Advancing mental healthcare in a diverse medical community.

• Provide expert interventions with adult survivors of early childhood sexual trauma and physical torture dramatically reducing emergency department visits and extended hospitalizations.• Developed regional trainings focused on trauma informed care in private and clinical practice, dissociation, and current interventions.• Served as Professional Board approved supervisor for 25+ provisionally licensed therapists in private practice and clinical development.

• Performed agency evaluation assisting the organization in achieving a 95% graduation rate for highly at risk student participants.• Facilitated group processing within the clinical, executive staff, and board members creating healthy group dynamics throughout the organization.

• Developed Advance Counseling Interventions course based on the current clinical/professional agency needs and trends which bridged a gap between advanced theory and application necessary for competitive entry into the profession.• Provided integral consultation and assessment to the administration of the counseling department and the college of education regarding student performance and mental well-being maintaining high standards for the institution as well as the counseling profession.• Developed new practicum experience for first year masters level counseling students introducing initial hands-on experiences and group supervision processes, implementing an additional semester of practical therapeutic experiences.• Awarded the first departmental recognition for community advocacy as it was reflected in teaching style, community involvement, and personal interactions.

• Supervised 70+ Masters and PhD Counseling, Seminary, Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy Interns incorporating over 3,000 hours of direct patient mental health care and interventions every year which positively impacted patient satisfaction in over 99% of patients.• Developed and initiated numerous policies/procedures which were incorporated into daily departmental procedure impacting intern accountability and generativity.• Invited into the Behavioral Health New Employee training program for group leadership and trained 70+ newly hired nurses, social workers, technicians, and counselors.• Invited into the Behavioral Health units assisting psychiatrists with individuals needing intensive therapeutic interventions for adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse and catastrophic torture in return reducing the length of hospitalization and repeated admissions.• Developed and initiated a pilot program utilizing student interventions into direct patient care. Invited and encouraged by physicians, supervisees evaluated neuroscience patients experiencing pseudo seizures.• Incorporated student therapists into the emergency department assisting nursing and social work staff with over 150 hours of direct patient care every week and contributed to a positive increase in over 99% of patients served.• Educated and supervised student group process leaders freeing up behavioral health employee nurses, social workers, and psychiatric techs for over 20 hours of direct patient care and interventions.• Developed internship programs in three ambulatory medical practices over a one year period, creating mental health interventions freeing up medical staff and assisting 100+ clients.• Effectively maintained strong community relationships with area and regional Universities and Educational institutions recruiting over 45 highly qualified applicants per semester.