Paige McConkey
Saint Cloud,MN
Summary
Dynamic Trauma Informed Advocate with expertise in crisis intervention and client advocacy through partnership with the Central MN Mental Health Center and Law Enforcement Agencies. Demonstrates proven ability to conduct comprehensive mental health assessments and implement effective treatment plans, ensuring clients receive timely and compassionate care.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Mental Health Practitioner-Crisis Services
Central MN Mental Health Center
St. Cloud, MN
04.2017 - Current
- Responsible for home, community, and residential-based mental health services for individuals who are experiencing a mental health crisis.
- Provide mobile outreach and residential services under the direction of the mental health professional, complete assessments, and develop treatment plans with recipients based on the needs identified by the recipient and the assessment.
- Provide immediate face-to-face evaluation to determine the presenting situation, identify immediate stressors, and assess any immediate need for emergency services.
- Provide immediate intervention that relieves the recipient’s level of distress; assist the recipient in coping with immediate stressors; identify and use available resources; recognize the recipient’s strengths; and avoid unnecessary hospitalization.
- Conduct mental health assessments, suicide/homicide assessments, Individual Abuse Prevention Plans, and develop individual treatment plans.
- Establish therapeutic relationships with recipients and families who request services from mobile and residential services; provide resources, reassurance, and empathy; assist in problem-solving, de-escalation, and assessing the level of safety.
- Maintain current knowledge of the mental health service system, and the ability to locate information and resources for a variety of recipient needs within the mental health, medical, housing, and social services systems.
Trauma Informed Advocate
Central Minnesota Mental Health Center
St. Cloud, MN
03.2014 - Current
- Responsible for coordinating mental health services for individuals and families who have experienced a traumatic event and were referred through the legal system or police department.
- Provide face-to-face evaluation within 24 hours of referral; identify immediate stressors, and assess any immediate need for emergency services.
- Provide immediate intervention that reduces the recipient’s level of distress, and assists the recipient in coping with immediate stressors.
- Identify and use available resources.
- Coordinate appointments for trauma-informed services, when needed.
- Effectively function as a member of the Four County Crisis Response Team so that the needs of community providers are addressed in an efficient and timely manner; facilitate support groups as needed.
- Maintain detailed records of all client interactions, including notes from meetings and phone calls.
Intensive Community Rehabilitative Services
Central Minnesota Mental Health Center
St. Cloud, MN
10.2012 - 02.2014
- Implemented services in the individual treatment plan (ITP) for each recipient under the clinical supervision of a Mental Health Professional
- Services including but not limited to the instruction, assistance and support of recipients in the areas of: interpersonal communication skills, community resource utilization and integration skills, crisis assistance, relapse prevention skills, health care directives, budgeting and shopping skills, healthy lifestyle skills and practices, transportation skills, mental illness symptom management skills, household management skills, employment-related skills, and transition to community living services
- Made changes in the ITP that ensured immediate and appropriate interventions were provided in response to changes in mental status/symptoms or behavior which may have put the recipient at risk
- Under the direction of the psychiatrist and R.N., provided mediation monitoring and education regarding health maintenance
- Completed LOCUS and POSR, conducted functional assessments and developed ITP's under the direction of the Mental Health Professional
- Participated in interdisciplinary team meetings, and participated in the discharge planning process for recipient being discharged from an Intensive Residential Services facility or inpatient hospital setting
- Under the direction of the Mental Health Professional, developed and maintained recipient's files according to the requirements of Minnesota Statute 256B.0623, in an accurate manner within required deadlines
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Youth Ministry
University of Northwestern
St. Paul, MN06-1986
Skills
- Crisis intervention
- Mental health assessment
- Behavioral analysis
- Resource coordination
- Risk assessment
- Crisis support
- Risk mitigation
- Treatment planning
- Care coordination
- Trauma-informed care
- Crisis response
- Community resource utilization
- Building trust and relationships
- Problem-solving abilities
References
Furnished Upon Request
Timeline
Mental Health Practitioner-Crisis Services
Central MN Mental Health Center
04.2017 - Current
Trauma Informed Advocate
Central Minnesota Mental Health Center
03.2014 - Current
Intensive Community Rehabilitative Services
Central Minnesota Mental Health Center
10.2012 - 02.2014
Bachelor of Arts - Youth Ministry
University of Northwestern
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