Lisa Barnes

Barnes, Lisa J;

* Provide comprehensive outpatient mental health and substance use treatment to a diverse client population, utilizing evidence-based and client-centered interventions.
* Independently conduct biopsychosocial assessments, identify clinical and psychosocial needs, develop individualized treatment plans, and monitor progress toward treatment goals.

* Provide individual and group psychotherapy, psychoeducation, crisis intervention, supportive counseling, and substance use treatment within an outpatient behavioral health setting. * Independently manage an assigned caseload while maintaining timely, accurate, and comprehensive clinical documentation and ensuring continuity of care. * Collaborate with psychiatrists, medical providers, nurses, case managers, therapists, community agencies, and other multidisciplinary professionals to coordinate comprehensive client care. * Coordinate behavioral health, substance use, medical, financial, transportation, and community-based services to address clients’ complex psychosocial needs. * Contributed to development and expansion of organization’s substance use treatment program by establishing clinical programming, treatment processes, group services, and supportive resources. * Develop, implement, and facilitate therapeutic and psychoeducational group curriculum addressing substance use, recovery, relapse prevention, coping skills, emotional regulation, communication, and life skills. * Facilitate individual and group therapy while establishing a safe, supportive, therapeutic, and nonjudgmental environment that promotes client engagement and recovery. * Developed and implemented individualized discharge and aftercare plans with clients, providers, families, and community resources to ensure continuity of care and facilitate successful transitions. * Coordinate referrals and follow-up services with internal and external providers to ensure clients have appropriate support following treatment and discharge. * Provide clients with individualized resources and referrals addressing mental health, substance use, housing, food insecurity, clothing, transportation, financial assistance, and other social determinants of health. * Serve as a member of the Kankakee Drug Court team, collaborating with treatment providers, court personnel, and community partners to support clients’ treatment participation, recovery, and compliance with court-related requirements. * Advocate for clients by identifying barriers to treatment and developing practical solutions to improve access to behavioral health and community-based services. * Launched Sharing Closet program to assist clients experiencing financial hardship by providing clothing, personal care items, household supplies, and other essential resources. * Identify gaps in available services and independently develop resources and programming to better meet the needs of the client population. * Provide psychoeducation to clients and families regarding mental health conditions, substance use disorders, treatment options, recovery, relapse prevention, coping strategies, and available community resources. * Utilized clinical assessment and professional judgment to identify client needs and respond to changing clinical circumstances. * Establish and maintain effective professional relationships with clients, families, providers, colleagues, and community partners to support coordinated and client-centered care. * Demonstrate strong clinical judgment, organization, advocacy, communication, and case-management skills while independently managing complex behavioral health and substance use cases.

• Actively participate in daily rounds to maintain knowledge regarding treatment plans. Communicate effectively and collaboratively with all medical staff and other members of the interdisciplinary team
• Facilitated referrals to local, state, and federal resources in collaboration with PACC
• Maintain stellar documentation regarding social work interventions as well as progression of care and discharge planning
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team for problem solving regarding the plan of care and appropriate use of resources
• Conducted psychosocial assessments to identify barriers, post-hospital needs, and coping strategies related to patients' illnesses and risk of re-hospitalization
• Facilitated family conferences to address patient needs in family conferences as needed
• Use appropriate skills in working with the geriatric involving family or caregiver while considering barriers and limitations when planning for discharge
• Provide crisis intervention, supportive counseling and advocacy to assist patients and/or family with adjustment associated with chronic illness, hospitalization and/or alternative care placement
• Identified emotional risk factors and provided appropriate responses to support patients.
• Updated all stakeholders on patient progress and changes to discharge plans. regarding progress, revisions and other information related to progression of care and discharge plans
• Use interpersonal skills which convey a positive and supportive attitude to patients, families and physicians
• Collaborate with PACC in facilitating referrals to local, state, and federal resources
• Serve as a resource person to physicians, case managers, physician offices, and billing office for coverage and compliance issues
• Obtained insurance authorization for necessary healthcare services for continuity of care such as short term skilled nursing placement
• Coordinated IV antibiotic therapy with local agencies for post-hospitalization needs. with local agencies for post hospitalization for IV abx therapy.
• Educate and complete advanced directives paperwork such as HCPOA/DNR/POLST form
• Educate and complete Voluntary Admission paperwork for admission to behavioral health
• Complete Petitions for Involuntary Admission to behavioral Health
• Coordinated home oxygen arrangements for patient discharge needs at discharge

• Counseled individuals, groups, and families daily using various therapeutic techniques.
• Discharge planner responsible for ensuring patients are released to a proper environment with the best care possible. Track readmissions as a key performance measure.
• Secured placements for homeless clients in supportive permanent housing, transitional placements, substance abuse treatment, and residential mental health facilities, while enhancing client stability and access to care.
• Extensive knowledge of the referral resources network. Established trust, respect, self-awareness, inclusion and open/honest communication with multiple treatment providers with the common goal of providing what is best for the patient.
• Ensured accountability for maintaining confidentiality and HIPAA compliance in all client interactions. for confidentiality and HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act).
• Led the interdisciplinary team staffing and developed, distributed, maintained, collected, and stored all patient treatment plans.
• Acted as discharge planner to guarantee patients received appropriate care upon release. Tracked readmissions as a key performance measure.
• Provide direct supervision to social work interns to assist students with applying the core competencies, social work knowledge, values and skills they have learned in class to the hospital setting.
• Extensive knowledge of legal forms and documents such as voluntary admission to a psychiatric inpatient facility, petition and certificates, advanced directives and patient rights.

• Facilitate and/or co-facilitate group therapy for adult sex offenders.
• Document clinical updates on client progress for probation and parole officers to support ongoing rehabilitation efforts.
• Establish therapeutic relationships that promote client safety and trust, enhancing the effectiveness of care provided.

• Developed, owned and operated a successful business
• Arranged financing, reviewed sales, developed marketing strategies, and identified new business opportunities to drive revenue growth.
• Managed bookkeeping records while tracking all expenses and profits.
• Utilized research tools and techniques to target sales opportunities.
• Launched various workshops offering resources to clients to maintain healthy nail practices.
• Launched workshops providing resources to clients for healthy nail practices, enhancing client engagement and satisfaction.
• Demonstrated strong interpersonal skills by actively engaging with clients to build rapport.
• Delivered personalized nail care that addressed individual client needs, fostering loyalty and repeat business.

• Facilitated individual, group, and family therapy
• Documented therapeutic engagement and communicated relevant information to clinical staff.
• Offered emotional support to clients and their families during therapy sessions.
• Developed diagnostic and discharge summaries, continuing care plans and treatment plans
• Provided support during crisis situations to stabilize clients and ensure safety
• Provided referrals to appropriate services to assist clients in accessing resources
• Evaluated performance and supervised assigned staff and interns for professional development.
• Collaborated with medical director to discuss client treatment strategies. to assess client's progress toward treatment goals.
• Provided family education and support in a residential setting.

• Utilized clinical supervision to monitor progress of clients; collaborated with interdisciplinary members to assess patient progress toward treatment goals; documented daily progress; orient clients to program; worked closely with referral sources; maintained communication with other agencies; and facilitated group therapy sessions with adults and adolescents.

• Facilitated group therapy; integrated and applied NASW values and ethics to daily practice; used supervision to enhance professional development; assisted interdisciplinary team with group activities; and engaged with diverse clients.