Behavioral Health Provider

• Apr 2021 - Present

HOPE Program social worker

• Jun 2020 - Mar 2021

Lead social worker providing direct services to pregnant women in Lucas County with opioid use disorders achieve healthy pregnancies. Collaborate with area treatment centers and prenatal care providers. Increase program awareness and practice administrative tasks.

Psychiatric Social Worker

• Jan 2019 - Jun 2020

Complete psychosocial assessments utilizing knowledge of human development, behavior and environmental influences as well as DSM-5 diagnosis. Create individualized, recovery-oriented treatment plans focused on crisis intervention and stabilization. Facilitate psychotherapy, psychoeducation, and chemical dependency groups to dually diagnosed patients.Coordinate and refer to community resources and supports for integrated outpatient care.Complete Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) assessment and collaborate with patients to create individual relapse prevention plans.Coordinate patient care and timely discharge with providers, health plans, families, and treatment agencies through communication and maintenance of comprehensive documentation.Maintain knowledge and educate colleagues and patients of local treatment agencies, support resources, and psychosocial influences. Show less

SUD Therapist

• Aug 2015 - Aug 2017

Perform Diagnostic Assessments and provide diagnosis as described by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition. Collaborate with dually diagnosed clients to develop recovery focused individual treatment plans. Facilitate Intensive Outpatient and After Care groups using evidenced based practices. Provide individual trauma informed psychotherapy utilizing Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Motivational interviewing to caseload of 20+ clients. Advocate for clients through communication with probation officers, children services case manager, and attorneys as needed. Monitor client’s sobriety by performing collection and documentation of Urinalysis. Consult with community professionals and advise clients about beneficial resources. Maintain thorough case documentation and write detailed reports. Show less