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Pat Sikes

Gore,OK

Summary

Dedicated Worker offering 24 years of counseling and crisis intervention expertise. Offering a comprehensive background in social services, psychology and leadership, as well as strong interpersonal, organizational, and computer skills. Builds client rapport and assesses needs to provide appropriate resources.

Overview

23
23
years of professional experience

Work History

Child Welfare Specialist IV

OKDHS
07.2022 - Current
  • Enhanced family reunification rates through diligent monitoring and support of parent-child visitations.
  • Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to ensure optimal service delivery for children and families.
  • Assisted in the placement of children into safe, nurturing foster homes by conducting comprehensive home studies.
  • Lead worker and mentor to a unit of lower-level Child Welfare Specialists within Child Protective Services. May also serve as a backup supervisor.
  • Serves as team leader in staff meetings, provides ongoing case consultation, and advises and trains lower level Child Welfare Specialists in case management and interpretation of policies and procedures.
  • May assist in the coordination efforts of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (ICPC).
  • Carry complex and difficult caseloads, and/or are assigned responsibilities involving case consultation.
  • Monitors investigations and individualized service plans and reviews court reports.
  • Improved child welfare outcomes by conducting thorough assessments and developing tailored case plans.

BHRS/CMII/Coordinator, Public Relations and Marketing

Eastern Oklahoma Mental Health And Counseling
02.2021 - 11.2022
  • Member of the Interdisciplinary Team
  • Complete Emotional Assessment
  • Crisis Intervention
  • Goal Setting and Care Planning
  • Case Management
  • Advocacy
  • Interpersonal Communication
  • Make Referrals
  • Educate and Teach Individuals per their TX Plan
  • Teach Parenting
  • Teach Anger Management
  • Teach Health and Safety
  • Domestic Violence Classes
  • Sexual Assault Classes
  • Drug and Alcohol Classes

Behavioral Health Rehabilitation Specialist/CMII

Monarch Inc. Addiction Treatment Center
11.2021 - 05.2022
  • Enhanced patient outcomes by developing and implementing individualized behavioral health treatment plans.
  • Reduced hospital readmissions with thorough case management and effective coordination of care.
  • Improved client satisfaction through consistent communication, progress monitoring, and timely intervention adjustments.
  • Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to ensure comprehensive care for clients in need of behavioral health services.
  • Taught classes daily on AOD, Parenting, Health and Safety, Anger Management, and Daily Life Skills.
  • Crisis Intervention
  • Advocacy


Child Welfare Specialist II

OKDHS
03.2021 - 11.2021
  • Improved child welfare outcomes by conducting thorough assessments and developing tailored case plans.
  • Enhanced family reunification rates through diligent monitoring and support of parent-child visitations.
  • Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to ensure optimal service delivery for children and families.
  • Assisted in the placement of children into safe, nurturing foster homes by conducting comprehensive home studies.
  • Reduced risk factors for child abuse and neglect by providing timely interventions and supportive services to at-risk families.
  • Facilitated successful adoption placements by completing detailed assessments and matching children with appropriate adoptive families.
  • Ensured child safety through regular home visits, careful documentation, and ongoing communication with involved parties.

Director of Social Services/Behavioral Health Case Manager II/Public Relations Coordinator

Van Buren Healthcare & Rehabilitation
10.2019 - 03.2021
  • Improved community outreach by developing and implementing innovative social service programs.
  • Enhanced staff performance through comprehensive training and professional development initiatives.
  • Increased client satisfaction by actively addressing concerns and providing timely resolutions.
  • Streamlined internal processes for more efficient delivery of social services to clients in need.
  • Built strong partnerships with local organizations, fostering collaboration for the benefit of the community.
  • Oversaw budget management, ensuring optimal allocation of resources for maximum impact on social service initiatives.
  • Championed policy reforms within the organization, leading to improved services and increased client satisfaction.
  • Member of the interdisciplinary team
  • Crisis Intervention
  • Complete (BIM's) Brief Interview of Mental Health
  • Complete (PHQ9's) Depression Scales
  • Investigate and Solve Grievances
  • In charge of all Care Plan Meetings
  • Issued and worked up all Discharges
  • PR/Marketing
  • Oversaw all Activities done in the facility

Behavioral Health Rehabilitation Specialist/CMII

Transformation Therapeutic Counseling Services, LL
06.2019 - 02.2021
  • Member of the Interdisciplinary Team
  • Complete Emotional Assessment
  • Crisis Intervention
  • Goal Setting and Care Planning
  • Case Management
  • Advocacy
  • Interpersonal Communication
  • Make Referrals
  • Educate and Teach Individuals per their TX Plan
  • Teach Parenting
  • Teach Anger Management
  • Teach Health and Safety
  • Domestic Violence Classes
  • Sexual Assault Classes
  • Drug and Alcohol Classes

Director of Social Services/Activities Coordinator

Crawford County Healthcare And Rehabilitation
06.2019 - 10.2019
  • Improved community outreach by developing and implementing innovative social service programs.
  • Enhanced staff performance through comprehensive training and professional development initiatives.
  • Increased client satisfaction by actively addressing concerns and providing timely resolutions.
  • Streamlined internal processes for more efficient delivery of social services to clients in need.
  • Built strong partnerships with local organizations, fostering collaboration for the benefit of the community.
  • Oversaw budget management, ensuring optimal allocation of resources for maximum impact on social service initiatives.
  • Championed policy reforms within the organization, improving services and increasing client satisfaction.
  • Membership of the Interdisciplinary Team
  • Crisis Intervention
  • Advocacy for Staff and Residents
  • Complete (BIM's) Brief Interview of Mental Status
  • Complete (PHQ9's) Depression Scales
  • Investigate and Solve all Grievances
  • In Charge of all Care Plan Meetings
  • Issues and worked up all Discharges.
  • Mediated with families to Department Heads as needed

BHRS/CMII/Public Relations and Marketing

Eastern Oklahoma Mental Health And Counseling
02.2017 - 06.2019
  • Member of the Interdisciplinary Team
  • Complete Emotional Assessment
  • Crisis Intervention
  • Goal Setting and Care Planning
  • Case Management
  • Advocacy
  • Interpersonal Communication
  • Make Referrals
  • Educate and Teach Individuals per their TX Plan
  • Teach Parenting
  • Teach Anger Management
  • Teach Health and Safety
  • Domestic Violence Classes
  • Sexual Assault Classes
  • Drug and Alcohol Classes

BHRS/CMII/Public Relations and Marketing

Pennington Creek Life House
05.2010 - 01.2017
  • Member of the Interdisciplinary Team
  • Complete Emotional Assessment
  • Crisis Intervention
  • Goal Setting and Care Planning
  • Case Management
  • Advocacy
  • Interpersonal Communication
  • Make Referrals
  • Educate and Teach Individuals per their TX Plan
  • Teach Parenting
  • Teach Anger Management
  • Teach Health and Safety
  • Domestic Violence Classes
  • Sexual Assault Classes
  • Drug and Alcohol Classes

Case Manager

Eastern Oklahoma Youth Services
01.2011 - 05.2012
  • Responsible for three counties: "Several outlying counties in Oklahoma" Adair, Sequoyah, Leflore, Haskell, and Latimer.
  • Taught Parenting
  • Taught Health and Safety
  • Taught problem-solving to parents and grandparents
  • Attended all staff meetings
  • Advocated for clients and children as needed
  • Member of the Interdisciplinary Team
  • Crisis Intervention
  • Advocacy
  • Interpersonal Communication
  • Evaluated and assessed family every 3 months while on services for up to a year and turned in weekly progress reports on them.
  • Attended weekly staff meetings with other Case Managers to go over all open cases
  • Attended a monthly staff meeting with each County I was working in to staff all open cases
  • Drug testing on all cases were completed randomly

Medical Rehabilitation Specialist/Bereavement Counselor

Professional Home Hospice
06.2008 - 02.2011
  • Member of the Interdisciplinary Team
  • Complete Emotional Assessments
  • Crisis Intervention
  • Goal Setting and Care Planning
  • Bereavement Counseling
  • Advocacy
  • Interpersonal Communication


Social Services Specialist II

OKDHS
06.2004 - 04.2008
  • Social Service Specialist II, in the Comprehensive Unit/Food Stamps/Medical/Daycare
  • Social Service Specialist II, in the TANF-SSI/DCP Unit
  • Liaison for the Power One Program as Carl Albert State College
  • Member of the KATRINA CRISIS TEAM

Behavioral Health Counselor

Calming Connections Behavioral Health
06.2007 - 12.2007
  • Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Counseling
  • Anger Management
  • Marriage Counseling

Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault Counselor

Women's Crisis Services
06.2003 - 12.2003
  • Enhanced survivor recovery by providing trauma-informed counseling and support services.
  • Assisted in reducing the incidence of sexual assault through comprehensive prevention education programs.
  • Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to ensure a coordinated response to sexual assault cases.
  • Improved client coping mechanisms by facilitating therapeutic group sessions for survivors of sexual assault.
  • Evaluated and assessed all shelter residents and outpatients. Made counseling recommendations and/or referrals
  • Responded to Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault Crisis Calls on an Emergency Basis. Stayed on 24 hour call for all staff.
  • Oversaw the Child Advocacy Program
  • Held Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Groups
  • Attended all meetings and trainings on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault, as well as worked with all staff, clients, volunteers, community, and other agencies and service providers.
  • Developed, organized, and implemented the Child Advocacy Program (CAP) of WCS with age-developmentally appropriate activities, emphasizing improvement of living skills and mental health
  • Supervised the Advocate Assistants in carrying out the CAP activities
  • Trainings Completed: Counseling Victims of Sexual Trauma: The Three Stages of Healing Safety Net: Safe & Strategic use of Technology by Victims of Domestic Violence Safety Net: Technology privacy and confidentiality issues for advocate Tribal & Non-Tribal Partnership To End Sexual Violence.
  • Performed Intakes and Exits as necessary

Production Assistant

Whirlpool Corporation
04.2002 - 12.2003
  • Enhanced production efficiency by streamlining processes and implementing organizational improvements.
  • Reduced production errors through close attention to detail and thorough quality control checks.
  • Assisted in meeting tight deadlines by efficiently coordinating tasks with other team members.
  • Maintained a safe and clean work environment, contributing to overall team productivity.
  • Consumer Centered Manufacturing Member
  • Cell Design Tem for 25' Doors Assembly Line
  • Standard Work/PPE Audits for each Department Supervised
  • No OSHA Recordables
  • Increased Productin of the 22' Doors Loop by 11%
  • Lean Champion Training/Work Force Leadership Class
  • Core Communication Class
  • ISOm Maximo, Standard Work, 5s Audit Training
  • Lowered CAL's and Scrap for the 25' Doors Assembly

Production Assistant

Whirlpool Corporation
12.2001 - 04.2002
  • Designed and headed up the team for Whirlpool Doors CCM Scrap Boards that are displayed in each Business Unit.
  • Headed up a small group that Implemented PPE in the Doors Business Unit.
  • Developed a paper Tracking system for the service doors being formed and foamed so they wouldn't be repeated by mistake.
  • Significantly lowered the non-current door bank for the 25' Doors Assembly Line.
  • Covered each Department needed when a peer went on sick leave or on vacation.

Materials Receiving Clerk

Whirlpool Corporation
06.2001 - 12.2001
  • Expedited Material to other areas when received.
  • Put Material orders into the Computer System.

110 Material Handler

  • Helped develop a cover for hot melt guns used in the end-capping area for splash/burn safety.
  • Member of the 5s Team that went through the Scott Area and cleared over 3,000 square ft. of floor space.
  • Experience in Computers: Word Perfect, Microsoft Word, Windows, Lotus Notes, Microsoft Excel, Manufacturing Data, Luas & Clark Payroll, Maximo.

Education

No Degree - General

Carl Albert State College
Poteau, OK

Master of Science - Addiction Counseling

Northeastern State University
Tahlequah, OK
05.2025

Bachelor of Arts - Developmental Psychology

Northeastern State University
Tahlequah, OK
05.2003

Associate of Science - Agriculture

Connors State College
Warner, OK
05.1997

High School Diploma -

Bokoshe High School
Bokoshe, OK
05.1993

Skills

  • Cultural Competence
  • Ethical Practice
  • Crisis Situations
  • Court Testifying
  • Confidential Case Documentation
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Mental Health Treatment Programming
  • Empathy and Compassion
  • Communication Skills
  • Critical thinking and Problem-Solving
  • Resilience and Self-Care
  • Teamwork and Collaboration

Softball

I played Softball in High School and in College and now I am a mother to a College Softball Coach.

Timeline

Child Welfare Specialist IV

OKDHS
07.2022 - Current

Behavioral Health Rehabilitation Specialist/CMII

Monarch Inc. Addiction Treatment Center
11.2021 - 05.2022

Child Welfare Specialist II

OKDHS
03.2021 - 11.2021

BHRS/CMII/Coordinator, Public Relations and Marketing

Eastern Oklahoma Mental Health And Counseling
02.2021 - 11.2022

Director of Social Services/Behavioral Health Case Manager II/Public Relations Coordinator

Van Buren Healthcare & Rehabilitation
10.2019 - 03.2021

Behavioral Health Rehabilitation Specialist/CMII

Transformation Therapeutic Counseling Services, LL
06.2019 - 02.2021

Director of Social Services/Activities Coordinator

Crawford County Healthcare And Rehabilitation
06.2019 - 10.2019

BHRS/CMII/Public Relations and Marketing

Eastern Oklahoma Mental Health And Counseling
02.2017 - 06.2019

Case Manager

Eastern Oklahoma Youth Services
01.2011 - 05.2012

BHRS/CMII/Public Relations and Marketing

Pennington Creek Life House
05.2010 - 01.2017

Medical Rehabilitation Specialist/Bereavement Counselor

Professional Home Hospice
06.2008 - 02.2011

Behavioral Health Counselor

Calming Connections Behavioral Health
06.2007 - 12.2007

Social Services Specialist II

OKDHS
06.2004 - 04.2008

Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault Counselor

Women's Crisis Services
06.2003 - 12.2003

Production Assistant

Whirlpool Corporation
04.2002 - 12.2003

Production Assistant

Whirlpool Corporation
12.2001 - 04.2002

Materials Receiving Clerk

Whirlpool Corporation
06.2001 - 12.2001

No Degree - General

Carl Albert State College

Master of Science - Addiction Counseling

Northeastern State University

Bachelor of Arts - Developmental Psychology

Northeastern State University

Associate of Science - Agriculture

Connors State College

High School Diploma -

Bokoshe High School
Pat Sikes