Chinda Thach
Long Beach,CA
Summary
Seeking to obtain an upper-level management position within a client-centered, community involved organization in order to fully apply both the clinical and administrative skills I have developed throughout my career.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Program Director II
Behavioral Health Services
LONG BEACH, CA
02.2022 - Current
- Identify and implement evidence-based treatment approaches.
- Assists in the preparation of program budget. Operates program within budget.
- Manages all operations of the program.
- Assures that documentation is timely and meets contract, licensing, certification and other required standards. Review client files for accurate and timely documentation as well as appropriate application of program services to meet client needs.
- Requires case review of all charts at least every 30 days, and document said review in chart, maintaining compliance with BHS quality assurance review form.
- Serves as a resource for agency staff.
- Schedules and conducts program team meetings, including regular case conferences.
- Responsible for liaison with regulatory agencies.
- Reviews program incident reports and takes appropriate action.
- Develops and maintains a volunteer program, including an advisory council.
Clinician II/LPHA
Behavioral Health Services
Long Beach, California
11.2020 - 01.2021
- Act in place of the Program Director when he is out of the office to ensure that the quality of services is maintained.
- Took part in weekly interdisciplinary team case conferences with supervisor, staff, and interns to discuss current cases which require in-depth supervision, discussion, and feedback.
- Delivered comprehensive clinical instruction to staff and interns on subjects such as interventions for individual sessions and group topics.
- Provided clinical consultation to staff and interns ensuring accurate and clinically sound documentation/progress notes.
- Delegating tasks or responsibilities for the purpose of developing other abilities.
- Creating a learning atmosphere, reassured and encouraged improved performance.
- Being available for staff and interns to debrief about difficult situations.
- Provide back-up clinical care to clients when assigned clinicians/counselors are unavailable.
- Worked with over 20 clients weekly and performed thorough assessments to determine the individual's needs and level of functioning.
- Coordinated appointments with clients, clients' families and any other medical professionals involved in the individual's case.
- Determined most appropriate treatment plan and implemented course of action.
- Upholding the policies and procedures for maintaining accurate client case records in accordance with agency record-keeping requirements.
- Interviewed applicants and made recommendations for new hires.
Mental Health Therapist/Supervisor
Cambodian Association of America (CAA)
Long Beach, CA
02.2018 - 11.2020
- Meet with 15 patients weekly.
- Exceed monthly productivity requirement of $10,000.
- Coach and mentor 5 staff members through education and constructive feedback to develop an understanding of regulatory mandates and clinical best practices.
- Conducts therapeutic individual, group, and family therapy sessions.
- Provides counseling for relapse prevention, co-occurring disorders and social issues.
- Conducts strengths-based, culturally competent individualized intakes/assessments gathering information from patients, significant other, family members, and involved agencies in the field as appropriate.
- Ability to assess the psychosocial functioning and needs of patients and their family members, and to formulate and implement a treatment plan, identifying the problems, strengths, weaknesses, coping skills, and assistance needed.
- Provides rehabilitative services to patients and/or their families which include assistance in restoring and maintaining the patient's functional skills, daily living skills, social skills, and linking up to needed community services and support resources.
- Trained effectively in MI and CBT modalities for therapeutic interventions.
- Utilizes anger management techniques, relaxation skills, impulse control, social skills, emotional coping skills and functional living skills.
- Provides outreach, advocacy, and rehabilitative services needed for ongoing cases and in crisis intervention.
- Accurately documented all observations, interventions, and concerns in patient charts and electronic systems, sustaining continuum of care from admission through to discharge.
- Demonstrates excellent, effective communication, interpersonal skills, organizational ability, and ability to follow instructions. Able to set assignment priorities, work independently within established guidelines and maintain confidentiality.
- Ability to develop and maintain collaborative and synergistic relationships across multiple disciplinary teams.
- Able to handle ambiguous situations with tact and good judgment
- Open and close agency
- Achiever personality style with an eye for continuous improvement in self, others, policies, systems, and processes.
Social Worker
The Center for Urban Community Services, CUCS
New York, NY
08.2012 - 08.2013
- Maintain and submit billing records in a timely manner.
- Maintain and update patient’s files and documentation in accordance with the Department of Mental Health guidelines.
- Support clients with co-occurring disorders including mental illness, substance abuse, and HIV/AIDS work recovery and autonomy.
- Provide mental health and substance abuse toward counseling individually and in groups using a strengths perspective and harm reduction model.
- Conduct intake, psychosocial assessment, treatment, and discharge plans utilizing a client-centered approach and incorporate several evidence- based practices including Wellness Self-Management, Supported Employment, and Motivational Interviewing.
- Facilitate the BTSAS group (Behavioral Treatment for Substance Abuse in Individuals with Severe and Persistent Mental Illness).
- Collaborate with outside vendors to provide resources for medical, legal, entitlement, and other needs to promote greater autonomy.
- Provide continuous monitoring for any at-risk behavior through routine visits in the community.
Social Worker
Woodhull Hospital Mobile Crisis Unit
Brooklyn, NY
08.2011 - 08.2012
- Conduct phone intakes to assess for MCU intervention, biopsychosocial assessments to identify client needs.
- Provide crisis management and interventions as a team to clients of every demographic in the community to help prevent comprehensive psychiatric emergency visits and hospitalizations.
- Liaise, educate, and outreach to community providers on the MCU services and methods of reducing hospitalization and crisis.
- Work in collaboration with clients to develop treatment plans on means of promoting recovery.
- Participated in weekly team meetings to evaluate clients’ continued needs and transition of services.
Counselor
Destination College AmeriCorps / YMCA-PG&E Teen Center
Berkeley, CA
10.2010 - 10.2011
- Served as a Y-Scholars counselor, working with first-generation, college-bound high school students, and their families.
- Facilitate weekly life skills and academic support groups for students to promote increased graduation and future success.
- Supervised the tutoring of students by volunteers and other staff.
- Provide counseling and support to students with academic and life planning activities.
Education
Masters - Social Work
New York University Silver School of Social Work
2014
Bachelors - Social Work
San Francisco State University
2011
Certification
- Associated Clinical Social Worker: License/Registration Number: ASW77879
- NYS OMH Evidence-Based Practice certification National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
- SAPC Treatment Provider User
- Authorized User (C167142) for SAGE (EMR)
- Certificate of Recognition for Service: AmeriCorps
- First Aid/CPR
Timeline
Program Director II
Behavioral Health Services
02.2022 - Current
Clinician II/LPHA
Behavioral Health Services
11.2020 - 01.2021
Mental Health Therapist/Supervisor
Cambodian Association of America (CAA)
02.2018 - 11.2020
Social Worker
The Center for Urban Community Services, CUCS
08.2012 - 08.2013
Social Worker
Woodhull Hospital Mobile Crisis Unit
08.2011 - 08.2012
Counselor
Destination College AmeriCorps / YMCA-PG&E Teen Center
10.2010 - 10.2011
Masters - Social Work
New York University Silver School of Social Work
Bachelors - Social Work
San Francisco State University
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