Worked at multiple positions and locations at the same company during this time period. As Psychosocial Rehabilitation Counselor, ran daily psycho-educational and activity-focused groups with chronically mentally ill individuals. Ensured clients attended their appointments with psychiatry, nursing, and employment specialists, and also ensured that clients received transportation back to their residences. Completed clinical notes, treatment plans, and all other required documentation in a timely manner. Attended daily staff meetings and handled all miscellaneous issues that arose. As Crisis Clinician, de-escalated and evaluated clients in acute crisis for involuntary commitment criteria, assessed client needs and made appropriate referrals, completed comprehensive reports and other documentation in a timely manner, adhered to all facility and company standards, adhered to all ethical standards, and made quick clinical decisions under pressure.Supervisors: Brittany Jacobs, LCSW, Jennifer Leon-Sumpter, Psy.D

Responsibilities: Complete various comprehensive assessments including but not limited to: Initial Intake Assessment, Suicide Risk and Self-Harm Evaluation (SRASHE), Functional Evaluations, and Patient Level Outcomes. Implement individualized treatment plans and provide group and individual therapy, respond and de-escalate crisis situations, advocate for inmate-patients, work as part of a multidisciplinary team, and participate in interdisciplinary treatment team meetings. Complete all required documentation in a timely manner and in accordance with the standards of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and pass regular audits. Often called upon to use sound clinical judgment in crisis situations and manage miscellaneous issues as they arise.

Instruct students with varying levels of experience in quantitative and verbal skills necessary to improve test scores. Tailor each session and overall curriculum to the individual student's needs and solve all quantitative and verbal practice questions students require assistance with through use of live-time whiteboard tablet applications. Also evaluate each student's areas of weakness and determine the best and most appropriate methods to instruct students in those areas.

Provided mental health services to individuals in a correctional setting. Included running psycho-educational groups, performing individual therapy, screening candidates for specific programs, conducting comprehensive psychological assessments and writing integrated reports, documenting client progress, formulating treatment plans, tracking and calculating program statistics, and working as part of a multidisciplinary team. Facilitated daily psycho-educational groups through use of didactic lecture, group discussion, media, and activities. Also utilized and developed effective classroom management skills, curriculum design, and public speaking skills. In addition, held didactic mental health trainings for law enforcement and civilian personnel working within the correctional system. This one-year APA-accredited internship was completed on August 31st, 2016 and resulted in the conferral of a doctoral degree.

Provided a wide range of services for residential clients with chronic psychological disorders. Included medication management, crisis intervention and de-escalation, mediation and management of issues between clients, monitoring the locations of clients, and managing appointments, and other facets of everyday life. Transported clients when necessary, documented incidents and client progress, completed treatment plans, and attended to all miscellaneous issues that arose. Often called upon to think critically, take a leadership role, and make crucial decisions under time constraints, and often required responding to and handling unpredictable situations. In addition, designed and implemented a weekly class and curriculum to teach clients about their medications so that they could obtain self-medication status.

Provided therapeutic services in an outpatient community mental health center setting. Conducted intake interviews, provided individual therapy, and led therapeutic groups. Consulted with nursing, psychiatric, and administrative staff when appropriate.

Conducted intake assessments, evaluated detainees for suicide risk, psychiatric symptoms, and malingering or feigning of symptoms. Presented findings and discussed treatment plans in multidisciplinary team meetings and consulted with psychiatric, nursing, and correctional staff when appropriate. Administered a wide range of neuropsychological, cognitive, personality, and malingering assessment instruments.