Stacy Simms
Mental Health Specialist
Dillon,SC
Summary
Dedicated mental health professional with history of meeting company goals utilizing consistent and organized practices. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organizational brand. To seek and maintain a full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Behavioral Interventionist
Justice Works Behavioral Care
Florence, South Carolina
03.2019 - Current
- Offered crisis counseling and intervention at school, home and in community to support student needs.
- Signed diagnostic assessments and individual plans of care to initiate client treatments.
- Collaborated with team members, school personnel and family members to develop individual plans of care for students.
- Consulted with Licensed Clinical Supervisor to drive program efficacy.
- Planned daily activities to keep students engaged and on track with learning goals.
- Improved behavior by modeling positive choices and teaching socially-acceptable options.
- Designed individual education plans to encourage student growth according to different learning abilities and needs.
- Resolved problems, improved operations and provided exceptional service.
- Mentored new teachers on student progress monitoring and legal document preparation.
Outreach Specialist
Centauri Health Solutions Inc - Human Arc
Ohio City, OH
01.2021 - 10.2021
- Engaged current service program participants to assess current engagement and potential to develop new revenue streams.
- Increased referrals by calling on target groups, organizations and professionals.
Group Counselor
Lifetouch LLC
Goldsboro, North Carolina
01.2018 - 03.2019
- Led summer day treatment groups and therapeutic activities to teach functional living skills and address behavioral issues.
- Aided parents in arranging medication evaluations and psychological testing.
- Provided individual counseling services students with adjustment issues and partnered to facilitate weekly support groups.
- Identified risk and resiliency factors within individual youth, peer group, family, school and community and developed strategies for intervention
- Developed service plans to maintain intact families and improve family functioning.
- Recorded client information on special flow sheets, accurately indicating suicidal precautions, sleep flow and restraints.
- Directed family-centered, strengths-based, culturally competent and individualized intakes and assessments.
Abuse Investigator (Volunteer)
Pee Dee Coalition
Dillon, South Carolina
05.2015 - 10.2015
- Identified family needs to determine level of needed intervention.
- Arranged emergency placement for adults deemed not safe in home.
- Conducted investigations regarding allegations of abuse, neglect, abandonment and special conditions for children in Dillon, SC.
- Assessed danger threats, child vulnerabilities and caregiver protective capacities to determine safety of child in home setting.
- Collected information through observation and interviews with children, parents and relatives.
- Interviewed individuals and families to assess needs and provide informational resources.
Group Leader (Volunteer)
Connie Maxwell Children's Home
Florence , South Carolina
01.2013 - 05.2013
- Provided key emotional support to special needs youth.
- Built positive relationships with students through active listening
- Applied clinical and behavioral knowledge to maintain safety during crisis moments.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Sociology
Coker College
Hartsville, SC 08.2013 - 12.2014
Associate of Science - Human Services
Florence-Darlington Technical College
Florence, SC 08.2011 - 05.2013
MBA - Psychology
Capella University
Minneapolis, MN 01.2020 - 12.2022
Skills
Classroom management
Group and individual instruction
Child development
Student records management
Student counseling
Conflict resolution techniques
Lesson Planning
Good Telephone Etiquette
Analytical and Critical Thinking
Leadership
Multitasking Abilities
Written Communication
Organization and Time Management
Active Listening
Data Entry
Computer Skills
Time Management
Timeline
Outreach Specialist
Centauri Health Solutions Inc - Human Arc
01.2021 - 10.2021
MBA - Psychology
Capella University
01.2020 - 12.2022
Behavioral Interventionist
Justice Works Behavioral Care
03.2019 - Current
Group Counselor
Lifetouch LLC
01.2018 - 03.2019
Abuse Investigator (Volunteer)
Pee Dee Coalition
05.2015 - 10.2015
Bachelor of Science - Sociology
Coker College
08.2013 - 12.2014
Group Leader (Volunteer)
Connie Maxwell Children's Home
01.2013 - 05.2013
Associate of Science - Human Services
Florence-Darlington Technical College
08.2011 - 05.2013