Experience

Warriors Heart

• United States
• Mental Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Dual Diagnosis Therapist

  • Feb 2021 - Present



Independent Contractor and Mental Health Consultant

• Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Area

• Licensed Professional Counselor

  • Apr 2016 - May 2020

  - Counsel with emphasis on prevention, behavior modification, and symptom management. - Work with individuals and groups to promote optimum mental and emotional health. - Assist individuals and families dealing with issues associated with post-traumatic stress disorder, ADHD, addictions and substance abuse; family, parenting, and marital problems; stress management, and performance anxiety. - Develop, recommend, and review treatment/discharge goals and plans with clients and their families. Refer clients to community resources and additional medical treatment providers. - Conduct outreach programs to help community groups identify the signs of mental health and appropriate follow up protocol. - Collaborate care with medical, law enforcement, and school settings. - Act as consultant to assist educational and employment settings with implementation of mental health practices to improve educational and work performance. Show less



Youth & Family Services, LLC

• Oklahoma

• Substance Abuse Therapist/ LPC - Intern

  • Sep 2015 - Apr 2016

  - Perform counseling and custodial work in the supervision, care, and evaluation of troubled, abused and/or neglected youth in a residential facility. - Lead group counseling outside of residential facility within various public school districts. _ Assist clients aging out of residential facility with independent living, employment, and higher education community resources. - Provide mental health assessments and treatment within incarceration facilities. - Collaborate services with juvenile justice personnel. Show less



Kelly

• United States
• Staffing and Recruiting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Benefits Eligibility Specialist

  • 2012 - Apr 2016

  •Answer applicants' questions about benefits and claim procedures. •Interview benefits recipients at specified intervals to certify their eligibility for continuing benefits. •Interpret and explain information such as eligibility requirements, application details, payment methods, and applicants' legal rights. •Initiate procedures to grant, modify, deny, or terminate assistance, or refer applicants to other agencies for assistance. •Compile, record, and evaluate personal and financial data in order to verify completeness and accuracy, and to determine eligibility status. •Interview and investigate applicants for public assistance to gather information pertinent to their applications. •Check with employers or other references to verify answers and obtain further information. •Keep records of assigned cases, and prepare required reports. •Schedule benefits claimants for adjudication interviews to address questions of eligibility. •Prepare applications and forms for applicants for such purposes as school enrollment, employment, and medical services. Show less



MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES OF SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Mental Health & Addictions Therapist / LPC - Intern

  • Feb 2014 - Aug 2015

  - Provides clinical psychosocial and case management services at an advanced practice level to clients. - Accomplishes tasks in collaboration with other members of the community mental health team. - Independently interview clients and their family members/significant others to establish facts about the client’s situation. - Interprets and explains agency treatment programs. - Reviews all data, subjective and objective, and makes a clinical assessment identifying needs and strengths. - Effectively uses professional skill, objectivity and insight. - Assesses high risk factors, acuity and need for services. - Crisis intervention, referrals to inpatient treatment, and recommendations to judge/probation officers of court involved clients. Show less



Oklahoma Department of Human Services

• Civic and Social Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Child Welfare Specialist II

  • Aug 2013 - Feb 2014

  - Receive intakes and assess or investigate allegations of abuse or neglect completing appropriate documentation, and assess child safety and recommend the appropriate level of intervention. - Initiate procedures to remove the child from the home if in present danger. - Coordinate actions with law enforcement entities and the District Attorney. - Provide social work services to families applying or approved for adoption or foster care - Conducts home visits and reviews the child's psycho-social, medical, developmental and education histories. - Completes evaluations and approves or disapproves applicants. - Facilitates and participates in family team meetings. - Prepare and coordinate legal documents for presentation to the court, attend court hearings and provide testimony. Show less



The Envoy Group

• Individual and Family Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Referral Assistant

  • Jan 2013 - Jul 2013

  - Helping Parents of Troubled Teens Find High Quality Resources for Residential and Therapeutic Care. - Assess individuals and families with children and teens in crisis regarding issues including mental health, substance abuse, physical abuse, rehabilitation, social adjustment, and RAD. - Interview clients, assessing their situations, capabilities, and problems, to determine appropriate boarding school required to meet their needs. - Serve as liaisons between students, homes, and schools. - Maintain case history records and prepare reports. - Interview parents and legal guardians of children and teens to evaluate individuals' mental and physical condition and to determine their suitability for participation in a specific program. - Plan or implement follow-up or aftercare programs for clients to be discharged from treatment programs. Show less



Real Jobs for You, Inc.

• Longview, Texas Area

• Human Resources / Employment Specialist

  • Feb 2011 - Dec 2012

  - Ensure company compliance with federal and state laws, including reporting requirements. - Plan, develop, evaluate, improve, and communicate methods and techniques for selecting, promoting, and training workers. - Advise employees on state and federal employment regulations - Identifies potential employers with a focus of developing employment opportunities for program participants. - Maintains placement quota of 12 participants into full-time employment on a monthly basis with an emphasis on retention of employment. - Keeps abreast of employer satisfaction by contacting employers regularly to provide placement follow-up as well as follow up to ensure participant satisfaction. - Recruits, assess, places and conducts employment readiness training when necessary. - Coordinate information from interviews, educational and medical records, and diagnostic evaluations to assess the individual's initial and continued eligibility. Research issues and discrepancies, analyze data and information, and develop response. - Assists with the coordination of employment related events/activities; Career Fairs/Employer Advisory Committee, etc. - Builds a relationship with participant’s in order to build bridges to future long term job retention. - Collects employment verification from employers, participants and or services. - Provides Case Management support to assist participants eliminate barriers that can interfere with job retention. - Researches periodic reports of employment opportunities and employment trends in the labor market. - Prepares written reports on weekly basis of job development and placement activities. - Provide administrative support to CEO. Show less



Ardmore City Schools

• Ardmore, Oklahoma

• Administrative Assistant & Substitute Teacher

  • 2004 - 2008

  - In the absence of teacher, supervise students in classrooms, halls, cafeterias, school yards, and gymnasiums, or on field trips. - Tutor and assist children individually or in small groups to help them master assignments and to reinforce learning concepts. - Enforce administration policies and rules governing students. - Discuss assigned duties with classroom teachers to coordinate instructional efforts. - Instruct and monitor students in the use and care of equipment and materials to prevent injuries and damage. - Observe students' performance, and record relevant data to assess progress. - Present subject matter to students using lectures, discussions, or supervised role-playing methods. - Prepare lesson materials, bulletin board displays, exhibits, equipment, and demonstrations. - Organize and supervise games and other recreational activities to promote physical, mental, and social development. Show less