Earl R. Starks
St Louis,MO
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Clinical Supervisor II (Pilot Program)
Centerstone Of Illinois
01.2023 - Current
- Assess clients, determine needs, and manage care
- Assist clients in building a natural support team (community supports, and any other life domain areas identified as needing improvement)
- Create program forms to engage and track client care
- Develop improvement plans to solve problems and improve lagging engagement areas
- Define testing protocols, quality assurance initiatives and clinic policies and procedures
- Develop and update policies and procedures, maintain compliance with guidelines relating to Health and Family Services, Medicaid, and Illinois State laws
- Ensure that all data are collected and submitted as required by different funding agencies (e.g., follow-up percentages met, databases developed, and data entered within time requirements)
- Lead and direct team of 8 clinical personnel and support staff
- Monitor, analyze, and correct staff performance and work with clinical manager to raise standards of practice
- Participate in crisis research and evidence-based clinical audits and leverage data to improve research-based methodologies within clinical areas
- Recruit, hire and train all staff, providing direct supervision, ongoing staff development and continuing education to employees
- Respond to clients in crisis situations by mobilizing a crisis unit to client and staying engaged until client is safe
- Responsible for providing wrap-around and intensive care coordination to youth and families with high needs (including in-person, community based child and family team meetings, Illinois Medicaid Comprehensive Assessment of Needs and Strength (IM+CANS instrument), and prevention and safety plan review)
- Spearhead and implement new systems to expand scope of engagement
Crisis Clinician
Gateway Regional Medical Center
03.2022 - Current
- Assess mental health needs to determine nature and extent of clients' emotional, behavioral or mental health issues
- Build safety plans to lower risk of crisis and intervene in specific manners outlined by procedures
- Counsel and help stabilize patients and caregivers in crisis situations
- Evaluate risk to client or others by gathering information and conducting assessments and staffing clients in-patient or out-patient with psychiatrist approval
- Provide provisional diagnosis based on assessment
- Support clients by representing needs and advocating for patient rights in healthcare, legal and community-based settings
- Work with law enforcement and other agencies to meet the needs of clients in crisis. This includes teaching officers and families how to complete involuntary certifications for in-patient psychiatric holds
Social Service Director
Bria Health Care And Rehabilitation
07.2018 - 03.2022
- Admitted and discharged all residents from the facility
- Created all resident care plans and transferred services to outside agencies for continuity of care upon discharge
- Collaborated with administrators and guardians to determine needs of individual residents
- Developed and created systems and monitored their effectiveness against client needs
- Referred families to shelters, legal resources and educational programs
- Skillfully developed departmental goals, objectives, standards of performance, policies and procedures
Neuroscience Research Spec. (Volunteer)
University of Missouri Saint Louis
05.2018 - 06.2018
- Adhered to professional standards of national, state and local medical societies, licensing agencies and governmental agencies
- Conducted feasibility studies and recommended actions for propose projects
- Conducted research to develop and test surgical techniques to improve operating procedures and outcomes
- Examined patients to obtain information on medical conditions and surgical risks
- Gathered and organized information for research purposes
- Gathered data, analyzed it and compiled it into reports and distributed to appropriate personnel
- Reviewed documentation related to study protocol(s) that may include management of study
- Researched and updated all required materials needed for firm and partners
- Offered constructive feedback and contribute ideas at weekly staff meetings
- Verified data integrity and accuracy
Qualified Intellectual Disability Pro. (Volunteer)
Fayco Enterprises Inc
01.2018 - 04.2018
- Acted as coordinator for assigned clients. Ensured implementation of individual service plans for assigned clients, making appropriate changes as needed
- Coordinated with adult services coordinator to develop, implement, and maintain reports, procedures, work duties, schedules, annual assessments
- Developed person-centered plans for CILA clients, as assigned with goals, procedures and materials
- Gathered information and filed reports to resolve complaints
- Immediate supervisor to over 12 staff in accordance with most recent organizational chart. This included but not limited to, supervising, training, scheduling, and evaluating subordinate staff
Psycho Rehabilitation Service Coordinator
Aperion Care
09.2016 - 01.2018
- Administered executive psychosocial interventions and counseling with individuals/families
- Conducted case management and provide psychosocial therapy to 65 clients
- Developed goal-oriented psychoeducational and activity therapy groups to improve clients' level of functioning
- Directed family-centered, strengths-based, culturally competent and individualized intakes and assessments
- Implemented plans of correction as required by State and Federal surveys
- Improved outcomes of patients with psychiatric and co-morbid chronic pain conditions
- Involved clients' family members in planning social service programs
- Managed and created patient assessments and discharge plans
- Observed and monitored client behavior and responses to treatment
- Recorded client information on special flow sheets, accurately indicating suicidal precautions, sleep flow and restraints
- Supervised Family Council meetings for families of residents as well as Resident Council Team member on fast pace interdisciplinary team of physicians, RN's, PT's, and OT's Use MDS/ARD computer based charting / tracking system
- Worked with prescribing professionals to get patients necessary medications
Education
Master of Arts - Psychology
William James College
Newton Center, MA12.2020
Bachelors of Liberal Studies - Concentration: Biology & Psychology
University Of Missouri Saint Louis
Saint Louis, Mo07.2015
Skills
- Client Advocacy
- Clinical Documentation
- Clinical Quality Improvement
- Community Outreach
- Cross Disciplinary Collaboration
- Electronic Health Records (5 years)
- Machine Learning / C# Coding
- Multicultural Competent Care
- Lab Evaluations (Complete Blood Count panel, etc)
- Policy/Manual Writing
- Research
- Supervision
Career Objective
To gain an intentional set of tools that will lessen and reduce the impact of mental illness. This mission includes discovering and eradicating any barriers: cultural, financial, psychological, and physical.
Relevant Course Work
Marriage & Family Psychology, Abnormal Psychology, Child Development Psychology, Cross Cultural Psychology, Genetics, Statistics, Psychotherapy, Organizational Assessment: Qualitative and Quantitative
Relevant Exposure
- Staff crisis cases in the emergency room with ER psychiatrist for out-patient and in-patient psychiatric care (Dr. Rosales, et.al., Gateway Regional Medical Center, 2022-Current)
- Shadowed clinical neuropsychologist and observed psychological testing for a day (Dr. Beverly Mathews, Decatur, Il., 2022)
- Mentored a youth from a trouble community for a semester (Graduate Internship - University of Il., Dr. Nielson, 2019)
- Interviewed clinical psychologist on day-to-day routine (Professor Denice Head -Washington University, St. Louis, Mo., 2018)
- Observed facility psychiatrist evaluate well-being and medication management for over 60 clients monthly ( Dr. Habib, Litchfield,Il., 2016-2018)
Extra-Curricular
- Urban League Volunteer (2023-Present)
- Psi Chi
- Black and Brown Professional Network (Centerstone 2022-Present)
- Student Member Illinois Counselors Associations (2018 - Present)
- Litchfield Baptist : Sound Technician (November 2017 - Present)
- Anthropology Club Founding Member (SWIC, January 2014)
- Graphic Design and Software Engineering (2016- Present)
- Published Music Producer (2008- Present)
Writing Samples
Are Babies Communicating With Us before They Start Talking? (Dr. Granger, 2016.) Nonverbal Behavior in Penguins (Dr. Sriram, 2016.) The Effects of Modern Technology on the Social Development of Children (Presentation for Dr. Harper, 2015.)
Timeline
Clinical Supervisor II (Pilot Program)
Centerstone Of Illinois
01.2023 - Current
Crisis Clinician
Gateway Regional Medical Center
03.2022 - Current
Social Service Director
Bria Health Care And Rehabilitation
07.2018 - 03.2022
Neuroscience Research Spec. (Volunteer)
University of Missouri Saint Louis
05.2018 - 06.2018
Qualified Intellectual Disability Pro. (Volunteer)
Fayco Enterprises Inc
01.2018 - 04.2018
Psycho Rehabilitation Service Coordinator
Aperion Care
09.2016 - 01.2018
Master of Arts - Psychology
William James College
Bachelors of Liberal Studies - Concentration: Biology & Psychology
University Of Missouri Saint Louis
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