SHAVOLKIA MCADAMS
Pendleton,SC
Summary
Highly motivated, goal oriented, licensed professional with over 20 years of progressively responsible positions gaining knowledge in counseling, academics, business, and working with diverse individuals. Well-rounded academic background, with practical knowledge in the field of psychology. Ability to develop working relationships with hurting individuals to promote growth and development that utilizes an array of therapeutic modalities.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
INDEPENDENT LICENSURE CONTRACTOR
Universal Therapeutic Services
12.2021 - Current
- Perform initial evaluations of children/adolescent, individual and family client needs and develop customized treatment plans
- Assist clients through the healing process utilizing various therapeutic modalities
- Educate clients on stress, trauma, and anger coping mechanisms
- Provide clients with the resources they need to reach personal goals
- Develop and monitor client progress and modify their treatment plans as needed or every 60 days
- Coordinate with social and medical agencies, healthcare providers, and community outreach programs to provide clients with needed services
- Complete continuing education courses and stay up-to-date on the latest practices
- Develop and present mental health therapeutic presentations to educate teachers, parents, and school systems on various valuable elements concerning the importance of mental health
- Develop and present mental health standards and guidelines regarding behavioral modification and coping mechanisms.
COUNSELOR INTERNSHIP
Stone Arch Psychology and Health Services
05.2021 - 08.2021
- Performed initial evaluations of children/adolescent, individual and family client needs and developed customized treatment plans
- Assisted clients through the healing process utilizing various therapeutic modalities
- Educated clients on stress and trauma coping mechanisms
- Provided individuals with the resources they needed to reach personal goals
- Developed and monitored client progress and modified their treatment plans as needed
- Coordinated with social and medical agencies, healthcare providers, and community outreach programs to provide clients with needed services
- Completed continuing education courses and stayed up-to-date on the latest practices.
RECREATION THERAPIST SUPERVISOR
Whitworth Women’s Facility
02.2021 - 05.2021
- Employed leisure activities to help both mentally disabled inmates and those who do not have a diagnosis
- Created and designed games, sports activities, dances, exercise routines, and crafts to help maintain inmates’ physical and emotional well-being
- Developed group activities that foster and stimulate growth and well-being for the whole individual
- Executed therapeutic programs targeted toward inmates’ needs
- Participated in individual counseling sessions as needed to promote positive health and well-being.
INSTRUCTOR 2
Whitworth Women’s Facility
10.2020 - 02.2021
- Assisted students with learning diverse subjects
- Assisted students with PREP and GED Testing
- Developed creative academic content for student engagement
- Assisted teacher aides with learning material to meet students' needs
- Measured and evaluated programs, tests scores, and assignments in accordance with state and academic guidelines.
CLINICAL SPECIALIST
Growing Home SE
05.2019 - 10.2019
- Provided therapeutic interventions and counseling to children and adolescents in foster care based on emotional, social, behavioral, developmental, and mental needs
- Provided behavioral modification interventions to youth based on emotional, social, behavioral, developmental, and mental needs
- Collaborated with teachers, counselors, and administration in public schools to guide and help students with mental disabilities
- Provided on-going individual and group case consultations to parents and youth
- Collaborated and conducted quarterly reviews of treatment plans with the designated team
- Constructed case notes for foster children.
Recruiter Specialist
Lutheran Services Carolinas
06.2017 - 05.2019
- Set up information at recruiting events throughout South Carolina.
- Researched potential foster families to become qualified to take in foster children.
- Screened applications and selected qualified foster parents.
- Scheduled, attended, and conducted interviews and home visits with potential foster families, and prepared interview questions.
- Matched potential foster parents with foster children based on certain qualifications.
- Coordinated the hiring process from strat to finish and served as a liaison between foster parents and foster children.
- Ensured legal and ethical compliances were in order and followed in industry policies.
Caregiver, Special Needs
N/A
05.2015 - 03.2017
- Resigned from college adjunct to become caregiver to my mother after diagnosed with stage 4 cancer.
ADJUNCT INSTRUCTOR
Piedmont Technical College
08.2013 - 05.2015
- Designed and piloted courses that promote diversity and inclusion for the learning community
- Prepared long and short-term teaching programs in accordance with the college’s educational curriculum guidelines
- Created teaching methods and activities for instruction that engaged and challenged students intellectually
- Constructed and introduced innovative teaching strategies used for Orientation workshops and utilized by the Department of Preparatory and Transitional Studies
- Shifted between formal and informal methods of teaching to enhance diversity and inclusion in the classroom
- Measured and evaluated programs, tests, and assignments in accordance with academic guidelines
- Identified student diversity, through strengths, weaknesses, and areas of interest.
Education
DOCTOR of PHILOSOPHY in PSYCHOLOGY -
Grand Canyon University
10.2025
MASTER OF EDUCATION -
Liberty University
12.2014
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE -
University of Phoenix
02.2012
Skills
- Strategic Planning
- Counseling
- Collaboration
- Strong Work Ethic
- Time Management
- Critical Thinking
- Creativity & Visionary
- Problem-Solving
- Adaptability
- Leadership
Certification
- SCHOOL COUNSELING CERTIFICATION, SC, 01/2020, 06/2022
- LICENSED PROFESSIONAL COUNSELOR, SC, 07/2024, 08/2025
Awards
The National Society of Leadership and Success, 2020
Timeline
INDEPENDENT LICENSURE CONTRACTOR
Universal Therapeutic Services
12.2021 - Current
COUNSELOR INTERNSHIP
Stone Arch Psychology and Health Services
05.2021 - 08.2021
RECREATION THERAPIST SUPERVISOR
Whitworth Women’s Facility
02.2021 - 05.2021
INSTRUCTOR 2
Whitworth Women’s Facility
10.2020 - 02.2021
CLINICAL SPECIALIST
Growing Home SE
05.2019 - 10.2019
Recruiter Specialist
Lutheran Services Carolinas
06.2017 - 05.2019
Caregiver, Special Needs
N/A
05.2015 - 03.2017
ADJUNCT INSTRUCTOR
Piedmont Technical College
08.2013 - 05.2015
DOCTOR of PHILOSOPHY in PSYCHOLOGY -
Grand Canyon University
MASTER OF EDUCATION -
Liberty University
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE -
University of Phoenix
- SCHOOL COUNSELING CERTIFICATION, SC, 01/2020, 06/2022
- LICENSED PROFESSIONAL COUNSELOR, SC, 07/2024, 08/2025
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