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Barbara V Davis

San Antonio,TX

Summary

Skilled clinical counselor with strong background helping geriatric, children, adolescent and adult populations. Strongly committed to assist clients find resolutions for personal challenges and thus, cope with triggering situations. Focused on facilitating exploration of issues, developing individualized plans and developing important skills. Licensed by the State of Texas.

Counselor professional devoted to positively impacting clients. Successful at delivering support individually and in group settings. Seeks every opportunity to build trust and deep connections.

Solutions-oriented counselor professional within the clinical area of psychology. Created traditional and non-traditional treatment plans in order to facilitate interdisciplinary collaboration to facilitate and maximize well-being and overall functionality of clients under counseling treatment .

Compassionate nature and exceptional communications skills leading to positive outcomes.

Committed Counselor possessing broad range of experience in delivering comprehensive case management to residents of long term nursing home facilities.

Accomplished at fostering meaningful relationships and developing effective short-term and long-term plans to achieve client goals.

Insightful Counselor familiar with geriatric, adult, child and adolescent therapy treatment protocols. Adept at responding to emergency situations calmly and respectfully. Passionate about patient support and resource advocacy.

Dedicated counselor professional with history of meeting company goals utilizing consistent and organized practices. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organizational brand.

Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.

Currently in the process of completing requirements to obtain certification as Registered Play Therapist and certification for Synergetic Play Therapy provider.

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience

Work History

Licensed Professional Counselor

Olive Branch Counseling And Training
San Antonio, TX
05.2020 - Current
    • Assessed clinical risk and danger to children and families and determined appropriate level of response and intervention.
    • Communicated closely with other counselors to devise programs and activities based on developmental and academic levels.
    • Worked with prescribing professionals to get patients necessary follow up recommendations for evaluations.
    • Identified risk and resiliency factors within individual youth, peer group, family, school and community and developed strategies for intervention
    • Provided individual counseling services students with adjustment issues and partnered to facilitate weekly support groups.
    • Kept abreast of new and developing information in mental health field by attending professional conferences and workshops.
    • Used cognitive behavior therapy to assist clients in recognizing and redirecting poor habits.
    • Offered guidance and advice to help cultivate self-esteem and community involvement.
    • Developed service plans to maintain intact families and improve family functioning.
    • Helped patients/clients deal with realities of emotional issues and developing effective coping skills to accept and manage psychological distress.
    • Directed family-centered, strengths-based, culturally competent and individualized intakes and assessments.
    • Knowledgeable providing individual therapy and family therapy sessions for children ages 3 to 12.
    • Knowledgeable providing individual therapy and family therapy sessions for adolescents ages 13 to 17.
    • Provided emergency response in crisis situations to diffuse tensions and deal with grief due to crisis.
    • Led up to 40 individual sessions per week.
    • Assessed student issues pertaining to depression, anxiety and psychological and physical abuse to resolve conflicts between students, peers and teachers.
    • Guided clients in effective therapeutic exercises integrated from Cognitive Behavior Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT).
    • Assessed patient behavior, moods and other responses to determine correct diagnosis and devise treatment plans.
    • Developed goal-oriented psychoeducational and activity therapeutic work to improve clients' level of functioning.
    • Provided comprehensive case management services, created treatment plans and connected clients and families to appropriate resources.
    • Displayed sensitivity to cultural and linguistic needs of clients and families served.
    • Organized clinical interventions and treatment plans for patients suffering from chronic pain disorders.

Geriatric Counseling Consultant

Reliance Behavioral Health
San Antonio, TX
08.2004 - 08.2021
  • Evaluated and established follow up geriatric counseling treatment plan goals to be followed during counseling sessions thus, helping maximize emotional well-being of long term geriatric patients.
  • Met with geriatric patients twice per week for counseling sessions.
  • Provided family sessions with geriatric patient as needed.
  • Provided interdisciplinary consultation, with MD Geriatrician, Geriatric Psychiatrist, PA's and RN's.
  • Provided In-service Psychoeducational workshops for nursing home nursing staff, social workers, case managers, and administrators.
  • Provided consultation as preventive method to increase psychological quality of care by implementing cost-saving initiatives that addressed long-standing problems.
  • Manage caseload for up to 55 patients/clients per week.

Education

Master of Science - Counseling Psychology

Our Lady of The Lake University
San Antonio, TX
08.1999

Bachelor of Science - Clinical Psychology

Universidad Autonoma De Guadalajara
Guadalajara, Jalisco; Mexico
06.1994

Skills

  • Knowledge of counseling treatments for children adolescents, adults, veterans and families
  • Currently working on becoming Registered Play Therapist
  • Currently working on becoming Synergetic Play Therapist Specialist
  • Psychosocial assessments including psychosocial evaluation for immigration cases
  • Adept at intervention treatment and discharge planning
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), DBT Therapy
  • Constructive therapy including solution focused therapy and brief therapy
  • Extended knowledge of anxiety depression in children, adolescents, adults, families and veterans
  • Knowledge and extended experience on acute crisis intervention treatment and techniques
  • Advanced research in schizophrenia and related disorders

Timeline

Licensed Professional Counselor

Olive Branch Counseling And Training
05.2020 - Current

Geriatric Counseling Consultant

Reliance Behavioral Health
08.2004 - 08.2021

Master of Science - Counseling Psychology

Our Lady of The Lake University

Bachelor of Science - Clinical Psychology

Universidad Autonoma De Guadalajara
Barbara V Davis