Shari Slessinger
Spring,TX
Summary
Empathetic Licensed Therapist with extensive experience providing crisis intervention, psychological evaluations and psychotherapy services to children, adolescents and adults. Extensive knowledge in PTSD, sexual assault and other trauma-related disorders. Understanding and compassionate professional committed to performing all duties in accordance with customary rules of ethics.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Licensed Therapist
Center For Counseling And Play Therapy
10.2023 - Current
- Establishes positive, trusting rapport with patients
- Diagnosis mental health disorders utilizing DSM-5 TR
- Creates individualized treatment plans according to patient needs and circumstances
- Implemented variety of evidence-based counseling methods to achieve therapy goals.
- Meets with patients in-person, on consistent basis, to provide counseling/treatment.
Licensed Therapist
The Veterans Room
06.2023 - Current
- Establishes positive, trusting rapport with patients
- Diagnosis mental health disorders utilizing DSM-5 TR
- Creates individualized treatment plans according to patient needs and circumstances
- Implemented variety of evidence-based counseling methods to achieve therapy goals.
- Meets with patients utilizing HIPPA compliant telehealth services on consistent basis, to provide counseling/treatment.
Licensed Mental Health Professional
Aldine Independent School District
01.2022 - 05.2023
- Crisis Counseling – Suicidal ideations, Homicidal ideations, Self-Injurious behaviors
- Administering mental health evaluations/assessments
- Prevention and intervention strategies, including behavior management interventions
- Individual and group counseling
- Implementing district and department procedures with fidelity
- Communicating effectively in both written and oral forms of communication with all levels of district personnel, as well as personnel external of district, parents, and students
- Establish and maintain working relationships with both internal and external of district, including parents, and students
- Coordinate and implement growth of culturally responsive and emotionally safe learning environments.
Coverage Specialist
Communities In Schools Of Houston
06.2021 - 09.2021
- Coordinate, direct and implement varied professional administrative functions in day-to-day operations on assigned campus site
- Manage major campus functions; adhere to performance expectations, campus plan, and campus agreement
- Ensure that goals and objectives of CIS are accomplished in conjunction with assigned school principal's expectation within prescribed time frame and funding parameters
- Coordinate agency/partners/community resources
- Develop and evaluate subordinates and volunteers, manage budget, and oversee campus caseload and compliance goals as set by campus contract
- Manage direct service delivery of one or more CIS components
- Perform other administrative functions that may include interfacing with campus teams and community partners/resources, departmental and agency activities
- Document service delivery.
Trade Development Manager
Glazers Distributors
01.2012 - 12.2015
- Engaged with Key Account Managers at Spec's Wine, Spirits, and Finer Foods
- Imported store inventory for sales placement analysis
- Reimaging store layouts and inventory placements to produce higher sales volume
- Constructed/Updated store maps for new and existing stores
- Collected and imported data in Excel to provide information for 4site tool.
Accounts Payable/Receivables Management Specialist
Sonic Automotive
05.2009 - 12.2011
- Completed all accounts payable functions for four separate entities
- Coded and entered vendor invoices
- Reconciled statements with General Ledger, reconciled monthly bank statements and assisted with financials
- Maintained W9 files and issuing yearly 1099s, maintained cash applications, posted all receivables and maintained charge accounts.
- Matched purchase orders with invoices and recorded necessary information.
- Reconciled account information and reported figures in general ledger by comparing to bank account statement each month.
- Input financial data and produced reports using ADP.
- Maintained account accuracy by reviewing and reconciling checks monthly.
- Effectively communicated with clients about payment needs and kept updated, detailed and accurate ledgers.
- Entered figures using 10-key calculator to compute data quickly.
- Recorded deposits, reconciled monthly bank accounts and tracked expenses.
- Managed and responded to correspondence and inquiries from customers and vendors.
- Supported management by processing invoices and documents with consistent on-time delivery.
- Reduced financial discrepancies, effectively reconciling bank accounts and organizing information into accounting software.
Education
Master of Social Work/Social Work - Social Work
University of Houston
Houston, United States08.2021
Bachelor of Social Work/Social Work - Social Work
Stephen F. Austin State University
Nacogdoches, United States05.2020
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
University of North Texas
Denton, United States12.2008
Skills
- Client Interviewing
- Client Counseling
- Referral Coordination
- Consultations
- DSM-V TR classification
- Patient Screening Psychological Assessment
- Treatment Planning
- Electronic Health Record Report Writing
- Analytical Thinking
- Crisis Intervention
Skills Highlights
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Excellent communication and analytical skills
- Detail-Oriented
- Knowledge in clinical frameworks and treatment modalities, generalist practice assessment, Ages and Stages questionnaire assessments, psychosocial needs assessment, Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ9), Generalized Anxiety Disorder Screener (GAD,) and Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS)
- Knowledge of developmental theories, stages of grief
- Knowledge of public assistance programs including, SNAP, TANF, WIC, Medicaid/Medicare, Veteran's benefits
- Knowledgeable of community resources, social services systems, policy pertaining to veteran's mental and medical health
- Knowledgeable in Veterans Affairs Record System, Computerized Patient Record System (CPRS), Simple Practice EHR
- Extensive experience with software programs including Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, JDA Space Planning, ADP, AutoCAD, Eleads System
- Accounts Receivable
- Accounts Payable
Certifications And Memberships
- Licensed Master Social Worker, 106926, Carol Sepulveda, LCSW-S, RPT-S, 09/2024
- NASW, 886852147, 2021 - present
- Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) for Suicide Prevention, 2007 - present
- Certified Professional Category Manager Certification, 2014
Certification
- Licensed Master Social Worker - Issued: 01/2022, Expiration: 08/2025
Timeline
Licensed Therapist
Center For Counseling And Play Therapy
10.2023 - Current
Licensed Therapist
The Veterans Room
06.2023 - Current
Licensed Mental Health Professional
Aldine Independent School District
01.2022 - 05.2023
Coverage Specialist
Communities In Schools Of Houston
06.2021 - 09.2021
Trade Development Manager
Glazers Distributors
01.2012 - 12.2015
Accounts Payable/Receivables Management Specialist
Sonic Automotive
05.2009 - 12.2011
Master of Social Work/Social Work - Social Work
University of Houston
Bachelor of Social Work/Social Work - Social Work
Stephen F. Austin State University
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
University of North Texas
- Licensed Master Social Worker - Issued: 01/2022, Expiration: 08/2025
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