Tachina Hardy
Kannapolis,NC
Summary
Competent Clinician offering multi-disciplinary approach to patient care. Eager to utilize 3-5 years of experience to help clients improve conditions and reduce symptoms. Positive and friendly people-person with organized and diligent attitude.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Licensed Clinician
Children’s Developmental Services Agency, Infant Early Childhood Mental Health Team
06.2023 - Current
- Attend team meetings to discuss the status of cases, staff cases with the team, and decide on next steps for families and children
- Administer ABC (Attachment Biobehavioral Catchup) with identified families
- Attend trainings pertaining to Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health
- Complete comprehensive clinical assessments and trauma measures with families
- Provide psychoeducation to families pertaining to attachment and trauma
- Complete trainings in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion to assist with research for grant findings of the team’s work.
Licensed Clinician
Community Support Services, Domestic Violence Children’s
06.2022 - 06.2023
- Completed Parent and Child assessments to assess for exposure to domestic violence
- Staffed cases with supervisor as needed
- Provided individual therapy services
- Conducted group therapy
- Completed session notes within 24 hours
- Completed assessments within 72 hours
- Collaborated with adult DV clinicians to schedule appointments as needed
- Engaged in treatment team meetings to staff cases
- Created safety plans
- Worked with interpreters to serve the Latinx children and families
- Provided client’s and client’s family with psychoeducation pertaining to mental health diagnoses, symptomology, and behaviors.
Outpatient Therapist
Cano Family Services
09.2021 - 06.2022
- Conducted and complete/update Comprehensive Clinical Assessments and Individualized Service Plans
- Assessed client’s needs based on their clinical assessment and needs specified during the intake process
- Utilized CBT techniques to assist clients with processing any trauma and/or mental health issues
- Completed session notes within 24 hours
- Wrote appropriate discharge plans for clients based on their needs, including medication management
- Communicated with counselors at assigned schools to gauge potential referrals and to staff cases
- Assisted adult, adolescents, and children in crisis situations
- Created safety plans
- Worked with interpreters to serve the Latinx children and families within the school setting
- Provided client’s and client’s family with psychoeducation pertaining to mental health diagnoses, symptomology, and behaviors.
FCT-Specialist
Pinnacle Family Services
03.2021 - 12.2021
- Conducted and complete/update Comprehensive Clinical Assessments
- Created/Updated Person-Centered Plans
- Assessed client’s needs based on their clinical assessments
- Provided weekly supervision to FCT Clinicians
- Assisted clinicians with managing their high acuity cases
- Assisted families with learning how to handle crisis
- Delivered FCT model to clients
- Completed checkoffs for FCT Clinicians to assist them with becoming fully certified in FCT
- Facilitated interviews for candidates
- Assisted adolescents and children in crisis situations
- Created safety plans
- Maintained dosage, fidelities, and productivity for clinicians.
Outpatient Therapist
Thompsons Child and Family Focus
08.2020 - 03.2021
- Conducted and complete/update Comprehensive Clinical Assessments and Individualized Service Plans
- Assessed client’s needs based on their clinical assessment and needs specified during the intake process
- Utilized CBT techniques to assist clients with processing any trauma and/or mental health issues
- Completed session notes within 24 hours
- Utilized different therapeutic techniques to meet the needs of the clients
- Completed referrals for clients based on their needs, including medication management
- Communicated with counselors at assigned schools to gauge potential referrals and to staff cases
- Assisted adult, adolescents, and children in crisis situations
- Created safety plans.
Outpatient Therapist
Clinicians of
04.2020 - 08.2020
- Interviewed patients and their families for initial psychosocial evaluation and complete psychosocial assessment
- Provided psychoeducation to patients and their families of the patient’s mental health diagnosis(es)
- Provided appropriate modality of treatment for patient based on their mental health diagnosis(es)
- Developed and updated treatment plans for patients
- Met with patients a minimum of two times per week for therapy sessions at patient’s home or community
- Advocated for the patient and family to get continued care once discharged from the hospital
- Completed required session notes within required time frame set by agency after session
- Completed weekly time sheets within required time frame set by agency
- Completed internal trainings
- Collaborates with clinical assistant and other professional entities involved in the patient and family’s life to assure that the patient and family understand emotional, social, and psychosocial elements pertaining to the patient
- Collaborated with patients and families about appropriate discharge planning and link patient/families to appropriate services if applicable at the end of services, or level patient up to a higher level of care if appropriate
- Aided families when they are experiencing a crisis by applying crisis intervention skills
- Referred patient and family to external resources and/or services as identified during treatment
- Returned emails, texts, phone calls within 24 hours to patients, patient families, and/or agency staff
- While provisionally licensed, continued to seek clinical supervision from clinical supervisor
- Maintained current liability insurance
- Maintained 80% or more of hours worked as billable services.
Outpatient Therapist
Thompsons Child and Family Focus
01.2020 - 08.2020
- Conducted and complete/update Comprehensive Clinical Assessments and Individualized Service Plans
- Assessed client’s needs based on their clinical assessment and needs specified during the intake process
- Utilized CBT techniques to assist clients with processing any trauma and/or mental health issues
- Completes session notes within 24 hours
- Utilized a myriad of therapeutic techniques to meet the needs of the clients
- Completed referrals for clients based on their needs, including medication management.
Community
Turning Point Homes, Inc
08.2019 - 04.2020
- Conducted and complete/update Comprehensive Clinical Assessments, Person Centered Plans, Treatment authorizations, and crisis plans
- Completed discharge summaries, referrals to other agencies, or other community-based resources
- Worked with direct supervisor of community support services supervisor to review new intakes, re-authorization dates, and to maintain unit management
- Assessed client’s needs based on their clinical assessment and needs specified during the intake process
- Provided monthly supervision with team members (QMHP, CADC, and peer support specialist)
- Completed team meeting notes and all session notes within 24 hours
- Approved timesheets
- Worked with clients on obtaining affordable and stable housing utilizing resources in the community such as TCLI Housing referral, Salvation Army, Shelters
- Provided weekly therapy to clients on the Community Support Team caseload
- Assisted clients with obtaining adequate food for themselves and their families by completing food referrals for local food banks in the greater Charlotte area
- Provided clients with transportation to medical appointments.
MSW Intern
Children’s Developmental Services Agency
08.2018 - 04.2019
- Attended team meetings to discuss the status of cases, staff cases with the team, and decide on next steps for families and children
- Observed initial visits/Initial Evaluations, ICA/IFSP, and Monitoring Visits
- Input data collection from pilot program into Microsoft spreadsheet
- Assisted with initial visits and initial evaluations.
Data Collector
Children’s Developmental Services Agency
06.2018 - 08.2018
- Attended team meetings to keep time of discussion per each child for Primary Service Provider pilot program
- Input information from team meetings and ECHO billing system into Microsoft spreadsheet per child enrolled in pilot program
- Kept record of monthly timesheets for Primary Service Providers for pilot program
MSW Intern
Primary Care Solutions
08.2017 - 04.2018
- Attended team meetings to collaborate with other professionals about consumer’s progress
- Edited and Submitted Person Centered Plans
- Reviewed consumer’s charts to prepare for home visits
- Completed documentation for each consumer and place it in their file
- Conducted and attended child and family team meetings
BSW Intern
Guardian Ad Litem
08.2016 - 04.2017
- Conducted home visits with clients to ensure their safety and wellbeing
- Attended court hearings for assigned cases to further advocate for clients
- Reviewed case files to prepare for home visits
- Prepared court reports for the judge to review prior to court hearings.
Camp Counselor
Camp Dogwood for the Blind and Visually Impaired Sherrills Ford
05.2015 - 08.2015
- Guided campers to various locations on campgrounds for their safety
- Assisted campers while on off campus trips to enhance their shopping experience
- Served meals to campers to facilitate the flow of the serving line
- Planned various evening activities for the campers’ entertainment
Education
Master of Social Work -
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Charlotte, NCBachelor of Social Work - undefined
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Charlotte, NCSkills
- Individual and Group Therapy
- Implement Treatment Plans
- Learning Management Systems
- Manage Case Files
- Team Meetings
- Treatment Determination
- Community Mental Health Programs
Accomplishments
- Early Childhood Mental Health
- Systems of Care: Child and Family Team Meetings
- Motivational Interviewing
- Cognitive Behavior Therapy Techniques
- Person Centered Thinking
- Credentials
- Credentialed with Cardinal, Partners, BCBS
Affiliations
Member of Phi Alpha National Honors Society
Member of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc
Certification
• Early Childhood Mental Health
• Systems of Care: Child and Family Team Meetings
• Motivational Interviewing
• Cognitive Behavior Therapy Techniques
• Person Centered Thinking
Timeline
Licensed Clinician
Children’s Developmental Services Agency, Infant Early Childhood Mental Health Team
06.2023 - Current
Licensed Clinician
Community Support Services, Domestic Violence Children’s
06.2022 - 06.2023
Outpatient Therapist
Cano Family Services
09.2021 - 06.2022
FCT-Specialist
Pinnacle Family Services
03.2021 - 12.2021
Outpatient Therapist
Thompsons Child and Family Focus
08.2020 - 03.2021
Outpatient Therapist
Clinicians of
04.2020 - 08.2020
Outpatient Therapist
Thompsons Child and Family Focus
01.2020 - 08.2020
Community
Turning Point Homes, Inc
08.2019 - 04.2020
MSW Intern
Children’s Developmental Services Agency
08.2018 - 04.2019
Data Collector
Children’s Developmental Services Agency
06.2018 - 08.2018
MSW Intern
Primary Care Solutions
08.2017 - 04.2018
BSW Intern
Guardian Ad Litem
08.2016 - 04.2017
Camp Counselor
Camp Dogwood for the Blind and Visually Impaired Sherrills Ford
05.2015 - 08.2015
Master of Social Work -
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Bachelor of Social Work - undefined
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
• Early Childhood Mental Health
• Systems of Care: Child and Family Team Meetings
• Motivational Interviewing
• Cognitive Behavior Therapy Techniques
• Person Centered Thinking
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