Sandra Welch Email & Phone Number

Pennsylvania, United States

Participates in a treatment team of self and co-therapist. Together they share the responsibility of providing intensive individual and family treatment with their teammate. The therapist communicates and collaborates with the teammate to maximize the team’s therapeutic effectiveness with families. Both therapists shall utilize family systems theory, and structural family theory as well as a wide variety of closely related theories, and cognitive/behavioral treatments. Parent training, and social and life skills training are also essential.Provide consultation to personnel from schools, Intermediate Units, and community agencies to provide coordinated individual and family service plans. Follow family progress with psychiatric physician as appropriate. Arrange psychiatric evaluations as needed, review medication needs, and consult with psychiatrist regarding problems that arise during treatment.Assist the family to use community resources appropriately. They shall develop networks of support services, and coordinate services with countywide child-serving agencies like CYS, Juvenile Court, outpatient treatment, strength-based, BHRS, Therapeutic foster care, etc.Provide mental health crisis support as required such as on-call availability for consultation and support, or assist family in making arrangements to have IP taken to hospital, RTF, etc. Complete routine paperwork such as progress notes, assessments, treatment plans, reviews, logs, letters, and other program related correspondence and forms.Recognize the importance of cultural sensitivity when treating families. Utilize internal open door complaint and reporting for issues regarding ethics, fraud, and abuse. Make suggestions to improve services and treatment standards.Completes clinical child/family assessments, coordinates all information necessary for developing an initial treatment plan, family safety plan, coordinates the 30-day review process, recommends discharge options to the family.

Houston, Texas, United States

Conduct mental health assessments and provide ongoing individual and group counseling services, screen for human trafficking concerns, and provide crisis intervention services. Provide clinical guidance to case managers, participate in, and provide expert/professional support in treatment concerning mental health issues and behavior management. Provide professional opinions/recommendations to the team regarding UACs that are essential to making clinical decisions concerning the treatment and welfare of the clients. Primary mental health caregiver to clients. Conducts mental health assessments, develop individualized treatment plans, lead individual or group therapy sessions, run preventative mental wellness classes or workshops, and making treatment referrals. Follow the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) and the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) regulations and guidelines.Collect data about clients through interviews, case history, psychological tests, and/or observational techniques; evaluates data to identify causes of problems and to determine proper therapeutic approach or referral to other specialists. Prepare discharge plans, and follow-up care programs; provide therapeutic crisis intervention and emergency services as required. Provide and/or arrange for therapeutic interventions as appropriate for patients or clients in a crisis situation. Determine reliability and validity of treatment used; make recommendations regarding modification to services and service delivery. Responsible for working collaboratively with program administrators to ensure that the collaborative process between the unit supervisors, case managers and clinical staff occurs on a consistent and on-going basis to ensure that unit programming is developed, implemented and maintained within the lens of integrative treatment design. Accurate and timely completion of documentation as required by state and federal regulations.

Houston, Texas Area

Research vendor services and negotiate and approve contract terms to fully support departmental initiatives.Build and cultivate internal and external relationships and manage facility maintenance, including office equipment to ensure facility optimal and in compliance with University standards and OSHA regulations.Collaborate with marketing material vendors and internal marketing department and order logo branded merchandising to support gifting at promotional events.Conduct office supply inventory and order books and laboratory equipment utilizing management information system database to support faculty and curriculum.Manage UT Permian Basin campus operations and organize classroom and maintenance schedules to ensure off-site campus is functioning optimally.Selected as PETEX representative to market university curriculum courses and e-learning products and recruit future students to support campus initiatives.Update Instructor Bios and contact information utilizing Excel and manage database to ensure information accurately up to date.Recruit and interview prospective Instructors and coordinate schedules for candidates to present teach back lesson presentations.Coordinate and plan adjunct courses, including catering, room set-up and travel requirements to support Instructors’ educational initiatives.Conduct office and educational laboratory inventory and develop and submit purchase order requisition for approval to ensure supplies ordered within strict budget demands. Responsible for maintaining and organizing training center library, course delivery cabinet and classroom inventory.Manage and coordinate transportation and hotel accommodations and negotiate terms and conditions to ensure optimal savings for students.Organize and package materials and ship supplies to trade show event and international custom courses to support university initiatives.

Master'S In Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Mental Health Counseling/Counselor

Bachelor'S Degree, Bachelor'S Of Science In Psychology