Mark Hale II, MSW, LMSW earned his bachelor’s degree in social work from Lindenwood University, and Master’s in Social Work with an emphasis in Behavioral Health at the University of Missouri, St. Louis. Mark is working on his licensure in clinical social work. During his studies, Mark was a member of the Behavioral Health Workforce and Education Training program (BHWET) where he received specialized training in integrated behavioral health. Mark was also and a member of the Community Service Transcript Designation program and has completed over 1,100 hours of volunteer work throughout his career. Mark Specializes in working with the unique demands of at-risk individuals of any age, who have unmet behavioral health needs, as well as specialized training working with young adults ages 16 to 25. Mark is experienced in working with the developmentally disabled population, head-start programs, inpatient psychiatric services, and outpatient behavioral health services. Mark is comfortable working with an array of symptoms including but not limited to: depression, anxiety, anger, isolation, mood swings, helplessness/hopelessness, negative self-talk, impulsivity, suicidal ideation, self-harm, substance use, and thoughts of relapse. Mark is an advocate for the power of resilience, communication, and connection utilizing techniques such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, meditation, motivational interviewing, thought processing, and strengths-based approaches in therapy, solution focused therapy, and believes every individual has the innate ability to overcome any obstacle life throws their way.

Contributes to overall quality and safe care for patients by answering patients’ calls for help, taking their vital signs, and monitoring their behavior and physical condition for progress or deterioration as measured by patient satisfaction, quality audits, direct observation.Creates a positive patient experience by assisting patients with their activities of daily living including assisting with baths, ambulating, feeding, skin care, personal and oral hygiene and making occupied and unoccupied beds as measured by patient satisfaction quality audits and direct observation.Contributes to quality care and safety by assisting and performing procedures such as performing dressing changes, enemas, ostomy care, toileting, turning, cough and deep breathing, catheter care, collection of biological specimens, measuring and recording intake and output of fluids.Contributes to exceptional patient satisfaction by establishing a compassionate environment by timely responses to patients' needs, open communication and providing emotional, psychological.Contributes to safety and quality care by relaying information via charting and communicating to team members.Contributes to achievement of exceptional health care by functioning as a member of the team as measured by active participation in department initiatives, unit meetings, committees and special projects.

Identify and partner with local companies and organizations to provide appropriate paid employment or volunteer opportunities for residents. Every effort is made to match residents with an employer or volunteer organization based individual needs, skills, interests, and abilities. Provide on-site job coaching to residents on a semi-weekly basis to build confidence and achieve job success and satisfaction. Work with employers to be understanding, accommodating, and appropriately demanding of residents