Open To Work
Kallie Villemaire
Mental Health Counselor
Miami,FL
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Per Diem Clinician
Bay Cove Human Services
Dorchester, MA
03.2026 - Current
- Conduct comprehensive bio-psychosocial assessments with clients presenting with mental health and/or substance use concerns for the eight teams across ACCS.
- Evaluate risk factors, including suicidal ideation, homicidal ideation, and safety concerns.
- Develop individualized treatment plans based on client needs.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to determine the appropriate level of care and referrals.
ACCS Integrated Team Director
Bay Cove Human Services
Dorchester, MA
11.2024 - 03.2026
- The Integrated Team Director establishes, administers, and directs the ACCS Integrated Team, which provides community based clinical services to adults with mental health challenges.
- Lead a multidisciplinary team of clinicians, program managers, nurses, engagement partners, residential staff, and social work interns to provide clinical and recovery-oriented services to over 125 individuals.
- Manage 6 residential group homes, while simultaneously supporting clients in the Boston area who are living in independent apartments, homeless shelters, hospitals, state hospitals, jails, or who are unstably housed.
- Provide guidance, feedback, and training to team members to ensure knowledgeable use of evidence-based practices, clinical interventions, risk assessments, and prevention and de-escalation strategies.
- Facilitate intakes, referrals, and discharges in collaboration with the Department of Mental Health and outpatient providers to ensure access to appropriate services, such as medical, treatment, rehabilitation, and social services.
- Assist in the facilitation of the day-to-day clinical operations, including conducting regular staff meetings, risk review meetings, group supervision, and individual supervision for clinicians, social work interns, and admin.
- Participate in staff recruitment, interviewing, hiring, orientation, work assignments, and performance evaluations.
- Facilitate emergency psychiatric assessments, mental status examinations, and suicide and risk assessments specific to acute psychiatric conditions for clients.
- Prevent and de-escalate crises in a manner that ensures safety and provides compassionate care.
Assistant Integrated Team Director
Bay Cove Human Services
Dorchester, MA
10.2022 - 11.2024
- The Assistant Integrated Team Director works alongside the Integrated Team Director to establish, administer, and direct the ACCS Integrated Team, which provides community based clinical services to adults with mental health challenges.
- Lead a multidisciplinary team of clinicians, program managers, nurses, engagement partners, residential staff, and social work interns to provide clinical and recovery-oriented services to over 120 individuals.
- Manage 6 residential group homes, while simultaneously supporting clients in the Boston area who are living in independent apartments, homeless shelters, hospitals, state hospitals, jails, or who are unstably housed.
- Provide guidance, feedback, and training to team members to ensure knowledgeable use of evidence-based practices, clinical interventions, risk assessments, and prevention and de-escalation strategies.
- Facilitate intakes, referrals, and discharges in collaboration with the Department of Mental Health and outpatient providers to ensure access to appropriate services, such as medical, treatment, rehabilitation, and social services.
- Assist in the facilitation of the day-to-day clinical operations, including conducting regular staff meetings, risk review meetings, group supervision, and individual supervision for clinicians, social work interns, and admin.
- Collaborate with Care Coordination Entities and other providers to ensure access to appropriate medical, clinical, self-help, and peer modalities during times of crisis, care transitions, other life transitions and changes in health status.
- Assist in ensuring the provision and documentation of treatment and rehabilitation services to all Persons served by the team and ensure these services are delivered in a courteous, helpful, and respectful manner.
- Provide crisis assessment, prevention, and needed intervention during the work day and while on-call on nights and weekends as scheduled.
- Participate in staff recruitment, interviewing, hiring, orientation, work assignments, and performance evaluations.
Clinical Supervisor
Bay Cove Human Services
Dorchester, MA
09.2021 - 10.2022
- Perform as the Primary Clinician to person’s served on the assigned caseload.
- Identify engagement strategies for each individual on the caseload.
- Responsible for each assigned person’s clinical assessments and treatment plans.
- Develop safety plans for the Person and clinical risk response plans as indicated for the members of the Person’s Engagement Team; plans will be built on the Person's strengths and preferences that identify strategies the Person and the Engagement Team will utilize to address and mitigate risks.
- Provides supervision of assigned Program Managers and Engagement Partners, including hiring, training, progressive disciplinary action, and evaluation.
- Collaborates with Care Coordination Entities and other providers to ensure access to appropriate medical, clinical, self-help, and peer modalities during times of crisis, care transitions, other life transitions, and changes in health status.
- Contribute to the overall functioning of the Integrated Team by sharing in the administrative responsibilities and on-call coverage on a rotating basis as assigned.
- Completes all assigned documentation, including assessments, treatment plans, service notes, and incident reports.
Clinical Mental Health Intern
Citizen Advocates Behavioral Health Clinic
Malone, NY
09.2020 - 08.2021
- Carries a 35-40 client caseload.
- Co-facilitates group sessions and individual sessions.
- Completes client intake evaluations.
- Completes all necessary documentation, including session notes.
- Creates comprehensive treatment plans.
- Teaches the client’s coping skills, anger management skills, and social skills.
- Attends supervision weekly.
- Experience with electronic records.
Timeline
Per Diem Clinician
Bay Cove Human Services
03.2026 - Current
ACCS Integrated Team Director
Bay Cove Human Services
11.2024 - 03.2026
Assistant Integrated Team Director
Bay Cove Human Services
10.2022 - 11.2024
Clinical Supervisor
Bay Cove Human Services
09.2021 - 10.2022
Clinical Mental Health Intern
Citizen Advocates Behavioral Health Clinic
09.2020 - 08.2021