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Tammie Jones
Little Rock,AR
Summary
Invested Social Worker dedicated to forming trusting relationships and advocating for best interests of clients. Expertise in Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders. Respectful and compassionate professional offering 12-year background serving community by providing guidance for clients in need.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
2
2
Licensensure
2
2
Certification
Work History
Social Worker
CHI St. Vincent Infirmary
Little Rock, AR
06.2022 - Current
- Improved client well-being by conducting comprehensive assessments and developing tailored intervention plans.
- Monitored clients' progress to adjust treatment plans accordingly.
- Enhanced community outreach efforts for better service accessibility and increased program enrollment.
- Provided crisis intervention services for clients experiencing acute mental health and substance abuse issues.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to ensure appropriate care coordination and resource allocation for clients.
- Implemented evidence-based therapeutic interventions for clients struggling with mental health challenges or behavioral concerns.
- Helped clients develop new coping mechanisms and techniques to drive behavior modification.
- Facilitated group therapy sessions to build supportive, communicative client networks.
Program Director
Recovery Centers Of Arkansas
Little Rock, AR
01.2021 - 06.2022
- Established strong partnerships with internal and external stakeholders for collaborative problem-solving.
- Perform functions as identified in organizational policies for this job description.
- Monitor, prompt and follow-up to completion electronic medical data entry to ensure timely and complete documentation for all RCA locations.
- Monitor those responsible for tasks and follow-up to completion established benchmarks for departmental and organizational performance improvement.
- Provide direct treatment services to include comprehensive intake substance abuse assessments, individualized plan of care and discharge summary to service recipients.
- Provide supervision to ensure quality treatment services and documentation of such.
- Interview, hire, discipline, evaluate and terminate employees with concurrence of Executive Director.
- Implemented best practices to optimize workflow efficiencies across the organization.
Treatment Specialist
Recovery Centers Of Arkansas
North Little Rock, AR
01.2014 - 01.2017
- Collaborate with program director prompt transition from applications to admissions for service recipients meeting admission criteria.
- Complete initial administrative and treatment forms and data entry, scheduling services as indicated.
- Provide Weekly Capacity Management and Waiting List Reports to DAABHS.
- Complete data entry into state ADMIS (alcohol and drug management information system).
- Oversite of service recipients setting up medication as per procedures.
- Observe and document residents taking prescription and non-prescription medication & ensure security of medications.
- Preparing literature per treatment schedule for Addiction Counselor.
Education
Master of Science - Social Work
05.2021
Skills
- Client Advocacy
- Psychosocial assessment
- Family therapy
- Discharge Planning
- Individual and Group Therapy
- Strengths-based solution-focused therapy
- Substance Abuse Counseling
- Motivational Interviewing
- Biopsychosocial Assessments
- Multidisciplinary team collaboration
- Cultural Competency
- Cognitive behavioral therapy
- Client documentation
Certification
- licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW)
- Licensed Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselor (LADAC)
- Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselor (AADC)
Timeline
Social Worker - CHI St. Vincent Infirmary
06.2022 - Current
Program Director - Recovery Centers Of Arkansas
01.2021 - 06.2022
Treatment Specialist - Recovery Centers Of Arkansas
01.2014 - 01.2017
Walden University - Master of Science, Social Work