Jenni Harris
South Charleston
Summary
Experienced provisionally licensed psychologist with over 20 years delivering mental and behavioral healthcare. Expert in Cognitive Behavioral, Dialectic Behavior, and Trauma-Focused CBT Therapy. Proven track record in improving client outcomes and access to services. Spearheaded programs in school-based mental health services.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Supervised Psychologist
Aspire Occupation Rehabilitation Services
Charleston, WV
01.2024 - 01.2025
- Delivered psychological consultation to 100 patients seeking disability services from Social Security Administration.
- Conducted over 70 psychological assessments, maintaining 95% satisfaction rate from both patients and professional colleagues.
- Provided individual, couples, and family therapy to a diverse population, maintaining a client satisfaction rate of over 95%.
Mental Health Clinician
Beautiful Minds Counseling Center & Bez Psychiatric
Charleston, WV
01.2023 - 01.2024
- Developed and implemented Dialectic Behavior Therapy (DBT) group protocol, resulting in a 50% reduction in symptoms as measured by PHQ-9 and GAD-7.
- Provided individual, couples and family therapy to a diverse population, maintaining client satisfaction rate of over 95%.
- Delivered psychological consultation to over 70 clients, maintaining client satisfaction rate of 90%.
Supervising Psychologist
Damous Psychologic Services
South Charleston, WV
01.2018 - 01.2023
- Conducted psychological assessments for 200 clients a year, using tools such as the Wechsler Intelligence Scales, MCMI-IV, Bender-Gestalt, and Woodcock-Johnson, with 90% accuracy in diagnostic predictions.
- Provided daily support to a caseload of 40+ patients, contributing to a 15% reduction in acute psychiatric readmissions.
- Provided psychotherapy and intervention for 100 clients a year, utilizing CBT, DBT, ACT, and Trauma-Focused CBT, reducing patient symptomology by 25% on average.
Mental Health Therapist
Highland Hospital
Charleston, WV
01.2016 - 01.2018
- Delivered crisis intervention services to 200 patients and families in acute distress, resulting in a 25% reduction in acute psychiatric readmissions.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams in inpatient medical units to optimize patient care plans, leading to a 15% increase in treatment effectiveness.
- Achieved 85% accuracy rate, with Medicaid guidelines, in clinical documentation in Electronic Health Records database.
Mental Health Therapist
Highland Hospital
Charleston, WV
01.2016 - 01.2018
- Accurately documented and reported all suspected incidents of abuse and neglect and achieved 100% compliance with current federal and state regulations.
- Completed psycho-social intake assessments for 200 newly admitted patients with 95% diagnostic accuracy.
- Provided psychotherapy and intervention for over 200 patients, utilizing CBT, DBT, and motivational interviewing, reducing patient symptomology by 25% on average.
- Led weekly groups for inpatient children, adolescents, and adults, resulting in improved mental health scores by 20%.
Clinical Supervisor Therapist
Prestera Center for Mental Health
Charleston, WV
01.2006 - 01.2016
- Designed and implemented benchmark and outcome measures for intensive traditional outpatient, school-based therapy programs, demonstrating efficacy of therapeutic interventions in reducing absenteeism, out-of-school suspensions, and poor academic performance for 100+ at-risk students.
- Developed, managed, and clinically supervised school-based mental health programs with 15 clinical practitioners, leading to access to therapy, treatment planning, and case management services, reducing treatment barriers through improved collaboration with Department of Education for children and adolescents.
- Educated 100+ staff on trauma-informed care and adolescent mental health issues, leading to a 25% increase in accuracy of diagnosis formulation, 90% accuracy of referral to appropriate services, and adherence to state and federal guidelines regarding medical necessity services, resulting in 90% approval of Medicaid services.
- Participated in quality improvement assurance projects for clinical documentation, which improved adherence to state and federal standards by 30%.
- Collaborated with key administrators at Kanawha County Schools to design and implement an intake process that allowed 100 at-risk students to sign up for intensive in-school mental health services, immediately following their Student Assisted Team Meeting at the Board of Education, resulting in a 40% increase in referrals and a 75% increase in referrals being admitted into the School-Based Services.
- Led community outreach efforts leading key collaborations with school systems, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Corrections, churches, universities, and other mental health agencies, leading to improved continuity of care, increased knowledge of mental health issues, and increased access to mental health services for 100 at-risk children and adolescents.
- Development, monitoring, and oversight of grant-funded programs, contributing to the successful acquisition of over $50,000 in grant funding for school-based services.
- Participated in the recruitment, interviewing, and onboarding of new hires, leading to a 50% reduction in staff turnover.
- Led daily groups for students in alternative school settings, resulting in improved mental health scores by 20%.
- Provided psychotherapy and intervention for over 100 at-risk students per year, utilizing CBT and motivational interviewing, reducing patient symptomology by 25% on average.
Education
Master of Arts - Psychology (Clinical Track)
University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, IA07-2004
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
West Virginia University
01.1997
Skills
- Program Development & Management
- Data-Driven Outcomes
- Clinical Supervision
- Psychological Assessment
- Diagnostic Formulation
- Evidence-Based Treatment
- Community Outreach
- Public Education
- Quality Improvement / Assurance
- Crisis / Risk Management
- Electronic Health Records
- Report Writing
- Public Speaking
- Communication
- Ethics
- Analytical Thinking Skills
Accomplishments
- Streamlined Operation Processes: Collaborated with key administrators at Kanawha County Schools to design and implement an intake process that allowed 100 at-risk students to sign up for intensive school-based mental health services, resulting in a 40% increase in referrals.
- Enhanced Program Development & Management: Developed benchmark and outcome measures for school-based mental health programs to accurately measure the correlation between increased therapeutic interventions and decreased absenteeism, out-of-school suspension, and poor academic performance.
- Dialectic Behavior Therapy: Developed and implemented Dialectic Behavior Therapy (DBT) group protocol, resulting in a 50% reduction in symptoms as measured by PHQ-9 and GAD-7.
- Psychological Evaluation: Conducted psychological assessments using tools such as the Wechsler Intelligence Scales, Cognistat, MCMI-IV, and MMPI-2 with 90% accuracy in diagnostic predictions.
Timeline
Supervised Psychologist
Aspire Occupation Rehabilitation Services
01.2024 - 01.2025
Mental Health Clinician
Beautiful Minds Counseling Center & Bez Psychiatric
01.2023 - 01.2024
Supervising Psychologist
Damous Psychologic Services
01.2018 - 01.2023
Mental Health Therapist
Highland Hospital
01.2016 - 01.2018
Mental Health Therapist
Highland Hospital
01.2016 - 01.2018
Clinical Supervisor Therapist
Prestera Center for Mental Health
01.2006 - 01.2016
Master of Arts - Psychology (Clinical Track)
University of Northern Iowa
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
West Virginia University