Carey Calhoun
North Vernon,Indiana
Summary
Forward-thinking Behavioral Therapist offering comprehensive experience in correctional behavior counseling. Professional at building patient rapport while completing daily activities such as patient history documentation, therapeutic intervention and case analysis. Patient and compassionate professional committed to implementing effective treatment plans and providing exceptional care.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Behavior Therapist
Life Choice
New Palestine, IN
01.2021 - Current
- Interview potential clients and their families.
- Provides independent one on one in home therapy for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities and emotional disorders.
- Observe and monitor client behavior and responses to treatment.
- Work collaboratively with other mental health professionals to provide consistent care and minimize diversion.
- Provide comprehensive behavioral services, create behavior support plans, treatment plans, and connect clients and families to appropriate resources.
- Display sensitivity to cultural and linguistic needs of clients and families served.
- Counsel and guide clients in effective therapeutic exercises integrated from Cognitive Behavior Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT).
- Direct family-centered, strengths-based, culturally competent and individualized intakes and assessments.
- Responsible for keeping clients engaged throughout sessions, setting up incidental learning opportunities, and providing reinforcement.
- Support clients by taking them into the community to work on socially appropriate behaviors and encourage them to engage with community members.
- Conducted Functional Behavior Assessments (FBA) and Questions About Behavior Function (QABF) to assist in developing and writing behavior support plans to implement with clients.
- Trained families and other members of client's treatment team on implementing support plans and interventions to help decrease maladaptive behavior.
- Applied array of different methodologies to assist patients with therapy.
- Accurately maintain and organize client files, including meeting all paperwork deadlines, while ensuring clients information remained confidential.
- Motivate clients to set goals and work with BC on each step to achieve those goals.
Human Resources Recruiter
Qualtronics
Columbus, IN
11.2018 - 09.2019
- Decreased high turnover rates to less than 10% after two months and maintained that turnover percentage.
- Assisted with payroll, training, and benefits enrollment.
- Participated in job fairs and hosted in house recruitment events.
- Helped organize employee meetings and company events.
- Handled workplace harassment investigations while maintaining professionalism and confidentiality.
- Oversaw and managed on-boarding processes and programs to successfully integrate new, transferred and promoted employees.
- Maintained thorough understanding and knowledge of hiring practices, recruitment strategies and staffing industry trends.
- Facilitated interview and hiring discussions with interviewers and hiring managers and maintained reports and performance metrics to generate outcomes.
- Leveraged social media platforms and online job boards to advertise open positions and engage with potential candidates.
- Managed full-cycle recruiting process for applicants to promote smooth and positive onboarding experience.
- Recruited talented, diverse and qualified candidates for employment.
- Liaised with hiring managers to develop and implement strategies to source and recruit top talent.
On Site Manager
Employment Plus/EmployBridge
Madison, Columbus, IN
01.2012 - 09.2015
- As relief for Human Resources departments at client locations that I managed, I took on time consuming tasks such as interviewing, screening, and completing necessary paperwork for temporary associates placed at client.
- Filled all job orders received from manufacturing supervisors in timely manner.
- Spent time on manufacturing floor to assess employee performance and build relationships with supervisors while also promoting safe work practices to avoid work related injuries.
- Implement random, post-accident, and pre-employment drug screens.
- Processed payroll (200 employees), involved with Worker’s Compensation, unemployment hearings, and modified duty.
- Daily terminations, counseling, training, and issuing write-ups.
- Directed weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual meetings with corporate staff and client Human Resources managers to help resolve customer complaints and focused on areas of strength.
- Proficiency with running background checks, verifying education, Time Clock Manager, E-Verify, ADP time clock systems, Staff Suite, Avionte, and CRM.
- Managed three customers on my own while with Employment Plus.
- One of which I worked with longest and was able to reduce turnover from double digits to lowest turnover in the region.
- Employees I assigned at this same customer had some highest reviews from supervisors and management in entire company.
- After six months of managing a client they chose to go exclusive with Employment Plus instead of going through two staffing agencies.
- I received some of the highest reviews in the company as an On-Site Manager by receiving almost all one hundred percent ratings each quarter.
Administrative Assistant
Madison Precision Products
06.2007 - 02.2009
- Started through a staffing agency as a temporary receptionist then was hired full time as Administrative Assistant of stockroom.
- In charge of maintaining daily/weekly/monthly/quarterly reports, ordering supplies, and tracking budgets for several departments.
- Entered data while using Macola Software.
- Provided excellent customer service to managers and suppliers.
- In charge of issuing out parts from the stockroom.
- Restocked supplies and submitted purchase orders to maintain stock levels.
- Executed record filing system to improve document organization and management.
- Interacted with vendors to purchase and set up equipment and services.
Education
Master’s degree - Applied Behavior Analysis
Ball State University
Muncie, IN05.2021
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration - Marketing Concentration
Indiana University - Purdue University
Columbus, Indiana 05.2018
Skills
- Experience with
- Quickbooks, Salesforce, Softtime, CRM, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Google Docs, etc
- Creator of Jennings County Autism Network Facebook Page
- Human Resources Operations
- Applied Behavior Analysis
- Intervention Strategies
- Positive Reinforcement Strategies
- Community Resources and Education
- Functional Behavior Assessment
- Staff Development
- Developmental Disabilities
- Mental Health Support
Certification
- Certified VITA Volunteer (Basic, Advanced, and HSA) for tax season 2017
- CEU - Trauma Informed Care Indiana University Completed 03/01/2022
Timeline
Behavior Therapist
Life Choice
01.2021 - Current
Human Resources Recruiter
Qualtronics
11.2018 - 09.2019
On Site Manager
Employment Plus/EmployBridge
01.2012 - 09.2015
Administrative Assistant
Madison Precision Products
06.2007 - 02.2009
Master’s degree - Applied Behavior Analysis
Ball State University
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration - Marketing Concentration
Indiana University - Purdue University
- Certified VITA Volunteer (Basic, Advanced, and HSA) for tax season 2017
- CEU - Trauma Informed Care Indiana University Completed 03/01/2022
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