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Raiana Hairston
Mental Health Professional
College Park,GA
Summary
Helpful mental health professional certified therapy and case management. Facilitates supportive services and counseling, performs assessments and creates intervention plans. Team-oriented professional dedicated to improving lives of clients by offering effective solutions.
Overview
9
years of professional experience
8
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Georgia Department Of Juvenile Justice Atlanta, GA
Social Service Coordinator III
03.2023 - Current
Job overview
- Gather information from previous mental records and screenings to make recommendations and determine appropriate care plans.
- Prepare reports for courts and participated in screening for next step options.
- Implement evidence-based practices such as motivational interviewing to create individualized service plans for youth on mental health caseload.
- Administer mental health screenings to youth detainees to determine criteria for mental illness.
- Facilitate group and individual counseling to identify, discuss and resolve problems and issues.
- Provide crisis intervention, guidance and supportive counseling to youth detainees.
Youth Empowerment Success Services College Park, GA
Life Coach
12.2022 - 03.2023
Job overview
- Assisted youth aging out of foster care youth build life management and coping skills to handle daily needs and specific stressors.
- Designed safe and supportive environment for clients to discuss issues.
- Encouraged clients to set and achieve reasonable goals on weekly basis.
- Facilitated group sessions and learning discussions to further objectives.
- Connected clients with available resources to improve plan success.
- Documented behaviors, treatments and non-compliance issues.
Wellspring LivingAtlanta, GA
Human Service Professional
11.2021 - 12.2022
Job overview
- Provided case management services to at risk women seeking to obtain their GED
- Developed case plans to highlight participants' needs and solutions to structural barriers through the use of community resources and life skills
- Worked with interdisciplinary teams to address the needs of the participants at the Women’s Academy
- Pioneered personal guides/ documentation for organization purposes
- Provided crisis intervention when needed
- Aided in /with searching for resources/organizations to enhance the lives of the participants
- Redesigned and participate in outreach activities to gain enrollment into Women’s Academy
- Maintained program compliance through timely documentation in EHR database system tracking and analyzing operational data.
The Division of Family and Children ServicesAtlanta, GA
Service Specialist-Lead Case Manager
07.2017 - 11.2021
Job overview
- Conducted in-depth interviews and follow ups assessment with families
- Referred families for social services as needed; such as psychological evaluation, family support, kinship, and childcare services
- Fostered partnerships with state stakeholder such as county police,
- DJJ, Juvenile Courts, schools, and hospitals
- Maintained a caseload of 10-15 clients, while providing efficient and timely documentation in accordance with the State of Georgia
- Developed and implemented safety plans for clients at risk of harm to provide protection.
- Collaborated with an interdisciplinary team to determine timely delivery of services.
- Developed and implemented comprehensive case management plans to address client needs and goals.
- Developed comprehensive discharge plans to transition clients to appropriate service providers in community.
- Assisted supervisor with reports and staffings as a lead case manager
The Renaissance GroupAtlanta, GA
Core Therapist/ST
10.2014 - 07.2017
Job overview
- Provided diagnostic treatment services to children and adolescents diagnosed with ADHD, ODD, and a history with DJJ
- Provided individual and group therapy utilizing techniques including
- Cognitive Behavioral, Person Centered, Solution Focused, and Play therapy
- Implemented and aided in the development of new coping skills to manage behaviors related to the client’s behavior
- Documented treatment and case notes in timely manner to meet organization and state requirements
Education
Felician University
Master of Arts from Counseling Psychology
09.2010 - 05.2014
Felician University
Bachelor of Arts from Psychology
06.2010 - 05.2014
Skills
Interviewing skills
Timeline
Social Service Coordinator III
Georgia Department Of Juvenile Justice
03.2023 - Current
Life Coach
Youth Empowerment Success Services
12.2022 - 03.2023
Human Service Professional
Wellspring Living
11.2021 - 12.2022
Service Specialist-Lead Case Manager
The Division of Family and Children Services
07.2017 - 11.2021
Core Therapist/ST
The Renaissance Group
10.2014 - 07.2017
Felician University
Master of Arts from Counseling Psychology
09.2010 - 05.2014
Felician University
Bachelor of Arts from Psychology
06.2010 - 05.2014
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