Mental Health Department Supervisor - Keen Mountain Correctional Center - Oakwood, VA
(2021-05)
Master's Level Mental Health Professional oversees employees and inmates in a clinic setting with the ability to provide independent autonomous patient care.
- Supervises and directs all Mental Health Staff
- Provides updates and information on all mental health matters to prison administration
- Provides updates and information on all mental health matters to the regional mental health administration
- Ensures proper documentation for ACA accreditation
- Screening and Assessment
- Crisis Assessment and Stabilization
- Suicide Management and Prevention
- Brief Supportive Counseling
- Discharge Services
- On-Call 24/7
- Coordination of Telepsychiatry
- Determination of Inmate Safety
- PREA Assessment/Investigations
- Coordination of any outside mental health services
- Assists the Regional Director of Mental Health
- Assists the Warden of the prison
Master QMHP - Southwest VA Regional Jail - Abingdon, VA
(2019-05 - 2021-05)
Qualified Mental Health Professional for Southwest Regional Jail in Abingdon, Virginia. Master's Level Mental Health Professional oversees patients in a clinic setting with the ability to provide independent autonomous patient care.
- Screening and Assessment
- Crisis Assessment and Stabilization
- Suicide Management and Prevention
- Brief Supportive Counseling
- Discharge Services
- On-Call 24/7 and 365
- Coordination of Telepsychiatry
- Determination of Inmate Safety
- PREA Assessment/Investigations
- Coordination of any outside mental health services
- Assists the Regional Director of Mental Health
- Assists the Director of Medical Services
Foster Family Recruiter/Trainer - Intercept Y. Services - Abingdon, VA
(2018-02 - 2019-05)
- Developed and implemented the strategic marketing plan within assigned area to include outreach efforts in the community
- Maintained expansive knowledge base of community and business development concepts
- Measured and evaluated the success of Intercept's Foster Family Recruitment Plan (FFRP) within assigned area
- Developed and maintained relationships with potential families, partnering agencies, and community contacts (serving on community boards, informing organizations of services, strengthening the interagency process in the service area, etc.) and to help identify the best quality care needed for Intercept clients
- Conducted foster parent information sessions in every county in the Southwest Virginia
- 24 hour on call services for potential foster parents
- Contacted local businesses, churches, and organizations to promote fostering
- Maintained foster parent certification quotas as determined by the Senior Director of Program Development each month
- Participated in the process of determining suitability of potential families for approval as treatment foster care parents
- Completed expeditiously all evaluations, background checks, references, interviews, home studies, and screenings of potential foster families to ensure world class foster care environments for Intercept clients
- Trained foster parents, staff and families involved in foster treatment through a proactive process of assessment, goal-setting and ABC planning to address the client's emotional/behavioral problems to promote normal development
- Taught and assisted in the implementation of initial base-lining/data keeping tasks with foster parents, and provide tracking instruments (STEP Charts, Daily Connection Logs, Daily Observation Charts, etc.)
- Visited potential family homes to effectively evaluate home environments and parenting skills, and to provide naturalistic/informal counseling to families
- Provided clear performance feedback to Teaching Parents in accordance with Intercept policies
- Monitored and followed up on the family approval process by assessing and reporting progress to team weekly
- Provided regular evaluations of the recruiting/orientation/Parent Skills Training processes, and made program adjustments as necessary
- Complied with any recommendations generated by licensing or funding entity audits
- Utilized available resources, consulting agency trainings, and practical experience to become a highly adept trainer of Parenting Skills Training curriculum
- Scheduled and delivered Parenting Skills Training courses for Intercept Staff and Teaching Parents
Family Services Specialist II - Washington County DSS - Abingdon, VA
(2014-09 - 2017-02)
Highly dedicated and conscientious Foster Care Social Worker with an exceptional work ethic and successful client satisfaction record. Thorough and skilled researcher in child and family histories to ensure optimal placement. Adept coordinator with law enforcement mental health personnel and attorneys to maximize child safety and development in a foster care environment.
- Assessed needs of families and foster children, and treatment foster children
- Developed a Court Service Plan for each foster child and or parent
- Linked to service needs specified in the Court Service Plan
- Assisted the individuals directly, including transportation for the purpose of developing or obtaining needed resources
- Coordinated services and treatment planning with other agencies and providers
- Enhanced community integration to promote community adjustment
- Monitored service delivery with all providers
- Education and Counseling—problem solving activities designed to promote community adjustment/returning the child home
- Worked closely with psychiatrist/substance abuse counselor/probation officer/attorney to monitor client compliance to determine effectiveness
- Career Assistance
- Crisis Intervention to prevent psychiatric hospitalization or to make referral to psychiatric facility if appropriate (evidenced by level of symptoms and inability to contract for safety)
- Maintained consumer record to ensure all administrative, legal and clinical paperwork was kept up to date
- Foster Parent Trainer for potential foster parents in Washington County, Virginia
- Trained and approved foster/adoptive parents using the PRIDE training curriculum
Crisis Stabilization/Adult Care Coordination - Highlands Community Services - Abingdon, VA
(2011-05 - 2014-09)
Work with mentally ill adults who meet the criteria for Virginia Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services. These individuals live in assisted living facilities (ALFs) and throughout the community, and primarily have Axis I diagnoses of Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder, Major Depressive Disorder and/or Personality Disorders. Constantly work towards program goal to enable individuals to compensate for, or eliminate the functional deficits and interpersonal and environmental barriers created by the disability to restore ability for independent living, socialization, employment, and effective life management.
- Assessing needs of referred consumers
- Developing an Individual Recovery Services Plan for each consumer
- Linking to service needs specified in the IRSP
- Assisting the individual directly, including transportation for the purpose of developing or obtaining needed resources
- Coordinating services and treatment planning with other agencies and providers
- Enhancing community integration to promote community adjustment
- Monitoring service delivery with all providers
- Education and Counseling—problem solving activities designed to promote community adjustment
- Working closely with psychiatrist to monitor consumer medication to determine effectiveness
- Training ALF employees on adults with mental illnesses and how to best support their clients
