Becky Tolmé Williams
Signal Mountain,TN
Summary
Hard working, dedicated Associate Director of UTC Counseling Center. Adept at supporting and enhancing operations with a decisive leadership style and strategic approach to decision making. Excellent collaborator and team player, supporting staff while providing mental health services to the UTC Community.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
Work History
Associate Director
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Counseling Center
2023.04 - Current
- Lead team of up to 13 personnel, supervising daily performance, as well as providing weekly clinical supervision for staff and graduate interns.
- Assist Center Director in managing all aspects of operations and step in during any absences.
- Oversee monthly Center expenses.
- Enhance employee performance and foster a culture of continuous improvement through individual feedback sessions each semester, encouraging staff to share innovative ideas and concerns.
- Mentor junior staff members with ongoing consultation and during crisis appointments, as needed.
- Participate as member of Students of Concern (SOC) and Behavioral Intervention Team (BIT) weekly meetings and Threat Assessment Team, as needed.
- Represent Center at UTC Outreach Events.
- Provide administrative supervision involving documentation reviews and feedback.
- Oversee peer review process.
- Perform administrative tasks in IRIS.
- Promote Interdepartmental Coordination.
- Provide clinical services to students.
- Provide annual staff training by hosting guest speakers.
- Initiated Policy and Procedure Revision.
- Led successful hire of current Clinical Case Manager.
- Led successful hire of current graduate interns.
Management
CD-RISC
2021.04 - Current
- Collaborate with Dr. Jonathan Davidson, co-creator of Conner Davidson Resilience Scale, to manage purchase and use of scale for studies in over 70 translations
Therapist
Better Help
2022.05 - 2023.05
- Provided therapy to clients via online mental health platform to increase skill set of delivering remote mental health care.
Counselor
The Baylor School
2018.07 - 2023.03
- Served on three-person team supporting 1000+ upper school students, faculty and staff, creating annual events such as Stress-Free Day and Mental Health Awareness Week to promote well-being and educate community about mental health. Collaborated with administration, faculty, staff, and parents.
- Counseled faculty.
- Developed and taught Wellness curriculum to 7th and 8th grade classes.
- Provided support to parents.
Adjunct Professor
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
2017.08 - 2018.08
- Instructed Advanced Practice Seminar with second year graduate students in Masters of Social Work Program.
- Taught students how to develop intervention skills, integrate core competencies in clinical practice, reflect on their role in field, learn to process experiences, and help guide learning plans.
- Awarded Adjunct Faculty of the Year.
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Erlanger Behavioral Health
2016.12 - 2018.06
- Provided outpatient therapy to patients in both primary care and behavioral health departments, collaborated with physicians in overall patient care.
- Areas of treatment focus: substance abuse, trauma, loss, depression, grief, major life adjustments, chronic stress.
- Guided integration of mental health care into physician practices and created monthly newsletter to educate medical staff on behavioral health issues.
- Led Critical Incident Stress Debriefing groups for hospital personnel post-traumatic event, provide ongoing support groups to clinical staff in the hospital, and supervise and teach graduate social work interns during their rotation.
Therapist in Private Practice
Self-employeed
2009.08 - 2016.11
- Managed successful solo private practice, including administrative and budgetary needs, providing individual and family therapy for a wide array of clinical issues.
- Practice specialties included treatment of eating disorders, adjustment issues, sexual and gender identity, trauma, body image disturbances, psychological healing for cancer survivors, anxiety, and depression.
- Speaking engagements, as requested, to local organizations.
- Provided supervision for LCSW candidates in clinical practice.
Adviser & Dorm Parent
The Baylor School
2006.07 - 2010.05
- Worked with multi-disciplinary team of professionals to meet student needs and refer to alternate resources as appropriate.
- Taught wellness component of Colloquium to sophomores and seniors.
- Created monthly International Student Support Group.
Social Worker
Heartfield’s Assisted Living
2006.01 - 2006.06
- Created social work position for a long-term care facility before relocating to TN.
- Provided direct services to clients, supportive counseling to families, collaborated with Hospice providers in end-of-life situations and established coping support groups for employees as well as families of clients.
Medical Social Worker
Hospice Care of Louisiana
2001.12 - 2002.05
- Provided emotional support and grief counseling to patients and family members of all ages dealing with a terminal illness.
- Completed informational visits with those facing Hospice care as a new reality.
- Served as an integral part of on-call system to handle emotional crises.
- Contributed to multi-disciplinary team interventions.
- Assessed needs of clients and provided links to community resources.
- Interviewed social work candidates to meet needs of growing agency.
Counselor
District Attorney’s Office Rape Crisis Center
1999.12 - 2001.12
- Provided crisis intervention counseling for survivors of sexual assault and their friends and family.
- Supervised L.S.U. Masters-level interns and guided their learning plans.
- Instructed graduate students and community volunteers in counseling, crisis intervention, rape trauma syndrome and advocacy.
- Conducted presentations on rape-related topics to community organizations and university students.
- Contributed to monthly newsletter and worked on crisis hotline.
Graduate Assistant & Intern
University of Georgia School of Social Work
1997.09 - 1999.06
- Provided counseling to individuals of all ages.
- Created support and educational groups.
- Conducted research with Associate Professor Barbara Rittner, Ph.D., on Domestic Violence Shelter Policies and presented results at a national conference: 76th Annual Orthopsychiatry Meeting: Domestic Violence Shelter Policies: Unnatural Choices (1999).
Education
L.C.S.W. - Licensed Clinical Social Work
Board of Social Work Examiners
01.2002
M.S.W. - Masters of Social Work
University of Georgia
Athens, GA01.1999
B.A. - Psychology
University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL01.1995
Skills
- Analytical Thinking
- Coaching and Mentoring
- Relationship Building
- Operations Management
- Critical Thinking
- Crisis Management
- Public Speaking
- Professional Networking
Timeline
Associate Director
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Counseling Center
2023.04 - Current
Therapist
Better Help
2022.05 - 2023.05
Management
CD-RISC
2021.04 - Current
Counselor
The Baylor School
2018.07 - 2023.03
Adjunct Professor
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
2017.08 - 2018.08
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Erlanger Behavioral Health
2016.12 - 2018.06
Therapist in Private Practice
Self-employeed
2009.08 - 2016.11
Adviser & Dorm Parent
The Baylor School
2006.07 - 2010.05
Social Worker
Heartfield’s Assisted Living
2006.01 - 2006.06
Medical Social Worker
Hospice Care of Louisiana
2001.12 - 2002.05
Counselor
District Attorney’s Office Rape Crisis Center
1999.12 - 2001.12
Graduate Assistant & Intern
University of Georgia School of Social Work
1997.09 - 1999.06
L.C.S.W. - Licensed Clinical Social Work
Board of Social Work Examiners
M.S.W. - Masters of Social Work
University of Georgia
B.A. - Psychology
University of Miami
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