
Licensed clinical social worker with 35+ years of experience in behavioral health, care management, and clinical assessment across state agencies, military settings, and managed care organizations.
Expertise in utilization review, crisis intervention, and coordinating care for diverse populations.
Proven ability to evaluate medical necessity and deliver effective individual counseling to improve client outcomes.
Evaluated medical necessity for inpatient hospitalizations of children and adolescents, ensuring appropriate care and resource allocation.
Assessed need for therapeutic foster care placements and continued stays, facilitating optimal patient outcomes.
Conducted after-hours evaluations while on call, delivering timely support to patients in crisis.
Conducted psychosocial assessments and developed treatment plans for nursing home residents, enhancing mental health support.
Facilitated individual and group counseling sessions for nursing home residents, effectively addressing diverse mental health needs.
Evaluated medical necessity for inpatient hospitalizations of children and adolescents.
Determined need for therapeutic foster care placements and continued stays for all patients.
Provided after-hours evaluations while on call to ensure timely support.
Provided supervision to twelve behavioral health reviewers from January 2000 to March 2003.
Responsible for various reports that were crucial to the functioning of the behavioral health department.
Evaluated medical necessity for inpatient hospitalizations of children and adolescents.
Determined need for therapeutic foster care placements and continued stays for all patients.
Provided after-hours evaluations while on call to ensure timely support.
Served as coordinator for the Retrospective Review of all community mental health centers in the state of Oklahoma.