Darcey Fairchild
Missoula,MT
Summary
- Licensed compassionate mental health clinician with excellent communication and interpersonal skills, effective time management, strong self-motivation, and high degree of professionalism.
- A queer feminist with deep understanding of intersectionality as well as social and environmental justice; passionate and continuing to learn about decolonization work.
- Dynamic human with the ability to learn quickly and easily ask for help when challenges surpass my skills and abilities.
- Deeply value growth and learning and am committed to continually honoring myself through these processes.
- Committed to creating healthy individuals, families, and communities.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Co-Director
Adventure Mamas Initiative
01.2023 - Current
- Develop and implement inclusive programming to empower those who identify as mothers to be their most authentic selves in community, through nature based adventure
- Lead community-building efforts
- Manage brand and community partnerships
- Oversee organizational operations
- Collaborate with a team of passionate individuals to deliver transformative experiences for diverse groups of humans.
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Private Practice
03.2016 - Current
- Provide clinical support for individuals and families experiencing mental health challenges with specific focus on treating individuals who have experienced parental transition and/or perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, loss of loved ones, and trauma
- Update treatment plans on monthly basis with latest intervention strategies and progress notes.
- Provide stress response trainings for wildland firefighters and serve as one of three clinicians on Region 1 Forest Service CISM team.
Social Worker
VA Montana Health Care System
08.2016 - 03.2018
- Worked as part of a team to provide intensive case management services to veterans experiencing homelessness
- Aided with program enrollment, housing search, employment assistance, and served as a liaison between veterans and property owners/managers
- Provided therapeutic support and interventions appropriate to veteran’s unique needs
- Member of Military Sexual Trauma Task Force, Documentation and SOP Workgroup, and acted as Safety Point of Contact for Missoula CBOC, in addition to required duties of position
- Consistently exceeded established productivity measures for all periods of employment.
PACT Social Worker
VA Montana Health Care System
2016 - 2018
- Worked as part of the patient aligned care team to support primary care delivery to Veterans, with focus on prevention, health promotion, coordination, and chronic disease management
- Function as care coordinator to ensure health care needs are defined by the Veteran
- Conducted thorough assessment of psychosocial challenges
- Implemented short term, solution-focused counseling and other crisis interventions with Veterans and/ or family members/ caregivers
- Served as a liaison between VA and community partners to ensure veterans received outstanding care.
Assessment Counselor
Providence St. Patrick Hospital
06.2015 - 07.2016
- Provided comprehensive mental health evaluations as part of a multi-disciplinary team, including extensive suicide risk assessments
- Evaluated and provided disposition recommendations for psychiatric treatment.
- Obtained and supplied information to coordinating agencies to provide best possible guidance to clients.
Middle School Counselor
Sussex School
08.2015 - 06.2016
- Designed and implemented comprehensive school counseling curriculum for fifth through eighth grade students in collaboration with administrators, parents, staff, and students
- Provided direct support services in the areas of mental health counseling, social and emotional development, academic support and guidance, and parent and staff education and support.
- Supported students develop new coping mechanisms and techniques to drive behavior modification.
Program Manager/Grief Specialist
Tamarack Grief Resource Center
06.2013 - 08.2015
- Designed, directed and delivered nature based grief camps and retreats for adults and children
- Through a contract agreement with the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS), acted as camp director providing guidance, logistical planning and leadership while supporting active duty military mentors and children who have experienced the death of a family member who served in the Armed Forces
- Provided training and supervision for all volunteers and staff members
- Provided psychosocial assessments and documentation, individual and group therapy, and urgent response interventions
- Provided outreach and education about grief, loss, suicide prevention and postvention to employers and schools throughout Missoula and Western Montana.
Education
Master of Social Work - Social Work
University of Montana
Missoula, MT05.2012
Bachelor of Science - Health and Human Development-Family and Consumer Sciences
Montana State University
Bozeman, MT12.2008
Skills
- High degree of emotional intelligence
- Highly organized
- Keen attention to detail and accuracy
- Easily adaptable
- Quick to learn and can learn independently
- Analytical Thinking
- Strategic leadership
- Data Collection
- Database development
- Mood Disorders Knowledge
- Active Listening
- Knowledge of Human Development
- Group Therapy Facilitation
- Social Justice and Intersectionality
- Therapeutic Services
Certification
Perinatal Mental Health Certification (PMH-C)
Accomplishments
- Target Range Elementary Political Action Committee Member 2023
- USFS CISM Team 2017-Current
- Missoula Maternal Mental Health Coalition, Co-Facilitator and member 2018-Current
- Blue Mountain Clinic, Board Member 2018-2020
Timeline
Co-Director
Adventure Mamas Initiative
01.2023 - Current
Social Worker
VA Montana Health Care System
08.2016 - 03.2018
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Private Practice
03.2016 - Current
Middle School Counselor
Sussex School
08.2015 - 06.2016
Assessment Counselor
Providence St. Patrick Hospital
06.2015 - 07.2016
Program Manager/Grief Specialist
Tamarack Grief Resource Center
06.2013 - 08.2015
PACT Social Worker
VA Montana Health Care System
2016 - 2018
Master of Social Work - Social Work
University of Montana
Bachelor of Science - Health and Human Development-Family and Consumer Sciences
Montana State University
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