Kimberly R. Weeks, Lcsw, Cadc Iii, Cimhp, Cdbt, Emdr Certified Email & Phone Number

Medford, Or, United States

Options for Southern Oregon serves people of all ages in the communities of Jackson County and Josephine County community who have mental health and substance abuse treatment needs. Options takes a holistic approach to address housing, advocacy, community integration, crisis intervention, therapy, co-occurring issues, education, work, and economic well-being. Options fosters the development of mental and emotional health in children, adults, and families, and support our clients’ participation as respected members of the community.

Lincoln Park, Chicago

Evolve Wellness is a holistic group practice providing individual, group, family, and couple's therapy for a wide spectrum of clients. Evolve Wellness provides clients with meditation and wellness classes, and has a GME Wellness Curriculum for Residents. As a clinical therapist at Evolve Wellness, I provided the following clinical services: 1) I provided therapeutic services that best meet the needs of my clients through assessment, evidence-based treatments and interventions; 2) I collaborated with clients to establish a mutually agreed upon therapeutic goals and plan of treatment; 3) I empowered my clients reduce manipulative behaviors through insight, awareness, and the integration of more effective coping skills into everyday life; I provided appropriate outside referrals as needed; 4) I identified appropriate resources that could aid the client in reaching treatment goals; and 5) I ensured that my clients' discharge plans were clearly understood and support services are well-established prior to discharge, as needed.Website: https://www.evolve-chicago.com/

Chicago, Illinois

Individual and Group TherapyChildren, Teens, AdultsAnxiety, Mood, Personality Disorders, PTSD, Psychotic Disorders, Addiction/Substance Abuse, Chronic Pain, Relationship Therapy, Grief/LossCBT, DBT, IMR, Trauma-informed, Meditation

Greater Nashville Area, Tn

I moved to the greater Nashville area last year and accepted a clinical social work position within the outpatient behavioral health treatment program in the Full-Day Partial Hospitalization Mental Health Program at the TriStar Skyline Madison Campus. I worked with patients struggling with a broad range of mental health issues including, but not limited to, the following: anxiety, depression, trauma, bipolar disorder, and substance abuse. My goal was to empower patients to obtain and utilize the knowledge, skills and self-awareness needed to effectively cope with difficult life experiences. I worked as a member of the interdisciplinary team here to promote the emotional health and well being of patients. This position was an excellent fit for my skills and expertise, and I was provided to learn from the best licensed professional counselor that I have ever worked with in my entire career. My learning experience here was priceless.

Salem, Oregon

I worked as a Psychiatric Social Worker on Unit Tree 1 within the Archways Program at the Oregon State Hospital, a psychiatric hospital that inspires hope, promotes safety and supports recovery for all with a mission to provide therapeutic evidence-based, patient-centered treatment focusing on recovery and community reintegration, in a safe environment. The Archways Program is committed to working with patients and stakeholders to promote competency restoration, personal recovery and resiliency. I worked with patients who were sent by the court system after being determined to suffer from mental health issues deeming stabilization and evaluation. The patients are sent by a judge who believes they have a mental illness that make them unable to “aid and assist” in their legal defense. Before the patients can return to court and continue with their trial, they must show the judge that their mental illness is being treated. Specifically, the judge must see that they understand the court process, can make reasonable decisions in their case, and are able work with their attorney to participate in their legal defense. The patients receive mental health treatment while taking classes to learn more about the legal process. I worked on the interdisciplinary team as a social worker by helping the patients develop client-centered recovery plans for transition and discharge into the community. I met with them to remove barriers to discharge using my knowledge of skill building, group and individual therapy, housing resources, financial benefits, and other services to ultimately assist them in achieving their goals.

Roseburg, Oregon

I made the decision to move to Roseburg, OR after being recruited while working for the CDOC and began working for ADAPT at the SouthRiver Community Health Center in Winston until the organization requested that I transfer to the Corrections program in Roseburg and work as an outpatient counselor with clients who have both substance abuse issues as well as mental health service needs. I enjoyed providing outpatient treatment, individual services, and substance abuse and mental health assessments; however, a few months later, I made the decision to accept a Psychiatric Social Work position at the Oregon State Hospital in Salem. This new opportunity was expected to provide the professional growth and career advancement that I have been seeking as an LCSW.

Pueblo, Colorado Area

I was recruited by the Colorado Department of Corrections and began my clinical social work career with the CDOC working at San Carlos Correctional Facility. I transferred to La Vista Correctional Facility in Pueblo, CO where I worked briefly before transferring to Colorado Territorial Correctional Facility in Cañon City, CO. CTCF is a medium security prison and is the oldest prison in the state of Colorado. It was built in 1871 as a territorial prison and became a state prison in 1876. CTCF has one of the two Colorado DOC system infirmaries; the other is located in the Denver Reception & Diagnostic Center. As a mental health clinician, I performed the following duties: facilitated weekly mental health treatment groups, provided daily individual mental health therapy, communicated with the facility psychologist and psychiatrist regarding offender psychiatric needs, provided crisis counseling, implemented mental health watch assessments and rounds at the facility infirmary, and communicated with case management and security staff regarding offender behavior and mental health needs. I completed all necessary documentation following the NASW Code of Ethics as well as the CDOC Administrative Regulations and Clinical Standards.

Rockford, Illinois Area

After moving to Colorado for a couple years and exploring other job opportunities, I briefly returned to Illinois and had the pleasure to work for a short time as a substance abuse counselor at the Rosecrance Griffin Williamson Campus in Rockford, IL, where I ran the facility's Intensive Outpatient and Continued Care Substance Abuse Treatment Programs and provided experiential and cognitive behavioral group, individual and family therapy.

Fairfield Academy - Mundelein, Il

I provided therapeutic, social work, and guidance services at a therapeutic day school to sexually problematic males with conduct disorder issues living at the residential treatment center by facilitating therapy groups and individual counseling services.

Behavioral Health Services - Elgin, Il

I managed and supervised all of the case aides working at the inpatient substance abuse treatment program and facilitated outpatient substance abuse treatment counseling services by implementing groups and individual therapy to clients.

Anixter School, Chicago, Il

I implemented therapeutic day school social work services for 25 special needs high school students by facilitating individual and group therapy sessions and managed the students' Individual Education Plans, presenting necessary information at school staffing meetings.

East Aurora High School, O'Donnell Elementary School

While being supervised by my LCSW supervisor, I provided group and individual school social work services for regular and special education high school and elementary students, conducted Social Developmental Studies, Functional Behavioral Assessments, and attended special education staff meetings to assess students' Individual Education Plans as well as their Behavioral Intervention Plans.

Doctorate Of Social Work

Master Of Social Work (M.S.W.), Social Work

Activities and Societies: NASW MemberI studied Clinical and School Social Work at AU.

Bachelor Of Social Work (B.S.W.), Social Work

Activities and Societies: Dean's List Honor Roll Cross-Country MusicI studied Social Work and Sociology at WIU.

Social Work

Activities and Societies: Cross-Country Track & Field MusicI began my college experience at GC before transferring to WIU due to the BSW.

High School Diploma, College/University Preparatory And Advanced High School/Secondary Diploma Program

Activities and Societies: Cross-Country Track & Field MusicI studied college preparatory courses and worked toward becoming an excellent.