Experience

Dynamic Workforce Solutions

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Customer Advocate

  • 2020 - Present

  Provide strengths based, person centered interventions to expand case management practices via individual staff coaching sessions. Facilitate company wide trainings to identify best practices for vulnerable populations, acknowledge and combat stigma, examine implicit biases and honor dignity and worth of every customer served. Expand connection and utilization of community based resources to encourage and normalize the use of community supports. Analyze data to determine effectiveness of person centered approaches on customer engagement and retention. Show less



Integral Care-Austin, TX

• United States
• Mental Health Care
• 200 - 300 Employee

• QMHP III

  • Feb 2018 - Jul 2020

  Crisis Hotline provides support to individuals experiencing suicidal ideations or a mental health crisis using de-escalation practices, motivational interviewing, safety planning, and referral/triage for continuity of care. Crisis Hotline provides support to individuals experiencing suicidal ideations or a mental health crisis using de-escalation practices, motivational interviewing, safety planning, and referral/triage for continuity of care.



Dynamic Works Institute

• United States
• E-Learning Providers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Private Contractor

  • Oct 2017 - Dec 2017

  Researched and developed a strength-based trauma informed curriculum for at-risk populations seeking employment. Researched and developed a strength-based trauma informed curriculum for at-risk populations seeking employment.



Development Centers

• United States
• Mental Health Care
• 100 - 200 Employee

• School Based Clinical Therapist

  • Jul 2017 - Dec 2017

  School based therapist for grades K-8. Conducted intake assessments and person centered planning meetings, provided crisis management to students at school while also maintaining a caseload. Held parent meetings to engage families in their children's treatment, share resources, and support them in their goals for their children. School based therapist for grades K-8. Conducted intake assessments and person centered planning meetings, provided crisis management to students at school while also maintaining a caseload. Held parent meetings to engage families in their children's treatment, share resources, and support them in their goals for their children.



Telling It: Arts Based Interventions For Change

• Social Worker

  • Apr 2017 - Dec 2017

  Social Worker and co-facilitator of trauma informed, arts-based after school program for at-risk youth ages 5-18. Managed interns and conducted pre and post surveys to assess program effectiveness and satisfaction. Social Worker and co-facilitator of trauma informed, arts-based after school program for at-risk youth ages 5-18. Managed interns and conducted pre and post surveys to assess program effectiveness and satisfaction.



University Of Michigan Department Of Pyschiatry

• United States
• Higher Education

• Graduate Research Assistant

  • Oct 2016 - Nov 2017

  Coding specialist for Infant Mental Health Project. Coding specialist for Infant Mental Health Project.



Assured Family Services

• United States
• Medical Practices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Assessment Specialist

  • Jan 2017 - Jul 2017

  Assessment Specialist in the Right TRAC Diversion Department for at-risk youth in the Wayne County Juvenile Justice System. Conducted drug screens, attended hearings, and met with youth and families to implement appropriate interventions. Assessment Specialist in the Right TRAC Diversion Department for at-risk youth in the Wayne County Juvenile Justice System. Conducted drug screens, attended hearings, and met with youth and families to implement appropriate interventions.



IS-Care LLC

• United States
• Retail
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Direct Care Worker

  • Feb 2016 - Jul 2017

  Provide ongoing support to individuals diagnosed with a severe and persistent mental illness in meeting daily needs and developing skills consistent with client’s IPOS. Practiced crisis management services and group therapy sessions as well as skill building seminars and community events. Provide ongoing support to individuals diagnosed with a severe and persistent mental illness in meeting daily needs and developing skills consistent with client’s IPOS. Practiced crisis management services and group therapy sessions as well as skill building seminars and community events.



Prader-Willi Homes of Oconomowoc (PWHO)

• Direct Care Counselor

  • May 2015 - Oct 2016

  Group Home Residential Care Counselor; responsible for providing constant support to individuals with developmental disabilities and co-occurring mental health disorders as well as a diagnosis of Prader-Willi Syndrome Group Home Residential Care Counselor; responsible for providing constant support to individuals with developmental disabilities and co-occurring mental health disorders as well as a diagnosis of Prader-Willi Syndrome



Hope Network

• United States
• Individual and Family Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Direct Care Counselor

  • Oct 2015 - Feb 2016

  Conducted intake assessments and group therapy sessions utilizing CBT techniques and assisted residents with co-occurring disorders in successfully finding appropriate treatment and placement. Practiced crisis management and ensured the safety of all residents, and coordinated care by holding weekly meetings with the Psychiatrist and Case Manager. Conducted intake assessments and group therapy sessions utilizing CBT techniques and assisted residents with co-occurring disorders in successfully finding appropriate treatment and placement. Practiced crisis management and ensured the safety of all residents, and coordinated care by holding weekly meetings with the Psychiatrist and Case Manager.



Michigan State University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Assistant

  • Sep 2012 - May 2015

  Dr. Emily Durbin’s Child Emotions Lab: Assisted graduate students in developing a more accurate coding system for investigating the effects of different temperaments in response to authority. Dr. Kelly Klump’s Twin Studies Lab: Assisted in data collection and assessment of twins ages 8-15 to identify risk factors and etiologies of eating disorders. Dr. Jason Moser’s Psychophysiology Lab: Assisted in data collection and entry analyzing response to error in children ages 4-12 via EEG assessments. Show less