Paula M. Scallions
San Francisco
Summary
Dynamic Mental Health Therapist with a proven track record at Kaiser Permanente, excelling in curriculum development and crisis response. Adept at fostering strategic partnerships and enhancing community outreach, I have successfully implemented evidence-based treatment programs, significantly improving patient outcomes and engagement. Passionate about mentoring and empowering individuals on their recovery journey.
Overview
33
33
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Mental Health Therapist, Dual Diagnosis Team Member Program Developer
Kaiser Permanente
San Francisco
01.2023 - Current
- Company Overview: Kaiser Permanente is an integrated managed care facility offering a full range of evidence-based treatment options for adults utilizing personal treatment plans to meet individual needs.
- Provide mental health assessments, diagnosis, treatment and crisis intervention services for adults and teens including case summaries and maintains ongoing confidential records.
- Develops, implements, coordinates, and evaluates clinical treatment programs for the diagnosis, treatment, and or referral of members with acute or chronic mental illness.
- Participates in staff conferences to select plans and evaluate treatment programs.
- Provides outpatient psychotherapy to individuals, couples, families, and groups.
- Instructs and counsels patients and their families.
- Collaborates with physicians in screening and evaluating patients for psychotropic medications, within the scope of practice.
- Utilizes resources of public and private agencies and community organizations to meet the needs of the members' treatment.
- Participated in DDIOP team facilitation and curriculum development in addiction medicine department.
- Participates as member of clinical interview team.
- Kaiser Permanente is an integrated managed care facility offering a full range of evidence-based treatment options for adults utilizing personal treatment plans to meet individual needs.
Mental Health/Substance Abuse Therapist, Clinical Outreach Director
Choices for Recovery
Charlotte
01.2022 - 01.2023
- Company Overview: Choices for Recovery is a preferred treatment provider using evidenced based best practices, community, and educational resources, in a holistic approach on the path of recovery from addiction.
- Provide individual counseling and treatment using evidence-based practices.
- Evaluate crisis intervention and therapy needs in individual cases.
- Administer American Society of Addiction Medicines (ASAM) and utilize DSM criteria to identify substance use & dual-diagnosis issues.
- Implement treatment plan goals and update as needed.
- Conduct family group sessions to assist them in understanding, supporting, and dealing with family members’ addiction.
- Develop outreach and psychoeducational programming on Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) issues.
- Identify growth opportunities by maintaining and developing strategic relationships, and partners to implement proactive and responsive growth tactics.
- Participated in planned expansion of clinic to include contracted therapists, DUI assessments and classes, networking within the legal community to provide opportunities for treatment not incarceration.
- Choices for Recovery is a preferred treatment provider using evidenced based best practices, community, and educational resources, in a holistic approach on the path of recovery from addiction.
Mental Health/Substance Abuse Therapist, Clinical Supervisor
Harmony Recovery Center
Charlotte
01.2022 - 01.2023
- Company Overview: Harmony Recovery Center was established to provide compassionate, highly individualized, evidence based, outcome driven substance abuse and dual diagnosis treatment.
- Conducted group therapy sessions for adults with severe behavioral management concerns related to substance use and mental health disorders.
- Provided individual therapy sessions weekly for clients with dual diagnosis.
- Implemented accurate record keeping and documentation for all clients.
- Determined the best course of action for therapy based on clients’ unique needs and provided appropriate clinical services to meet those needs.
- Identified behaviors that interfere with treatment and recovery.
- Implemented peer support opportunities and supervision for therapy staff.
- Assisted in planning and developing family tracks for local clinic.
- Harmony Recovery Center was established to provide compassionate, highly individualized, evidence based, outcome driven substance abuse and dual diagnosis treatment.
Admissions Counselor/Cognitive Behavioral Educator in Criminal Justice Department
McLeod Centers for Wellbeing
Charlotte
01.2018 - 01.2022
- Company Overview: McLeod Addictive Disease Center is a Charlotte-based non-profit working since 1969 to provide quality behavioral health services to adults over the age of 18.
- Facilitate initial assessments for clients presenting with co-occurring substance about and mental health issues, including major depressive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), generalized anxiety disorder, schizophrenia disorder, borderline personality disorder and antisocial personality disorder.
- Provide diagnoses for substance abuse and mental health disorders using DSM V criteria.
- Determine the best course of action for therapy based on client’s unique needs.
- Administer suicide risk assessments and social service assessments.
- Responsible for timely and professional documentation.
- Previous position, worked with clients through the TASC network to provide care management services for clients involved in the justice system to offer treatment and support for people with substance abuse or mental illness.
- Using clinically proven methods help clients in identifying thought patterns using strategies such as journaling, role-playing, relaxation techniques, and core value restructure.
- Teach healthy decision-making skills, conflict resolution, and anger management.
- Help individuals accept responsibility for actions and behavior in order to initiate changes and new coping strategies.
- McLeod Addictive Disease Center is a Charlotte-based non-profit working since 1969 to provide quality behavioral health services to adults over the age of 18.
Remote Performance Coach
Young Living Essential Oils
St. Augustine
01.2012 - 01.2022
- Company Overview: Young Living Essential Oils was founded to provide holistic solutions for the care of home and health and provides ongoing training, support, and earning opportunities for employees.
- Assess organizational culture and advise leadership.
- Invite dialogue, and provide a safe space to discuss challenges and set realistic and measurable goals for individual wellness and career development.
- Track individual, group and organizational progress and metrics; maintain pristine records for reference in measuring growth and goals.
- Work collaboratively in individual and group formats using video format, providing feedback and strategy for incorporating wellness and healthy coping skills into daily life and career, while working toward personal, organizational, and career goals.
- Teach anger management techniques, relaxation skills, impulse control, social skills, and emotional coping skills. Provide strategies for individuals facing life challenges.the
- Through coaching, relationship building, and goal setting, I assisted in helping clients achieve sales status that only 0.002% of a company with millions achieve.
- Young Living Essential Oils was founded to provide holistic solutions for the care of home and health, and it provides ongoing training, support, and earning opportunities for employees.
Remote National Prayer Director
Awaken the Dawn
Fredericksburg
01.2019 - 01.2021
- Company Overview: Awaken the Dawn is a grassroots movement uniting the nation through prayer and missions.
- Recruited, mentored, and trained volunteers nationwide.
- Coordinated and supervised ongoing training of volunteers via conferences, seminars & webinars.
- Identified, developed, and fostered new leaders within the volunteer network to assume regional leadership roles to coordinate volunteers in their areas.
- Trained and organized regional leaders to network with other likeminded leaders to develop unity cross culturally, interdenominationally.
- Developed and implemented concentric outreach systems for city wide, regional and national impact.
- Connected with like-minded organizations to expand reach and impact.
- Awaken the Dawn is a grassroots movement uniting the nation through prayer and missions.
Remote Director of Strategic Relations
Transformation Technology
Atlanta
01.2019 - 01.2021
- Company Overview: Transformation Technology offers technology solutions for social good that support community organizations, grassroots movements, secular and faith-based initiatives, and municipalities.
- Served as direct report to CEO.
- Acted as liaison to community leaders and organizations, the business community, the non-profit community, funders, and stakeholders.
- Architected messaging campaigns that are relevant and impactful.
- Expanded brand awareness and footprint.
- Facilitated high level connections to local, national, and global organizations.
- Grew database of referents, community partners, and associates.
- Transformation Technology offers technology solutions for social good that support community organizations, grassroots movements, secular and faith-based initiatives, and municipalities.
Substitute Teacher
Highland Board of Education
Highland
01.2015 - 01.2017
- Company Overview: Highland, AR is located in the Ozark Mountains and offers quality education to an underserved economically challenged population.
- Utilized creative and innovative teaching techniques to encourage student critical thinking and discussion in grades 9-12, across various concentrations of study.
- Implemented teachers’ plans, curriculums, and instructions, as directed.
- Created space for student creativity, discussion, engagement, and autonomy, while maintaining order in the classroom setting.
- Conceptualized and created curriculum outline for after school career counseling program, with implementation guidelines.
- Highland, AR is located in the Ozark Mountains and offers quality education to an underserved economically challenged population.
Manager/ Artist
Estee’ Lauder
Charlotte
01.2005 - 01.2012
- Company Overview: Estee’ Lauder is a pioneer in beauty and high-performance skincare, recognized internationally as one of the most reliable brands when it comes to consistent quality.
- Promoted within 6 months from make-up artist to Counter manager.
- Provided customers with personal beauty care consultation, expert product and service information.
- Maintained up-to-date knowledge of customer buying habits.
- Created and directed training for sales teams, and development programs.
- Trained employees in negotiations and time management.
- Partnered with regional leadership to achieve or surpass sales goals.
- Maintained staff retention in challenging retail market, and increased sales by 2-10 percent in volatile financial markets.
- Estee’ Lauder is a pioneer in beauty and high-performance skincare, recognized internationally as one of the most reliable brands when it comes to consistent quality.
New England Regional Director
Prayer Reformation Network/Global Harvest Ministries
Colorado Springs
01.1993 - 01.2001
- Company Overview: Global Harvest Ministries was an organization, focusing on evangelism and church growth around the world specialized in outreach the region and beyond through inter-faith networking, prayer, events, and missions trips.
- Recruiting, supporting and resourcing prayer/outreach teams to serve in their area of influence.
- Lead coordinated and trained teams for specific targets and needs.
- Liaised with regional, national, and international leaders in negotiating partnerships, utilizing their skills and resources to implement impactful, effective prayer and outreach initiatives.
- Completed and maintained accurate documentation of events and activities.
- I traveled regionally, nationally, and internationally participating, leading and facilitating events fostering unity cross culturally, building networks of spiritual support, offering financial aid, and vocational training in underdeveloped countries.
- Global Harvest Ministries was an organization, focusing on evangelism and church growth around the world specialized in outreach the region and beyond through inter-faith networking, prayer, events, and missions trips.
Education
Masters, Science - Counseling
University of TN at Martin
01.2017
BS - education and psychology
University of TN at Martin
01.2014
Skills
- Curriculum development
- Teaching
- Mentoring
- Clinical outreach
- Crisis response
- Business development
- Group therapy
- Relationship management
- Grant writing
- C-suite engagement
- Professional training
- Community outreach
- Strategic partnerships
- MS Office Suite
- Word
- PowerPoint
- Excel
- Public speaking
- Continuing education
Affiliations
- Operation Restored Warrior (veterans’ group), Advisor/ Consultant, 01/09-12/16
- Mecklenburg Women’s Commission (domestic violence), Advocate/Speaker, 01/13-12/15
- American Counseling Association, 6506833, 01/17-12/23
- CALPCC 09/2024- Present
Certification
- Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor in California (LPCC)
- Licensed Advanced Alcohol & Drug Counselor in California (LAADC)
- Licensed Clinical Addiction Specialist in North Carolina (LCAS)
- Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor in North Carolina (LCMH)
- CPR and First Aid Certified
- National Crisis Intervention Plus Certified (NCI+)
- National Provider Identifier (NPI) number provided upon request
Languages
Italian
Limited
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Mental Health Therapist, Dual Diagnosis Team Member Program Developer
Kaiser Permanente
01.2023 - Current
Mental Health/Substance Abuse Therapist, Clinical Outreach Director
Choices for Recovery
01.2022 - 01.2023
Mental Health/Substance Abuse Therapist, Clinical Supervisor
Harmony Recovery Center
01.2022 - 01.2023
Remote National Prayer Director
Awaken the Dawn
01.2019 - 01.2021
Remote Director of Strategic Relations
Transformation Technology
01.2019 - 01.2021
Admissions Counselor/Cognitive Behavioral Educator in Criminal Justice Department
McLeod Centers for Wellbeing
01.2018 - 01.2022
Substitute Teacher
Highland Board of Education
01.2015 - 01.2017
Remote Performance Coach
Young Living Essential Oils
01.2012 - 01.2022
Manager/ Artist
Estee’ Lauder
01.2005 - 01.2012
New England Regional Director
Prayer Reformation Network/Global Harvest Ministries
01.1993 - 01.2001
Masters, Science - Counseling
University of TN at Martin
BS - education and psychology
University of TN at Martin
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