Years of professional experience Marriage Family Therapy
Latoiua Foster
Phoenix,AZ
Summary
Dedicated Marriage and Family Therapist Intern with 1 1/2 years of experience delivering compassionate counseling services to couples and families. Driven to empower clients by fostering healthy communication skills and effective coping strategies. Eager to secure a full-time position that presents professional challenges, where I can apply diverse modalities, benefit from supervision, and engage in continuous training to elevate my therapeutic skills in meeting the unique needs of clients.
Overview
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My experience in mental health
Work History
Marriage Family Intern
Alliance Coaching And Counseling Group
11.2023 - Current
- Provide Case Management for additional therapeutic services.
- Write monthly reports as required.
- Facilitate discharge planning coordinate post-discharge service and write discharge summary.
- Coordinating service schedule that ensures treatment fidelity.
- Reviewing clients treatment and history for appropriateness.
- Conduction initial mental and bio-psychosocial intake assessment.
- Provide Risk assessment mental health status exam for client.
- Formulate and update treatment Plan goals and service frequency.
- Educate clients on therapeutic informed consent topics.
- Conducting individual, couples family and group therapy sessions with clients at are designate
- Document all services and charting within 24 hours of services provided.
- Staff clients progress, barriers, problems, behavior, and additional treatment goals.
- Complete crisis to client clinical team on reasonable hours basis to advise on clinical emergencies, unusual behavior incident reporting, or other clinical issues.
- Conducted intake and needs assessments to set therapeutic goals and establish professional relationships with clients
- Delivered counseling services to families and couples dealing with familial issues
- Conducted intake and assessments to formulate treatment plans and manage client records
Correctional Services Specialist
New Freedom
09.2023 - 11.2023
- Follow assigned client group curriculum format and schedule.
- Document group facilitation and maintain all required client documentation associated with assigned groups.
- Gather ongoing feedback to ensure group content and delivery are meaningful and relevant to clients' successful re-entry.
- Assist clients in articulating personal recovery goals through group sessions and activities.
- Observe and document client behavior, reported any concerns or unusual behavior to therapist.
- Assess client mood changes and take appropriate steps to modify actions or alert medical/therapist professionals when necessary.
- Assist clients in identifying and creating recovery goals and developing plans to achieve them.
- Support clients in working with their Client Care Team to determine steps for self-directed recovery outside of group.
- Encourage ongoing individual and group sessions for successful re-entry experience.
- Assist clients in building social skills to enhance successful completion of in-prison curriculum and programming.
Behavior Health Clinician
Community Bridges Inc.
02.2023 - 09.2023
- Provide clinical therapeutic services to patients and their families
- Give assessment, diagnosis treatment to patients and their families
- Lead ongoing patient engagement for improved adherence to treatment plans and patient satisfaction
- Facilitates patient-centered meetings with patients' clinical and natural supports
- Connects with external service providers to obtain clinically necessary services for patients
- Completed comprehensive discharge plan for patients
- Conducted patient intake assessments and interviewed families to gather psychiatric histories and develop treatment plans.
- Participated in interdisciplinary staff meetings to implement research-based changes and assess treatment plans.
Marriage Family Therapist Intern
Arizona Christian University
09.2022 - 06.2023
- Conducted intake and assessments to set therapeutic goals and establish professional relationships with clients
- Delivered counseling services to individuals, families and couples dealing with familial issues
- Collaborated with other mental health professionals to create comprehensive treatment plans
- Maintained accurate and thoroughly documented notes and client records in accordance with licensing standards
- Asked questions to help clients identify feelings and behaviors
- Encouraged individuals and family members to develop and use skills and strategies for constructively confronting problems.
Case Manager
Native American Connections
11.2021 - 06.2022
- Maintains strong working and referral relationships with all existing contractors and collaborators; potential contractors and numerous other community and referral agencies
- Assist in making community referrals and support as needed
- Assists Residential Clinical team with concurrent review as needed
- Provides client and fiscal data to supervisor and leadership as requested
- Support and actively engage in practices of inclusion through Cultural and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) Standards
- Facilitate groups utilizing psychoeducational with clients on life skills and recovery skills to maintain sobriety
- Updating files and documentation as needed,
- Other duties as assigned.
Case Manager/Clinician
SAGE Counseling
06.2021 - 11.2021
- Facilitate various psychotherapy groups, including substance abuse, domestic violence offender treatment, anger management, Cognitive Restructuring, parenting or others
- Conduct necessary and associated clinical services as outlined in program requirements May conduct initial assessment of client's needs Write client Treatment Plans, and conduct periodic Treatment Plan reviews,
- Assess and document clients' progress in treatment, conduct discharge planning and provide referrals as necessary and appropriate to clients for additional services
- May administer assessment tools or pre- and post-tests
- These may include the SASSI, ASUS, MAST, and others
- Conduct risk assessment of clients identified to be a potential danger to self or others and be able to conduct safety planning and access crisis intervention services, as necessary
- Conduct regular, individual face to face meetings with clients to monitor program status, address goals and re solve any issues related to treatment with clinical supervisor Gather community resources to assist with transition into society.
Housing Case Manager
New Housing Ohio
02.2018 - 06.2021
- Helped clients deal with substance abuse, mental illness, and other concerns by connecting the clients to mental health and recovery services
- Developed and optimized treatment plans to help clients continue to progress
- Educated family members and helped each support clients by improving coping techniques
- Mental health/substance abuse terminology knowledge and understanding
- Knowledge of mental health issues of the populations served
- Helping people in a housing crisis achieve and maintain stable permanent housing
- Using expertise and empathy to provide services that intervene to help families move through a crisis
- Help clients identify and achieve their goals and meet their needs through the provision of various services
- Address the clients physical, psychological and social needs.
Education
Integrative - Culturally Communication
Master - Marriage Family Therapy
Northcentral University
true06.2023
Bachelors Arts -
Miami University
Hamilton, Ohio 05.2012
Skills
- Conflict resolution
- Crisis intervention
- Demonstrates respect for patient's preferences, interests, needs, culture, language, and belief system
- Connecting clients with appropriate resources that cater to their needs
- Ability to work independently with intense sense of focus, task-oriented, non-judgmental, and clear sense of boundaries
- Excellent computer skills with Microsoft Office and client notes documentation
- Clinical Documentation
- Tracking client progress
- Family therapy background
- Self-starter
- Knowledge of case management practices
- Team player
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to establish rapport
- Cognitive behavior therapy
- Group therapy
- Treatment plans
- Active Listening
Timeline
Marriage Family Intern
Alliance Coaching And Counseling Group
11.2023 - Current
Correctional Services Specialist
New Freedom
09.2023 - 11.2023
Behavior Health Clinician
Community Bridges Inc.
02.2023 - 09.2023
Marriage Family Therapist Intern
Arizona Christian University
09.2022 - 06.2023
Case Manager
Native American Connections
11.2021 - 06.2022
Case Manager/Clinician
SAGE Counseling
06.2021 - 11.2021
Housing Case Manager
New Housing Ohio
02.2018 - 06.2021
Integrative - Culturally Communication
Master - Marriage Family Therapy
Northcentral University
Bachelors Arts -
Miami University
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