Deon Boakye Davies
Accra
Summary
Experienced psychology professional with strong focus on delivering impactful mental health support. Skilled in patient assessment, therapeutic techniques, and case management. Reliable team collaborator, adaptable to changing therapy needs, and driven to achieve meaningful outcomes. Strong communicator with empathetic approach and analytical problem-solving abilities. Proven ability to manage calendars, administrative support, communication, research, coordinate virtual meetings, and handle sensitive business communications with discretion.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
Work History
Administrative Assistant
HR LINKS LTD
11.2024 - 04.2025
- Maintained and organized confidential files with a compliance rate of 100% Nov 2024 - Apr 2025
- Facilitated phone inquiries and responded to customer needs, achieving a response time improvement of 20%
- Coordinated scheduling for over 30 executive meetings with precise agenda management
- Aided in the preparation of presentations that increased information delivery efficiency by 40%
- Supported executive decision-making with timely and accurate administrative information.
Psychologist Assistant/Administrative Assistant
Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital
11.2023 - 10.2024
- Assisted with general administrative duties, such as filing documents, responding to emails, creating excel forms for record keeping for on-going research projects.
- Facilitated therapeutic activities and group sessions to support patient engagement and recovery.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to develop and implement patient care plans.
- Effectively managed email correspondence to enhance communication efficiency by 30%
- Scheduled and coordinated over 50 meetings and research activities with a 95% attendance rate
- Organized over 200 patient records and research materials, improving retrieval efficiency by 25%
- Skilled in data collection and analysis for research, contributing to projects that published findings referenced by 10+ professionals
- Educated numerous patients and families on mental health management, improving patient satisfaction feedback by 15%
- Managed patient records, ensuring accuracy and compliance with confidentiality standards.
Healthcare Intern (Welfare Department)
Ghana National Fire Service Headquarters
11.2022 - 12.2022
- Contributed to preparation of reports detailing incident responses and outcomes for review by senior staff.
- Supported staff members in their daily tasks, reducing workload burden and allowing for increased focus on higher-priority assignments.
- Sorted and organized files, spreadsheets, and reports.
- Analyzed problems and worked with teams to develop solutions.
- Assisting in running the healthcare unit daily
- Evaluating and monitoring of vitals for staff
- Typing and proof-reading minutes of meeting
- Taking notes and filing of welfare cases of officers
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology with Information Studies
University of Ghana
Legon09-2023
Diploma - Public Administration
University of Ghana
Legon08-2020
Skills
- Calendar Management
- Project Coordination
- Confidential Correspondence
- Document Preparation
- Administrative Support
- Data Analysis
- Scheduling Tools
- Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Google Workspace (Docs, Sheets, Slides)
- Customer Communication
Accomplishments
- Grow with Grit 01/2025- Present: I volunteer to help raise awareness and the promotion of mental health among the Ghanaian youth (children from age 10 and above)
- Community and Life Empowerment Advocacy Network Ghana (CLEAN-GH) 01/2023 - Present : I volunteer with fellow psychology students by engaging in community outreach and advocacy initiatives focused on mental health and well-being.
- Databank Foundation (Read-aid Literacy Initiative) 08/2022 - Present : I volunteer for Read-aid which is a program that promotes literacy and helps foster a love for reading for children in government basic schools.
Additional Information
- Certificate and Citation for Organizing Secretary of the Year 09/2022 - 08/2023
I was the Organizing Secretary of the University of Ghana Association of Psychology Students for the academic year 2022/2023.
- Certificate in Project Management Essentials 05/2023 - 06/2023
- Women's Techsters Bootcamp(Tech4Dev) Cohort 2.7: Certificate in Data Analysis 08/2023 - 09/2023
- Certificate for Course Rep of the Year- Nominee (22/23) 09/2019 - 08/2023
An award scheme by the University of Ghana Accra City Campus (UGACC) SRC awards.
- Affluence Academy Cohort 1 (10/2025): Virtual Assistant Training
- Certificate in Peer Counseling (2023) from the University of Ghana Careers and Counseling Centre
Community Service & Volunteer Work
- Grow with Grit (2025/01-Present): I volunteer as an Event Coordinator to help raise awareness and the promotion of mental health among the youth (aged 10 and upwards)
- Community and Life Empowerment Advocacy Network Ghana (CLEAN-GH) (2023/01-Present): I volunteer with fellow psychology students by engaging in community outreach and advocacy initiatives focused on mental health and well-being.
- Databank Foundation; Read-aid Literacy Initiative (2022/08-2024/11): I volunteer for Read-aid which is a program that promotes literacy and helps foster a love for reading for children in government basic schools.
- University of Ghana Association of Psychology Students UNIGAPS (2019/09, 2023/08): I was a member, volunteer, organizing secretary, and my psychology year's class course rep for my undergrad. A liaison between students and faculty.
- PSYCH CORPS (2023/11-2024/11): A program that collaborates with the University of Ghana and Ghana Health Service to work with students with a strong psychology;
REFERENCES
References available on request
Timeline
Administrative Assistant
HR LINKS LTD
11.2024 - 04.2025
Psychologist Assistant/Administrative Assistant
Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital
11.2023 - 10.2024
Healthcare Intern (Welfare Department)
Ghana National Fire Service Headquarters
11.2022 - 12.2022
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology with Information Studies
University of Ghana
Diploma - Public Administration
University of Ghana