Manette Camarata
Moss Point,MS
Summary
Working as a Mental Health Specialist and Social Worker as part of a treatment team to assess needs and provide services to enhance the quality of life of clients. Experience in client centered counseling, bio-psycho-social assessments, providing emotional support to patients and their families, making resource referrals and facilitating client centered therapy groups. Several years of experience working with clients and multidisciplinary teams in clinics, CSU, hospitals, nursing homes and behavioral/mental health units.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Licensed Mental Health Therapist
Teladoc Health, Inc.
03.2026 - Current
- Provide confidential, virtual counseling services to help clients address issues such as anxiety, depression, stress, and relationship problems. Utilize various therapeutic techniques tailored to the client's needs through a telehealth platform, conducting individual and group therapy sessions, developing personalized treatment plans, and maintaining detailed clinical documentation while adhering to all HIPAA regulations and professional standards.
- Remote
Military Family Life Counselor
Magellan Health MFLC – Keesler Airforce Base
07.2024 - Current
- Provide counseling to service members and their families to help them navigate issues such as improving relationships at home and work, stress management, adjustment difficulties, parenting, and grief or loss.
- Provide confidential counseling to service members, spouses, military couples and their children.
- Provide support on a variety of topics affecting families and young people, including anger and aggression, conflict resolution, divorce, feelings, self-esteem, separation, sibling and parental relationships, time management and more.
- Provide comprehensive counseling services to children and youth of military families. Emphasizing building trust, delivering training, and fostering community connections while addressing the unique behavioral health needs of service members and their families.
Licensed Social Worker, Counselor/Therapist
Bradford Health Services
05.2023 - 07.2024
- Provide case management and treatment programming to support patients with substance use disorders, both individually and in groups using motivational Interviewing (MI), and the tenets of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) to help patients progress towards their goals.
- Assess needs, coordinate care, monitor progress, and adjust plans accordingly.
- Manage caseload, documentation requirements and treatment delivery responsibilities in a professional and acceptable manner.
- Assist with discharge and aftercare planning to help patients continue to maintain their sobriety and live out their best future.
Licensed Social Worker/Mental Health Therapist
Singing River Services
08.2018 - 05.2023
- Enhanced clients’ care by assessing treatment needs; developing, monitoring and evaluating treatment plans, progress and facilitating interdisciplinary approaches.
- Provided therapy to clients through individual, family and group sessions to teach them coping skills and help prepare them to manage their mental health symptoms and behavioral health needs.
- Collaborated with physicians, nurses and other members on the treatment team to coordinate care and provide mental health services to patients.
- Completed psycho-social assessments and individual treatment plans.
- Arranged follow-up services to facilitate transitions home or to post-acute settings. Tasks included assessing needs, collaborating with teams, identifying resources, and addressing barriers.
Social Worker
Temp Social Work
07.2016 - 07.2018
- Worked as a member of a multidisciplinary team on several hospital units including MICU, SICU, Neurosurgery, Renal and Family Medicine and provided consultation, assessment, and interventions to patients and families in need of emotional, social and psychosocial support.
Mental Health and Hospital Social Worker
Regions Hospital
05.2010 - 05.2016
- Conducted comprehensive psycho-social assessments and kept accurate timely documentation to carry out individual treatment plans.
- Collaborated with a treatment team of nurses, doctors, psychiatrists, occupational therapists and case managers to develop and manage treatment and discharge plans.
- Completed Rule 25 assessments. and provided petitions, court reports, case plans and other legal documents as required.
- Individually assessing patients to help them move toward recovery and stability.
- Crisis interventions as necessary including but not limited to conflict resolution.
Licensed Social Worker
Covenant Hospital
08.2003 - 03.2005
- Worked to ensure patients received comprehensive care to facilitate recovery by participating with a multidisciplinary treatment team.
- Provided case management, treatment planning and arranged follow-up services to facilitate transitions home or to post-acute settings.
- Facilitated discharge and care planning for elderly, high risk and diverse patients with varied socioeconomic and ethnic backgrounds.
Education
BA - Social Work and Criminal Justice
University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, IA05-2001
M.S.W. - Social Work
University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, IA05-2003
Skills
- Effective communication and interactions with clients and their families
- Facilitate strengths-based assessments, motivational interviews, and clinical interventions
- Strong technical writing skills and academically acquired ability to conduct thorough literature review and data analysis
- Developed and lead process therapy groups for clients who have experienced trauma
- Proficient at setting goals and delegating responsibilities
- Strong attention to detail and multi-tasking skills
- Facilitate daily coping skills group which provides psycho-social education on behavior modification and mindfulness practices
Timeline
Licensed Mental Health Therapist
Teladoc Health, Inc.
03.2026 - Current
Military Family Life Counselor
Magellan Health MFLC – Keesler Airforce Base
07.2024 - Current
Licensed Social Worker, Counselor/Therapist
Bradford Health Services
05.2023 - 07.2024
Licensed Social Worker/Mental Health Therapist
Singing River Services
08.2018 - 05.2023
Social Worker
Temp Social Work
07.2016 - 07.2018
Mental Health and Hospital Social Worker
Regions Hospital
05.2010 - 05.2016
Licensed Social Worker
Covenant Hospital
08.2003 - 03.2005
M.S.W. - Social Work
University of Northern Iowa
BA - Social Work and Criminal Justice
University of Northern Iowa