Jefferson Hall IV

• Provided psychotherapy services to clients utilizing evidence based therapeutic techniques.
• Collaborated with families of clients to provide support and guidance throughout the treatment process.
• Developed individualized treatment plans addressing family relationship problems.
• Utilized emerging Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Play Therapy and Narrative Therapy as treatment approaches.
• Consulted with other professionals, agencies and universities to discuss therapies, treatments, counseling resources and techniques.
• Participated in case reviews with other members of a multidisciplinary team.
• Developed individualized treatment plans tailored to client needs.
• Assessed and diagnosed mental health disorders in accordance with DSM-5 criteria.
• Coordinated care with psychiatrists, primary care physicians, and other healthcare providers to ensure comprehensive patient care.

• Conducted various evidenced-based treatments including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Psychodynamic Therapy to assist clients recovery from illness and to adjust to life at University of California, Los Angeles.
• Diagnosed disorders according to DSM-5 criteria and used ICD-10 codes for documentation.
• Wrote timely and accurate case notes to inform follow-up for effective, successful case management.
• Coordinated psychosocial assessments, treatment plans and progress notes.
• Gave presentations to interdisciplinary team members, including clinical documentation and therapeutic observations.
• Investigated child abuse or neglect cases and exercised protective actions when necessary.

• Provided psychotherapy services to clients in individual, family, and group settings with a culturally humble lens.
• Conducted crisis intervention with individuals and families experiencing stressors or difficult situations.
• Referred clients to appropriate resources such as support groups, legal assistance, housing programs., when needed.
• Educated patients about community resources and parenting skills that could be beneficial to their child's recovery process.
• Engaged in outreach activities within the community aimed at raising awareness about mental health issues.
• Developed treatment plans based on clinical assessments of clients' needs.
• Collaborated with other professionals such as psychiatrists, psychologists, primary care providers, nurses., to ensure comprehensive care for clients.

• Counseling of children and adolescents to improve social and emotional well-being through modalities of supportive, inter-personal, psychodynamic, cognitive behavioral and constructivist therapies.
• Completed Triage Screening, Needs Assessment, Psychosocial assessments, for children and adolescents.
• Advocated to get clients' needs met whether it be collaborating with parents, teachers or administrative staff.
• Collaborated with Mental Health Team to develop and implement approved treatment plans.
• Facilitated restorative justice circles to foster community repair when damage is created.
• Created a new pathway through the use of therapy to combat generational trauma in communities of color.
• Executed a Strengths Based approach to empower clients to be change agents in their own lives.

• Provided individual and group counseling centered around skill building to assist clients in coping with individual and environmental stressors.
• Participated as a team member in client evaluation, treatment planning, discharge planning and implementation of approved treatment plans.
• Served as a client advocate and assisted clients in using community resources.
• Established and maintained cooperative relations with public and private agencies to maximize the use of community resources for the client.
• Assisted in resolving crisis situations that arose between residents at the Short Term Residential Therapeutic Program.

Supervisor: Leah Roylance 805-477-5700 Leah.Roylance@ventura.org

• Effectively provided case management services to a caseload of up to 70 clients in a community based outpatient program.
• Participated on a multidisciplinary team consisting of Case Managers, Clinicians, Psychologists and Psychiatrists in client evaluation, treatment planning and implementation of approved treatment plans.
• Served as a client advocate and assisted clients in using community resources.
• Provided professional individual and case management services to clients in outpatient program.
• Completed initial needs assessment and individualized treatment plan to effectively help patients to improve toward meeting treatment goals.
• Facilitated group rehabilitation sessions to improve client well-being and overall functioning.
• Referred clients to other programs and community agencies to enhance treatment processes.
• Conducted outreach, advocacy and rehabilitative services for regular cases and crisis intervention.
• Assisted in stabilizing clients in crisis situations and linking clients to emergency mental health resources when criteria was met.
• Assisted clients with identifying feelings and behaviors by asking open-ended questions.
• Accurately documented all observations, interventions, and concerns in patient charts and electronic systems, sustaining continuum of care from admission through to discharge.