Adjunct Instructor

• Aug 2022 - Present

Non-Capital Mitigation Specialist

• Nov 2020 - Present

Mental Health Social Worker II

• Jul 2019 - Oct 2020

I worked with individuals who had been court-committed to a state forensic facility for the purpose of competency restoration or stabilization and treatment of adult males. Duties include, but are not limited to the following: Completing psychosocial assessments; Collaborating with a multidisciplinary treatment team to create individualized treatment plans addressing specific issues and goals and reviewing patient behaviors for emergency intervention; and Conducting weekly and monthly interventions with patients and their families to provide education related to long-term recovery, competency restoration, readiness for discharge, and need for continued care. Show less

Licensed Mental Health Professional

• Jul 2019 - Oct 2020

Provide emergency intervention and conduct multidisciplinary tele-psychiatry meetings with inmates who are being housed on Acute Suicide Watch;Conduct individual meetings and Suicide Risk Assessments with inmates expressing suicidal ideation;Conduct individual meetings and Abbreviated Suicide Risk Assessments with inmates recently released from Suicide Watch Precautions.

Licensed Mental Health Professional

• Apr 2018 - Jul 2019

Social Worker

• Jul 2017 - Apr 2018

▪ Case Management. ▪ Adhere to Court regulations and standards while assisting clients with their needs while incarcerated and leading up to reentry to a community setting. ▪ Conduct interviews for Defendant Sentencing Memorandums and Biopsychosocial Assessments. ▪ Conducting Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services Division Adult Placement Assessments, completing referrals, and providing case management for clients referred to treatment facilities. As well as arrange release from Tuscaloosa County Jail and travel to treatment. ▪ Facilitate Anger Management class in a group setting with males and females incarcerated in the Tuscaloosa County Jail. Show less

Social Work Intern

• Feb 2017 - May 2017

▪ Facilitated weekly competency group with patients awaiting hearings ▪ Conducted daily meetings with patients to update goals and treatment planning ▪ Conducted initial assessments on forensic and civil admissions units ▪ Co-led and facilitated weekly travel training group for patients anticipating discharge ▪ Assisted patients with obtaining legal documentation ▪ Assisted patients and multidisciplinary team in discharge planning ▪ Facilitated weekly competency group with patients awaiting hearings ▪ Conducted daily meetings with patients to update goals and treatment planning ▪ Conducted initial assessments on forensic and civil admissions units ▪ Co-led and facilitated weekly travel training group for patients anticipating discharge ▪ Assisted patients with obtaining legal documentation ▪ Assisted patients and multidisciplinary team in discharge planning

Community Support Intern

• Jan 2017 - Feb 2017

▪ Conducted biopsychosocial assessments ▪ Assisted in home and community visits with clients living in Green Door housing and clients who were homeless ▪ Assisted clients in locating local resources and applying for necessary financial assistance ▪ Assisted in preparations of the closure of the non-profit organization ▪ Conducted biopsychosocial assessments ▪ Assisted in home and community visits with clients living in Green Door housing and clients who were homeless ▪ Assisted clients in locating local resources and applying for necessary financial assistance ▪ Assisted in preparations of the closure of the non-profit organization

Legal Assistant

• Apr 2009 - Dec 2016

I joined the law firm in the spring of 2009 as a part-time runner while I was a student at Tuscaloosa County High School. In addition to performing the runner duties, I assisted the firm’s secretaries in performing their duties, and quickly learned the skills and duties of being a legal secretary. I was promoted into that position in 2010. In July of 2015, I left the office to complete a full time internship. Once the internship was completed, I obtained employment with a boutique. In July 2016, Chris Jones asked if I would be interested in rejoining the firm. I gladly accepted and worked there through December of 2016. I primarily worked on litigation cases, divorces and landlord tenant matters. However, I was cross trained to assist the office manger with accounting of office funds, including accounts payable and accounts receivable. ▪ Drafted court documents, including Complaints, Motions, and Discovery Requests and Responses ▪ Maintained relationships with clients through written correspondence and telephone calls ▪ Organized, managed, and prepared files for hearings, trials, and mediation ▪ Billed clients in Quickbooks Intuit Online Edition and receipted payments ▪ Assisted with accounting of office funds, including accounts payable and accounts receivable Show less

Geriatric Psychiatric Social Services Intern

• Aug 2015 - Dec 2015

Pickens County Medical Center's Senior Care Program is a 10 bed inpatient unit that serves persons age 55 and older, who have mental health issues, in a secure and discreet setting. ▪ Developed and updated patient Care Plans, Biopsychosocial Histories, and Discharge Plans ▪ Contacted patient families and kept patient families up to date on progress status ▪ Maintained relationships with patients and patient families ▪ Facilitated and co-facilitated thirty-minute group therapy sessions ▪ Attended and assisted in home visits for referrals Show less

Washington D.C. Field Education Assistant

• Sep 2014 - Mar 2015

Assisted Carroll Phelps in locating and contacting Alumni for the 35th Anniversary celebration of the MSW Washington D.C. Field Education Programs. Kept and added to a running list of Alumni and current students. Assisted Carroll Phelps in locating and contacting Alumni for the 35th Anniversary celebration of the MSW Washington D.C. Field Education Programs. Kept and added to a running list of Alumni and current students.