Valerie Brown-Allen

MAPPS is a Medicaid Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Service. I, as the Freshman Academy Counselor help adolescents acquire the knowledge and skills to prevent HIV, other STD's and unintended pregnancies. MAPPS is a part of a health education program, which uses medically accurate assessments to enhance students making good choices and decisions. I teach 16 lessons, that include peer pressure, promote health and wellness, prevent high school risk social behavior and intervene to assist youth that are in need of or at high risk for not graduating high school. I have a caseload of over 200 students and see them twice a month during their intervention block. I prepare their case plans and assessments, while billing medicaid for reimbursement.

• I was the Community Advocacy Director supervising one employee. We were the face of CASA Family Systems by providing information to students in Orangeburg, Calhoun and Bamberg Counties. We service 11 middle/high schools with lessons in peer pressure, bullying, healthy relationships, sexual assault and teen domestic violence. This position allowed me the opportunity to bridge the gap with neighboring schools to intervene, while promoting satisfying relationships and assist with special health care needs.
• Other duties included setting up health fair tables and speaking at churches and community forums on domestic violence.

• Sanitized, restocked, and organized exam rooms and medical equipment.
• Obtained client medical history, medication information, symptoms, and allergies.
• Directed patients to exam rooms, fielded questions, and prepared for physician examinations.
• Performed medical records management, including filing, organizing and scanning documents.
• Perform phlebotomy (drawing blood),
Testingting of blood sugar and A1C
• Made referral appointments