Outpatient counselor specialized in mental health for children, adolescents, and adults with depression, anxiety, trauma, grief, and ADHD.

Provided supportive and educational bereavement counseling for children and their families at a time of loss. Provided school grief support groups to local schools.

Outpatient counselor specialized in mental health for children, adolescents, and adults with depression, anxiety, trauma, grief, and ADHD.

Oversaw curriculum based bereavement support group for children ages 5-18 and their caregivers. Supervised volunteers who facilitate the groups with children and adults. Ran weekly debriefing meetings after each group. Served as point of contact for families receiving group services.

Provided family therapy to children and their families based on the evidence based treatment of the Functional Family Therapy Model developed by Tom Sexton.

Intervenes in crisis situations through mobile outreach response. Interviews clients, performs assessment and crisis interventions, creates individual crisis plans and provides case management by making linkage and referrals. Reaches out to post intervention clients to perform follow-up. Responds to crisis outreach immediately and is on-site of the crisis within one hour of receiving crisis outreach call.

Provided case management services to adolescent females that reside in a therapeutic foster home. Maintained contact with referring agencies, parents/guardians, teachers, and other providers regarding the female. Conducted initial intake and completed all necessary documentation for each intake. Was responsible for all medical components each female needed including: routine visits to the doctor as well as supervision of staff's medication implementation. Worked closely with the psychiatrist to ensure proper psychotropic medication management for each female. Was responsible for the enrollment of all females in school and tracking their grades and academic achievement. Was a part of the treatment team to aid the therapist with assigning appropriate treatment goals for each individual female. Was responsible for on call duties.

Worked with adolescent age females that reside in a therapeutic foster home. Was responsible for providing 24/7 supervision of these females. Scheduled activities for the females to be involved in. Provided positive role model for appropriate behavior in the home and community setting. Implemented treatment plan goals and put them into practice with individual females per treatment team decisions. Implemented prescription medications to each female every day. Worked closely with treatment team that included therapist, case manager, house parent, and psychiatrist.

Worked together on a team to help provide behavioral health services to children and adolescents and their guardians and families. Constructed Behavioral Health treatment plans for each individual client. Implemented behavioral modification in the home and school settings. Utilized Functional Behavioral Analysis procedures to assess baseline behaviors and antecedents to all behaviors of concern. Functional Behavioral Analysis certified in PA. Provided intensive therapeutic interventions in the home and community setting of the client. Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths (CANS) Program trained and certified.

Worked under Licensed Social Worker. Was a member of the Student Assistance Team and helped students overcome challenges with alcohol, tobacco, other drugs, and mental health issues. Had my own clients and guided them through their crises. Attended district council meetings. Co-facilitated an Anger Management group.

Worked under Licensed Social Worker. Interacted with students with special needs, their families, teachers/aids, and community. Attended CSIU staff meetings monthly. Attended numerous IEP meetings for students. Held group on social skills training for middle school students.