Rachel Craig
Summary
Dynamic LCSW with three years of experience managing multidisciplinary teams delivering behavioral health and substance use services, two years overseeing all grant services funded by the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services across middle Tennessee, and nine years of clinical work for persons experiencing co-occurring disorders
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Clinical Director/Deputy Director of the SOR Grant Hub for Middle TN
Addiction Psychiatry at Vanderbilt University Medical Center
06.2024 - Current
- Supervising social workers, case managers, nurses, peer support specialists, social work interns, and resident physicians across six behavioral health clinics and two inpatient services each week
- Overseeing all operations of the aforementioned clinical services with varying payer statuses and regulations- including caseload distribution, referrals, therapy program development, crisis management, and daily patient volume
- Facilitating daily treatment team meetings and small group meetings as needed to provide excellent supervision and patient care
- Collaborating with leadership across VUMC and TN to implement, and improve programs
- Conducting interviews and coordinating hiring and onboarding of new employees
- Educates staff on any changes to policy or procedures related to clinical workflows, as well as monitors implementation of such changes
- Directing a 1.5-million-dollar grant delivering co-occurring services to patients at multiple agencies across middle Tennessee
- Partnering with the Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services to ensure quality service delivery and compliance with state and federal regulations
Assistant Clinical Director
Addiction Psychiatry at Vanderbilt University Medical Center
06.2023 - 06.2024
- Managing an individual psychotherapy program through screening referrals, distributing caseloads, and maintaining a patient panel
- Developing a group therapy program and engaging in associated quality improvement projects
- Overseeing aspects of $1.5 million TNDMHSAS grant operations including patient referrals for grant enrollment, grant billing, monitoring research assessment compliance, and collaborating with organizations across the state of Tennessee- including TNDMHSAS
- Collaborating with teams across VUMC including psychiatric and medical inpatient, intensive outpatient, and psychiatric emergency department teams to ensure proper care for patients
- Assisting the clinical director with audits, QI projects, and team supervision
- Leading team-satisfaction initiatives such as an Outcome Clarity work group, team gatherings, and monthly morale newsletters
Social Worker
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
01.2020 - 06.2023
- Providing individual and group psychotherapy to patients, practicing skills in Dialectical Behavioral, Acceptance Commitment, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapies
- Facilitating treatment planning, social determinants of health assessments, safety and aftercare planning for patients in inpatient and outpatient settings
- Completing all necessary documentation, billing, and progress reports including psychotherapy notes, case management notes, and ASAM assessments
Primary Therapist
JourneyPure at the River Treatment Center
01.2019 - 01.2020
- Serving as a Primary Therapist for residential and PHP levels of care, facilitating process groups, psycho-education groups, & individual therapy sessions, completing all necessary documentation for these tasks
Medical Unit Therapist
JourneyPure at the River Treatment Center
05.2018 - 01.2019
- Facilitating group & individual therapy, completing clinical assessments for all clients upon admission, and intervening in crises as needed
Education
LCSW #19904 -
North Carolina Board of Social Workers
04-2026
LCSW #8044 - undefined
Tennessee Board of Social Workers
06-2022
Masters of Science - Social Work
University of Tennessee
05-2018
Bachelors of Social Work - Minor in Spanish
Belmont University
05-2017
Skills
- Budget oversight
- Clinical quality improvement
- Resource coordination
- Clinical supervision
Accomplishments
- Co-Authored “Addiction care outcomes between insured and state opioid response grant-funded patients in a Medicaid non-expansion state. Journal of Substance Use and Addiction Treatment,” published in JSAT in 2026.
- Participated in the "Opioid System of Care Collaboration Committee" for the Metro Nashville Public Health Department
- Earned "Field Instructor of the Year" for Social Work field placements at Belmont University
- Served on the "Curriculum Advisory Committee for the Department of Social Work" at Belmont University
Timeline
Clinical Director/Deputy Director of the SOR Grant Hub for Middle TN
Addiction Psychiatry at Vanderbilt University Medical Center
06.2024 - Current
Assistant Clinical Director
Addiction Psychiatry at Vanderbilt University Medical Center
06.2023 - 06.2024
Social Worker
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
01.2020 - 06.2023
Primary Therapist
JourneyPure at the River Treatment Center
01.2019 - 01.2020
Medical Unit Therapist
JourneyPure at the River Treatment Center
05.2018 - 01.2019
LCSW #8044 - undefined
Tennessee Board of Social Workers
Bachelors of Social Work - Minor in Spanish
Belmont University
LCSW #19904 -
North Carolina Board of Social Workers
Masters of Science - Social Work
University of Tennessee