Dependable professional of over 13 years serving diverse needs of clients through active communication and responsive engagement with healthcare services and policymakers. Actively in the process of pursuing MCAP License and very near being permitted to sit for the final exam. Skilled at analyzing case files and databases to speed up inquiry response times and guide information through appropriate personnel channels. Maintains highest standards of ethics, professionalism and regulatory compliance to ease common stressors and de-escalate potential conflicts.
• Provide evidence-based individual and group counseling to adults receiving medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder, supporting recovery, relapse prevention, treatment engagement, and behavioral change.
• Conduct comprehensive psychosocial assessments and develop individualized, patient-centered treatment plans based on identified clinical and case-management needs.
• Maintain a caseload requiring 20+ hours of direct patient contact weekly while completing timely clinical documentation, progress notes, treatment-plan updates, admissions, transfers, and discharge documentation
• Collaborate within a multidisciplinary treatment team including medical providers, nursing staff, clinical leadership, and fellow counselors to coordinate comprehensive patient care.
• Apply motivational interviewing, therapeutic engagement,
psychoeducation, and evidence-based substance-use interventions to address barriers to recovery and promote treatment adherence.
• Educate patients regarding substance use disorders, medication-assisted treatment, recovery processes, health concerns, coping strategies, and relapse prevention.
• Maintain compliance with organizational, state, federal, confidentiality, and clinical documentation requirements applicable to substance-use treatment.
Credentials: Florida Registered Mental Health Counselor Intern | MCAP License application submitted/pending