Rasheid Edwards
Conyers,GA
Summary
Proven track record as a Seasoned Therapist and Program Specialist at DBHDD, skilled in crisis intervention and motivational interviewing. Enhanced client outcomes through innovative therapeutic plans and effective group therapy facilitation. Expanded service networks by over 10%, demonstrating exceptional ability in patient monitoring and community education.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Program Specialist
DBHDD
Atlanta, GA
11.2022 - Current
- Developed and implemented program plans to ensure achievement of goals.
- Analyzed data from surveys, interviews and focus groups to inform program activities.
- Facilitated meetings with stakeholders to discuss program objectives and strategies.
- Compiled reports summarizing progress towards goals and objectives of the initiative.
- Collaborated with other departments within organization on cross-functional projects.
- Identified opportunities for improvements in existing processes or policies related to program operations.
- Organized workshops, seminars, conferences and other special events as part of programming efforts.
- Prepared presentations based on findings from evaluation studies conducted by external consultants.
- Monitored budget allocations for various aspects of the project, ensuring compliance with fiscal requirements.
- Participated in team-building exercises that fostered collaboration among staff members working on the project.
- Acted as a liaison between management and stakeholders regarding updates on progress made towards program goals.
- Developed and delivered educational and informational presentations on program initiatives.
- Gathered statistical data and wrote reports on program outcomes.
- Prepared periodic reports, financial statements and records on program activities for management.
- Led team meetings to communicate updates, gather feedback, and align on goals.
- Negotiated contracts with vendors and service providers, securing favorable terms.
- Assisted in the creation and revision of program policies and procedures to ensure compliance.
Therapist
Next Step Counseling
Fayetteville, GA
04.2022 - Current
- Provided psychotherapy services to individuals, couples, and families.
- Conducted initial assessments of clients to determine presenting issues and develop treatment plans.
- Facilitated group therapy sessions for clients with similar issues or diagnoses.
- Created documentation including assessment notes, treatment plans, progress notes, discharge summaries and referrals.
- Developed individualized therapeutic interventions based on diagnosis and best practices in the field of mental health counseling.
- Assisted clients in developing coping skills to better manage symptoms of mental illness or emotional distress.
- Utilized a variety of techniques such as cognitive-behavioral therapy and mindfulness practices during sessions.
- Monitored client's progress throughout the course of therapy by tracking goals set in treatment plan.
- Provided psychoeducation on topics such as stress management, anger management, parenting skills.
- Attended trainings, workshops related to current trends in the field of psychology, mental health counseling.
<ul><li>Assists with promoting program initiatives through brand awareness events</li><li>Manages a portfolio that develops positive relationships with prospective and existing clients</li><li>Serves in a role designed to offer mentorship and guided coaching for diversified audiences</li><li>Partners with organizations, cross functional team members, and healthcare facilities to aide clients to reach healthy goals</li><li>Enforces and implements programs, resources, and plans within assigned caseloads to improve client's outcomes</li><li>Leads educational workshops, presentations, client interviewing, and case plan development</li><li>Spearheaded the development of special projects and programs for clients while designing motivational and techniques for each</li><li>Recognized by management for an increase in mentorship, counseling, and community outreach to increase compliance and partnerships</li><li>Served as trainer and mentor for newly hired team members and ensures proficient knowledge in company expectations and developed training procedures</li><li>Implemented a counseling and resource program to support clients, family members, and LAYC staff</li><li>Instrumental in increasing support system awareness and continued support</li></ul>
Mental Infinity LLC
Atlanta, GA
01.2005 - Current
- Assists with promoting program initiatives through brand awareness events
- Manages a portfolio that develops positive relationships with prospective and existing clients
- Serves in a role designed to offer mentorship and guided coaching for diversified audiences
- Partners with organizations, cross functional team members, and healthcare facilities to aide clients to reach healthy goals
- Enforces and implements programs, resources, and plans within assigned caseloads to improve client's outcomes
- Leads educational workshops, presentations, client interviewing, and case plan development
- Spearheaded the development of special projects and programs for clients while designing motivational and techniques for each
- Recognized by management for an increase in mentorship, counseling, and community outreach to increase compliance and partnerships
- Served as trainer and mentor for newly hired team members and ensures proficient knowledge in company expectations and developed training procedures
- Implemented a counseling and resource program to support clients, family members, and LAYC staff
- Instrumental in increasing support system awareness and continued support
<ul><li>Conducts patient's psychosocial assessments and collaborates with members of clinical team to develop a treatment plan to meet the needs of patients</li><li>Facilitates a discharge process by ensuring clients have connections to services and resource agencies</li><li>Assists with referrals, admissions, and treatments in a timely manner</li><li>Provides treatment plan education to patients and family members</li><li>Provides a detailed plan of care meetings for patients involving patients, network members, and interdisciplinary teams members</li><li>Implemented evidence-based interview strategies, to include motivational interviewing, to assess patient's chemical use or psychiatric state</li><li>Successfully expanded network to include an additional 10+ designated programs to provide services for clients</li></ul>
Riverwoods Behavorial Health
Riverdale, GA
01.2020 - 05.2022
- Conducts patient's psychosocial assessments and collaborates with members of clinical team to develop a treatment plan to meet the needs of patients
- Facilitates a discharge process by ensuring clients have connections to services and resource agencies
- Assists with referrals, admissions, and treatments in a timely manner
- Provides treatment plan education to patients and family members
- Provides a detailed plan of care meetings for patients involving patients, network members, and interdisciplinary teams members
- Implemented evidence-based interview strategies, to include motivational interviewing, to assess patient's chemical use or psychiatric state
- Successfully expanded network to include an additional 10+ designated programs to provide services for clients
<ul> <li>Provided direct clinical social work services to individuals and families in a mental health setting.</li> <li>Conducted assessments of client needs, strengths, and resources to develop treatment plans.</li> <li>Worked collaboratively with other professionals such as psychiatrists, psychologists, and nurses to coordinate care for clients.</li> <li>Developed individualized service plans with clients to address their identified goals.</li> <li>Provides ongoing therapy for clients and families in the community, which includes psycho-social assessments, CBT interventions, SFBT, and trauma-oriented interventions.</li> <li>Implemented evidence-based interview strategies, including motivational interviewing, to assess patients' chemical use or psychiatric state.</li> <li>Successfully expanded network to include community services programs for clients.</li> <li>Capture proceedings of therapeutic services via Share Note and other necessary note-recording applications.</li> <li>Provided psychotherapy services to individuals, couples, and families.</li> <li>Conducted initial assessments of clients to determine presenting issues and develop treatment plans.</li> <li>Facilitated group therapy sessions for clients with similar issues or diagnoses.</li> </ul>
Apex Fmaily Healthcare Services
Stockbridge, GA
01.2018 - 04.2021
- Provided direct clinical social work services to individuals and families in a mental health setting.
- Conducted assessments of client needs, strengths, and resources to develop treatment plans.
- Worked collaboratively with other professionals such as psychiatrists, psychologists, and nurses to coordinate care for clients.
- Developed individualized service plans with clients to address their identified goals.
- Provides ongoing therapy for clients and families in the community, which includes psycho-social assessments, CBT interventions, SFBT, and trauma-oriented interventions.
- Implemented evidence-based interview strategies, including motivational interviewing, to assess patients' chemical use or psychiatric state.
- Successfully expanded network to include community services programs for clients.
- Capture proceedings of therapeutic services via Share Note and other necessary note-recording applications.
- Provided psychotherapy services to individuals, couples, and families.
- Conducted initial assessments of clients to determine presenting issues and develop treatment plans.
- Facilitated group therapy sessions for clients with similar issues or diagnoses.
Education
M.A. - Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Savannah, GA
Savannah, GA01.2019
B.A. - Psychology, Minor Business Information Systems
Carrollton, GA
Carrollton, GA01.1996
Skills
- Electronic Charting
- Therapy delivery
- Progress assessments
- Patient Monitoring
- Therapeutic Plans
- Client Confidentiality
- Treatment Planning
- Diagnostic evaluation
- Disorder diagnosis
- Community Education
- Compliance requirements
- Patient documentation
- Electronic Charting
- Therapy delivery
- Progress assessments
- Patient Monitoring
- Therapeutic Plans
- Client Confidentiality
- Treatment Planning
- Diagnostic evaluation
- Disorder diagnosis
- Community Education
- Compliance requirements
- Patient documentation
Certification
- LPC014632
- APC007670- 2020
- Certified Clinical Trauma Professional 2020
- Certified Anger Management Specialist 2019
- CPI Certification
- CPR Certification
- Chi Sigma lota (Argosy University Chapter) 2018
- Certified Hypnotherapist 2017
- Certified Smoke Cessation Hypnotherapist 2012
- Certified Weight Loss Hypnotherapist
- Certified EFT Expert (Tapping)
- Certified NLP Master Practitioner
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Program Specialist
DBHDD
11.2022 - Current
Therapist
Next Step Counseling
04.2022 - Current
<ul><li>Conducts patient's psychosocial assessments and collaborates with members of clinical team to develop a treatment plan to meet the needs of patients</li><li>Facilitates a discharge process by ensuring clients have connections to services and resource agencies</li><li>Assists with referrals, admissions, and treatments in a timely manner</li><li>Provides treatment plan education to patients and family members</li><li>Provides a detailed plan of care meetings for patients involving patients, network members, and interdisciplinary teams members</li><li>Implemented evidence-based interview strategies, to include motivational interviewing, to assess patient's chemical use or psychiatric state</li><li>Successfully expanded network to include an additional 10+ designated programs to provide services for clients</li></ul>
Riverwoods Behavorial Health
01.2020 - 05.2022
<ul> <li>Provided direct clinical social work services to individuals and families in a mental health setting.</li> <li>Conducted assessments of client needs, strengths, and resources to develop treatment plans.</li> <li>Worked collaboratively with other professionals such as psychiatrists, psychologists, and nurses to coordinate care for clients.</li> <li>Developed individualized service plans with clients to address their identified goals.</li> <li>Provides ongoing therapy for clients and families in the community, which includes psycho-social assessments, CBT interventions, SFBT, and trauma-oriented interventions.</li> <li>Implemented evidence-based interview strategies, including motivational interviewing, to assess patients' chemical use or psychiatric state.</li> <li>Successfully expanded network to include community services programs for clients.</li> <li>Capture proceedings of therapeutic services via Share Note and other necessary note-recording applications.</li> <li>Provided psychotherapy services to individuals, couples, and families.</li> <li>Conducted initial assessments of clients to determine presenting issues and develop treatment plans.</li> <li>Facilitated group therapy sessions for clients with similar issues or diagnoses.</li> </ul>
Apex Fmaily Healthcare Services
01.2018 - 04.2021
<ul><li>Assists with promoting program initiatives through brand awareness events</li><li>Manages a portfolio that develops positive relationships with prospective and existing clients</li><li>Serves in a role designed to offer mentorship and guided coaching for diversified audiences</li><li>Partners with organizations, cross functional team members, and healthcare facilities to aide clients to reach healthy goals</li><li>Enforces and implements programs, resources, and plans within assigned caseloads to improve client's outcomes</li><li>Leads educational workshops, presentations, client interviewing, and case plan development</li><li>Spearheaded the development of special projects and programs for clients while designing motivational and techniques for each</li><li>Recognized by management for an increase in mentorship, counseling, and community outreach to increase compliance and partnerships</li><li>Served as trainer and mentor for newly hired team members and ensures proficient knowledge in company expectations and developed training procedures</li><li>Implemented a counseling and resource program to support clients, family members, and LAYC staff</li><li>Instrumental in increasing support system awareness and continued support</li></ul>
Mental Infinity LLC
01.2005 - Current
- LPC014632
- APC007670- 2020
- Certified Clinical Trauma Professional 2020
- Certified Anger Management Specialist 2019
- CPI Certification
- CPR Certification
- Chi Sigma lota (Argosy University Chapter) 2018
- Certified Hypnotherapist 2017
- Certified Smoke Cessation Hypnotherapist 2012
- Certified Weight Loss Hypnotherapist
- Certified EFT Expert (Tapping)
- Certified NLP Master Practitioner
M.A. - Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Savannah, GA
B.A. - Psychology, Minor Business Information Systems
Carrollton, GA
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