Tara Mirkar

NC-LCSW COO5478

Implement client-centered framework to enhance self-determination and resilience. Administer evidence-based clinical interventions to address trauma, complex trauma, PTSD, anxiety, grief, and depression.

• Individual, family, group, and corporate counseling. Supervise M.S.W. and licensure interns.
• Accomplishments:
• 500+ hours of CISDs from 1/01 to present for airlines, banks and international financial organizations

• Individual counseling and crisis management for students, faculty and staff.
• Accomplishments:
• Developed suicide protocol and prevented 10 suicides.
• Coordinated Disability Services

• Ensured patient's psychosocial needs were met through clinical assessment and intervention.
• Conducted utilization review, cost analysis, service authorization, and discharge planning in a fast paced, high pressure environment.
• Accomplishments:
• Managed patient care for Health Options, United Health Care, Humana, Foundation, Prudential and Aetna.
• Pursued by facility administrator and department heads to join management team following completion of M.S.W. practicum.

• Clinical intervention, case management, and parent skills training.
• Accomplishments:
• Supervised M.S.W. interns and program team leader.
• Program development during funding transition.

• Crisis counseling for family reunification and preservation.
• Oversight of case management services including: clinical supervision, case consultation, chart reviews, and instructional training for program staff.
• Accomplishments:
• Developed new program structure and was promoted into a supervisory position after only 3 months with the agency.
• Completed certification with state of Florida in Modeling Approach to Partnership in Parenting (MAPP) and recruited, licensed, MAPP trained and managed 10 new therapeutic foster families.

• Provided clinical intervention and case management to ensure family preservation.
• Empowered families to achieve their goals and meet court requirements.
• Accomplishments:
• Gained strong foundation of knowledge about family systems, child abuse and neglect, court requirements, and care planning techniques.
• Successfully reunified 90% of children with their families.

• Coordinated therapeutic activities for 124 geriatric patients.
• Accomplishments:
• Recognized by corporate office as the youngest department head to ever serve company.
• Established student intern program with Vanderbilt University.