Lourdes Bradshaw
Philadelphia,PA
Summary
Accomplished Psychotherapist with a proven track record at North East Behavioral Health, adept in multidisciplinary collaboration and de-escalation techniques. Expert in reducing patient wait times and enhancing therapeutic support through innovative treatment planning and recovery strategies. Specializes in adolescent counseling and suicide prevention, consistently achieving significant patient progress.
Overview
33
33
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Minsec Mental Health Clinc
Psycotherapist Mental Health
02.2009 - 03.2023
- Educated patients and family members about medical conditions and mental health, medications, treatments and preventive measures.
Outpatient Psychotherapist
North East Behavioral Health
04.2001 - 01.2006
- Reduced patient wait times by efficiently managing appointment schedules and prioritizing urgent cases.
- Worked collaboratively with insurance providers to secure authorization for services, ensuring that patients received the appropriate level of therapeutic support.
- Participated in ongoing professional development opportunities to stay current on best practices within the field of outpatient psychotherapy.
- Served as a resource for colleagues seeking consultation on challenging cases or specialized knowledge related to specific clinical populations or treatment modalities.
Psychoterapist
Mental Health
01.1990 - 02.2000
- Introduced meditation, guided imagery, breathing techniques, and reiki to patients and families.
- Delivered mental health support for female patients suffering from post-partum depression and generalized anxiety disorder.
- Documented patient information, treatment plans, and patient responses.
- Guided clients in development of skills and cognitive behavioral therapy techniques.
Psychotherapist
North East Behavioral Health
06.2021 - 01.2023
- Delivered mental health support for female patients suffering from post-partum depression and generalized anxiety disorder.
- Advocated for placement of patients into community-based treatment settings.
- Assisted clients to better understand roles as parents, focusing on developing skills to nurture and guide children.
- Documented patient information, treatment plans, and patient responses.
- Performed client assessments and developed treatment plans.
- Documented client progress in confidential files.
- Partnered with multi-disciplinary treatment team as subject matter expert on psychosocial treatment of patients.
- Maintained and updated patient records, changes in service plans and treatment reports.
- Guided clients in development of skills and cognitive behavioral therapy techniques.
- Provided clients with recommendations to community resources.
- Provided crisis support and emergency care for patients.
- Utilized meditation and visualization to support clients in meeting therapeutic goals.
- Worked with interdisciplinary treatment team to develop treatment plans.
- Deployed implementation guides for evidence-based interventions.
- Worked with clinical psychiatrist and primary care physician to review patient progress and update treatment plans.
- Trained in techniques such as hypnosis, stress reduction therapy and play therapy to improve outcomes.
- Evaluated patients' goals, as well as mental and practical conditions, to develop individualized courses of treatment.
- Counseled individuals, groups or families to help understand problems, deal with crisis situations and develop realistic action plans.
- Wrote reports on clients and maintained required paperwork.
- Identified indications of mental deficiency, abnormal behavior, or maladjustment through direct observation.
- Leverages excellent oral and written communication skills to interact professionally with staff and clients.
- Developed substance misuse curriculum promoting [Type] and [Type] methodologies.
- Referred clients to other specialists, institutions or support services as necessary.
- Assisted clients with gaining insights, establishing clear goals and planning strategies to reach personal targets.
- Collected information about individuals or clients using interviews, observational techniques, and other assessment methods.
- Implemented variety of evidence-based counseling methods to achieve therapy goals.
- Helped clients obtain outside specialist services by coordinating referrals and advising on options.
- Performed research on effectiveness of interventions and proposed changes to intervention structures based on evaluation outcomes.
- Critically analyzed and interpreted reports related to opioid addiction, self-harm and psychosis across many healthcare domains.
- Aided general practitioners and specialists with handling complex cases by consulting on psychological diagnoses and treatments.
- Offered perspective on effectiveness of treatments concerning conditions such as depression and anxiety.
- Administered, scored and interpreted psychosocial examinations for assessment of different patient markers.
- Compiled detailed client histories using intake forms, interviews and assessments to build complete picture for determining optimal therapeutic approaches.-
Education
MBA - Management Science
University of Phoenix
Tempe, AZ04.2010
Skills
- Multidisciplinary Collaboration
- De-Escalation Techniques
- Recovery planning
- Suicide Prevention
- Interdisciplinary Collaboration
- Adolescent Counseling
- Treatment Planning
Accomplishments
Obtaining Knowlment edge true experience in Different Discipline in area of Duo diagnose and accomplishment .
Certification
Adult for Suicide Intervention
Autism & Other Pervasive Development
Family in Crisis
Personality Disorder
Adult at Risk For Suicide Assessment & Intervention
Languages
English and Spanish
Full Professional
Timeline
Psychotherapist
North East Behavioral Health
06.2021 - 01.2023
Minsec Mental Health Clinc
Psycotherapist Mental Health
02.2009 - 03.2023
Outpatient Psychotherapist
North East Behavioral Health
04.2001 - 01.2006
Psychoterapist
Mental Health
01.1990 - 02.2000
MBA - Management Science
University of Phoenix
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