Dominique Holton
Atlanta,USA
Summary
Peer specialist with significant experience at Atlanta Veterans Affairs, focusing on crisis intervention and advocacy. Skilled in developing customized rehabilitation plans and conducting psychosocial assessments. Recognized for cultural competency and leadership in supporting high-risk clients, ensuring access to vital mental health resources.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Peer specialist
Atlanta Veterans Affairs
Atlanta, USA
05.2022 - Current
Facilitated individual and group meetings to assist veterans in overcoming negative self-talk and fears.
Collaborated with Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary team to deliver recovery-oriented, evidence-based care.
Conducted crisis interventions for veterans, addressing urgent mental health situations.
Developed personalized rehabilitation and employment plans based on each veteran's strengths and needs.
Identified veterans' challenges, strengths, weaknesses, and necessary coping skills.
Made outgoing calls to veterans to provide ongoing support and resources.
Assisted veterans and families with mental health issues, benefits referrals, and support groups.
Performed suicide and homicide risk assessments using standardized tools under stressful conditions.
- Assisted veterans in accessing mental health services and resources available at the facility.
Foster Care Case Manager
Henry County schools
, USA
08.2023 - 09.2025
Executed crisis management and mental health support for individuals and families facing challenges.
Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to address diverse agency needs.
Implemented various treatment modalities for individuals, families, and groups with psychiatric and social issues.
Facilitated community resource referrals to enhance client support.
Conducted psychosocial assessments and interventions for clients from diverse backgrounds.
- Supported high-risk clients, including those at risk for suicide and homelessness.
Performed intake assessments to identify family needs independently.
Utilized assessment tools during interviews to evaluate emotional and psychological conditions.
Covid Response Team
Henry County Schools
McDonough, Georgia
08.2020 - 01.2022
- Gathering of positive on-campus covid reports for all 52 Henry County Schools.
- Worked alongside Henry County Health Department with providing covid data related to all schools.
- Reacclimated students return to the classrooms after being in quarantine.
Education
Master OF Social Work -
Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA01.2024
Bachelors OF Social Work -
Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA01.2023
Skills
- Advocate
- Boundary setting
- Cultural competency
- Documentation
- Self-care
- Leadership
- Active listener
- Organization
- Researcher
- Time Management
- Customer Service
- Empathy
- Active Listening
- Crisis intervention
Certification
- Double Trouble In Recovery, 03/23/22, Double Trouble in Recovery is a 12-step fellowship of people who share their experience, strength, and hope with each other so that they may solve their common problems and help others to recover from their substance use and behavioral health challenges.
- Trauma Informed Care, 04/16/22, Trauma-informed care acknowledges the need to understand a patient's life experiences to deliver effective care. It can improve patient engagement, treatment adherence, health outcomes, and provider and staff wellness.
- Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP), 06/03/22, It is an approach for enhancing the physical health of people with mental health and substance use challenges. It benefits people with chronic health conditions such as obesity, diabetes, heart disease, and other medical conditions.
- Whole Health Action Management (WHAM), 08/09/22, WRAP is a self-management and recovery system developed by people who had mental health difficulties and were struggling to incorporate wellness tools and strategies into their lives. WRAP help with decreasing and preventing intrusive or troubling feeling and behaviors, increasing personal empowerment, improving quality of life, and assisting people in achieving their own life goals and dreams.
- Certified Peer Specialist, 10/23/20, It is the mission of the Georgia Certified Peer Specialist Project to identify, train, certify, and provide ongoing support and education to consumers of mental health services, to provide peer support as part of the Georgia mental health service system, and to promote self-determination, personal responsibility and empowerment inherent in self-directed recovery.
Recognition
- Dean's List Fall 2021
- President's List Spring 2022
- President Fall 2022
- Army Good Conduct Medal
- 3 Army Achievement Medals
- National Defense Service Medal
- Iraq Campaign Medal
- Overseas Ribbon
- Campaign Star
Activities
- Food Giveaway, Henry County Sheriff's Office & Shaquille O'Neal Foundation, 11/01/22
- Donation of Toys, Hygiene Kits, and Groceries, Haven House – Domestic Violence Shelter, Ongoing
Timeline
Foster Care Case Manager
Henry County schools
08.2023 - 09.2025
Peer specialist
Atlanta Veterans Affairs
05.2022 - Current
Covid Response Team
Henry County Schools
08.2020 - 01.2022
Master OF Social Work -
Georgia State University
Bachelors OF Social Work -
Georgia State University