Melissa Powell
Wilmington,NC
Summary
Licensed Clinical Social Worker with progressive experience across various mental health settings. Background working in fast pace and high needs/crisis environments. Knowledgeable in providing supervision to qualified professionals.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Clinical Evaluator
Acentra Health
05.2024 - Current
- Assess and analyze psychological, emotional, behavioral and physical functioning.
- Develop informed level of care recommendations based on thorough clinical evaluations.
- Conduct assessments in various environments, including nursing homes, hospitals, and community settings, to understand and address the diverse needs of those we serve.
- Adhere to the state's best standards of mental health practices, intellectual and developmental disabilities, geriatrics, and other conditions requiring nursing care services and supports.
- Ensure compliance with contractual and regulatory standards while developing level of care recommendations.
- Utilize independent judgment, deep clinical expertise, exceptional communication skills, and problem-solving abilities to navigate complex situations, ensuring the best outcomes for members, providers, and clients.
Mental Health Therapist
Stillpoint Counseling and Wellness
06.2023 - Current
- Provided individual and group therapy for clients with a range of mental health issues
- Assisted clients in developing healthy coping skills, setting goals and improving communication
- Developed individualized treatment plans based on client's needs and preferences.
Mental Health Therapist
Arise Counseling and Therapy
05.2022 - 10.2023
- Provided individual and group therapy for clients with a range of mental health issues
- Assisted clients in developing healthy coping skills, setting goals and improving communication
- Developed individualized treatment plans based on client's needs and preferences.
Intensive In-Home Team Lead
Coastal Horizons
03.2020 - 05.2022
- Providing individual and family therapy for each youth served by the team
- Providing and coordinating the assessment and reassessment of the recipient's clinical needs
- Providing clinical expertise and guidance to the IIH team members in the team's interventions
- Providing the clinical supervision of all members of the team for the provision of this service.
Mobile Crisis On Call Worker
Integrated Family Services, PLLC
11.2019 - 03.2020
- Respond to community locations to provide an immediate evaluation, triage, and access to acute mental health, developmental disabilities, and/or substance abuse services, treatment, and supports to effect symptom reduction, harm reduction, and/or to safely transition persons in acute crises to appropriate crisis stabilization and detoxification supports/services
- Ensure operations of the mobile crisis management services program are functioning to meet the standards set forth by the agency and the state of North Carolina.
Case Manager
New Hanover Regional Medical Center
07.2019 - 03.2020
- Practices within the strength-based perspective to identify patient and family strengths and assist patients in building on these strengths to empower them to work toward positive change
- Provides counseling and crisis intervention as an immediate support to families, patients and significant others, coping with difficult situations within the acute care setting, as well as a preventative intervention to assist patients and families in improving functional problem solving
- Provides and facilitates educational and/or process groups with specific populations in areas of the medical care setting as needed (i.e., newly diagnosed medical illness, coping with grief and loss, life style change)
- Assumes level of 'expert' knowledge of community resources and facilitates connecting patient/families with needed services.
Social Worker- CPS/CWS
New Hanover County Department of Social Services
05.2016 - 07.2019
- Provide professional social work services to children for whom the department has placement responsibility
- Duties include determining the most appropriate plan of reunification, relative placement, or adoption; developing and implementing case plans with parents, relatives, kinship placements, and service providers; ensuring all services are arranged for children and families; testifying in court hearings; documenting cases; and preparing reports
- Interviewing children, adults, and service providers to determine the validity of allegations; assessing risk and developing case plans to ensure children's safety; testifying in court hearings; documenting cases; and preparing reports.
Education
Master of Science in Social Work -
University of North Carolina At Pembroke
Pembroke, NC05.2016
Skills
- Crisis Intervention
- Clinical Documentation
- Patient Evaluation
- Safety and Risk Assessments
- Psychological Assessment
- Treatment Planning
Certification
Licensed Clinical Social Worker- NC (License # C016726)
Timeline
Clinical Evaluator
Acentra Health
05.2024 - Current
Mental Health Therapist
Stillpoint Counseling and Wellness
06.2023 - Current
Mental Health Therapist
Arise Counseling and Therapy
05.2022 - 10.2023
Intensive In-Home Team Lead
Coastal Horizons
03.2020 - 05.2022
Mobile Crisis On Call Worker
Integrated Family Services, PLLC
11.2019 - 03.2020
Case Manager
New Hanover Regional Medical Center
07.2019 - 03.2020
Social Worker- CPS/CWS
New Hanover County Department of Social Services
05.2016 - 07.2019
Master of Science in Social Work -
University of North Carolina At Pembroke
Licensed Clinical Social Worker- NC (License # C016726)
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