Deanna Smith Email & Phone Number

Norfolk, Virginia Area

• Perform initial interviews and diagnostic intake assessments, mental status evaluation, and psycho/social assessments with families and clients seeking Therapeutic Day Treatment.
• Formulate Service Request Authorizations to be submitted to Magellan to assist clients in receiving TDT services.
• Review Individual Service Plans and Quarterly Reports of day treatment consumers and provide corrections and feedback when needed.
• Provide regular supervision and support to TDT counselors.

Hampton, VA

• Vigilantly performed comprehensive diagnostic intakes and clinical assessments for assigned clients.
• Provided case management for assigned clients by determining appropriate services for clients, locating appropriate service providers, and linking clients to those services.
• Provided counseling to child, adolescent, and adult clients experiencing depression, anxiety and other mental health diagnoses in individual, couple, and group settings.
• Effectively formulated diagnostic impressions, case conceptualizations and treatment plans for clients.
• Adeptly maintained well documented, up-to-date client records.
• Participated in case reviews and attended weekly supervision and staff meetings as a member of the multi-disciplinary team.

Virginia Beach, VA

Effectively counseled adult and adolescent clients experiencing depression, ADHD, adjustment disorder, trauma, and other mental health diagnoses by utilizing a variety of DBT skills and other therapeutic techniques.Competently facilitated a Child-Parent Relationship Therapy Psycho-education Group.Spearheaded in performing assessments and formulating.

Charlottesville, Virginia Area

• Ran quantitative analyses of hormone pulsatility using the AutoDecon computer program
• Worked efficiently with minimal supervision to meet research deadlines
• Utilized Microsoft Office to create posters to present information in an organized and effective manner
• Prepared a final presentation of research results
• Presented research results to mentors and peers
• Attended weekly seminars and scientific presentations of various researchers from around the country

Norfolk, Virginia Area

• Utilized various bioinformatics tools to identify and evaluate binding sites of proteins.
• Kept an organized record of experiment results in laboratory notebooks
• Utilized Microsoft Office to create posters to present information in an organized and effective manner
• Presented progress of research bi-weekly to faculty and staff
• Presented research results to the faculty and staff of Norfolk State University and the at the 2007 American Society of Cell Biology Conference.

Master’S Degree, Mental Health Counseling/Counselor, 3.56 Gpa

Bachelor’S Degree, Biology

Activities and Societies: DNIMAS Student Association, Biology Society, Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society, Beta Kappa Chi Scientific Honor.