Experience

MDwise, Inc.

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Complex Case Manager

  • Jun 2015 - Present



New Castle Correctional Facility- Psychiatric Unit

• Mental Health Professional

  • Oct 2014 - May 2015

  • Guide offenders in the development of skills and strategies for dealing with their problems. • Prepare and maintain all required treatment records and reports. • Counsel offenders individually and in group sessions, to assist in overcoming dependencies, adjusting to life, and making changes. • Collect information about offenders through interviews, observation, and tests. • Gather information about community mental health needs and resources that could be used in conjunction with therapy. • Monitor offender's use of medications. • Plan and conduct programs to prevent substance abuse or improve community health and counseling services. • Modify treatment activities and approaches as needed in order to comply with changes in offender’s' status. • Provides assistance in structuring the total institutional program for the individual prisoner • Evaluates prisoners' behavior, determines when progress has been made through treatment programs. • Participates in misconduct hearings. Show less



Resource Treatment Facility

• Indianapolis, Indiana Area

• Therapist

  • Jan 2011 - Sep 2014

  • Provide therapy/case management to children with emotional and behavioral issues • Responsible for coordinating continuum of care activities for assigned residents and ensuring optimum utilization of resources, service delivery, and compliance with external agencies and referral sources requirements • Responsible for conducting individual, group, and family therapy, coordinating various types of clinical and psycho-educational activities, various duties related to coordinating treatment and discharge activities Show less



Midtown Mental Health

• Indianapolis, Indiana Area

• Mental Health Clinician

  • Sep 2009 - Jan 2011

  • Provided individual, couple, and family intervention • Assessed and DSM-IV diagnostics for patients referred by probation and Department of Child Services, and other referral providers • Provided brief, evidence based, solution focused behavioral interventions with active development of psychotherapeutic/psycho educational behavioral change planning for patients • Identified resources and providers of service to assist client in meeting their goals; facilitates client linkage to those services • Monitored client progress • Monitored overall program’s fiscal solvency • Utilized community networks to keep client engaged in services and working towards goals • Completed documentation of services in a timely and accurate manner • Facilitated substance abuse groups Show less



Indianapolis Housing Agency

• United States
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Program Development Coordinator

  • Apr 1996 - Jan 2009

  • Utilized assessment tools and software to assist residents with identifying goals to improve their social, economic, and educational well being. • Recruited for and coordinate job training, education, counseling, housing, and financial activities for residents. • Consistently earn highest rating in customer service quality surveys. • Selected for overseeing contract reporting and performance of service providers. • Strengthened client satisfaction through management of resources. • Developed, maintained and distributed flyers and monthly newsletters for residents. • Prepare monthly, quarterly, and semi-annual and annual reports. • Committed at working to improve social programs by encouraging communities and organizations to be responsive to identified client needs. Show less