIMOUS, MOTIVATIONAL, IMAGINATIVE,

EMPATHETIC

28006 Crystal Spring Drive - Menifee, CA 92584

abox1g@r.postjobfree.com - 951-***-**** (H) 775-***-**** (Cell)

Overall work experience has been with Armed Forces and Veterans including their families. The settings

have included 4 Department of Veterans Affairs Hospitals working with psychiatric/behavioral medicine

involving substance abuse, PTSD, major depression, anxiety/panic attack disorders, schizophrenia,

bipolar & mood disorders. Involvement in Rehabilitation & Transitional/Long Term Care/Gero-psychiatric

as well as end of life and palliative care interventions, all involving family members and volunteer

interactions.

Recent experience has been with Inland Empire psychiatric settings as treatment team member

providing continuum of care Therapeutic Recreation services to adults using a core of educational/

recreational/energetic fitness/quality of life presentations in group dynamics environment to assist patient

in making needed changes in negative behaviors and lifestyle.

Previous settings included Army installations in morale, welfare and recreation programs in Youth

Activities, Sports, Outdoor Recreation, Arts & Crafts, Auto Hobby Shop, Libraries, Community

Center, Special Event Celebrations & Presentations to Command Groups. Managing Budgets, Facility

Improvements, Capital Projects, managerial functions in areas of recruitment, personnel management,

training, and dealing with human behavior in the organization. Personally, I have always enjoyed using

my gifts and talents in people oriented skills to create positive and motivational teamwork so as to

promote a quality of leadership. I enjoy using fun and my zest for life to model and facilitate these groups

with enthusiasm and energy so as to energize the client/patient to make necessary positive changes

in their lives leading to self actualization, independent functioning and a higher quality of life as they

confront the many obstacles and environmental challenges of life.

Work Experience

Recreational Therapist

Kaiser Permanente Foundation - Moreno Valley Community Hospital - Moreno Valley,

CA

June 2008 to December 2010

Provided clinical Therapeutic Recreation continuum of care services as member of multi-disciplinary

treatment team on psychiatric "5150"/Voluntary (CBM) Center for Behavioral Medicine of 24 beds ( about

24-40 hours/week ), involving patient interviews/assessments, and the creative implementation of an

individualized treatment plan based on psycho-social

emotional, cultural, physical, spiritual and networking needs of the individual. Based on

input by treatment team members and collaboration of clinicians, an interactive group dynamics program

was presented as subject matter life skill areas in a creative, proactive

milieu using educational, recreational and lifestyle choices to promote patient enthusiasm

for well-being, health, empowerment, participation/functioning at enhanced quality of life

and self actualization. Some of those groups included: Self Care, Energized Living, Games,

Goals, Boundaries, Journaling, Community Resources, Crafts, Music/Karaoke, Stress/Anger

Management, Leisure Education, Communications. Evaluated patient participation and set

recommendations for leisure involvement post discharge

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Recreational Therapist (Part-Time) 24 hours/week

Valley Health System - Hemet, CA

April 2004 to June 2008

Provided clinical Therapeutic Recreation continuum of care services to a 12-bed voluntary

acute psychiatric unit at the Hemet Valley Medical Center from April 2004 through November 2007.

December 2007, was transferred to the Moreno Valley Community Hospital after closure of Hemet

Behavioral Health Unit. Functioned as clinical member of multi-disciplinary treatment team with duties

of patient assessment/interview, using medical record documentation, and treatment team consultation

to develop a comprehensive customized patient treatment plan to provide interactive educational,

recreational, motivational, lifestyle skills as therapeutic interventions to reduce stress, provide adequate

coping skills, energized living when dealing with the negative effects and symptoms of mental illness.

Dynamic, interactive groups included:

Leisure Lifestyle Choices, Communications

Creative Movement/Rhythmical / Anger Management

Arts & Crafts / Stress Management

Relaxation / Karaoke

Boundaries / Energized Fitness/Nutrition

Evaluated patient participation and progression based on goals of treatment plan. Made

recommendations to treatment team for follow-up for patient after discharge. Advised

patient of available community resources providing opportunities for networking, support groups, positive

leisure lifestyle expression and interests all supporting well-being, self-actualization, self-functioning and

higher level of independence as well as increased quality of lifestyle.

Recreational Therapist Department of Veterans Affairs

Sierra Nevada Veterans Health Care System-Transitional/Rehabilitation Care Unit

(018) - Reno, NV

February 1998 to September 2003

Provided continuum of care Therapeutic Recreation interventions to 60-bed nursing home care unit

which covered LTC, Transitional, Rehabilitation, Respite and Palliative Care programs. Functioned as

member of interdisciplinary team-healthcare providers through assessments, treatment plans, evaluation

and follow-up. Coordinated & managed corps of volunteers/veterans service organizations providing

special event opportunities, community outings, facilitating leisure education and identification of

community resources. A group of wheel-chair patients enjoyed sessions in Aquatic Therapy at City

Pool in Sparks, Nevada. Functioned as consultant for Behavioral Health Program by doing special

assessments and treatment plans for many veterans dealing with PTSD, major depression, substance

abuse and schizophrenia. Provided life skill and educational groups to promote independent functioning

and energized lifestyles promoting higher quality of life.

Education

GRADUATE CERTIFICATION - GRADUATE MANAGEMENT STUDIES in MANAGEMENT:

Problems in Health Care Management/Personnel & Labor Management/Human Behavior in

Organization/Marketing/Small Business

FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY ( MARYLAND) - Frostburg, MD

1974 to 1976

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MS in Recreation Administration-Emphasis in Therapeutic Recreation/Gerontological Studies/

Counseling

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA - Chapel Hill, NC

1969 to 1974

BS in Recreation & Leisure Studies (Hospital Recreation) Therapeutic Recreation

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND - College Park, MD

1965 to 1969

AA in GENERAL STUDIES (LIBERAL ARTS)

GREENFIELD COMMUNITY COLLEGE ( MASSACHUSETTS ) - Greenfield, MA

1963 to 1966

Skills

Bilingual in English/Spanish / Excellent Communication Skills / Aquatic Therapy Skills / Group Facilitation

Skills

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Awards

OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE IN ACTION

April 2007

Behavioral Health Unit Employee of the Year at the Valley Health System as a result of outstanding

patient /customer services provided during the period of April 2006- April 2007. Outstanding patient &

family evaluations of Therapeutic Recreation and Group presentations used for intervention of patient

behavioral care needs. Therapist also was proactive team member providing enthusiasm, motivation,

empathy and professionalism on the unit. He was a key to the overall continuum of treatment care

program for our patients.

Certifications

CTRS ( CERTIFIED THERAPEUTIC RECREATION SPECIALIST )

January 2012 to December 2012

NATIONAL CERTIFICATION by the NCTRC : NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR THERAPEUTIC

RECEATION CERTIFICATION

BLS CERTIFICATION BY THE AHA - Valid through April 2014

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Groups

NATIONAL THERAPEUTIC RECREATION SOCIETY / AMERICAN THERAPEUTIC RECREATION

ASSOCIATION/ CALIFORNIA PARKS AND RECREATION SOCIETY

2012 to Present

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS FOR THERAPEUTIC RECREATION

Additional Information

Lifeguard-Water Safety Instructor / Strategic Air Command-USAF: 4 Yrs( Veteran ) Inventory

Management/Warehousing Specialist / Hospital Orderly-nursing assistant Special Education-physical

education/fitness / Director of Special Populations Community Recreation Program / Childrens

Developmental program clinician / Therapeutic Recreation-general med/surg / psychiatric, domicillary,

Rehabilitation & Transtional Care Unit- NHCU / Psych neuro-geriatric, dementia, end of life palliative

care supervisory and managerial positions / organizational behavior and effectiveness, leadership, team

building / Military Programs in Morale,Welfare&Recreation including dependent youth activities&Family

Services/Special Events Coordinator & Planner Assistant Professor & Curriculum Coordinator in

Therapeutic Receation at Longwood University in Virginia / Recreational Therapist in voluntary

Psychiatric Unit and later transferred to "5150" - Voluntary unit. Leading & facilitating group therapy/

dynamics in arts, crafts, music, rhythmical activities/dance, karaoke, as well as life skills leading

toward self actualization and independence in functioning using techniques in motivational therapy,

communicaton/body language interaction, setting appropriate boundaries, anger management, goal

setting, problem solving, stress management, dealing wth losses, building self image, processing

feelings, positive affirmations, introspection/empathy, lifestyle changes, well-being, nutrition, energized

fitness through exercise, food and water intake, relaxation and sleep.

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