Employment:

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• Develop, implement and monitor mental health services Program within a 24
• Hour Psychiatric Facility while providing clinical/Forensic assessments to
• Inmates who have been referred from various agencies including: South
• Carolina Department Of Mental Health, South Carolina Department Of
• Disabilities and Special Needs, Georgia Department Of Corrections South
• Carolina Department Of Probation, Pardon and Parole and many others.
• Provides on-going individual and group therapy to inmates while working
• With Psychiatrist, Nursing, Security and Mental Health Techs to ensure
• Best practices in providing effective and efficient care. Ensure that all inmates/
• Patients have Personal Safety Plans For De-escalation in place upon
• Admission as well as review every 90 days. Work alongside of Psychologist
• And other mental health staff to provide Activity Therapy, Education as well as
• Fitness and Wellness programs Constantly monitor the Mental Health Program for adjustments and additions while ensuring that all state and federal guidelines are met and any new regulations are implemented. As Chair of the
• Palliative Care Committee, I develop, implement and monitor inmates/pts
• Who qualify for Palliative care while supporting the Medical Director, Pharmacist, Chaplaincy, Nursing and Mental Health Staff through complete assessment, care Planning and coordination of the Committee on a continuous basis. Provide care/ recommendations to the staff regarding EAP needs, counseling as well as brief behavioral interventions and care.

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• Senior Management Position - Develop, evaluate and oversee eight units within a 24 hour psychiatric facility working with all ages from the Geriatric population to youth. Provide programming and evaluation of the Clinical Programs within the hospital to include: mental health therapists, addiction therapists, sexually aggressive predator therapist, recreational therapist and mental health technicians. I provide on-going development, monitoring and evaluation of programs affecting all units/therapist/ populations. Provide oversight, program development and structural programming for a 40 bed group home with children/youth ages 13-18. Provide consultation to other members of senior management to include the CEO. Ensure that all units and programming are compliant with regulatory agencies to include CMS, Joint Commission, DJJ and DSS. Provide oversight, development and management of the grievance program for the entire facility. Maintain and develop documentation and services as required by Corporate office as well as outside agencies. Provide marketing and referral support throughout the state of South Carolina Develop, implement and monitor all staff and programmatic requirements for a level 3 group home for boys. Provided all clinical documentation and support to the billing department in order to obtain claims approvals for inpatient psychiatric and behavioral health services.
• I have already received a complete evaluation of my work, which can be provided at your request from the CEO as well as colleague reference letters.
• Left position to relocate back to Columbia, SC area

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Contract Position - Provide individual, group and family therapy/treatment for adolescents with substance abuse/dependency issues. Manage treatment team meetings/documentation/consults with Psychiatrist Maintain all clinical documentation for clients intake/assessment/recommendations for treatment variety of therapies provided administration of urine drug screens Provide parents/families with both individual and group therapies as well Maintain data/statistical Implementation of programmatic needs. Provided all services related to claim/ billing services in obtaining claim/services approvals, calling various insurance companies to obtain approval for on-going treatment services for inpatient and outpatient treatment for behavioral health and substance abuse/dependency treatment services developed software program for mental health providers to initiate initial claim approvals , dates of renewal and on-going claim required follow-up services to ensure all services received approval / follow-up in a timely manner to avoid gaps in service delivery and claims being turned down.

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• Provided all services to children/adolescents who were referred to the agency
• From the local DSS/ IFCCS for intensive / therapeutic foster care placement
• Within facility and home settings Provided home and school visits as well as
• Accompaniment to therapy appointments as I coordinated services as part of
• An interdisciplinary team member in efforts to ensure that the children/youth
• Served received all necessary/ regulatory services needed and mandated
• Provided recruitment and retainment activities within each community served to
• Identify potential foster care placements as well as provided intensive training in
• The home as well as in offices, churches and other community centers for initial as well as on-going training needs maintained all documentation as mandated by
• Regulatory agencies and guidelines attended all meetings as required with
• The children/adolescents on caseload assisted in maintaining schedules for
• Other Behavioral Health Therapists for the organization as well as coordinating and
• Overseeing and consulting with them on complex cases/situations as a senior
• Therapist with numerous credentials and extensive experience working with
• Children/adolescents with multiple diagnoses.
• This was a contract position. Continued PRN past dates of full-time employment however, am no longer PRN status with this placement Co.

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• Provide oversight and management for an 18-county area with 18 therapists. Provide clinical supervision and direction in working with Hospice patients and families. Conduct interviews and hiring as well as termination Conducts payroll activities on a bi-weekly basis Maintains monthly supervision meetings Actively involved in legislative proceedings with regards to Hospice benefits Assist in marketing efforts in new counties maintain statistical data to meet corporate goals attend management meetings and maintain actively involved in leadership activities Chair the Corporate Ethics Committee.
• Company downsized and eliminated all middle management positions within the Company due to economic reasons.

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• Initiated and implemented grant funded program in which I provided oversight of juveniles released from the Department of Juvenile Justice who needed follow-up therapy and drug treatment Provided individual and group therapy for juveniles Conducted drug testing Compiled and maintained statistical data for grant Attended quarterly meetings for program Developed programs for rewards Acted as a liaison between the juvenile and community services needed.
• Discontinued employment due to state wide elimination of the Program.

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Sought, obtained and implemented a clinical therapy program for individuals who were seeking medical treatment and had legitimate mental health concerns. Provided therapeutic services to children and adults within the medical setting Provided medication recommendations to the physicians regarding mental health needs maintained therapy records Overseen the program in four counties with four therapists maintained statistical information for grants maintained community outreach activities conducted and maintained outside grant funding opportunities Developed and maintained a new productive method for following individuals in their pattern of depression.

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• Provided social work services to patients of Home Care and Hospice within their homes, facilities and hospital settings Provided support and outreach for patient needs maintained statistical information Participated as part of the Medical Oversight Committee for Springs Memorial Hospital Overseen the social services program within the organization maintained a case load of bereavement and volunteers for the organization Developed and implemented an annual bereavement Care Camp activity for children who had lost a loved one.
• Resigned from this position to pursue clinical supervision/ supervisory position towards becoming a licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker for a Community Health Center.

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Provided crisis intervention services for victims of all ages of sexual assault Provided follow-up advocacy within the legal system Conducted forensic interviews of child sexual assault victims recruited and trained volunteers for on-call duty maintained statistical data for grants developed and implemented a first time successful fundraiser, The Gala Developed a statistical reporting system for grants Assisted the director with payroll.