Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong worth ethic, adaptability and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills.
Hi, I’m
Lauren K. Ortiz
Dallas,Georgia
Summary
Overview
9
years of professional experience
1
Certification
Work History
Paulding Judicial Circuit
Mental Health Court Coordinator
05.2019 - 08.2023
Job overview
- Responsible for coordination of interdisciplinary operations for the Felony Adult Mental Health Court under the direction of the Council of Accountability Court Judges and Superior Court Judge T. David Lyles
- Created policies and procedures for the operations of the Mental Health Court in compliance with State mandates and best practices, and local jurisdiction guidelines
- Develop Memoranda of Understanding agreements among all team members responsibilities, and commitments for ongoing operations
- Supervise operations in accordance with policies and procedures to provide integrated treatment and criminal justice case management to defendants experiencing a mental illness
- Coordinate application completion process for prospective participants to include application materials and communication with attorneys, assessment professionals, and probation officers eligibility to be considered in team admission staffings
- Coordinate efforts to identify community resources and organize efforts to provide a full continuum of needed treatment services including mental health and addiction treatment, educational and vocational services, safe and sober housing, ongoing recovery support services, health care, family services, and other beneficial community support when mental health court may not be appropriate (THOR, GARR, CARF facilities)
- Meet regularly with mental health court treatment providers to review the appropriate services
Dept. of Community Supervision Paulding Circuit
Community Supervision Officer
06.2016 - 06.2019
Job overview
- Liaise with Paulding County District Attorney’s and Public Defender’s offices in the disposal of felony cases and subsequent revocations
- Identify appropriate rehabilitative services
- Maintained detailed records of offender contacts, progress reports, violation reports, and other documentation relating to cases.
- Pre-and post-sentence report preparation
- Ensure compliance of and monitor and enforce Community Supervision Conditions
- Prepare, audit and maintain all case file reports, narratives, social and developmental histories and other documentation in accordance with policies and procedures and state standards
- Conduct on-site work and home visits
- Assisted probationers with resolving housing, employment and social services problems.
- Conducted investigations related to probationers' activities, including home visits and interviews with victims, witnesses, and suspects.
Felony Probation Officer
Georgia Dept. of Corrections Cobb Circuit
05.2014 - 05.2016
Job overview
- Liaise with Cobb County District Attorney’s and Public Defender’s offices in the disposal of felony cases
- Identify appropriate rehabilitative services
- Assigned Probation Officer to Cobb County Veterans Court under the direction of Judge Reuben Green closely supervised participants under DCS sentences
- Address violations in a timely manner
- Prepare, audit and maintain all case file reports, narratives, social and developmental histories and other documentation in accordance with policies and procedures and State standards
- Supervise and counsel community supervision clients and conduct on-site work and home unannounced visits
Education
Kennesaw State University
Bachelor’s of Arts Degree from English
University Overview
Carl Vinson Institute of Government UGA
C.A.C.J. Certified Accountability Court Coordinator
01.2021
University Overview
GPSTC
P.O.S.T. Certified GPSTC Basic Probation Officer Training
01.2014
University Overview
GPSTC
P.O.S.T. Certified
GPSTC: Crisis Intervention Certified
GPSTC: Mental Health First Aid
CACJ: Level of Service/Case Management Inventory (LS/CMI) Certified
SAMHSA: SSI/SSDI Outreach, Access, and Recovery S.O.A.R Certified
01.2019
University Overview
Skills
- Accountability Court Software Management System: Caseworx/5 Points
- Proficient MicroSoft Office Suite
- GCIC Operator
- County Case Management Information Systems: ICON, CISCO
- Community Resources Specialist
- Suicide Precautions Expertise
- Georgia Department of Community Supervision case management and database systems Scribe/Portal
- Crisis Intervention
- Safety and Risk Assessments (LSCM-I)
- Treatment Planning
- Mental Health Assessments
Interests
Interests
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
, Paulding Family Connection Board Member
Drug Free Paulding
Paulding Family Alliance Member
Paulding Chamber of Commerce: Governmental Affairs Committee Member
Paulding Chamber of Commerce: Community Collaboration for Local Recovery Founding MemberAdditional Information
Additional Information
- AWARDS , Class President and Leadership Award in Basic Probation Officer Training Class of 75 cadets 2014, Cobb County DCS Employee of the Month May 2016
Certification
- Moral Reconation Therapy 2018
- Motivational Interviewing 2019
- Seeking Safety 2020
- Level of Service Case Management Inventory (LSCM-I)
- T.R.E.M. Trauma Recovery Empowerment Model
Timeline
Mental Health Court Coordinator
Paulding Judicial Circuit
05.2019 - 08.2023
Community Supervision Officer
Dept. of Community Supervision Paulding Circuit
06.2016 - 06.2019
Georgia Dept. of Corrections Cobb Circuit
Felony Probation Officer
05.2014 - 05.2016
Kennesaw State University
Bachelor’s of Arts Degree from English
Carl Vinson Institute of Government UGA
C.A.C.J. Certified Accountability Court Coordinator
GPSTC
P.O.S.T. Certified GPSTC Basic Probation Officer Training
GPSTC
P.O.S.T. Certified
GPSTC: Crisis Intervention Certified
GPSTC: Mental Health First Aid
CACJ: Level of Service/Case Management Inventory (LS/CMI) Certified
SAMHSA: SSI/SSDI Outreach, Access, and Recovery S.O.A.R Certified