Margo Botkin Email & Phone Number

Omaha, Nebraska, United States

I am a Licensed Independent Mental Health Practitioner (LIMHP) who offers in-person or telehealth counseling services to clients in Nebraska or Iowa. I am passionate about working with individuals struggling with perinatal mental health issues, stress, grief, anxiety, depression and trauma. Together, we determine your goals and develop a treatment plan to meet your needs.In sessions, I utilize a variety of techniques including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) and have also completed training in EMDR. There is no single approach that will meet every individual’s needs, so I am able to provide a range of therapeutic modalities.My mission as your therapist is to create a comfortable, non-judgemental environment that empowers you to achieve your goals. Thank you for considering me to be part of your journey.

Omaha

• Providing leadership and oversight of accreditory/regulatory compliance programs for Behavioral Health Services.• Working collaboratively with Boys Town National Research Hospital leadership and chapter chairs to build effective programs for the achievements of ongoing readiness for accrediting/regulatory reviews. • Developing, implementing and annually updating plans for continual TJC readiness.• Maintaining expertise in current and proposed TJC and CMS standards, state and federal requirements. • Coordinating the development of action plans and educational programs to improve compliance with problematic standards to achieve ongoing readiness. • Assists with the development of policies and procedures that guide, support and ensure that all clinical services are provided in accordance with standards established through state and federal regulations and TJC accreditation standards.

Prtf

Assists in managing incoming calls, making referrals as needed, and processing referrals for the PRTF program to be submitted to the Medical Director for review of medical necessity.Obtains the Explanation of Benefits (EOB) documentation and completes Prior Authorizations through insurance companies for youth admitting to the PRTF. Communicates benefits and outcome of prior authorization to legal guardian, including any out-of-pocket expense.Assists in managing the acceptance tracking information, which includes completing and documenting ongoing communication with consumers, setting admissions, orienting family, and youth to the program, gathering updated clinical information for prior authorization, updating youth’s face sheet, and obtaining consent documents.Completes Preliminary Plan of Care for all youth prior to admission.Assists in collecting data regarding incoming referrals, trends, youth served, funding sources, projected census, and additional information as determined necessary.Completes continued stay reviews through evaluation of the client’s progress in treatment with the client’s insurance company. Communicates outcomes to clinical teams, and initiates peer reviews/appeals, when needed. In the absence of the direct clinical team, will complete clinical peer reviews to secure continued stay for current residents.

Boys Town National Research Hospital Residental Treatment Center East

- Completing a psycho-social history and comprehensive treatment plan for each youth assigned in a timely manner. - Serving as a multidisciplinary team leader for youths assigned assuring the development and implementation of the comprehensive treatment plan for each youth-Providing individual, group and family therapy to youth assigned using cognitive behavioral therapy supported by the Psycheducational Model (PEM). -Severing as a primary communicator between assigned youths' families/guardians and others involved with assigned youth's treatment.- Collaborating professionally with community agencies to facilitated successful transitions of assigned youth to alternate levels of care.

Boys Town

• Established and maintained research databases.• Developed recruitment materials using different medias to bolster enrollment from Boys Town Family Homes, Boys Town Residential Treatment and the Omaha Metro.• Screened new participants through the administration of standardized assessments.• Ran experiment trials on a Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging machine with research participants.• Created content for the Center’s website.

Greater Omaha Area

Provided direct youth care and supervision to assigned population throughout the various RTC locations. Implemented therapeutic milieu using the Psycho Educational Model of treatment (PEM)Maintained a safe environment, and monitored of basic physical needs of the youth.

Greater Omaha Area

• Provided 260 hours of supervised, direct counseling and 340 hours of indirect counseling to a diverse student population for a total of 600 hours.• Presented clinical case reviews to peers, instructor and supervisors to for evaluation and discussion. • Conducted intake interviews, individual counseling, a weekly support group and risk assessments.• Assisted my supervisor in diagnosis and developing treatment plans. • Continued to train in evidence-based practice especially in cognitive-behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy and motivational interviewing from the brief treatment model utilized at UNO Counseling.

Greater Omaha Area

• Completed 40 hours of supervised, direct service and 60 hours of indirect service with community and student clientele.• Presented a clinical case review, evaluated and discussed the clinical case with peers and supervisor. • Continued to refine counseling skills and techniques by providing mental health services to students and community clientele.

Omaha, Ne

worked in conjunction with an assigned Family Teacher Couple, who were responsible for and/live with 6-8 At-Risk youth. Implemented a treatment plan organized by the treatment team with the individualized youth through daily interactions in the home, during outings, church, sporting events etc.- modeled/taught appropriate behaviors and morals.

Greater Omaha Area

• Implemented activities that focus on learning life skills, family relationships, and nutrition for at- risk youth.

• Selected to be a Character Performer as an intern for the Walt Disney World Company for a semester and continued as a seasonal employee.• Work after the audition and training includes: Portraying specific costumed character roles, communicating non-verbally to guests and interacting with guests outdoors and in dining establishments.

Sponsor: Dr. Nicholas Smith, Director of the Perceptual Development Laboratory• Conducting an experiment that examines if infants can neurologically discriminate target tones that differ between flanker and captor tones. • Registering the mothers and infants for the study, debriefing them about the experiment, initiating the various auditory stimulation in the perceptual lab, recording and analyzing auditory prosody in the infants.• Conducting EEGs among adults and infants.

• Assisted at the Immanuel Medical Center’s Child/Adolescent Partial Care Program.o The Partial Care Program is a crisis stabilization, mental health treatment program that helps at risk youth ages 5 to 18 handle a range of feelings and behaviors in a safe way.• Conducted child care assessment, assisted with family care conferences, charted for counselors, assisted in group therapy, assisted in recreational therapy and assisted in educational programming.

• Acted as a liaison between students and administration for floors 4,5,10 and 11 in Heider Hall.• Fostered community through student support, educational programming and conflict meditation.• Designed, managed and promoted programming for residents on a weekly basis while implementing the Creighton University mission and policies in a professional and ethical manner.

Burnet, Texas

• Spent 12 weeks with campers ranging from 8 to 16 years old and provided leadership and mentoring during summer camp.• Organized and made executive decision for campers and counselors ranging in age from 8 to 19 through a merit system.• Voted Favorite Counselor for the 2nd term, 2009 by the campers in girls camp; award includes recognition in the Hall of Fame for the entirety of Camp Longhorn.

Greater Chicago Area

• Designed, developed and implemented lesson plans for 4 to 5 year olds that focused on cognitive, social, physical and emotional aspects of preschool learning.

Master Of Science (M.S.), Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Activities and Societies: Chair Advisory Committee Attended a Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs.

Bachelor Of Arts And Sciences, Psychology

Activities and Societies: Psi Chi, Order of Omega, Gamma Phi Beta, National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Inter Residence Hall.

High School Diploma, Psychology

Activities and Societies: Little School • Designed, developed and implemented lesson plans for 4 to 5 year olds that focused on cognitive.