E D U C A T I O N and L I C E N S U R E
License: Received license from the State of Florida as a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in 1998. Currently hold a Mental Health Counselor License #4865; Received license from the State of Florida as a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in 2012. Currently hold a Marriage and Family Therapist License #2650.
Certification: Ericksonian Hypnotherapy in 2011.
Degree: Received a Master’s of Science Degree in Counseling and Human Development from Troy State University in 1995.
Certification: Certified by the Center for Credentialing and Education as a Distance Certified Counselor, #2168 in 2017.
Clinical Supervisor: Registered as a Florida Qualified Counseling Supervisor.
Certification: Certified by Behavioral Health and Leadership Dynamics as a Life Coach and Relationship Consultant, #261 in 2017
Certification: Licensed Practitioner of Neurolinguistic Programming in Hypnosis in 2017
License: Received license from the State of Florida as a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in 1998. Currently hold a Mental Health Counselor License #4865; Received license from the State of Florida as a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in 2012. Currently hold a Marriage and Family Therapist License #2650.
Certification: Ericksonian Hypnotherapy in 2011.
Degree: Received a Master’s of Science Degree in Counseling and Human Development from Troy State University in 1995.
Certification: Certified by the Center for Credentialing and Education as a Distance Certified Counselor, #2168 in 2017.
Clinical Supervisor: Registered as a Florida Qualified Counseling Supervisor.
Certification: Certified by Behavioral Health and Leadership Dynamics as a Life Coach and Relationship Consultant, #261 in 2017
Certification: Licensed Practitioner of Neurolinguistic Programming in Hypnosis in 2017
Continuing Education:
*Internal Family Systems Therapy
*Structured Relationship Therapy
*Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)
*Neurocise & Neuropointing
*2017 Evolution of Psychotherapy Conference
*Life Coaching and Relationship Consulting
*Complementary and Integrative Psychiatry
*Transgenerational Transmission of Trauma
*The Body Keeps the Score, Trauma and Healing
*Telemental Health Counseling Essentials and Ethics
*Connectedness as a Biological Imperative: Understanding Trauma Through the Lens of the Polyvagal Theory
*How PTSD Affects Mind, Brain, and Biology
*Interaction Focused Couple & Family Counseling: Best Practices
*Integrating Art Therapy into Your Professional Practice
*Counseling for Couples: Understanding and Improving Love Relationships
*Essentials of Trauma Competency Specific to Military Clients
*Couples and Affairs: Managing the Clinical Challenges
*Ericksonian Approaches to Psychotherapy, 11th International Congress
*Conquering Pain
*PTSD 101: Understanding Military Culture When Treating PTSD; Neurobiology & Pharmocotherapy for PTSD; Windows to the Brain: Neuropsychiatry of TBI; Sexual Assualt & PTSD: Information, Screening & Treatment; Pharmocological Treatment of PTSD and Comorbid Disorders; Assessment of PTSD; What is PTSD?; Cognitive Behavioral Interventions for PTSD; Couples and PTSD; PTSD General Cross-Cultural Consideration; Group Therapy for PTSD: Issues and Answers; Increasing the Effectiveness of Evidence Based Treatment for PTSD; Overcoming Barriers to PTSD Treatment Egagement; PTSD and Substance Abuse; Combat Stress Injuries; Cross Cultural Issues: African Americans and Treatment Impact for PTSD; Phsyical Health Effects of Traumatic Experience
*Basic Critical Incident Stress Management
*Supervisory Training
*Treatment of Eating Disorders
*Fundamentals of Rational -Emotive and Cognitive Behavior Therapy
*Understanding Anger The Broken Bond: People, Pets and Family Violence
*HIV/AIDS
*Nonviolent Crisis Intervention
*Steps to Starting a Business
*Treatment Planning for Dual Diagnosis Clients
*Drugs, Sexual Abuse and Trauma
*Ethics Update of Current Issues in the Treatment of Chemical Dependency
*Dual Diagnosis
*Administration and Interpretation of on site drug test kits
*Presenting Alternative Thinking Strategies (PATHS) training
*Parent-Child Interactive Therapy
*Success Motivation Coaching
*Stages to Recovery-Addiction and Coexisting Mental Health Issues
*A Clinician’s Guide to Surviving Court
*Therapeutic Engagement with Character Disordered Clients & Dual Diagnosed Clients
*Non-aversive Behavioral Support and Basic Principles of Positive Programming
*Behavioral Assessment and Advanced Support Strategies
*Emergency Management and Reactive Strategies Within a Non-aversive Framework
*Assuring Staff Consistency and the Provision of Quality Services
*Play Therapy Techniques
*Addictions/Counseling/Prevention Sex Offenders Total Systems Approach
*Dual Diagnosis in Adolescents
*Caring for the Caregiver
*Family to Family Program Overview
*Prevention of Medical Errors
*Assessment for Children 0-5 Years
*0-5 Comprehensive Assessment Training
*Community Coalition Building
*Treatment Planning
*Professional Boundaries in Mental Health
*Faith Based Awareness Seminar Counseling and Prevention
*Diversity Awareness
*Diagnosis Based Treatment Guidelines
*Solutions for Wellness & Team Solutions
*AIMS Rating Scale
*The Relational Impact of Trauma
*Sex, Drugs and Chocolate: The Physiology and Psychology of Addiction
*Managing your Anger
*PTSD and Substance Abuse
*PTSD, Honesty, Introduction to Seeking Safety, Advocacy and Compassion
*Seeking Safety Therapy for PTSD and Substance Abuse
*Leading Your Organization to New Levels of Success
*Life Skills Training Program
*Innovations in Addiction Treatment & Behavioral Health Care
*Violence Against Women: Identifying Risk Factors
*Baker Act Initiation
*Substance Abuse, Domestic Violence & Child Abuse & Patient Safety and Medical Errors
*Ethical Considerations Concerning Professional Relationships
*Coping with the Legal System
*Substance Abuse Subtle Screening Inventory
*Emotional Intelligence
*Comprehensive, Continuous, Integrated System of Care Training
*Motivational Enhancement Therapy
*Recovery Based Treatment Planning & Comprehensive, Continuous, Integrated System of Care
*Educating Communities for a Lifetime
*Co-Occurring Disorders
*Methamphetamine Treatment Techniques
*Managing Care Across the Continuum: Keys to Success in Managing an Integrated Clinical System
*Florida Statewide Prevention Conference, 2006
*Successful Stress Management for the Addictions Professional
*Overview of the Florida Administrative Code
*Criminal Justice & Behavioral Health Care Collaborative Learning Day: A Call to Action!
*Florida Community Mental Health Annual Conference, 2007
*E-Prescribing
*Florida System of Care Initiative for Co-Occurring Disorders
*Developing a Comprehensive, Continuous, Integrated System of Care for Individuals and Families with Psychiatric and Substance Use Disorders
*Florida Community Mental Health Annual Conference, 2008
*Medical Errors for Non Medical Mental Health Professionals
*Florida Council for Community Behavioral Health Conference, 2009
*Transformational Change At the Crossroads of Medicine and Policy: Psychotherapeutic Medications for Children
*Professional Mandated Reporter Training
*Serving Survivors of Domestic Violence with Disabilities
*FADAA/FCCMH Joint Conference, 2010
*Healing with Energy
*Ericksonian Hypnotherapy: Promoting Mind Body Spirit Wellness
*EAP Services for Military Personnel and Families
*Family Dynamics and Alcoholism
*The Real System-A Mother's Tale
*Conquering Pain
*Couples and Affairs: Managing the Clinical Challenges
*Understanding the ABCs of HIV/AIDS
*Ethics and Boundary Issues
*Domestic Violence
*Medical Errors
*Essentials of Trauma Competency Specific to Military Clients,
*Clinical Hypnosis with Rapid Trauma Resolution
*Level 1 & 2 Gottman Certified
*ThetaHealing ® Basic DNA
*Working with Complex Couples
*Couple Therapy in the 21st Century: Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT) in Action & EFT Externship
*On Target Therapy
*Structured Relationship Therapy
*Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)
*Neurocise & Neuropointing
*2017 Evolution of Psychotherapy Conference
*Life Coaching and Relationship Consulting
*Complementary and Integrative Psychiatry
*Transgenerational Transmission of Trauma
*The Body Keeps the Score, Trauma and Healing
*Telemental Health Counseling Essentials and Ethics
*Connectedness as a Biological Imperative: Understanding Trauma Through the Lens of the Polyvagal Theory
*How PTSD Affects Mind, Brain, and Biology
*Interaction Focused Couple & Family Counseling: Best Practices
*Integrating Art Therapy into Your Professional Practice
*Counseling for Couples: Understanding and Improving Love Relationships
*Essentials of Trauma Competency Specific to Military Clients
*Couples and Affairs: Managing the Clinical Challenges
*Ericksonian Approaches to Psychotherapy, 11th International Congress
*Conquering Pain
*PTSD 101: Understanding Military Culture When Treating PTSD; Neurobiology & Pharmocotherapy for PTSD; Windows to the Brain: Neuropsychiatry of TBI; Sexual Assualt & PTSD: Information, Screening & Treatment; Pharmocological Treatment of PTSD and Comorbid Disorders; Assessment of PTSD; What is PTSD?; Cognitive Behavioral Interventions for PTSD; Couples and PTSD; PTSD General Cross-Cultural Consideration; Group Therapy for PTSD: Issues and Answers; Increasing the Effectiveness of Evidence Based Treatment for PTSD; Overcoming Barriers to PTSD Treatment Egagement; PTSD and Substance Abuse; Combat Stress Injuries; Cross Cultural Issues: African Americans and Treatment Impact for PTSD; Phsyical Health Effects of Traumatic Experience
*Basic Critical Incident Stress Management
*Supervisory Training
*Treatment of Eating Disorders
*Fundamentals of Rational -Emotive and Cognitive Behavior Therapy
*Understanding Anger The Broken Bond: People, Pets and Family Violence
*HIV/AIDS
*Nonviolent Crisis Intervention
*Steps to Starting a Business
*Treatment Planning for Dual Diagnosis Clients
*Drugs, Sexual Abuse and Trauma
*Ethics Update of Current Issues in the Treatment of Chemical Dependency
*Dual Diagnosis
*Administration and Interpretation of on site drug test kits
*Presenting Alternative Thinking Strategies (PATHS) training
*Parent-Child Interactive Therapy
*Success Motivation Coaching
*Stages to Recovery-Addiction and Coexisting Mental Health Issues
*A Clinician’s Guide to Surviving Court
*Therapeutic Engagement with Character Disordered Clients & Dual Diagnosed Clients
*Non-aversive Behavioral Support and Basic Principles of Positive Programming
*Behavioral Assessment and Advanced Support Strategies
*Emergency Management and Reactive Strategies Within a Non-aversive Framework
*Assuring Staff Consistency and the Provision of Quality Services
*Play Therapy Techniques
*Addictions/Counseling/Prevention Sex Offenders Total Systems Approach
*Dual Diagnosis in Adolescents
*Caring for the Caregiver
*Family to Family Program Overview
*Prevention of Medical Errors
*Assessment for Children 0-5 Years
*0-5 Comprehensive Assessment Training
*Community Coalition Building
*Treatment Planning
*Professional Boundaries in Mental Health
*Faith Based Awareness Seminar Counseling and Prevention
*Diversity Awareness
*Diagnosis Based Treatment Guidelines
*Solutions for Wellness & Team Solutions
*AIMS Rating Scale
*The Relational Impact of Trauma
*Sex, Drugs and Chocolate: The Physiology and Psychology of Addiction
*Managing your Anger
*PTSD and Substance Abuse
*PTSD, Honesty, Introduction to Seeking Safety, Advocacy and Compassion
*Seeking Safety Therapy for PTSD and Substance Abuse
*Leading Your Organization to New Levels of Success
*Life Skills Training Program
*Innovations in Addiction Treatment & Behavioral Health Care
*Violence Against Women: Identifying Risk Factors
*Baker Act Initiation
*Substance Abuse, Domestic Violence & Child Abuse & Patient Safety and Medical Errors
*Ethical Considerations Concerning Professional Relationships
*Coping with the Legal System
*Substance Abuse Subtle Screening Inventory
*Emotional Intelligence
*Comprehensive, Continuous, Integrated System of Care Training
*Motivational Enhancement Therapy
*Recovery Based Treatment Planning & Comprehensive, Continuous, Integrated System of Care
*Educating Communities for a Lifetime
*Co-Occurring Disorders
*Methamphetamine Treatment Techniques
*Managing Care Across the Continuum: Keys to Success in Managing an Integrated Clinical System
*Florida Statewide Prevention Conference, 2006
*Successful Stress Management for the Addictions Professional
*Overview of the Florida Administrative Code
*Criminal Justice & Behavioral Health Care Collaborative Learning Day: A Call to Action!
*Florida Community Mental Health Annual Conference, 2007
*E-Prescribing
*Florida System of Care Initiative for Co-Occurring Disorders
*Developing a Comprehensive, Continuous, Integrated System of Care for Individuals and Families with Psychiatric and Substance Use Disorders
*Florida Community Mental Health Annual Conference, 2008
*Medical Errors for Non Medical Mental Health Professionals
*Florida Council for Community Behavioral Health Conference, 2009
*Transformational Change At the Crossroads of Medicine and Policy: Psychotherapeutic Medications for Children
*Professional Mandated Reporter Training
*Serving Survivors of Domestic Violence with Disabilities
*FADAA/FCCMH Joint Conference, 2010
*Healing with Energy
*Ericksonian Hypnotherapy: Promoting Mind Body Spirit Wellness
*EAP Services for Military Personnel and Families
*Family Dynamics and Alcoholism
*The Real System-A Mother's Tale
*Conquering Pain
*Couples and Affairs: Managing the Clinical Challenges
*Understanding the ABCs of HIV/AIDS
*Ethics and Boundary Issues
*Domestic Violence
*Medical Errors
*Essentials of Trauma Competency Specific to Military Clients,
*Clinical Hypnosis with Rapid Trauma Resolution
*Level 1 & 2 Gottman Certified
*ThetaHealing ® Basic DNA
*Working with Complex Couples
*Couple Therapy in the 21st Century: Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT) in Action & EFT Externship
*On Target Therapy
S K I L L S A N D K N O W L E D G E
Providing therapy in group, family, and individual settings. Emphasis on child and adolescent populations. Extensive experience in clinical assessment to determine needs and initiating appropriate referrals. Able to effectively manage people, time, therapeutic objectives, referrals and programs. Awareness of budget issues and controlling expenses. Experience in insurance certification and negotiation, supervision of clinical personnel, training of employees, controlling daily operations of programs as well as my own business. Performed marketing functions and provided workshops regularly as described below. Prior experience in both private and community facilities.
Providing therapy in group, family, and individual settings. Emphasis on child and adolescent populations. Extensive experience in clinical assessment to determine needs and initiating appropriate referrals. Able to effectively manage people, time, therapeutic objectives, referrals and programs. Awareness of budget issues and controlling expenses. Experience in insurance certification and negotiation, supervision of clinical personnel, training of employees, controlling daily operations of programs as well as my own business. Performed marketing functions and provided workshops regularly as described below. Prior experience in both private and community facilities.
W O R K H I S T O R Y
February 2011 to present-Founded Emotion Mastery, Inc.
My company's mission is to assist people with emotional difficulties in the Navarre, FL area. I also have a site dedicated to supporting professionals. Visit that site here.
February 2011 to December 2011-Clinical Systems Analyst, Bridgeway Center, Inc.
Provide consultant services to Interim Clinical Officer. Project manager for electronic health record implementation. Liaison for external auditors.
February 2009 to February 2011-Clinical Officer, Bridgeway Center, Inc
Duties as below. Member of Officers of Bridgeway Center, Inc.
August 2007 to February 2009-Senior Vice President of Community Clinical Services, Bridgeway Center, Inc.
Duties as below. Additionally, assumed operational responsibility to include clinical supervision for inpatient Crisis Stabilization Unit and Detoxification Unit, Rape Crisis Center/Crisis Hotline, and Assessment and Therapy Services.
July 2006 to August 2007-Vice President of Clinical Services, Bridgeway Center Inc.
Duties as below. Member of Executive Team of Bridgeway Center Inc.
April 2005 to July 2006-Community Services Program Director II, Bridgeway Center Inc
Duties as described below. Additionally, providing supervision for Case Management Services, Independent Living Program, Turning Point (girl’s residential facility), Family Support Services.
May 2004 to April 2005-Recovery, Rehabilitation & Residential Program Director, Bridgeway Center, Inc.
Maintaining Policy and Procedures according to regulations. Planning and ensuring implementation of quality delivery of services. Maintaining operating budget and expenses. Maintaining a therapeutic environment for clients, staff and visitors. Maintaining and ensuring staff training meets regulatory compliance. Providing clinical supervision to therapist, technicians, and administrative staff. Providing leadership to Addictions and Substance Abuse Program, Residential Programs, and Day Services Programs. Researching and developing multiple programs funded through various funding sources.
March 2003 to May 2004-Addictions and Substance Abuse Program Manager, Bridgeway Center, Inc.
Managing substance abuse program consisting of multiple components to include children and adult services. Providing supervision to clinical and administrative staff. Ensuring quality of documentation per agency requirements as well as outside governing agencies. Maintaining professionalism in all aspects of job duties. Maintain, develop and control department budget. Maintains required training and any other environment of care issues.
December 2001 to January 2003-Behavioral Analyst, BridgeBuilders Developmental Services
Complete behavior plans for population of autistic children, supervise implementation of plans, assist with development of appropriate techniques to implement plans, responsible for identifying problems between staff and client/family, report to training supervisor on needed education.
September 2001 to March 2003-Comprehensive Assessor (Contract Position), COPE Center
Complete assessments per Department of Children and Families criteria for children placed in foster care due to reports of abuse or neglect. Gather information through records review, interview and observation to develop a comprehensive, objective report detailing any potential issues that the children and the family or the foster family may experience or are experiencing and offer options for intervention to be incorporated into case plans for reunification.
March 2001 to December 2002-Children’s Alcohol and Substance Abuse Program Director/Therapist, Bridgeway Center, Inc.
Managing children’s substance abuse program with three distinct components, providing outpatient treatment services to children, adolescents and their families focusing on substance abuse issues, providing supervision to clinical staff as well as support staff, assuring quality of program and records, providing reports as required, developing program materials and schedules, coordination with community agencies and divisions within the agency as needed, marketing duties as required.
January 2000 to July 2003-Clinical Private Practice
Started a sole proprietorship offering individual, family and group therapies on an outpatient basis, provide substance abuse counseling on a contract basis, manage scheduling, marketing and operations as required, bookkeeping, coordination of services outside my area of knowledge, maintaining contact with referral sources.
July 1999 to December 1999-Program Director, AltaCare of Fort Walton Beach
Managed partial hospital program, daily operation, provided supervision to clinical staff as well as support staff, maintained therapeutic milieu, performed marketing functions, provided workshops, negotiated with insurance companies, performed clinical assessments to determine needs, managed and maintained records documenting facility activities, provided reports as required.
June 1998 to July 1999-Clinical Supervisor, AltaCare of Fort Walton Beach
Provided similar duties as in program therapist position, but with added responsibilities of providing supervision of clinical staff and assuming director’s duties when unavailable.
September 1996 to June 1998-Child & Adolescent Program Therapist, AltaCare of Fort Walton Beach
Developed a therapeutic milieu for the child and adolescent partial hospital program, provided the daily supervision of all clinical personnel in that program, provided group, individual and family therapies, reviewed with insurance case managers to obtain certification for treatment, provided information to referral sources, attended treatment teams and acted as liaison between the patient, families and psychiatrists, scheduled treatment team meetings, managed personal schedule, provided clinical assessments to determine needs, provided de-escalation of patients as needed, provided therapeutic physical intervention as needed, ensured quality of documentation of myself and peers, provided services to children ages five and up on a regular basis, and to adults and geriatrics on an irregular basis, performed marketing duties as required, provided workshops, and initiated appeals and reconsiderations of denied claims.
September 1994 to September 1996-Case Manager, Rivendell of Fort Walton Beach
Acted as liaison between psychiatrist, clinical staff, patient, family, insurance companies and administration, provided utilization management on a portion of charts, ensured quality of charts, assisted in determining clinical necessity of treatment, performed psychosocial assessments as needed, and maintained contact with referral sources.
May 1993 to September 1994-Baker Act Screener, Bridgeway Center, Inc.
Provided assessments on an emergency basis to all age populations as needed, arranged hospitalizations as required, worked with multiple facilities and maintained good relationships, provided group therapy sessions for the inpatient adult crisis unit.
September 1992-May 1993-Social Program Specialist, Bridgeway Center, Inc.
Provided socialization activities for chronically mentally ill adult clients, responsible for developing schedules appropriate to client needs, maintained documentation per agency requirements.
February 2011 to present-Founded Emotion Mastery, Inc.
My company's mission is to assist people with emotional difficulties in the Navarre, FL area. I also have a site dedicated to supporting professionals. Visit that site here.
February 2011 to December 2011-Clinical Systems Analyst, Bridgeway Center, Inc.
Provide consultant services to Interim Clinical Officer. Project manager for electronic health record implementation. Liaison for external auditors.
February 2009 to February 2011-Clinical Officer, Bridgeway Center, Inc
Duties as below. Member of Officers of Bridgeway Center, Inc.
August 2007 to February 2009-Senior Vice President of Community Clinical Services, Bridgeway Center, Inc.
Duties as below. Additionally, assumed operational responsibility to include clinical supervision for inpatient Crisis Stabilization Unit and Detoxification Unit, Rape Crisis Center/Crisis Hotline, and Assessment and Therapy Services.
July 2006 to August 2007-Vice President of Clinical Services, Bridgeway Center Inc.
Duties as below. Member of Executive Team of Bridgeway Center Inc.
April 2005 to July 2006-Community Services Program Director II, Bridgeway Center Inc
Duties as described below. Additionally, providing supervision for Case Management Services, Independent Living Program, Turning Point (girl’s residential facility), Family Support Services.
May 2004 to April 2005-Recovery, Rehabilitation & Residential Program Director, Bridgeway Center, Inc.
Maintaining Policy and Procedures according to regulations. Planning and ensuring implementation of quality delivery of services. Maintaining operating budget and expenses. Maintaining a therapeutic environment for clients, staff and visitors. Maintaining and ensuring staff training meets regulatory compliance. Providing clinical supervision to therapist, technicians, and administrative staff. Providing leadership to Addictions and Substance Abuse Program, Residential Programs, and Day Services Programs. Researching and developing multiple programs funded through various funding sources.
March 2003 to May 2004-Addictions and Substance Abuse Program Manager, Bridgeway Center, Inc.
Managing substance abuse program consisting of multiple components to include children and adult services. Providing supervision to clinical and administrative staff. Ensuring quality of documentation per agency requirements as well as outside governing agencies. Maintaining professionalism in all aspects of job duties. Maintain, develop and control department budget. Maintains required training and any other environment of care issues.
December 2001 to January 2003-Behavioral Analyst, BridgeBuilders Developmental Services
Complete behavior plans for population of autistic children, supervise implementation of plans, assist with development of appropriate techniques to implement plans, responsible for identifying problems between staff and client/family, report to training supervisor on needed education.
September 2001 to March 2003-Comprehensive Assessor (Contract Position), COPE Center
Complete assessments per Department of Children and Families criteria for children placed in foster care due to reports of abuse or neglect. Gather information through records review, interview and observation to develop a comprehensive, objective report detailing any potential issues that the children and the family or the foster family may experience or are experiencing and offer options for intervention to be incorporated into case plans for reunification.
March 2001 to December 2002-Children’s Alcohol and Substance Abuse Program Director/Therapist, Bridgeway Center, Inc.
Managing children’s substance abuse program with three distinct components, providing outpatient treatment services to children, adolescents and their families focusing on substance abuse issues, providing supervision to clinical staff as well as support staff, assuring quality of program and records, providing reports as required, developing program materials and schedules, coordination with community agencies and divisions within the agency as needed, marketing duties as required.
January 2000 to July 2003-Clinical Private Practice
Started a sole proprietorship offering individual, family and group therapies on an outpatient basis, provide substance abuse counseling on a contract basis, manage scheduling, marketing and operations as required, bookkeeping, coordination of services outside my area of knowledge, maintaining contact with referral sources.
July 1999 to December 1999-Program Director, AltaCare of Fort Walton Beach
Managed partial hospital program, daily operation, provided supervision to clinical staff as well as support staff, maintained therapeutic milieu, performed marketing functions, provided workshops, negotiated with insurance companies, performed clinical assessments to determine needs, managed and maintained records documenting facility activities, provided reports as required.
June 1998 to July 1999-Clinical Supervisor, AltaCare of Fort Walton Beach
Provided similar duties as in program therapist position, but with added responsibilities of providing supervision of clinical staff and assuming director’s duties when unavailable.
September 1996 to June 1998-Child & Adolescent Program Therapist, AltaCare of Fort Walton Beach
Developed a therapeutic milieu for the child and adolescent partial hospital program, provided the daily supervision of all clinical personnel in that program, provided group, individual and family therapies, reviewed with insurance case managers to obtain certification for treatment, provided information to referral sources, attended treatment teams and acted as liaison between the patient, families and psychiatrists, scheduled treatment team meetings, managed personal schedule, provided clinical assessments to determine needs, provided de-escalation of patients as needed, provided therapeutic physical intervention as needed, ensured quality of documentation of myself and peers, provided services to children ages five and up on a regular basis, and to adults and geriatrics on an irregular basis, performed marketing duties as required, provided workshops, and initiated appeals and reconsiderations of denied claims.
September 1994 to September 1996-Case Manager, Rivendell of Fort Walton Beach
Acted as liaison between psychiatrist, clinical staff, patient, family, insurance companies and administration, provided utilization management on a portion of charts, ensured quality of charts, assisted in determining clinical necessity of treatment, performed psychosocial assessments as needed, and maintained contact with referral sources.
May 1993 to September 1994-Baker Act Screener, Bridgeway Center, Inc.
Provided assessments on an emergency basis to all age populations as needed, arranged hospitalizations as required, worked with multiple facilities and maintained good relationships, provided group therapy sessions for the inpatient adult crisis unit.
September 1992-May 1993-Social Program Specialist, Bridgeway Center, Inc.
Provided socialization activities for chronically mentally ill adult clients, responsible for developing schedules appropriate to client needs, maintained documentation per agency requirements.
