1. Implement various psychotherapy models related to behavior modification.

2. Partner with families, schools, and other health professionals to complete mental health assessments related to Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in children and adolescents. (ex: The Connors Comprehensive Behavior Rating Scales)

Lead Acute Licensed Social Worker/Counselor

Belmont Pines Hospital, Youngstown, OH

• Provide supervision to Acute Social Worker/Counselors.

• Coordinate patient case assignments, group facilitation assignments, and daily schedules for Acute Social Worker/Counselors.

• Collaborate with leadership team members to perform various tasks: performance improvement initiative data collection, internal patient chart audits, new staff member training, and employee performance evaluations.

• Facilitate monthly Acute Social Work Department team meetings and Lunch and Learn trainings.

• Coordinate Acute Social Work Department team building initiatives and events.

• Perform social work/counseling patient care services for both Acute Inpatient Unit and Residential Treatment Center: biopsychosocial assessments, pre and post outcomes assessments, trauma screening assessments, treatment planning, crisis prevention and intervention, individual counseling, family-based services, group facilitation, aftercare coordination, collaboration with multidisciplinary treatment teams, and other case management tasks.

Director of Clinical Services

Belmont Pines Hospital, Youngstown, OH

Managed social work/counseling, case management, group facilitation, and other mental health services for the following: Acute Inpatient Unit, Partial Hospitalization Program, and Residential Treatment Center.

Provided supervision to various mental health professionals. Conducted performance evaluations and implemented corrective action. Collaborated with leadership team members to perform various tasks: designed, executed, monitored, and reported progress on performance improvement initiatives, participated in internal and external audits, facilitated hospital-wide and departmental trainings, and conducted daily hospital rounds.

Participated in interviewing, hiring, and training new staff members. Created and facilitated work groups to address needs of specific patient populations. Educated staff members and community partners on trauma-informed care principles and practices. Facilitated quarterly departmental, unit, and hospital-wide business meetings and social events. Performed various social work/counseling patient care services. Describe the item or answer the question so that site visitors who are interested get more information. You can emphasize this text with bullets, italics or bold, and add links.

Social Worker - Acute Inpatient Unit

Belmont Pines Hospital, Youngstown, OH

Provided individual, family, and group counseling to children and adolescents with acute mental health and behavioral challenges to promote safety and stability. Collaborated with an interdisciplinary treatment team to deliver holistic patient care. Facilitated transitions to alternative levels of care, coordinated with support services, and referred to community resources to sustain and build upon progress achieved in treatment.

Performed services as needed in the following programs: Partial Hospitalization Program, Residential Treatment Center, and Short-term Residential.

Cross-trained in the following: conducting intake assessments, completing discharge summaries, executing post-discharge wellness calls, and performing Behavioral Counseling Technician duties.

Clinical Therapist

Preferred Care Counseling, Howland, OH

Provided individual and family counseling to children, adolescents, and families in an office setting to pursue mental health, personal growth, and wellness goals.

Children’s Office Clinical Program Supervisor

Valley Counseling Services, Warren, OH

Screened and interviewed job applicants, designed a new hire training curriculum, conducted performance evaluations, and implemented corrective action plans to develop a team of superior service providers.

Organized and led company-wide trainings to promote professional development. Facilitated quarterly staff meetings, quarterly social events, and monthly peer consultation groups to foster a workplace culture of teamwork, cohesion, and support. Created and distributed department-wide standards, facilitated trainings, and monitored staff performance related to clinical documentation to establish consistent, quality documentation

practices.

Contributed to the review, revision, and implementation of department policies and procedures to ensure best workplace practices and compliance with industry standards. Participated in the following Trumbull County Family and Children First Council Committees to collaborate with community partners: Wraparound Oversight, Voices of Youth, and Early Childhood Collaborative.

Served as chair of the Trumbull County Trauma Informed Care Steering Committee’s Faith-Based Subcommittee to partner with leaders of local faith-based organizations in supporting community members impacted by trauma.

Supervised mental health counselors, social workers, case managers, and counseling and social work interns to promote their professional growth.

Supervised and delivered Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation services in preschool and childcare settings to equip administrators, educators, and caregivers with knowledge and skills to support children with social, emotional, and behavioral challenges.

• Developed, supervised, and co-facilitated a group for school-aged children residing in a domestic violence shelter to convey knowledge and teach skills related to mental health and wellness. Revitalized, supervised, and co-facilitated a group for transition-aged youth to teach independent living skills, create connections to sustainable community resources, and build peer support networks. Provided individual, family, and group counseling to children, adolescents, and families in office, home, community, and school settings to achieve optimal mental health.

Children’s Behavioral Health Initiative Coordinator

South Bay Community Services, Attleboro, MA

• Successfully grew a team of mental health counselors, social workers, and other family service providers from 14 to 22 staff members within one year.

• Coordinated and participated in periodic internal and external audits.

• Facilitated staff meetings, lednew hire and staff trainings, screened and interviewed job applicants, conducted performance evaluations, managed client referrals and wait lists, reviewed clinical documentation, and monitored and generated weekly reports on staff productivity.

• Provided supervision to mental health counselors, social workers, and other family service providers.

• Performed the duties of a Staff Therapist.

In-Home Therapist

South Bay Community Services, Boston, MA

• Coordinated multidisciplinary treatment teams consisting of mental health and medical providers, school staff, and social service agency workers.

• Facilitated group supervision for bachelor’s level family service providers.

• Mentored new hires in performing job responsibilities.

• Provided family therapy in a home setting to inner city, low-income, culturally diverse families of youth with severe emotional and behavioral disturbances, high-risk behaviors, and trauma.

Staff Therapist

South Bay Community Services, Boston, MA

• Provided individual and family therapy to inner city, low-income, culturally diverse youth and adults with mental health diagnoses or dual-diagnoses in office, home, school, and community settings.

• Performed assessments, formulated diagnoses, and created, implemented, and monitored progress on treatment plans.

• Collaborated with family members and multidisciplinary treatment team members.

• Referred clients to appropriate health services, social services, and community resources.

• Coordinated discharges and transitions to alternative levels of care.

Graduate Intern

Harvard University/McLean Hospital, Boston, MA

• Provided individual and group counseling to culturally diverse, at-risk youth in Boston Public Schools.

• Administered a school-wide assessment to identify students eligible for services and to match students to the appropriate type of service. 

• Collaborated with students to create therapeutic goals and action plans and monitored progress.

• Co-facilitated a curriculum-based group teaching impulse control and mindfulness skills, a curriculum-based group emphasizing identity exploration and healthy relationships using the expressive arts, and a lunch group teaching social skills.

Lesley University, Cambridge, MA       May 2014

M.A. in Counseling Psychology  

Indiana University, Bloomington, IN May 2008 

B.S. in Applied Health Science, summa cum laude