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Savannah, Ga, Us

Savannah, Georgia, United States

Long Beach, California, United States

Greater San Diego Area

Working with youth in Foster Care to link them with lost and unknown family and loved ones. Building a strong network one kid at a time. Coordinating with the treatment teamSupporting youth in dealing with ambiguous grief & loss

Charlotte, North Carolina Area

Worked with adults with severe and persistent mental illness to provide therapeutic interventions, case management, pro-social support, and independent living skills. Also worked with youth and families to provide crisis management, psycho-education, individual & family therapy, couples therapy.

Charlotte, North Carolina Area

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Provided crisis response and stabilization services to clients ages 6 to 17 and their families to help manage mental health, behavioral, & ID/D diagnoses utilizing evidence-based models Supported clients aged 18 and up by providing coaching and advocacy in navigating community resources Completed case management duties for assigned cases including coordinating step down treatment at discharge, providing referrals for community resources, and attending treatment meetings (i.e. IEP's Treatment Team meetings, & Court hearings) Participated in interagency clinical support staffing to assist county-wide colleagues in developing interventions for particularly challenging cases Utilized Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Illness Management & Recovery to support clients in meeting therapeutic goals Performed client assessments and developed treatment plans Documented client progress in confidential files

Greensboro, North Carolina, United States

Provided crisis response and stabilization services to clients ages 5 to 17 and their families who were survivors of mental health, medical, or sexual trauma/crisis Provided Trauma-Informed Cognitive Behavioral interventions to a caseload of up to 12 families Attended and contributed to Youth care meeting (i.e Individualized Education Plans (IEP), Treatment Team meetings, Court hearings) Performed client assessments and developed treatment plans Provided comprehensive case management services, including creating treatment plans and connecting clients and families to appropriate resources

Kernersville, North Carolina, United States

Promoted to Program Director in March of 2009, in charge of house management and employee schedulingSupervised female residents with mental health and DD diagnoses, ages 12 to 17, in daily activities (including medication administration)Demonstrated and practiced daily living with residents, in addition to modeling and teaching adaptive coping skills Mentored female residents helping them to more positively express and manage their emotions & conflict Documented client progress in confidential files

Master Of Science (M.S.), Marriage And Family Therapy/Counseling

Master of Science in Marriage and Family Therapy

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Psychology

Activities and Societies: OASIS (African Student Organization)BA in Psychology