AVRIL LEWIS
West Orange,NJ
Summary
To obtain a position as a Mental Health Therapist/Social Worker or Behavioral Health Specialist
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Clinical Mental Health Therapist
Metropolitan Center, Mental Health
New York, NY
07.2019 - Current
- Provide on-sight, and Telehealth psychotherapy utilizing a various treatment modality in an ethnically and culturally to a diverse population
- Provide evidence-base trauma-focused Cognitive Behavioral
- Therapy
- Write progress notes
- Develop and implement treatment plans
- Maintain and update clinical records
- Ensure and render diagnoses in accordance with DSM criteria
- Provide case management crisis intervention
- Monitor and coordinate with psychiatrist in the context of psychopharmacology appointments
- Complete and submit all documentation required for reimbursement for services in a thought, complete accurate and timely fashion in order insure both timely deliverable of service
- Attend and actively participate in supervision.
Clinical Mental Health Therapist
Cayuga
Bronx, NY
10.2021 - 10.2023
- Provided individual and Family Therapy to TFFC patient and family, utilizing Attachment, Regulation and Competency(ARC)/
- EMDR/CBT Modalities
- Developed Treatment plans and Biopsychosocial
- Elevated complex cases to Assistant Clinical Director as needed
- Provided 24/7 on-call clinical support and guidance to Case Planners, Behavior Supports, and Coach Staff
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary to identified, and implemented treatment Plans
- Provided mental health assessment and interventions
- Administered Columbia-Suicide
- Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS), and The Child PTSD Symptoms
- Scale
- Provided and coordinated all needed diagnostic services
- Provided record keeping and documented all clinical services, activities
- Collaborated with other Assistant Directors within the agency
- Participated in weekly Case Conferences, elevated high risk
- Patient to Article 29i Psychiatric and medical Treatment Team.
Behavioral Health
Community Living
New York, NY
10.2018 - 07.2021
- Specialist III IMT Team (Institute for, Provided counseling treatment, rehabilitation, case management and support services in the community (Homes; and Homeless Shelters) as part of a mobile multi-disciplinary team, for mentally ill individuals who have a history of decompensation, and relapse as a result of poor follow through with outpatient treatment/Assisted Out
- Patient Treatment
- Provided on site therapy to a diverse population
- Provided supervision to Peer Specialist I and II
- Assume primary clinician management responsibility for 10-15 adults with serious and persistent mental illness, who also have co-occurring substance abuse or other differential diagnosis
- Maintained and updated clinical records
- Compose progress notes, provided case management and crisis intervention
- Complete psycho-social assessment
- Assisted individuals in attaining and maintaining housing, employment, functional social relationships, and relief from psychiatric symptoms, and side effects through medication management
- Participated in weekly interdisciplinary treatment team meetings, case conferences, and department meetings
- Participant with Program Evaluation and Planning with DOHMH in fulfillment of the program evaluation processes, including documentation collection development and monitoring of program data in connections and outcomes. into the community and provided highly skilled readjustment counseling and treatment modalities to clients with difficult and complex problems such as parental neglect, sexual abuse, psychological and physical abuse.
Caseworker
07.2014 - 10.2018
- Desk Top/ and
- Model Making
- Adult Protective Services)
- Interview client in their home to complete an assessment, and determine an appropriate plan of action
- Develop a system to provide and implement services and benefits to high risk clients’ who are facing
- Eviction, and in need of Community or Institutional Guardianship
- Provide clear written report that capture client assessment finding and recommendations
- Prioritize and visit clients’ provide counseling services and or outreach services; make referrals to other public agencies or community resources as needed
- Coordinate communicate and collaborate with Office of Legal Affairs, psychiatric doctors to
- Implement a multidisciplinary approach to address client care and well-being.
Mental Health Counselor
Administration for Children Services, Children Center
New York, NY
05.2017 - 02.2018
- And II: Conduct interviews and provide a full range of therapeutic treatment to those with serious and persistent mental illness for whom prior modalities and intervention have been effective
- Provide social/psychological assessment and treatment to clients; crisis intervention both short and long term treatment
- Provided direct service and assistance to hospital programs in order to facilitate optimum utilization of resources in the client’s re-entry
Juvenile Counselor
Children’s Services
New York, NY
09.2007 - 07.2014
- Is responsible for the custody, direct care, supervision and counseling of youth in the Custody of the agency
- Maintained accurate count of residents and where they are at all times to insure accountability, prepares incidents, and observation reports on residents as required
- Supervised residents to ensure their safety and maintain order in dormitories, corridors, dining, recreation area court detention rooms, hospitals and related areas where their attendance is required
- Maintained security of the premises, conduct search, use physical restraint and direct group activities, identify and report any unusual occurrences that may compromise the genera safety of juveniles, staff and facility.
Education
Master of Science -
Long Island University
05.2018
Bachelor of Science - Technology Education
New York Institute of
Technology
05.2007
Skills
- Window XP, Microsoft Word/
- PowerPoint/Excel, Access
- Spears 3i (Work Schedule and
- Timesheet) Adobe Photoshop
Custom
References: Furnished upon request
Timeline
Clinical Mental Health Therapist
Cayuga
10.2021 - 10.2023
Clinical Mental Health Therapist
Metropolitan Center, Mental Health
07.2019 - Current
Behavioral Health
Community Living
10.2018 - 07.2021
Mental Health Counselor
Administration for Children Services, Children Center
05.2017 - 02.2018
Caseworker
07.2014 - 10.2018
Juvenile Counselor
Children’s Services
09.2007 - 07.2014
Master of Science -
Long Island University
Bachelor of Science - Technology Education
New York Institute of
Technology