Megan Dowds
Granville,Ohio
Summary
Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Behavioral Healthcare Provider 2
Southeastern Correctional Institution- Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections
Lancaster, Ohio
03.2019 - Current
- Acting Mental Health Administrator 4
- Field instructor for BSW and MSW students
- Transgender assessment and care specialist
- Train newly hired mental health clinicians
- Conduct individual goal-oriented counseling sessions
- Plan and conduct therapeutic and supportive groups
- Collect collateral information from outside agencies for clinical assessments
- Interview incarcerated individuals for clinical assessments
- Participate in department team meetings
- Create individualized treatment plans
- Maintain confidentiality of interviews and assessments
- Present mental health concerns at Rule Infraction Board (RIB) hearings
- Facilitate mental health in-service training for SCI employees and New Employee Orientation at CTA ,
- Interview and assess incarcerated individuals in the Transitional Programming Unit
- Provided timely and accurate documentation of patient care, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.
- Delivered high-quality care under pressure during emergency situations or times of increased caseloads.
Mental Health Administrator 3
Correctional Reception Center- Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections
Orient, Ohio
08.2017 - 03.2019
- Residential Treatment Unit Coordinator
- Acting Mental Health Administrator 4
- Intellectually and Developmentally Disability Coordinator
- Head of mental health American Correctional Association/Ohio Standards audits – 100% score
- Manage Residential Treatment Unit (RTU) programming and operations
- Manage RTU staff (social workers, psychologists, activity therapists, and psychology assistants)
- Coordinate MH in-service for institutional employees at CRC
- Supervise Health Information Technicians (HITs)
- Administratively supervise mental health supervisors
- Crisis management
- Administrative Duty Officer (ADO) duties
- Lead multidisciplinary meetings for high security RTU
- Participate in mental health supervisor meetings
- Plan and conduct mental health all staff meetings
- Analyze Electronic Health Record (EHR) reports for quality assurance
- Conduct Q&A assessments and reports for staff investigations
- Organize and implement new protocol for mental health department
- Organized workflow and delegated tasks effectively to ensure timely project completion without compromising quality.
- Collect and review files for American Correctional Association (ACA) standards / Ohio Standards
- Facilitate trainings at the Corrections Training Academy (CTA) for New Employee Orientation
- Monitor mental health database for compliance
- Screen candidates for interviews and conduct interviews
- Supervise / Field Instructor for internship students
- Monitor and evaluate productivity of clinicians
- Completion of Project Management and Correctional Management
- Completion of Security Threat Groups (STG) course at the CTA
- ASPIRE training (for aspiring Deputy Wardens) – October 2018
Residential Treatment Unit Social Worker I
Ohio Reformatory for Women- Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections
Marysville, Ohio
11.2015 - 08.2017
- Advocate for those with mental illness
- Conduct group programming and individual goal-oriented counseling sessions
- Maintain confidentiality of interviews and assessments
- Plan and conduct physiotherapeutic and supportive groups
- Manage caseload of offenders diagnoses with severe mental illness
- Create individualized treatment plans
- Monitored clients' progress and adapted treatment plans to meet changing needs.
- De-escalated crisis situation
- Maintained accurate case documentation, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards and facilitating informed decision-making by team members.
- Build and maintain working relationships with other disciplines within institution
- Participate in multidisciplinary treatment team meetings
- Helped clients develop new coping mechanisms and techniques to drive behavior modification.
- Improved client well-being by conducting comprehensive assessments and developing tailored intervention plans.
- Clinical reports and documentation of mental health concerns at RIB hearings
- Facilitate trainings at CTA for New Employee Orientation
- Facilitate mental health in-service trainings for ORW employees
- Quality assurance committee member
- Women in Corrections (WIC) member
- Employee Activity Committee (EAC) member
Education
Masters of Science - Clinical Social Work
Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio01.2015
Bachelors of Science - Psychology
Ohio University
Athens, Ohio01.2012
Skills
- Clinical Documentation
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Organizational Skills
- Training and Development
- Team Leadership
- Operations Management
Accomplishments
Awarded Employee of the Month at CRC
Awarded Employee of the Month at SCI
Certification
Licensed Independent Social Work Supervisor- I.1800794-SUPV, 1093259574
References
- David Sheets, Psychologist Supervisor/MHA4 SCI (retired), 740-215-5427
- Nicole Erdos, Program Administrator 3, OSC, niceole.erdos@odrc.state.oh.us
- James Campbell, Deputy Warden, james.campbell@odrc.state.oh.us
- Robert Conkel, Nurse Practitioner, CRC, Robert.conkel@odrc.state.oh.us
- Carly Justus, Mental Health Administrator 4 ORW, carly.justus@odrc.state.oh.us
Timeline
Behavioral Healthcare Provider 2
Southeastern Correctional Institution- Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections
03.2019 - Current
Mental Health Administrator 3
Correctional Reception Center- Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections
08.2017 - 03.2019
Residential Treatment Unit Social Worker I
Ohio Reformatory for Women- Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections
11.2015 - 08.2017
Masters of Science - Clinical Social Work
Ohio State University
Bachelors of Science - Psychology
Ohio University