Stacy Muema
1705 N 7th Street,NJ
Summary
Mental health clinician providing bio-psychosocial and substance use assessments, treatment planning, and ongoing clinical reviews for adults with complex needs. Delivers evidence-based counseling, maintains accurate clinical documentation, and coordinates intakes, referrals, re-entry planning, and warm handoffs to support continuity of care across correctional and community settings.
Overview
1
1
Certification
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Clinician
Burlington Comprehensive Counseling
Mount Holly, New Jersey
01.2021 - Current
- Conduct bio-psychosocial assessments, treatment plan development and ongoing clinical reviews.
- Conduct comprehensive substance use assessments and develop individualized treatment plans utilizing ASAM criteria, clinical documentation standards, and evidence-based interventions.
- Provide evidence based counseling interventions and monitor patient progress toward treatment goals and modify interventions based on clinical presentation, risk. functioning and level of care needs.
- Delivered individual counseling and substance use treatment services to adults with complex behavioral health needs, facilitating improved patient outcomes.
- Manage an active caseload while maintaining clinical documentation, treatment plans, progress notes, and discharge documentation.
- Coordinate behavioral health and substance use treatment services for justice-involved individuals across correctional facilities, ensuring continuity of care and adherence to program requirements.
- Coordinate methadone/MAT intakes, treatment plan reviews, counseling services, referrals, re-entry planning, and warm handoffs across levels of care.
- Coordinated admissions, transfers, releases, discharges, and reentry services to ensure seamless treatment continuity and successful patient transitions between correctional and community-based care.
- Developed and maintained tracking systems, reports, templates, and workflow processes that enhanced program organization, communication, and accountability. Support quality assurance through chart reviews, documentation audits, treatment-plan monitoring, and compliance tracking.
Concierge
The Aspire
New Brunswick, NJ
09.2022 - 04.2023
- Greeted guests upon arrival and departure on a daily basis.
- Recognized and accommodated guest preferences and diverse backgrounds to personalize their experience.
- Cultivated positive environment through friendly interactions and proactive engagement.
- Utilized problem-solving and troubleshooting skills to resolve guest concerns promptly.
Mentor/ Direct Support Professional
The Shimon and Sara Birnbaum JCC
Bridgewater, NJ
09.2019 - 05.2022
- Facilitated achievement of clients' personal goals and desires by providing interactive choices for meaningful daily activities.
- Developed and scheduled engaging client programming to enhance skill development and participation.
- Assisted, supported, and instructed adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities in skills that foster independence and positive behavior modification.
- Reports and/or document routine and any unusual events.
Education
Master of Arts - Counseling
The College of New Jersey
Ewing, NJ05-2023
Bachelor of Arts -
University of Hartford
West Hartford, CT05-2018
Skills
- Evidence-Based Practices
- Clinical documentation
- Treatment planning
- Crisis Intervention
- Substance use counseling
- Caseload Management
- Case coordination
- Mental health strategies
- Collaboration expertise
- Critical thinking and problem solving
- Creative time management
- Patient Advocacy
LANGUAGES
English, Swahili, Native speaker
INTERNSHIPS
- Hartford Probate Court, Family Specialist Intern, West Hartford, CT, 2018-01, 2018-05, Ensured that children and their families thrived in a secure, stable home environment., Developed care plans for the children., Worked with highly trained staff including professionals in child development and family relations called Probate Court officers., Attended family case conferences and hearings on a frequent basis and co-managed cases.
- Chrysalis Center, Volunteer Assistant, Hartford, CT, 2017-09, 2018-01, Connecting the clients to community services, so that they could become more independent and self-sufficient., Assisted at The Recovery and Empowerment Center (REC). Participated in the rehabilitation program tailored to meet the needs of individuals experiencing mental illness by providing social support, peer engagement, advocacy, skill building and health and wellness activities.
- Hands on Hartford, Program Assistant, Hartford, CT, 2016-09, 2016-12, Provided food and other supportive services to those in need through community meals,community pantry, neighborhood services, and the backpack nutrition program., Volunteered in the food pantry.
EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
- Jun 2020 — Jun 2022
- Listening Ear, Non-Profit Organization
- Virtual
- Created a non-profit organization that specialized in emotional support, catered to black Mental Health experiences.
- Part of a team of eleven individuals dedicated to their roots, ranging from black descent to afro-latinx.
- Directed a safe space and platform for millennials to express themselves and feel free enough to convey emotion to a fellow "listener".
Certification
- Licensed Associate Counselor
Timeline
Concierge
The Aspire
09.2022 - 04.2023
Clinician
Burlington Comprehensive Counseling
01.2021 - Current
Mentor/ Direct Support Professional
The Shimon and Sara Birnbaum JCC
09.2019 - 05.2022
Master of Arts - Counseling
The College of New Jersey
Bachelor of Arts -
University of Hartford