Leslie Harrington

• Provided mental health support for female patients in fast-paced practice.
• Delivered appropriate therapy based on diagnosis and individual needs.
• Maintained progress notes and documentation for patient health records.
• Promoted high customer satisfaction by resolving problems with knowledgeable and friendly service.

Full-time. 40 hours /week. Washtenaw and Jackson Counties

Leader of multi-disciplinarian team to reduce hyper-utilization of hospital emergency departments. Worked closely with Michigan Medicine to sustain patient stability with referrals to resources.

• Developed strong and trusting rapport with patients to facilitate smooth, quality care.
• Provided treatment plan to modify unhealthy behavior patterns
• Performed patient assessments and identified barriers
• Researched community resources and generated referrals
• Liaison between doctors, department heads and staff
• Attended team meetings and provided feedback on interactions with patients and reported progress and setbacks
• Created monthly and annual evaluation reports

Part-time 25 hours/week. Lead outreach liaison on the WeSearchTogether project funded by the National Institute of Mental Health to support ethical research for mental illness. Responsible for patient recruitment and support.

• Participated in team meetings with DBSA, University of Michigan and National Institute of Mental Health to provide trial participant demographics, feedback and barriers to participation.
• Helped team to provide consistent and transparent communication to participants in order to build trust and motivation.
• Facilitated hotline to provide participants with information and crisis support.
• Managed on-line recruitment outreach.
• Responsible for updating research clearing house to provide current and compelling research studies.
• Wrote monthly news letter on research in layman's terms
• Collected and documented data as part of field research into depression.

Responsible for all operations of a state-wide nonprofit policy agency to secure the rights of students from vulnerable population groups. Implemented creative programming using trained advocates in the community and schools. Organized grassroots groups to meet with policy makers and political representatives.

• Set organization direction and developed strategies and tactics to fulfill mission.
• Established strategic direction and goals to accomplish objectives.
• Maintained accountability for operational and fiscal integrity, effectively managing designated budget.
• Promoted public awareness of mission through outreach, advocacy and online presence.
• Informed board and committee about trends, issues and activities to facilitate policy-making.
• Assessed potential collaboration opportunities to enhance organizational value and improve efficiency.
• Reviewed and approved annual operating and capital budgets for company.