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United States

Reviews clinical data from Emergency Departments and Mental Health Centers to determine medical necessityMakes psychiatric level-of-care recommendations and reviews clinical claims for issues of eligibilityCoordinates patient care with Emergency Departments and community mental health providers.

Denver, Co

Behavioral health consultant responsible for assessment and referral of psychiatric patients Conducts detailed psychiatric evaluations at the Emergency Department and on medical unitsDetermines diagnosis, formulates treatment planning, and establishes discharge planningWorks closely with attending physicians and psychiatrists in order to establish patient careResponsible for obtaining inpatient psychiatric bed for patients, and responsible for securing authorization from insurance companies for patients needing inpatient level of care Documents detailed assessments on electronic medical records and is tasked with presenting assessments to other professionals for review

United States

Worked as crisis-clinician responsible for suicide/risk assessment and crisis interventionProvided crisis counseling to individuals experiencing mental health and substance use disordersCoordinated care with first-responders, emergency services, and conducted follow-up to ensure clients are connected with appropriate community resourcesCollaborated with community mental health providers to ensure continuity of care for clientsMaintained ongoing education in industry-standard suicide and crisis intervention protocols Utilized Ezra database to document case notes and to measure client progress

United States

Senior Faculty for introductory and advanced courses in Integral TheoryAuthored course materials for lectures on psychopathology and developmentally informedpsychotherapeutic interventionsImproved theoretical accuracy and internal consistency in all published course materials

United States

Teaching Fellow for Adult Developmental Psychology (Psych-E 1034)Taught Robert Kegan’s Constructive Developmental Theory for graduate and undergraduate Gained extensive knowledge of models and metrics in the field of adult developmentResponsible for teaching and scoring psychometric instruments: Jane Loevinger’s Washington University Sentence Completion Test, Robert Kegan’s Subject-Object InterviewParticipated in the construction of a developmental research study

United States

Authored syllabi and worked on curriculum for courses on Philosophy and Critical ThinkingCo-presented online course on Integral Theory

United States

Lecturer (Guest Faculty) for the Advanced Integral Theory course for graduate studentsIntroduced students to metrics of development (Theo Dawson’s Lectical Assessment System andKurt Fischer’s Dynamic Skill Theory)Practiced scoring Theo Dawson’s Lectical Assessment SystemDelivered graduate level lectures on developmental psychology, critical social theory, and systems theory

United States

Intern Psychotherapist responsible for the intake, assessment, and treatment of clientsIntervened in psychiatric, medical, legal, and financial crisesOffered mental health related psychoeducation to clients and care providersUtilized multiple psychotherapeutic modalities: Gestalt, Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing

The Hague Area, Netherlands

Intern Applied Behavior Analysis therapist for children diagnosed with AutismUtilized Picture Exchange Communication System for pre-verbal children with autismActed as liaison between care providers, school staff, and families of clients

Master Of Arts (Ma), Counseling Psychology, 4.0 Gpa

Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology Achieved a 4.0 GPA and graduated with honors

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Psychology

Bachelor of Arts in Psychology Graduated with honors Nominated graduating class speaker

Bachelor'S Degree, Psychology

Majored in Psychology Completed courses on the history and philosophy of Buddhism and Hinduism

Bilingual International Baccalaureate (Ib) Diploma

Activities and Societies: Bilingual International Baccalaureate degree in English & Turkish Received International General Certificate.