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Patricia Baker

Dayton,OH

Summary

Goal-driven LISW-S with experience recruiting, training and managing employees to provide exceptional customer services. Highly organized and hardworking with excellent planning and program management skills. Licensed in Ohio.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience

Work History

Clinical Supervisor

PATH Integrated Healthcare
Dayton, Ohio
03.2022 - Current
  • Responded to crisis situations with calm and professional approach to optimize support.
  • Facilitate hiring of qualified therapy personnel by interview applicants and making recommendations for employment.
  • Monitored, analyzed and corrected staff performance and worked with site leads and leadership team to raise standards of practice.
  • Lead and directed team of up to 12 clinical personnel
  • Performed client assessments and developed treatment plans.
  • Documented client progress in confidential files.
  • Applied array of different methodologies to assist patients with therapy.

Therapist

PATH Behavioral Healthcare
DAYTON, OH
02.2021 - 03.2022
  • Counseled up to 36 patients weekly with issues such as mood disorders, PTSD and anxiety.
  • Documented patient information through analyzing data, interview notes and test results, and identified and diagnosed nature of clients' problems.
  • Recommended therapeutic action plans and treatments based on results from behavioral assessments.
  • Developed and implemented intensive individualized treatment plans addressing family relationship problems, destructive patterns of behavior and other psychosocial issues.
  • Counseled individuals, groups and families to bring awareness of problems, deal with crisis situations and develop action plans.
  • Guided clients in development of skills and cognitive behavioral therapy techniques.

Social Worker

Haven Behavioral Healthcare Inc.
Dayton , OH
06.2018 - 02.2021
  • Recommended long-term residential treatment, short-term residential treatment and individualized and group drug counseling for clients with substance abuse issues.
  • Formulated treatment plan strategies with multidisciplinary teams to provide comprehensive and continuous care plan.
  • Interviewed clients, families or groups to assess situations, limitations and issues and implement services to address needs.
  • Completed psychosocial assessments, treatment plans, and discharge plans for short-term crisis hospitalizations.
  • Conducted processing and psycho education groups.

On-Call Crisis Intervention Specialist

Family Violence Prevention Center of Greene County
Xenia, OH
05.2017 - 01.2018
  • Interviewed and evaluated clients, including conducting safety and risk assessments.
  • Supported and educated individuals and families suffering from domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking and its effects
  • Supplied crisis intervention services via crisis hotline
  • Screened individuals seeking emergency assistance
  • Prepped and conducted intake paperwork for shelter residents

Zone Manager

Lowe\'s Home Improvement
Cincinnati, OH
11.2009 - 01.2011
  • Interviewed job candidates and made staffing decisions.
  • Hired, trained and evaluated personnel in sales and marketing.
  • Examined merchandise to verify that it was correctly priced and displayed.
  • Assigned employees to specific duties to best meet the needs of the store.
  • Scheduled and led weekly store meetings for all employees.

Installed Sales Department Manager

Lowe\'s Home Improvement
Cincinnati, OH
05.2005 - 11.2009
  • Trained, coached and mentored staff to ensure smooth adoption of new programs.
  • Liaison between contractors and store on installed sales projects.
  • Monitored and inspected installed sales projects to ensure customer satisfaction.
  • Surveyed customers for satisfaction and solicited repeat business.

Department Manager Flooring Department

Lowe\'s Home Improvement
Trotwood, OH
11.2000 - 05.2005
  • Supported Operations Manager with daily operational functions.
  • Trained and developed staff in sales techniques and customer relations.
  • Achieved product promotion by up-selling special order products and prominent display of product in department and throughout store.
  • Identified opportunities for improvement and increased sales in department.

Education

Master of Arts - Social Work

Wright State University
Fairborn, OH
05.2018

Bachelor of Arts - Social Work

Wright State University
Fairborn, OH
2017

Skills

  • Licensed LISW-S
  • Strengths-based solution-focused therapy
  • Reliable
  • Domestic Violence training
  • Trauma-Informed Care
  • Personality Disorder certification
  • EMDR
  • Culturally-sensitive
  • Calm under pressure
  • Crisis Intervention

Internships

Greene County Family Visitation Center - September 2012 - December 2012 Consolidated Care - Urbana September 2013 - April 2014
Family Violence Prevention Center of Greene County - September 2016 - April 2017
Counseling and Wellness Services Center - Wright State University - July 2017 - May 2018

Affiliations

National Association of Social Workers

Timeline

Clinical Supervisor

PATH Integrated Healthcare
03.2022 - Current

Therapist

PATH Behavioral Healthcare
02.2021 - 03.2022

Social Worker

Haven Behavioral Healthcare Inc.
06.2018 - 02.2021

On-Call Crisis Intervention Specialist

Family Violence Prevention Center of Greene County
05.2017 - 01.2018

Zone Manager

Lowe\'s Home Improvement
11.2009 - 01.2011

Installed Sales Department Manager

Lowe\'s Home Improvement
05.2005 - 11.2009

Department Manager Flooring Department

Lowe\'s Home Improvement
11.2000 - 05.2005

Master of Arts - Social Work

Wright State University

Bachelor of Arts - Social Work

Wright State University
Patricia Baker