Mental Health Therapist

• Mar 2020 - Present

•Develop treatment plans based on patients’ individual mental and medical health diagnoses. •Design and conduct individual and group CBT-based therapy sessions to educate patients 16-18 years of age regarding psychological, emotional, or substance use problems with a maximum rotating caseload of 10 patients. •Provide family session counseling to patients to ensure appropriate communication and involvement of family members and support groups, as therapeutically necessary. •Complete patient assessment scales including Columbia, PHQ-2, psychosocial assessments, and level of care assessments. •Collaborate with a multidisciplinary treatment team weekly. •Implement crisis intervention and safety planning. Show less

• Apr 2019 - Mar 2020

• Facilitate specialized drug and alcohol use prevention curriculum with youth 6-18 years of age to improve social skills and promote healthy decision making.• Conduct informational presentations and activities regarding alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs to provide youth with facts about how these substances affect their bodies and teach refusal skills.• Maintain fidelity of curriculum by enrolling a total of 100 youth per quarter and successfully completing the 8-week curriculum with each small group. Show less

• May 2018 - Apr 2019

• Facilitated after school programs for youth 6-18 years of age, while supervising a group of 15-20 teens to increase awareness on nutrition, fitness and healthy lifestyles.• Oversaw homework sessions with the teen group and tutor students in need of assistance. This process has revealed 14% of students as maintaining their overall average and 31% showing improvement in their overall average.• Managed and supported staff on the development of monthly program planning for all areas of the club which keeps each area functioning with student activities for 150 members each day. 100% of plans were completed on time each month. Show less

Youth Development Specialist

• May 2017 - May 2018

• Designed and executed in a timely fashion age-appropriate after school programs for intended age groups relative to healthy relationships and boundaries, leadership skills, team building, and communication skills. This reduced conflict by 75% on a monthly basis in 2018. • Provided counseling for members when encountering social and school-related issues, strained home relationships, and peer conflict. 38% increase in rapport among teen members. • Managed proper record keeping of youth to volunteer ratio in each program area and charted important data collected to track the overall progression of growth and development programs to ensure 100% grant funding to our SMART Moves and other development programs. Show less

Master Social Work (MSW) Intern

• Sep 2017 - Apr 2018

• Collaborated with social worker on case management and support services for proper adult inpatient psychiatric care and diagnosis over a rotating maximum caseload of 23 patients per week. • Facilitated group therapy for adults in inpatient psychiatric care that promoted focus on individual short and long-term daily goals. • Completed over 100 psychosocial assessments with patients and initiated 20 discharge procedures through contact with outpatient psychiatrists over the course of 8 months. Show less

Bachelor Social Work (BSW) Intern

• Aug 2016 - May 2017

• Provided case management and support services to 5 single-parent families experiencing homelessness to advance their next steps toward a self-sufficient lifestyle. • Provided clients with referrals to resources to outside the agency necessary for all walks of life which ensured a path for success. • Aided parents in a search for permanent living arrangements and preparation for gainful employment. • Provided case management and support services to 5 single-parent families experiencing homelessness to advance their next steps toward a self-sufficient lifestyle. • Provided clients with referrals to resources to outside the agency necessary for all walks of life which ensured a path for success. • Aided parents in a search for permanent living arrangements and preparation for gainful employment.

Office Assistant

• Aug 2014 - May 2017

• Issued new and renewed memberships to the facility and enrolled teams for intramural or sports clubs. • Maintained appointment log for scheduling for massages and personal training sessions for the center. • Greeted patrons and responded to requests or issues as presented. • Maintained trusting relationships with patrons and coworkers. • Issued new and renewed memberships to the facility and enrolled teams for intramural or sports clubs. • Maintained appointment log for scheduling for massages and personal training sessions for the center. • Greeted patrons and responded to requests or issues as presented. • Maintained trusting relationships with patrons and coworkers.

Conference Housing Assistant

• Mar 2016 - Aug 2016

• Executed a smooth check-in/check-out process for conference residents visiting the campus which included verification of the visitors list and auditing of room keys for each visitor. • Conducted tours of residence halls for potential or incoming students. • Executed a smooth check-in/check-out process for conference residents visiting the campus which included verification of the visitors list and auditing of room keys for each visitor. • Conducted tours of residence halls for potential or incoming students.