L. Jae Dennis

Clinical Director at Turning Point Recovery Center, Inc.
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Credentials

  • EMDR
    EMDR Institute Inc
    Mar, 2018
    - Nov, 2024
  • Mental Health First Aid
    National Council for Behavioral Health
    Nov, 2016
    - Nov, 2024
  • Community Peer Support Worker
    NEW MEXICO CREDENTIALING BOARD FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS
    Jun, 2017
    - Nov, 2024
  • Basic Life Support / CPR
    American Heart Association's Lifelong Learning Center
    Nov, 2016
    - Nov, 2024

Experience

    • United States
    • Mental Health Care
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Clinical Director
      • Feb 2023 - Present

  • Vista Taos
    • Taos, NM
    • Executive Director
      • Jul 2021 - Mar 2023

    • United States
    • Hospitals and Health Care
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • IOP Clinical Supervisor / Therapist
      • Jun 2019 - Feb 2022

      Profile: Hospital OP Department provides IOP, and soon PHP, for mental health and substance use treatment. Programs include DBT concepts, Matrix SUD program, and Seeking Safety. Individual therapy, and case management for program members. Population: Mandated BH and DWI-BH Metro Court and other probation/parole patients referred by courts. Marginalized populations referred by local hospitals during discharge. Duties: Individual clinical therapy, group therapy, intake assessments, treatment planning, treatment team. EMDR trauma processing. * 2/13/2020 – became Interim Director of Haven Outpatient. Added duties include: team lead, performance reviews, fostering inpatient team coherence and create a process flow between IPT and OP, oversee compliance with legal policies, guidelines and standards, organize and run all patient care or administrative operations and programs, act as a connection between patients, their families and additional care staff. * 2/1/2021 – officially became IOP Clinical Supervisor due to LCSW new license. Managed the same duties since 10/25/2020. Modalities: CBT, MI, Matrix, CRA, SF, DBT, SS, EMDR

    • United States
    • Mental Health Care
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Mental Health Therapist
      • Aug 2017 - May 2019

      Duties: individual clinical therapy, group therapy, intake assessments, treatment planning, treatment team. Supervision of interns. * 3/1/2019 – became Clinical Manager. Added duties included: team lead, organize and run treatment team, candidate selection and interviews of potential employees, manage and oversee curriculum for two programs, efficacy data, staff, and quality control. Other: developed new department to provide substance treatment IOP and family counseling program for adolescents, developed trauma program using Seeking Safety model, developed DBT program, member/provider of both Young Adult Court and Juvenile Treatment Court team

    • Mental Health Therapist
      • Aug 2017 - May 2019

      Duties: individual clinical therapy, group therapy, intake assessments, treatment planning, treatment team. Supervision of interns. * 3/1/2019 – became Manager. Added duties included: team lead, organize and run treatment team, candidate selection and interviews of potential employees, manage and oversee curriculum for two programs, efficacy data, staff, and quality control. Other: developed new department to provide substance treatment IOP and family counseling program for adolescents, developed trauma program using Seeking Safety model, developed DBT program, member/provider of both Young Adult Court and Juvenile Treatment Court team

  • Serenity Mesa
    • Albuquerque, New Mexico Area
    • Mental Health Worker
      • Mar 2017 - Mar 2018

      Work directly with adolescents in transition from substance dependence. Job duties include: support daily living in transition between rehab and living on their own, teach life skills, plan weekend activities, manage crisis intervention using TCI, Nurtured Heart, the Seven Challenges, the 12 Steps, and SMART Recovery techniques. Work directly with adolescents in transition from substance dependence. Job duties include: support daily living in transition between rehab and living on their own, teach life skills, plan weekend activities, manage crisis intervention using TCI, Nurtured Heart, the Seven Challenges, the 12 Steps, and SMART Recovery techniques.

    • College Professor
      • Aug 2009 - Aug 2016

      Lead faculty in charge of Liberal Arts degree and Freshman English Program. Duties: curriculum design, course instruction, Liberal Arts adviser, Faculty Handbook Committee, Access Team. Founder of Faculty Senate, also held various positions on the Senate over four years including; Chair, Vice Chair, and Secretary. Lead faculty in charge of Liberal Arts degree and Freshman English Program. Duties: curriculum design, course instruction, Liberal Arts adviser, Faculty Handbook Committee, Access Team. Founder of Faculty Senate, also held various positions on the Senate over four years including; Chair, Vice Chair, and Secretary.

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • College Instructor
      • Aug 2005 - Jun 2011

      Teaching Freshman English Teaching Freshman English

Education

  • New Mexico Highlands University
    Master of Social Work - MSW, Mental Health Counseling/Counselor
    2016 - 2018
  • The University of New Mexico
    Master of Arts - MA, English Language and Literature/Letters
    2002 - 2004
  • The University of New Mexico
    M.A., Humanities, Lit, Art History
    2002 - 2003
  • University of Tampa
    Bachelor of Arts - BA, English Language and Literature/Letters and Creative Writing (dual major)
    1999 - 2001
  • St. Petersburg College
    Associate of Arts - AA, Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
    1993 - 1997

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