Melissa Jakes Email & Phone Number

Columbia, Maryland

In May 2011 RESCUE Event Planning was simply a hobby for Melissa that influenced a desire to provide all people with Well-Organized, Budget Friendly, and Glamorous events. After receiving many accolades for detailed execution of her events with critically unique visions, CEO/Founder Melissa Jakes was inspired and founded RESCUE Event Planning, LLC official. There’s no single secret recipe to creating a perfect event. Every event is unique and custom designed for each client. We specialize in merging passion with effectiveness, personality with innovation, dreams with detail, and perfection with an experience. RESCUE (Reassuring Excellent Service with Critically Unique Eyes) specializes in producing tailored events that create enjoyable experiences, and everlasting memories for all types of events.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Hyattsville, Md

• Supervise Family Support Workers with bi-lingual clients• Responsible for providing variety of psychotherapies to adolescents• Provide group and family therapy• Documenting for appropriate service in compliance with company policies and procedures• Coordinating treatment with internal and external treatment team members• Complete DSM IV diagnosis and complete treatment plan and authorizations for services as required by individual insurance payers• Apply crisis management skills when necessary to stabilize clients • Maintain client records that are accurate, comprehensive and adhere to documentation policies and billing timelines• Monthly meetings with the board of directors and participate on the outreach committee to ensure exposure as an agency.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Provides regular case management services to 9-13 Families in Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) by finding and maintain stable housing and achieve family strength and stability • Assists families in increasing income through employment, job training and public benefits;• Ensure that children are in appropriate daycare/school settings and are involved in enriching after-school activities• Provides oversight and administration of team functions as well as supervision and guidance to team members• Collaborates regularly with Youth, Employment, and Wellness Specialists to ensure that specialist support is available to address specific needs as part of the family’s case management plan• Obtains signed release of information forms and communicates regularly with staff at treatment programs, substance abuse programs, and vocational programs to facilitate coordination across providers• Make referrals as appropriate either internally or externally; • Maintains appropriate files, including updated case notes, incident reports, assessments, and supporting documentation etc. • Participate in clinical supervision with the Senior Director to ensure that clients’ goals are met and services are provided in a clinical appropriate ethical manner.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Provides crisis intervention to individuals in the shelter• Addresses emergencies related to housing, food, medical needs, abuse, and any concrete need as presented by client• Conducts, thorough needs assessment and develops, a service plan to address identified concrete needs using a short-term intervention model; • Conducts psychosocial assessments of individuals problems and follow up with referrals to Catholic Charities programs or and outside facility as deemed appropriate• Develops and maintains good communication with other programs and departments within the organization to facilitate inter-agency referrals• Assists clients in applying for and receiving public and private benefits• Maintains current and accurate documentation of services provided to clients• Attends regular sessions with immediate supervisor• Conducts educational and/or supportive groups• Attends Agency’s in-service training and unit meetings as well as any other agency-related activities.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Provided comprehensive services to mentally ill adults either with severe chronic illnesses, HIV or at high-risk for HIV• Conducted Group and Individual Illness Management and Recovery Evidence-Based Therapy• Provided intensive case management services to a caseload of 25 to 30 mentally ill adults. • Kept records of case, including phone calls, home visits and referrals; developed a detailed treatment plan with client• Worked with other agencies to keep abreast of services and resources for clients• Maintained the confidentiality and weekly progress notes of clients• Performed & recorded annual assessments• Carried out the individual service plan and help to managed day to day issues.

Baltimore, Maryland Area

• Conduct staff orientation • Trained new staff on data collection procedures • Generate staff payroll and coordinate various aspects of the participant’s incentive program• Design questionnaires and other survey methodologies; • Organize and conduct preparation of presentations, manuscripts and project related topics;• Analyze various forms of statistical data; Supervised and hired staff• Collect and enter research data entry• Convert material into code data for computer entry, and edit research documents• Create protocols regarding the edited research documents

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Sociology

Activities and Societies: Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc (Alpha Gamma Chapter) Student Government Association President (2009-2010).

Master Of Social Work (Msw), Social Work