Providing counseling services to children, adults, couples, & families

Providing trauma informed care

Schedule Behavioral Health appointments Provide Acute Emergent Symptoms Assessments to assist patients with access to healthcare providers in the event of a crisis

Completed 3 semesters/1200 clinical hours for obtaining clinical experience for Master's program requirements- Maintain confidentiality of records relating to clients' treatment. - Encourage clients to express their feelings and discuss what is happening in their lives, helping them to develop insight into themselves or their relationships. - Collect information about clients through interviews, observation, or tests. - Assess patients for risk of suicide attempts. Fill out and maintain client-related paperwork, including federal- and state-mandated forms, client diagnostic records, and progress notes. - Prepare and maintain all required treatment records and reports. - Counsel clients or patients, individually or in group sessions, to assist in overcoming dependencies, adjusting to life, or making changes. - Guide clients in the development of skills or strategies for dealing with their problems. - Perform crisis interventions with clients. - Develop and implement treatment plans based on clinical experience and knowledge. - Evaluate clients' physical or mental condition, based on review of client information. - Act as client advocates to coordinate required services or to resolve emergency problems in crisis situations. - Modify treatment activities or approaches as needed to comply with changes in clients' status. - Evaluate the effectiveness of counseling programs on clients' progress in resolving identified problems and moving towards defined objectives. - Meet with families, probation officers, police, or other interested parties to exchange necessary information during the treatment process. - Discuss with individual patients their plans for life after leaving therapy. - Collaborate with other staff members to perform clinical assessments or develop treatment plans. - Counsel family members to assist them in understanding, dealing with, or supporting clients or patients.

- Responsible for psychological test kits and rentals- Customer service for students and faculty- Ordering/Requesting books for students and faculty- Assisting students and faculty with research materials through our school's database

- all clerical duties (answering phones, faxing, filing, etc)- manage office, in absence of manager- maintain customer accounts- promote business with great customer service

● Facilitate cognitive-behavioral focused group therapy sessions● Facilitate individual counseling sessions with youth● Facilitate mediation sessions between youth● Supervise multiple youth while engaging them in positive activities● Monitoring youth’s behavior via body language, facial expressions, and dialect● Engaging youth in dialectical- therapy focused activities ● Responsible for direct supervision of at-risk youth to meet their mental, emotional, and psychological needs● Considered a direct-care employee● Familiarizing and adhering to all juvenile justice laws● Educating youth about various developmental milestones in an effort to promote healthy lifestyle choices

● Update and maintain consumer’s charts● Supervise administrative assistants ● Train newly-hired intake coordinators● Maintain and take responsibility for the scheduling of annual assessments and bi-monthly treatment team meetings● Maintain psychiatrist schedules● Complete prior authorizations for psychotropic medications● Well versed and extremely knowledgeable of psychotropic medications by working closely with the psychiatrist to learn prescription instructions, and restrictions ● Conduct Care Points and Crisis Plans for youth and adult consumers● Co-facilitated treatment team meetings

● Observe and co-facilitated individual and group therapy sessions, both in office and at various DC Charter schools for youths and adults● Update patient clinical files● Co-facilitate case conferences● Managing interns ● Attend and observe DDS in-home visits to help create BSP/DAR treatment plans● Extensive knowledge of HIPPAA and OSHA regulations● Accurately and efficiently hand and computer score various psychological tests (WPPSI-IV, BASC, WISC, WAIS, WJIII, etc.)● Assist with summarizing test scores for psychological evaluation write-ups● Perform all clerical and administrative assignments to support psychologists● Maintain and organize intern programs

● Perform all clerical and administrative assignments to support medical staff● Registered patients with various mental instabilities● Assisted ED Techs with collection of specimens● Updated patient charts● Observed and took notes during intakes● Assisted the Charge Nurse on staff with various data collection● Monitored mental health patients (sitting in with them during detox from alcohol or psychotropic drugs, monitoring patients after they were administered psychiatric medications, etc.)● Assisted with transporting patients from the ER to Adventist Behavioral Health