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LADONNA TURNER
Fort Worth,TX
Overview
23
years of professional experience
Work History
SMART Ideas Consulting Firm, LLC
Owner, Clinician, Consultant
01.2012 - Current
Job overview
- Provide therapy services in-person or virtually via telehealth tools
- Offers consulting to human services programs to reinforce agency mission and program outreach
- Conducts professional development seminars emphasizing human services best practices
- Facilitate community workshops focused on healthy individual/family development & wellbeing
- Private practice offering clinical services to youth, adults, the elderly and persons with disabilities
Tarrant County College District
Counselor
10.2020 - 01.2021
Job overview
- Provide brief counseling and therapeutic services to students experiencing distress
- Assess for risk factors such as suicide, depression and anxiety
- Create success plans and goals with students to improve symptoms and academic status
- Counseling services offered in-person and virtually
Deer Oaks Behavioral Health
Contracted Clinician
10.2017 - 03.2018
Job overview
- Offer individual counseling to elderly clients residing in long-term care facilities
- Complete diagnostic assessment
- Screen routinely for cognitive impairments, depression, and anxiety
- Create Plan of Care with each client in partnership with Medical & Social Services Teams
Saint Vincent’s Home for Children
Clinician
03.2017 - 10.2017
Job overview
- Provide trauma informed psychotherapy to youth and families within a residential treatment setting
- Initiate weekly psychotherapy group with youth
- Conduct mental health evaluations & establish treatment plans to support client stabilization
- Offer case management support to a diverse client-base experiencing adverse circumstances
DaVita Dialysis
Clinical Social Worker II
07.2016 - 02.2017
Job overview
- Serve as clinical case manager for patients experiencing end stage renal disease
- Initiate multi-dimensional assessment with each patient upon admission
- Collaborate with inter-disciplinary team to establish a plan of care with each patient
- Utilize intervention techniques to strengthen plan of care and support patient adherence with plan
Alternative Options Counseling and Wellness Center
Clinician
11.2012 - 05.2014
Job overview
- Provided strengths-base therapeutic services to individuals and families in home and office settings
- Supported children & families involved in foster care & family court system
- Conducted multi-dimensional mental health assessments
- Created strengths-based treatment plans with clients
Youth in Need - Head Start East Division
Senior Director of Support Services
01.2014 - 02.2016
Job overview
- Served as senior leader, second in command & acting head in absence of Vice President
- Collaborated with Executive Team to write & secure $10 million in federal funds for expansion
- Guided Support Services Team manager's and their staff in meeting client and agency objectives
- Devised strategic plans & designed services in response to client, agency & community needs
- Lead multiple projects to facilitate program growth and improvement
Stella Maris Child Center
Development Director
09.2010 - 10.2011
Job overview
- Administrator level role coordinating all the agency’s development and fundraising efforts
- Provided detailed reports to Executive Director and Board of Directors
- Successfully secured funds & in-kind donations through writing grants & donor solicitations
- Established and maintained donor database
- Analyzed & reported agency outcomes for multiple funding sources
Cornerstone Center for Early Learning
Head Start Program Manager
02.2008 - 09.2010
Job overview
- Administrator level position providing leadership for the Head Start partnership
- Ensured program participants received high quality family support and education services
- Monitored program compliance with federal performance standards & state regulations
- Designed policies and practices in response to client needs & program guidelines
- Provided professional development workshops for staff
YWCA Metropolitan St. Louis Head Start/Early Head Start
Monitoring Team Specialist / Community Partnership Specialist
06.2002 - 02.2008
Job overview
- Management positions maintaining mutually respectful collaborations with multiple partner’s
- Served as Interim Community Partnership Administrator in absence of senior administrator
- Monitored contracts to ensure services were rendered per performance standards & best practices
- Offered program planning & development of operating goals and procedures
Columbia College – St. Louis Campus
Adjunct Instructor
10.2016 - Current
Job overview
- Teach bachelors level students in the Human Services Program. Courses taught:
- Working with Groups
- Senior Seminar (Capstone Course)
- Working with Communities and Organizations
- Working with Families
- Child Welfare
- Mental Health
- Disabilities
Central Methodist University - St. Louis Extended Studies Program
Adjunct Instructor
01.2012 - 05.2014
Job overview
- Instruct undergraduate students in psychology & sociology classes. Courses taught:
- Developmental Psychology
- Learning Psychology
- Peace, Justice, and Conflict
- Family Relationships and Values
- Abnormal Psychology
Saint Louis University School of Social Work
MSW Field Instructor
08.2017 - 06.2017
Job overview
- Serve as a mentor to graduate level students completing their practicum & working toward a master’s degree in social work
Our Lady’s Inn Maternity Home
Counselor
06.2011 - 12.2011
Job overview
- Offered therapy to women experiencing poverty, homelessness, domestic violence & addiction
- Conducted strengths-base bio/psycho/social assessments with clients
- Developed treatment plans and goals in partnership with clients
- Facilitated support groups
Life Crisis Services
Crisis Worker
08.2010 - 05.2011
Job overview
- Offered telephonic counseling to caller’s in crisis or threatening suicide
- Assessed callers for suicide and implemented Applied Suicide Intervention Skills (ASSIST) Model
- Trained in crisis intervention and implemented techniques with non-suicidal caller’s
- Created 'Quick Tip Guide' for Crisis Workers to use while assessing and assisting callers
Education
St. Louis University
Master of Social Work
12.2011
University Overview
University of Missouri – St. Louis
Bachelor of Social Work
05.2009
University Overview
St. Louis Community College
Associates of Applied Science from Human Services
05.1996
University Overview
Skills
- Psychotherapy
- Professional development training
- Non-profit Board of Directors Service
- Organizational development
- Grant / proposal writing
- Advanced Computer and technology skills
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Internet
- Social Media
- Database Management
- Web-based Platforms
Leadership Experience
Leadership Experience
- Senior Director of Support Services, Youth in Need - Head Start East Division, 2014-01-01, 2016-02-01, Served as senior leader, second in command & acting head in absence of Vice President, Collaborated with Executive Team to write & secure $10 million in federal funds for expansion, Guided Support Services Team manager's and their staff in meeting client and agency objectives, Devised strategic plans & designed services in response to client, agency & community needs, Lead multiple projects to facilitate program growth and improvement
- Development Director, Stella Maris Child Center, 2010-09-01, 2011-10-01, Administrator level role coordinating all the agency’s development and fundraising efforts, Provided detailed reports to Executive Director and Board of Directors, Successfully secured funds & in-kind donations through writing grants & donor solicitations, Established and maintained donor database, Analyzed & reported agency outcomes for multiple funding sources
- Head Start Program Manager, Cornerstone Center for Early Learning, 2008-02-01, 2010-09-01, Administrator level position providing leadership for the Head Start partnership, Ensured program participants received high quality family support and education services, Monitored program compliance with federal performance standards & state regulations, Designed policies and practices in response to client needs & program guidelines, Provided professional development workshops for staff
- Monitoring Team Specialist / Community Partnership Specialist, YWCA Metropolitan St. Louis Head Start/Early Head Start, 2002-06-01, 2008-02-01, Management positions maintaining mutually respectful collaborations with multiple partner’s, Served as Interim Community Partnership Administrator in absence of senior administrator, Monitored contracts to ensure services were rendered per performance standards & best practices, Offered program planning & development of operating goals and procedures
Presentations
Presentations
- Common Mental Health Issues in the Elderly, Gateway to Housing Annual Conference, Provided senior housing specialists an overview of mental health challenges that the elderly face
- Child in Environment: Responding to Complex Influences that High-risk Factors have on Children’s Early Childhood Development, Scenario’s for Success: How Multi-Level Relationships and Connections Enrich our Work in Early Childhood, Incarnate Word Foundation and Regional Early Childhood Education Council Spring Conference, Utilized eco-structural and family systems perspectives to support early childhood educators’ efforts to provide a high-quality education to children that live with the effects of high-risk factors regularly
- Partnering Within: A Discussion of How Educators & Social Workers Should Engage & Collaborate for Child & Family Success, United for Children Professional Development Workshop, Discussed rationale and offered strategies for social workers and educators to build cohesive partnerships to support students and families from impoverished backgrounds
- Parent, Family and Community Engagement, Grace Hill Settlement House Professional Development Workshop, Offered an overview of the new Head Start Parent, Family and Community Engagement Framework
- Mental Wellness, Head Start / Early Head Start Parent Training, Presented workshop to parents on maintaining mental health during difficult seasons
- Dream Again: Revisit Your Goals, Head Start / Early Head Start Parent Training, Engaged parents from diverse low-income backgrounds in a process of establishing obtainable goals
- Establishing Effective Family Partnership Agreements, Head Start / Early Head Start Partnership Development Training, Trained Head Start community partners on the process of engaging parents in a meaningful and impactful alliance
Clinical And Direct Service Experience
Clinical And Direct Service Experience
- Owner, Clinician, Consultant, SMART Ideas Consulting Firm, LLC, 2012-01-01, Present, Private practice offering clinical services to youth, adults, the elderly and persons with disabilities, Provide therapy services in-person or virtually via telehealth tools, Offers consulting to human services programs to reinforce agency mission and program outreach, Conducts professional development seminars emphasizing human services best practices, Facilitate community workshops focused on healthy individual/family development & wellbeing
- Counselor, Tarrant County College District, 2020-10-01, 2021-01-01, Provide brief counseling and therapeutic services to students experiencing distress, Assess for risk factors such as suicide, depression and anxiety, Create success plans and goals with students to improve symptoms and academic status, Counseling services offered in-person and virtually
- Contracted Clinician, Deer Oaks Behavioral Health, 2017-10-01, 2018-03-01, Offer individual counseling to elderly clients residing in long-term care facilities, Complete diagnostic assessment, Screen routinely for cognitive impairments, depression, and anxiety, Create Plan of Care with each client in partnership with Medical & Social Services Teams
- Clinician, Saint Vincent’s Home for Children, 2017-03-01, 2017-10-01, Provide trauma informed psychotherapy to youth and families within a residential treatment setting, Initiate weekly psychotherapy group with youth, Conduct mental health evaluations & establish treatment plans to support client stabilization, Offer case management support to a diverse client-base experiencing adverse circumstances
- Clinical Social Worker II, DaVita Dialysis, 2016-07-01, 2017-02-01, Serve as clinical case manager for patients experiencing end stage renal disease, Initiate multi-dimensional assessment with each patient upon admission, Collaborate with inter-disciplinary team to establish a plan of care with each patient, Utilize intervention techniques to strengthen plan of care and support patient adherence with plan
- Clinician, Alternative Options Counseling and Wellness Center, 2012-11-01, 2014-05-01, Provided strengths-base therapeutic services to individuals and families in home and office settings, Supported children & families involved in foster care & family court system, Conducted multi-dimensional mental health assessments, Created strengths-based treatment plans with clients
Practicum Experience
Practicum Experience
- Counselor, Our Lady’s Inn Maternity Home, 2011-06-01, 2011-12-01, Offered therapy to women experiencing poverty, homelessness, domestic violence & addiction, Conducted strengths-base bio/psycho/social assessments with clients, Developed treatment plans and goals in partnership with clients, Facilitated support groups
- Crisis Worker, Life Crisis Services, 2010-08-01, 2011-05-01, Offered telephonic counseling to caller’s in crisis or threatening suicide, Assessed callers for suicide and implemented Applied Suicide Intervention Skills (ASSIST) Model, Trained in crisis intervention and implemented techniques with non-suicidal caller’s, Created 'Quick Tip Guide' for Crisis Workers to use while assessing and assisting callers
Credentials And Affiliations
Credentials And Affiliations
- Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Texas and Missouri
- National Career Development Associate Credential
- Missouri Family Development Credential
- Strengths-based Coaching for Directors
- National Association of Social Workers – Member
- Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society
- Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. – Member
Technical Experience
Technical Experience
- Psychotherapy
- Professional development training
- Non-profit Board of Directors Service
- Organizational development
- Grant / proposal writing
- Advanced Computer and technology skills (Microsoft Office Suite, Internet, Social Media, Database Management & Web-based Platforms)
Timeline
Counselor
Tarrant County College District
10.2020 - 01.2021
Contracted Clinician
Deer Oaks Behavioral Health
10.2017 - 03.2018
MSW Field Instructor
Saint Louis University School of Social Work
08.2017 - 06.2017
Clinician
Saint Vincent’s Home for Children
03.2017 - 10.2017
Adjunct Instructor
Columbia College – St. Louis Campus
10.2016 - Current
Clinical Social Worker II
DaVita Dialysis
07.2016 - 02.2017
Senior Director of Support Services
Youth in Need - Head Start East Division
01.2014 - 02.2016
Clinician
Alternative Options Counseling and Wellness Center
11.2012 - 05.2014
Owner, Clinician, Consultant
SMART Ideas Consulting Firm, LLC
01.2012 - Current
Adjunct Instructor
Central Methodist University - St. Louis Extended Studies Program
01.2012 - 05.2014
Counselor
Our Lady’s Inn Maternity Home
06.2011 - 12.2011
Development Director
Stella Maris Child Center
09.2010 - 10.2011
Crisis Worker
Life Crisis Services
08.2010 - 05.2011
Head Start Program Manager
Cornerstone Center for Early Learning
02.2008 - 09.2010
Monitoring Team Specialist / Community Partnership Specialist
YWCA Metropolitan St. Louis Head Start/Early Head Start
06.2002 - 02.2008
St. Louis University
Master of Social Work
University of Missouri – St. Louis
Bachelor of Social Work
St. Louis Community College
Associates of Applied Science from Human Services