Paulette Edwards

• Mental Health clinician for Intensive Services- FSP Wrap Around
• Provided individual, conjoint, and family therapy, coordinating with DCFS, schools, and community resources to enhance client support.

Managed crisis situations for probation clients, ensuring immediate safety and access to mental health resources.

• Working with SED children in the Foster care System, group homes and court system. Adults with mental health/substance use
• Assessments, Treatment Plans, Psychological/medication Appointments, Annual IHBS, CANS.

• TBS Lead: Supervised a TBS team.
• Organized TBS program to assist Wrap Around and IFCCS programs in addressing behavioral problems for Star View teammates.
• TBS team serviced 5 Spas throughout Los Angeles County.
• Performed Clinical assessments, Intakes, created treatment plans to address behavioral problems in the home/school
• Delivered TBS interventions and trained staff to enhance independent and collaborative work.
• Approved mental health notes, held weekly supervision with staff.
• Completed 90 day evaluations, individual monthly/annual treatment plans, updated mental health paperworkRegional Center, DCFS, Probation and DMH.
• Attended Wrap team meetings and participated in Psychiatric appointments.
• Conducted community outreach activities to increase program awareness and engagement.

• Facilitated Wrap Around process for SED children in foster care and probation system, addressing their unique behavioral and emotional challenges.
• Implemented Wrap Around process to address behavioral, and emotional needs faced in out of home care.
• Collaborated with traumatized children, foster parents, and bio-parents to identify and connect them with essential services and activities in home, school, and community.
• Created family team meetings with a team of 4 to meet emotional/behavioral needs of the families.
• Facilitated the process to create a permanency plan, legal guardianship/Adoption.
• Attended court sessions and coordinated with outside agencies, including DCFS, probation department, and mental health hospitals, to advocate for children's needs.
• Coordinated placement efforts to ensure stability for children in care.