Adonna Weaver, M.Ed., LPC, NCC

Clinician Officer Remote Evaluation (CORE) Team

• Provides crisis counseling and intervention to individuals to reduce symptoms, provide education and prevent admission to a more restrictive environment.
• Performs clinical assessments remotely and evaluates individual needs for mental health services as well as determines the level of case of needed services.
• Monitors an individual's mental health status on a proactive basis to prevent an escalation of symptoms.
• Performs assessment together with law enforcement officer.
• Educate family members.
• Provide information on mental health, community resources, educate family, coordinate transfer, and demonstrate ethical conduct.

• Manage financial operations, ensuring fiscal responsibility and maintaining profitability during periods of economic uncertainty.
• Launched successful PR campaigns that generated positive media coverage for the company.
• Championed a culture of innovation, encouraging creative problem-solving throughout the organization.
• Strengthened organizational structure by clarifying roles and responsibilities within the team, promoting efficient collaboration among employees.
• Identified business development challenges and customer concerns for proactive resolution.
• Provide comprehensive mental health and educational consultations.

• Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity (NGRI) Team.
• Provided clinical oversight for NGRI population.
• Completed HCR-20 Assessing Risk for Violence evaluations for Outpatient Competency Restoration(OCR) Program.
• Worked closely with general counsel to maintain optimum levels of communication to effectively and efficiently communicate with judges, lawyers, and county supervision officers.
• Effectively maintained a caseload of 40 sessions per month using alternative therapies.
• Completed all paperwork, recognizing any discrepancies and addressing them in a timely fashion.
• Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
• Identified issues, analyze information and provided solutions to problems.
• Worked with clinical psychiatrist and treatment team to review patient progress and update treatment plans.
• Developed and implement performance improvement strategies and plans to promote continuous improvement.
• Delivered medication to consumer's locations within specific timeframes.
• Worked on the Community Crisis Outreach Team to serve as support to the community in time of need for debriefing, de-escalate a person(s) in crisis, establish rapport and connect them to treatment and support.

• Assessed patient behavior, moods and other responses in crisis situations to determine correct diagnosis and plan of care.
• Identified risk and resiliency factors within individual youth, peer group, family, school, and community and developed strategies for intervention
• Worked collaboratively with other mental health professionals to provide consistent care and minimize diversion.
• Stayed abreast of new and developing information in mental health field by regularly attending professional conferences and workshops.
• Worked with prescribing professionals to get patients necessary medications.
• Knowledge of Mental Health Warrant paper work, processes and EMTALA.
• Leveraged expertise to assist doctors and nurses with Mental Health Warrant paper work and court processes.
• Completed Order of Protective Custody (OPC) documents.

• Assessed patient behavior, moods and other responses in crisis situations to determine correct diagnosis and plan of care.
• Identified risk and resiliency factors within individual youth, peer group, family, school, and community and developed strategies for intervention
• Worked collaboratively with other mental health professionals to provide consistent care and minimize diversion.
• Kept abreast of new and developing information in mental health field by regularly attending professional conferences and workshops.
• Worked with prescribing professionals to get patients necessary medications.
• Knowledge of Mental Health Warrant paper work, processes and EMTALA.
• Served as court liaison.

• Partnered with multi-disciplinary treatment team as subject matter expert on psychosocial treatment of patients.
• Worked with clinical psychiatrist and primary care physician to review patient progress and update treatment plans.
• Guided group therapy for 15 clients with focus on self-advocacy, self-healing and empowerment.
• Led weekly group with up to 20 participants focusing on meditation, reiki and self-healing.
• Guided clients in development of skills and cognitive behavioral therapy techniques.
• Utilized Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with a mix of other therapies to support clients in meeting therapeutic goals.
• Worked with interdisciplinary treatment team to develop treatment plans.
• Documented all patient information, treatment plans, and patient responses.
• Maintained and updated patient records, including changes in service plans, treatment reports and progress.
• Provided crisis support and emergency care for patients.
• Involved with employee training and professional development.

• Worked with clinical psychiatrist and primary care physician to review patient progress and update treatment plans.
• Introduced meditation, guided imagery, breathing techniques and thought stopping techniques to patients.
• Performed client assessments and developed treatment plans.
• Guided group therapy for dual diagnosis clients with focus on self-advocacy, self-healing and empowerment.
• Effectively maintained caseload of 12 sessions per week using client-centered therapies.
• Effectively led 20 group sessions per week using multiple modalities.
• Led weekly group with up to 12 participants focusing on meditation, sel-efficacy and self-healing.
• Maintained and updated patient records, including changes in service plans, treatment reports and progress.
• Documented all patient information, treatment plans, and patient responses.
• Guided clients in development of skills and cognitive behavioral therapy techniques.
• Documented client progress in confidential files.

• Gathered process and outcome data and reported on implementation of evidence-based interventions within the clinic.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills with ability to interact professionally with staff and clients.
• Used therapeutic communication techniques such as bio-feedback and universal pain scale to build rapport and guide discussion with patients.
• Led tasks by applying and citing evidence-based practices from pain management literature along with effective coping.
• Evaluated patients' goals, as well as mental and practical conditions, to develop individualized courses of treatment.
• Completed all paperwork, recognizing any discrepancies and addressing them in a timely fashion.
• Developed and implemented performance improvement strategies and plans to promote continuous improvement.
• Communicated effectively with staff members, physicians and patients, employing active listening and interpersonal skills.

• Mentored over 100 student athletes on academic problems and made professional recommendations.
• Efficiently managed day-to-day educational operations, including academic plan, student guidance, monitor student athletes eligibility and continuous improvement of industry best practices.
• Obtained excellent transfer feedback from parents regarding student athletes' transition to the college along with learning success.
• Educated students on course selection to align with career goals.
• Maintained student database and electronic records for each student athlete.
• Acted as positive role model for team participants and in community.
• Led with a thorough knowledge of NJCAA rules and regulations.
• Traveled with the team and provided excellent support to the Head Coach and Players.
• Created and led workshops that helped student athletes with initial adjustment to college academic life and interpreted institutions policies and requirements.
• Investigated complaints and worked with student athletes, professors, and coaches on finding positive resolutions.
• Answered student athlete's inquiries and resolved problems related to curriculum and course prerequisites.
• Advised students individually and in groups on academic programs for individual interests.
• Traveled across Texas to observe high school senior athletes and identify potential team recruits.
• Evaluated tapes of competition matches to assess strategies and plan counter approaches.
• Readied athletes for tough games by implementing coordinated regimens of practices and physical conditioning.
• Submitted purchase requests for new supplies, uniforms and equipment.