Leeba Luke

Background

About Leeba Luke

Experience as a Addiction Worker/ withdrawal management consultant and as a nurse • Knowledge and experience in substance use counselling; individual and group therapy • Promote and maintain, harmonious relationship with the colleagues and the clients. Provide compassionate support through all process phases • Ability to use standard admission and discharge tools for assessment • Work on a multidisciplinary team to discuss, assess and resolve client problems • Work co-operatively with inter professional team and community partners • Maintain strict confidentiality guidelines regarding clients, conversations and referrals • Decision making skills in alignment with organisational values and directions • Ability to observe clients and create effective written records of client interactions • Practical knowledge of crisis de-escalation techniques and problem solving model • Work well and engage with multi- cultural individuals with due respect for diversity • Monitor the clients in acute withdrawal • Mange the emergencies and to meet the needs of the client • Perform the regular assessment and to determine the severity of withdrawal • Provide psychological support and to prepare the client for a successful recovery • Prepare progress reports on continual basis • Maintain confidentiality regarding clients personal information • Demonstrate empathy and dealing and building relationship with clients • Document clients’ activities challenges and concerns in charts and the reports • Strong interpersonal and excellent communication skills; both written and verbal • Effective skills in leadership and teamwork • Non judgemental, honest and respectful • Bilingual; proficient in English and Malayalam • Proficient in Microsoft Office including Word, Excel and PowerPoint