Annette Williams

Developed patient care plans and documented progress toward goals.

• Led individual and group counseling sessions to meet variety of therapeutic needs for recovering individuals.
• Assessed and treated patients through Motivational interviewing addictions, making referrals for comorbid conditions.
• Developed professional relationships with referring agencies to improve communication related to intakes and to increase business for facility.
• Developed individual treatment goals based on history and diagnosis.
• Coordinated referrals for addiction services based on individual client needs and preferences.
• Facilitated group and individual therapy in outpatient setting.
• Quickly learned new skills and applied them to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity.
• Communicated with patients, ensuring that medical information was kept private
• Developed improvement plans to solve problems and improve lagging areas
• Responded to crisis situations with calm and professional approach to optimize support
• Facilitate hiring of qualified Addiction Counselor personnel by interview applicants and making recommendations for employment
• Recruited, hired and trained all staff, providing direct supervision, ongoing staff development and continuing education to employees
• Lead and directed team of 6 clinical personnel and support staff

• Developed patient care plans and documented progress toward goals.
• Led individual and group counseling sessions to meet variety of therapeutic needs for recovering individuals.
• Assessed and treated patients through Substance abuse addictions, making referrals for comorbid conditions.
• Developed professional relationships with referring agencies to improve communication related to intakes and to increase business for facility.
• Developed individual treatment goals based on history and diagnosis.
• Provided counseling and support to clients with drug and alcohol abuse issues.
• Coordinated referrals for addiction services based on individual client needs and preferences.
• Facilitated group and individual therapy in outpatient setting.
• Completed required documentation for continued therapy coverage by insurance companies to meet deadlines.
• Guided clients in effective therapeutic exercises integrated from Cognitive Behavior Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT).

• Screened new clients, evaluate current social, medical, mental and drug abuse status and their suitability for treatment
• Developed individualized treatment plans either quarterly or semi-annually based on chemical dependency, psychosocial, risk assessment, employment and family issues
• Assist in the evaluation of patient’s adjustment to methadone and treatment plan
• Collect supervised toxicology specimens complete HERDS and LOCADTR
• Counsel patients in detox and establish rapport in order to get patient into higher level of care
• Maintained complete and thorough documentation of all evaluations according to Office of Alcohol and Substance Abuse (0ASAS), and Joint Commission for Accreditations of Hospital Organization (JCAHO).

• Coordinates care for a caseload of approximately 12 AOT mandated members;
• Provide face to face contact at least once per week;
• Communicate with managed care plans about their members
• Improved outcomes of patients with psychiatric and co-morbid chronic pain conditions.
• Encouraged patients to discuss experiences in group and individual settings.
• Managed caseload of 12 patients with substance dependence and co-occurring Axis I and Axis II disorders.