Gloria Thompson
Blue Island,IL
Summary
Knowledgeable professional specializing in the delivery of adolescent mental health education and resource linkage. Proficient at creating comprehensive support plans, clinical assessments and providing psychoeducation and training materials to support in building attunement and attachment with caregivers and youth . Brings knowledge of organizational, interpersonal, crisis management and health communication strategies with an abundance of experience providing direct trauma informed care and supervision to staff, youth and their families.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Community Clinician
Kaleidoscope 4 Kids
2022.08 - Current
- Assess mental health needs using IM+CANS evaluation upon youth intake and discharge and provide quarterly progress assessments.
- Facilitate multidisciplinary monthly clinical team meetings and develop an individualized youth centered support plan for treatment.
- Facilitate in home and community based psychoeducational caregiver support sessions to assist clients with becoming more informed and attune to their youth's mental health needs
- Implementing safety planning and increased case management services to youth and families following psychiatric hospitalization.
Residential Youth Counselor
Cunningham Children's Home
2017.07 - 2022.08
- Developed and implemented comprehensive individualized treatment plans for high-risk clients in residential setting.
- Addressed behavioral and emotional needs of the youth through activities and interventions, increasing socialization, interpersonal, and social skills.
- Performing in-time crisis intervention and scheduled safety checks to ensure youth's well being.
- Assisted with restraints and seclusion's using Therapeutic Crisis Intervention strategies when needed for milieu management
- Administer medication and adhere to medication changes to ensure medication compliance to address mental health needs.
Lead Phlebotomist
Kirby Medical Center
2019.08 - 2021.07
- Assisted in training and onboarding new phlebotomists in proper venipunctures and operating Meditech and EPIC EHR systems
- Prepared, processed, labeled and stored patient specimens and samples using standard techniques and equipment for lab processing or shipping..
- Collected blood samples using vacutainer tubes, tourniquets, syringes, butterfly needles, and straight needles in outpatient, inpatient, emergency room and nursing home settings.
- Managed multi-line phone system to coordinate patient scheduling, check-in, check-out, medical coding and billing.
- Assisted with development and implementation of outdoor COVID-19 community testing sites and outreach to support Kirby's goal in helping the community limit the spread of COVID-19.
- Performed breathe alcohol testing for Cook County Sheriffs and DOT and non-DOT Drug Screenings
Pool Manager/Swim Lesson Coordinator
Urbana Park District
2015.06 - 2017.07
- Created and maintained detailed financial reports of daily, weekly and monthly operations.
- Organized and oversaw special events such as birthday parties, tournaments and team-building activities.
- Adjusted pool chemical balance to maintain general water cleanliness and perform regular safety and hazard inspections.
- Interviewed, hired, trained and supervised lifeguards, swim instructors, and customer service representative staff and support in consistently meet performance goals and customer service standards.
- Managing daily pool operations including creating daily work schedules for staff and providing supportive and motivating supervision for all staff.
- Organized and managed new swim lesson program development from conception through successful execution.
- Processed cash, credit, debit, and check payments and counted out cash drawers and balanced totals before completing the daily bank deposit.
Education
Master of Science - Health Communication
University of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL05.2022
Bachelor of Arts - Communications
University of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL05.2016
Skills
- Microsoft Office
- Community Program Outreach & Linkage
- Crisis Intervention
- IM+CANS
- Organizational Communication
- Project Management/Service Planning
- Clinical Supervision
- Interpersonal Communication
- Facilitating Clinical Team Meeting
- Onboarding New Hires
Certification
- Certified IM+CANS Assessment Writer, DCFS - August 2022
- Certified CPR/ First Aid , Red Cross - February 2023
- Certified Therapeutic Crisis Intervention, Cunningham Children's Home - July 2022
- Sensory Motor Arousal Regulation Training (SMART) - June 2023
- CWEL License - August 2023
- CERAP License - August 2023
References
Ellie Moscov - Kaleidoscope ECCS Clinical Supervisor - 716.860.2991
Christina Temple - Cunningham Children's Home Milieu Coordinator - 847.445.1667
Vivianna Jimenez - YouthCare Care Coordinator - 630.486.7936
Timeline
Community Clinician
Kaleidoscope 4 Kids
2022.08 - Current
Lead Phlebotomist
Kirby Medical Center
2019.08 - 2021.07
Residential Youth Counselor
Cunningham Children's Home
2017.07 - 2022.08
Pool Manager/Swim Lesson Coordinator
Urbana Park District
2015.06 - 2017.07
Master of Science - Health Communication
University of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign
Bachelor of Arts - Communications
University of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign
- Certified IM+CANS Assessment Writer, DCFS - August 2022
- Certified CPR/ First Aid , Red Cross - February 2023
- Certified Therapeutic Crisis Intervention, Cunningham Children's Home - July 2022
- Sensory Motor Arousal Regulation Training (SMART) - June 2023
- CWEL License - August 2023
- CERAP License - August 2023
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