Poonam Mcknight, Lcpc Email & Phone Number

Glen Burnie, Md, Us

Glen Burnie, Md, Us

Greenbelt, Maryland, Us

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

Baltimore, Maryland, Us

Providing trauma informed care

Oakland, California, Us

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.

Chicago, Il, Us

- 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

Indianapolis, Indiana, Us

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

Washington, District Of Columbia, Us

● 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

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Psychology

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Psychology