Lynn Freeman
Evans,GA
Summary
I aim to focus on the ability to connect with clients and help them overcome challenges. Empathetic professional with hands-on experience providing quality psychological services to children and adults. Skilled in identifying, assessing, and diagnosing mental health and emotional issues. Develops and implements treatment plans and provides counseling and therapy to obtain maximum results for patients. Mental Health professional with skill leading situation-specific counseling sessions. Expertise in working with children and adults in crisis. Expert in EMDR, hypnotherapy, and PTSD treatment options. Respectful Mental Health Counselor with a proven track record of helping clients improve mental health and well-being through evidence-based therapeutic approaches. Skilled in selecting and utilizing appropriate treatment modalities and interventions to meet the needs of individuals. Passionate about helping people manage mental health and improve quality of life. Observant individual with excellent interpersonal and communication skills builds meaningful relationships with clients and families. I am experienced in working with clients from diverse cultural and religious backgrounds—offer crisis intervention to help individuals navigate through traumatic experiences.
Overview
31
31
years of professional experience
Work History
Mental Health Professional Counselor
Centurion Health
01.2024 - Current
- Provides mental health case management services to patients in a correctional setting
- Consults with a multi-disciplinary team in providing comprehensive mental health care, including intake and assessments, crisis intervention, treatment planning, and providing individual and group therapy
- Provides the necessary preparation of documentation, necessary records, and reports
- Provide regular follow-ups to assigned patients to monitor current mental status and functioning
- Update and maintain accurate and legible patient information and records by policy
- Complete behavioral/mental health assessments for patients referred based on the intake process, staff referral, or patient self-referral
- Ensure the evaluation is completed within the time required by the referral type and urgency
- Conduct individual and group counseling, and psychoeducational groups for patients
- Observe patients to detect psychiatric symptoms, mental deficiency abnormal behavior, or maladjustment
- Acquire and maintain current clinical knowledge, skills, and professional standards.
Human Resources Specialist
Community Development Institute Head Start
09.2023 - 11.2023
- Set up a system for establishing and maintaining a personnel file for every employee
- Ensured that each file included current criminal record checks that were clear for all employees and regular volunteers
- Assisted with interviews by contacting interview team members, as requested, ensuring forms and space were available
- Scheduled appointments for job applicants, and prepared interview packets and materials, to support the hiring lead
- Kept up-to-date staff spreadsheets such as ADP, Child Plus, and on employees' personal information and required training, certifications, and credentials
- Maintained information regarding where employees may apply for unemployment compensation during summer furlough
- Developed, provided, or coordinated regular orientation training for all new staff using the New Hire Orientation Checklist
- Processed and reviewed background checks by company standards
- Prepared job descriptions and department career paths.
Child Welfare Service Case Manager
Department of Social Services
02.2023 - 09.2023
- Performed case management in the Child Welfare area of Family Preservation by DSS Policy, Mission, and GPS Practice Model
- Provided time-limited interventions by conducting ongoing assessments of the safety concerns; matching appropriate services to address identified needs; and providing the least intrusive interventions
- Utilized critical thinking skills to monitor safety, risk, and well-being
- Performed on-call duties as assigned
- Performed case management (ie, contacts, case planning) to a caseload of families to ensure safety, permanency, and well-being
- Completes, reviews, and updates the Family Advocacy and Support Tool (FAST) according to time frames established by DSS Policy
- Utilized the Family Advocacy and Support Tool (FAST) to develop Family Permanency Plans and make timely service referrals collaboratively.
Social Worker
SC/GA House Calls
12.2022 - 02.2023
- Ensured completed and accurate registration of new patients for SC/GA House Calls
- Conducted insurance verifications via the payer insurer website or by phone with the insurer and ensured appropriate AR staff were notified if unable to verify
- Utilized a mapping system to determine the appropriate region for registering a new patient
- Contacted appropriate sources to obtain missing information needed for new patient registration
- Notified the POD scheduler via patient case in Athena that the new patient referral has been registered
- Communicated with Health Services Navigators regarding new patient referrals
- Assist providers and patients with resources to problem-solve any caring-related issues
- Assisted Patient Liaison with answering and transferring calls
- Utilized EMR text and company email for inter-company communication with timely responses
- Provided excellent customer service when communicating with patients, families, referral sources, and providers
- Provided support to POD team members to ensure the POD will meet and exceed goals and expectations regarding visits and productivity.
Clinical Therapist
Designed by Purpose Counseling & Consulting
10.2021 - 04.2022
- Provided outpatient individual and group therapy to patients
- Performed on-site/virtual clinical counseling services to patients.
Office Administrator
Aiken County Coroner’s Office
03.2015 - 04.2022
- Performed routine to moderately complex administrative and secretarial work in support of the coroner and other department staff, including but not limited to compiling data for reports, preparing correspondence and reports from dictation, maintaining calendars, scheduling appointments and meetings, establishing and maintaining filing systems, etc
- Certified death certificates
- Prepared the department’s annual budget
- Deputized as an Administrative Deputy Coroner
- Processed invoices for payment
- Purchased office supplies and processed payments
- Attended various meetings and training classes as required
- Assisted family members of deceased persons with Coroner’s Office procedures.
Sales Associate (Real Estate)
Middleton & Associates, Realtors
05.2011 - 06.2019
- Rent, buy, or sell the property for clients
- Performed duties, such as studying property listings, interviewing prospective clients, accompanying clients to property sites, discussing conditions of sale, and drawing up real estate Orangeburg contracts.
GED Instructor
Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College
01.2006 - 06.2013
- Taught Skills Upgrade for GED preparation
- Taught Skills Upgrade for Work Keys
- Aid with the completion of GED registration and orientation
- Taught Pre-CNA Classes
- Administered TABE/Practice GED/Work Keys Tests.
GED Instructor
Aiken Housing Authority
01.2005 - 01.2006
- Taught skills to upgrade for GED preparation.
Computer Lab Manager
Aiken County Schools
08.2004 - 12.2004
- Managed the new Math & Science Computer Lab.
Acting Assistant Veterans Affairs Officer
Aiken County Veterans Affairs
03.2004 - 06.2004
- Prepared and maintained case files
- Monitored the department’s annual budget; ordered supplies and approved invoices for payment
- Provided ongoing case management
- Entered and retrieved computer data and assisted veterans and dependents in obtaining benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Business Education Teacher
Allendale County School District
09.2002 - 05.2003
- Taught Computer Keyboarding to middle school students.
Office Administrator
Aiken County Coroner’s Office
02.1998 - 09.2002
- Performed routine to moderately complex administrative and secretarial work in support of the coroner and other department staff
- Established and maintained accurate and fully documented cases and court files
- Prepared the annual budget.
Clerk III
Aiken County Human Resources Division
05.1995 - 02.1998
- Prepared the necessary paperwork for employees, and prepared and distributed job listings
- Prepared monthly reports
- Prepared & Posted Vacancies.
Accounting Clerk II
Aiken County Auditor’s Office
10.1993 - 05.1995
- Assisted customers in preparing for the vehicle’s taxes and the Homestead Exemption
- Data entry, filing, assisting customers over the telephone, etc.
Education
Career Development Facilitator Certification
Columbia, SCMaster of Arts - Counseling, Mental Health Counseling
Webster University
Saint Louis, MOMaster of Business Administration - Human Resources Management
NOVA Southeastern University
Fort Lauderdale, FLEducational Specialist -
NOVA Southeastern University
Fort Lauderdale, FLBachelor of Science - Organizational Management
Voorhees College
Denmark, SCAssociates - General Business
Denmark Technical College
Denmark, SCSkills
- Confidential records
- Developing relationships
- Case Documentation
- Group Counseling
- Individual Counseling
- Crisis Intervention
- Behavioral assessment
- Suicide Prevention
Timeline
Mental Health Professional Counselor
Centurion Health
01.2024 - Current
Human Resources Specialist
Community Development Institute Head Start
09.2023 - 11.2023
Child Welfare Service Case Manager
Department of Social Services
02.2023 - 09.2023
Social Worker
SC/GA House Calls
12.2022 - 02.2023
Clinical Therapist
Designed by Purpose Counseling & Consulting
10.2021 - 04.2022
Office Administrator
Aiken County Coroner’s Office
03.2015 - 04.2022
Sales Associate (Real Estate)
Middleton & Associates, Realtors
05.2011 - 06.2019
GED Instructor
Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College
01.2006 - 06.2013
GED Instructor
Aiken Housing Authority
01.2005 - 01.2006
Computer Lab Manager
Aiken County Schools
08.2004 - 12.2004
Acting Assistant Veterans Affairs Officer
Aiken County Veterans Affairs
03.2004 - 06.2004
Business Education Teacher
Allendale County School District
09.2002 - 05.2003
Office Administrator
Aiken County Coroner’s Office
02.1998 - 09.2002
Clerk III
Aiken County Human Resources Division
05.1995 - 02.1998
Accounting Clerk II
Aiken County Auditor’s Office
10.1993 - 05.1995
Career Development Facilitator Certification
Master of Arts - Counseling, Mental Health Counseling
Webster University
Master of Business Administration - Human Resources Management
NOVA Southeastern University
Educational Specialist -
NOVA Southeastern University
Bachelor of Science - Organizational Management
Voorhees College
Associates - General Business
Denmark Technical College
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