Program Coordinator

• Feb 2023 - Present

Forensic Behavioral Counselor

• Apr 2018 - Feb 2023

• Conduct Substance Use Evaluations and provide appropriate recommendations • Facilitate weekly outpatient and intensive outpatient substance use groups • Case management • Co-Facilitate substance use focused classes in DuPage County Jail's Recovery Pod • Document all interactions with clients in EMR • Coordinate services with Probation Officers and DCFS caseworkers • Expanding substance use services to Southeast Public Health Center (Westmont) • Conduct Substance Use Evaluations and provide appropriate recommendations • Facilitate weekly outpatient and intensive outpatient substance use groups • Case management • Co-Facilitate substance use focused classes in DuPage County Jail's Recovery Pod • Document all interactions with clients in EMR • Coordinate services with Probation Officers and DCFS caseworkers • Expanding substance use services to Southeast Public Health Center (Westmont)

Mental Health Clinician

• May 2016 - Apr 2018

• Conduct Substance Use, Domestic Violence, and Anger Management Evaluations • Co-facilitate Weekly Partner Abuse Intervention Program (PAIP) • Facilitate bi-weekly Aftercare sessions • Facilitate weekly outpatient and intensive outpatient substance use groups • Case management • ASAM review sheets monthly • Assist supervising clinical interns • Write discharge summaries • Document all interactions with clients in chart • Coordinate services with Probation Officers and DCFS caseworkers Show less

PSR Therapist

• Dec 2015 - May 2016

Assist chronically mentally ill clients to compensated functional deficits and interpersonal and environmental barriers by teaching psychosocial educational groups Assist chronically mentally ill clients with daily social support, linkage to community resources, and integration into the community Developed 12 week psychosocial educational groups: Psychotropic Medication and Management, Understanding Schizophrenia, Managing Schizophrenia, Co-occurring: Addiction and the FamiliesWeekly individual sessions with clients Collaboratively work with Mental Health Court to provide treatment to mutual clients by attending bi-weekly staffingUpdate Mental Health Assessments and Individual Treatment plans Preform crisis intervention and coordinated needed services Document all interactions in client's electronic chart.Wrote discharge plansAssessed clients LOCUS score at time of discharge or during treatment planningCase management Medicaid Rule 132 billing experience Show less

BH Residential Case Manager

• Sep 2014 - Dec 2015

Coordinated care for 32 chronically mentally ill clients out of 5 residential homesAssisted clients with applying and maintaining state and federal benefitsCoordinated medical and psychiatric services for clientsCollaboratively worked with different departments to coordinate treatment for clientsMedication training and monitoring with clientsPerformed crisis intervention and coordinated needed servicesCollaboratively worked with Mental Health Court to provide treatment to mutual clients by attending staffing and supporting clients in courtAdvocated for clients with various agencies Assisted clients with money management and budgetingConducted Independent Living Skills groups focus on Budgeting and Leisure and Volunteering ActivitiesUpdated Mental Health Assessments and Individual Treatment PlansProvided services to dual diagnosis clients with Intellectual Developmental Disabilities and Mental Health DiagnosisMedicaid Rule 132 billing experience Show less

Clinical Intern

• Jul 2013 - May 2014

Conduct new inmates evaluations Perform suicide watch evaluations and follow-ups Follow-up with all individuals on psychological deadlock status Performed brief crisis intervention for incarcerated individuals Participated in weekly meeting with correctional staff on classification status of inmates Collaboratively work with the medical staff and psychiatrist to provide psychopharmacological interventions and treatments for mentally ill inmates Conduct welfare check on individuals recently sentenced to the Illinois Department of Corrections Show less

Intern

• Aug 2011 - Dec 2011

Handled cases under the supervision of a Probation Officer. Conducted social investigations with adolescents newly introduced to the probational system. Recruitment of participants for Girls Circle research study. Responsibilities consisted of distributing surveys, keeping contact with probation officers and research participants, updating Girls Circle system Handled cases under the supervision of a Probation Officer. Conducted social investigations with adolescents newly introduced to the probational system. Recruitment of participants for Girls Circle research study. Responsibilities consisted of distributing surveys, keeping contact with probation officers and research participants, updating Girls Circle system