Jessica Kluge
Florham Park
Summary
Compassionate Mental Health Clinician with cumulative experience in providing therapeutic care and psychiatric evaluation. Strengths include crisis intervention, individual psychotherapy, along with case management skills. Contributions made to previous work environments involve implementing effective treatment plans for patients suffering from severe mental disorders, which has improved patient outcomes.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
3
3
Certifications
Work History
Mental Health Clinician III
UBHC: Early Intervention Support Services
Piscataway
03.2024 - Current
- Provide comprehensive evaluation, assessment and therapeutic intervention
- Developing, and implementing treatment plans
- Ensures the individuals served’ rights to fair and equitable treatment, self-determination, individuality, privacy, and civil rights are maintained.
- Documenting appropriated clinical notes that maintains confidentially and human decency
Out-patient Clinician
Cooperative Counseling Services
Mountainside
06.2023 - 03.2024
- Conducted clinical intake evaluation involving biopsychosocial assessment
- Recommended appropriate level of care and when appropriate links client to services
- Formulated a diagnosis, case formulation, and treatment recommendations
- Conducted individual and family therapy involving assessing and conceptualizing from a theoretical frame-of-reference
- Documented client reports, progress notes, process recordings, collateral work
- Formulated and implement treatment and discharge plans
Psychiatric Assistant
Cooperative Counseling Services
Mountainside
05.2023 - 10.2023
- Provided case management services to clients receiving psychiatric care
- Collaborated with psychiatric staff in the timely completion of medication-only Individual Service Plans.
- Communicated routinely with pharmacies to ensure prescriptions are filled without difficulty and addresses any issues which may arise
Graduate Intern
Cooperative Counseling Services
Mountainside
08.2022 - 04.2023
- Conducted clinical intake evaluations involving biopsychosocial assessment
- Formulated a diagnosis, case formulation, and treatment recommendations
- Conducted individual and family therapy involving assessing and conceptualizing from a theoretical frame-of-reference
- Documented client reports, progress notes, process recordings, collateral work
- Formulated and implemented treatment and discharge plans
Behavior Technician
The Special Education Teacher
Edison
04.2021 - 04.2023
- Provided one-to-one behavior intervention services
- Provided data entry regarding incidents, notes, and future services
- Developed daily lesson plans to ensure the needs of the client were being met
- Coordinated with other program staff to ensure program consistency
- Provided feedback to parents and guardians regarding daily activities of client
Mental Health Technician
HMH Carrier Clinic
Belle Mead
08.2019 - 08.2021
- Took and recorded vital signs
- Assisted patients in daily living activities
- Facilitated psycho- educational group sessions
- Utilized crisis intervention techniques as necessary
- Engaged with populations of vast variety: Adolescents, General Adult, Older Adult, Acute Care, Addictions
Graduate Intern
Lock Haven University
Lock Haven
09.2020 - 06.2021
- Assisted with Hope Center on campus to educate students on issues of sex, gender, sexual violence, personal safety and health, social justice and educational equity
- Provided support and assistance to at risk students on campus via Zoom
- Assisted with the Office of Disability in assessments and weekly check-ins
- Mentored students in success and achievement
Research Assistant
Kent Harber’s Research Lab, Rutgers University
Newark
01.2019 - 06.2021
- Provided data entry for social psychology research lab studying prejudice in education
- Formulated theories and conclusions from data for professor’s submission in academic journal
- Trained subjects on how to use the software needed for data analysis
Autism Technician
Phoenix Behavioral Health
Ewing
11.2019 - 03.2020
- Developed treatment plans
- Met with families and clients to understand needs and values
- Documented all interactions with clients and family members
Communication Specialist / Access
HMH Carrier Clinic
Belle Mead
08.2018 - 08.2019
- Monitored phone calls and directed them to appropriate place
- Checked in possible patients and ambulances
- Announced codes
- Responsible for coordinating emergency services during crisis interventions
Intern
Hospice Care
Edison
01.2019 - 07.2019
- Provided support and fostered care in an assisted living setting
- Engaged with terminal ill patients to give them the best possible experience
Intern
The Friendship House
Hackensack
09.2018 - 12.2018
- Helped staff and members in the vocational setting
- Observed and conducted groups managed by counselors
- Engaged with the members in a therapeutic, positive, and nice manner
Education
Masters - Social Work: Indivual, Children and Families
Montclair State University
Montclair, NJ05.2023
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology - Behavioral and Neuroscience
Rutgers University
Newark, NJ05.2019
Skills
- Confidential documentation
- Clinical assessment
- Biopsychosocial evaluation
- Treatment planning
- Individual therapy
- Conflict resolution
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Effective communication
- Suicide risk assessment
- Motivational interviewing
- Crisis intervention
- Solution-focused brief therapy
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Brief trauma therapy
- Trauma Focused: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Behavioral analysis
References
Available Upon Request
Certification
License Social Worker
Timeline
Mental Health Clinician III
UBHC: Early Intervention Support Services
03.2024 - Current
Out-patient Clinician
Cooperative Counseling Services
06.2023 - 03.2024
Psychiatric Assistant
Cooperative Counseling Services
05.2023 - 10.2023
Graduate Intern
Cooperative Counseling Services
08.2022 - 04.2023
Behavior Technician
The Special Education Teacher
04.2021 - 04.2023
Graduate Intern
Lock Haven University
09.2020 - 06.2021
Autism Technician
Phoenix Behavioral Health
11.2019 - 03.2020
Mental Health Technician
HMH Carrier Clinic
08.2019 - 08.2021
Research Assistant
Kent Harber’s Research Lab, Rutgers University
01.2019 - 06.2021
Intern
Hospice Care
01.2019 - 07.2019
Intern
The Friendship House
09.2018 - 12.2018
Communication Specialist / Access
HMH Carrier Clinic
08.2018 - 08.2019
Masters - Social Work: Indivual, Children and Families
Montclair State University
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology - Behavioral and Neuroscience
Rutgers University