Tina Allen
Frederick,MD
Summary
Talented clinical social worker with 26 years of service in leadership, counseling and assisting individuals and families impacted by mental health, trauma and addiction. Promoted rapidly through a series of increasingly responsible positions based on leadership performance and management skills. Detail oriented with strong organizational, analytical, and time management skills. Proven track record of evaluating quality, necessity, and appropriateness of work in tandem with rich clinical experience.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Part-Time/ Contractual Clinical Supervisor
Maryland Family Resource
Landover, MD
10.2023 - 08.2024
- Managed caseloads effectively, ensuring timely assessments, treatment planning, and progress notes.
- Provided supervision to psycho-therapists in the child and adolescent program offering guidance and feedback on their professional development journey.
- Managed staff schedules, assignments, and time-off requests to maintain adequate coverage.
Behavior Support Specialist
Frederick County Public Schools
Frederick, MD
08.2023 - 06.2024
- Provided crisis intervention services as needed to an elementary school of 720 students.
- Provided individual and group counseling focused on decision making and problem-solving techniques.
- Communicated with families to establish and promote a positive home-school partnerships.
- Conducted academic and behavior interventions with students.
- Developed and implement Behavior Intervention Plans.
- Identified and model behavior management and crisis intervention techniques for school staff.
- Participated in student services team and grade level team meetings.
- Maintained appropriate data regarding number of students served, placement of students, needs of students and needs.
Part-Time/Contractual Psychotherapist
Green Valley Therapy
01.2023 - 12.2023
- Provided individual therapy to children, young adults and adults.
- Completed all necessary paperwork in a timely manner.
School Social Worker
Montgomery County Public Schools
10.2022 - 06.2023
- Provided counseling and related services as prescribed by Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) for 17 students in the Social Emotional Supported Education Services (SESES) program.
- Served as a member of the multi-disciplinary team (MDT).
- Assisted staff with completing Individualized Education Plans and Behavior Intervention Plans.
- Conducted weekly Leader in Me groups.
Social Worker
Howard University Hospital
11.2021 - 09.2022
- Performed psychosocial assessments and discharge planning for patients.
- Participated in patient care daily rounds.
- Utilized crisis intervention and individual counseling techniques to assist patients and families in coping with stress of illness, hospitalization and lifestyles changes.
- Facilitated communication between the patient, family and health care team.
- Maintained a stated level of quality while minimizing resource usage and decreasing length of stay.
- Collaborated with and completes referrals to appropriate community agencies and other facilities.
- Documented social work activity in the medical chart with team, patient/family and community resources.
- Identified issues affecting patient care and addresses those needs accordingly.
- Kept abreast of current developments in clinical social work and health care.
School Social Worker
District of Columbia Public School
08.2015 - 04.2021
- Provided consultation to school staff and parents to facilitate student educational, social, and emotional growth.
- Served as a member of the multi-disciplinary team (MDT).
- Provided related services as prescribed by Individualized Education Plans (IEPs), including social, life and transitional skills that can be transferred from school to community.
- Provided evidence based, individual and group counseling; psycho-education and direct services to students and families.
- Conducted home visits.
- Conducted social work evaluations and other related assessments for initial and reevaluations.
- Collaborated with the Student Support Team to develop plans of assistance for students at risk of academic and/or behavioral difficulty.
- Trained to implement 504 Plans.
- Functioned as the school-based homeless liaison.
- Conducted weekly mental health and attendance meetings to ensure continuity of care, improve student attendance and student achievement.
- Trained teachers and school staff.
- Collaborated with Department of Corrections staff on crisis management and support.
- Ensured that students at DOC had timely IEP’s, Functional Behavior Assessments and Behavior Intervention Plans.
- Ensured student safety by providing Evidence Based Interventions and Best Practices.
- Assisted with coordinating family engagement events.
- Provided trauma-informed services to students at DC Department of Corrections.
- Member of the LSAT and SCAC Committees.
Psychotherapist/Contractual- Part-time
Maryland Family Resource
12.2015 - 04.2020
- Provided community-based psychotherapy to children, adolescents, young adults and adults.
- Developed annual diagnostic assessments and treatment plans.
- Provided weekly supervision to licensed professional staff.
Director of Intake and Continuity of Care
Hillcrest Children and Family Center
03.2014 - 03.2015
- Built Intake department, hired new staff and conducted weekly case conferences.
- Streamlined the departments’ workflow for all new referrals to the agency, increasing organization and exceeded departments’ budget by 101% for first fiscal quarter.
- Developed and reviewed diagnostic assessments, treatment plans and clinical interventions.
- Performed bimonthly peer-review audits on client’s records to improve. compliance with quality standards and specifically monitoring the timely completion of initial assessments and reassessments, improving agency scorecard by 50%.
- Ensured compliance with regulations and guidelines issued by the District of Columbia Department of Behavioral Health and Health; Medicaid Program and other applicable laws and regulations and professional standards.
- Trained staff on Child and Adolescent Functional Assessment Scale (CAFAS).
- Supervised a multidisciplinary team and provided weekly trauma-informed group supervision and consultation sessions.
Director of Dual Diagnosis Department
Community Connections
05.2012 - 11.2013
- Supervised social workers, licensed professional counselors and community support workers in the Dual Diagnosis department.
- Oversaw departments’ recruitment and training, focusing on delivering high-quality clinical services for at-risk clients.
- Maintained 100% department compliance with regulations and guidelines issued by the District of Columbia Department of Behavioral Health, yielding an A scorecard rating.
- Assisted leadership team with data collection to secure a three-year, 500K grant, federally funded by Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration for supporting women living with HIV.
- Collaborated with community leaders, organizations, and public agencies to promote internal community service partnerships.
- Served as Officer Agent for involuntary hospitalizations.
- Assisted CEO with leading monthly clinical consultations ensuring best practices and continuity of care for at risk clients.
Director of Student Programs
Community Connections
03.2011 - 11.2013
- Set up 18 field yearly placements for graduate students studying social work, psychology, and counseling resulting in new hires for the agency.
- Prepared curriculum for weekly student seminar led by qualified agency facilitators.
- Supervised and measured performance of field instructors.
- Coordinated action plans and led monthly clinical consultation, in conjunction with university faculty and student supervisors.
Clinical Supervisor, Dual Diagnosis Department
Community Connections
07.2006 - 05.2012
- Conducted weekly clinical supervision of staff and group trainings and consultation for a team of licensed professionals and community support workers improving agency promotions by 50%.
- Reduced staff turnover employing pointed development strategy and creative thinking.
- Assessed effectiveness of integrated client treatment of co-occurring disorders, leading model alignment, program development, and implementation of all treatment protocols.
- Liaised between research team at Dartmouth College and clinical staff.
- Introduced fidelity measures and trained staff on mixed methods approaches.
- Ensured documentation of all services required for optimal clinical care and that billing was timely and accurate yielding an A score card rating two consecutive years.
- Collaborated with CEO on leading monthly clinical case consultations ensuring best practices and continuity of client care.
- Served as Officer Agent for involuntary hospitalizations.
Clinical Case Manager, Forensic Department
Community Connections
07.2003 - 07.2006
- Delivered intensive community-based support and rehabilitation services for a caseload of 28 adult-offenders with severe and persistent mental illness.
- Provided weekly individual and group therapy sessions to assist clients with substance abuse, anger management, and additional traumatic issues.
- Consulted during pretrial services to evaluate and address individual client needs and concerns.
- Developed Individual Recovery Plan (IRP) and case summary assessments, ensuring all services were documented timely and accurately.
- Led team and supported associate clinical director, including team meetings and helping other case managers in clinical and administrative areas.
Education
Master of Arts Social Work - Social Work
Clark Atlanta University
Atlanta, GA 08.1996 - 05.1998
Bachelor of Arts Social Work -
Salisbury State University
Salisbury, MD 08.1996 - 05.1998
Bachelor of Science -
University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Princess Anne, MD 08.1996 - 05.1998
Skills
PTSD and Trauma Recovery
Substance Abuse and Co-occurring Disorders
Adolescent Health
Individual and Family Therapy
Addictive Behaviors
ADHD/Autism Spectrum Disorder
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Certification
Motivational Interviewing
Cultural Competence and Sensitivity
Crisis Intervention
Quality Assurance
Consultation and Supervision
Strategic Partnerships
Special Education
Education and Research
Anger Management Certification
Grief and Loss Certification
Accomplishments
- Lead supervisor at Community Connections Mental Health for development and implementation of innovative co-occurring disorder research with Dartmouth Psychiatric Center and Duke University.
- Undertook student intern program at Community Connections resulting in qualified new hires for the agency.
- Contributed to success of 100+ clients overcoming addiction and improving mental health symptoms.
- Grew six-week licensing examination preparation course for professionals with test anxiety and learning disabilities preparing for any level of Social Work exam and National Counselor Examination yielding 97% passing rate.
- Handpicked by CEO to write parenting manual for Community Connections Children's team.
- Served as expert witness for competency and child custody cases during court trials.
- Mentored new and existing social workers for professional development.
- Selected as keynote speaker at Howard University College of Medicine and Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences "Working with Adult Survivors of Trauma: PTSD and African American's Symposium.
- Guest keynote speaker at Clinton United Methodist Church "Mental Health and Wellness and Its Impact on Individual and their Families.
- Wrote the Emergency Preparedness Plan for DCPS Inspiring Youth Program.
Professional Development Licenses
- Certified School Social Worker K-12 Grade State of Maryland
- Trauma Recovery and Empowerment Certification-Community Connections
- Fundamentals of HIV Prevention Counseling Training-HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis, STD, and TB Administration
- Motivational Interviewing and Chicago Parent Program Certifications-Department of Mental Health
- Leadership Training-Addiction Prevention and Recovery Administration (APRA)
- Trained in Evidence-Based Interventions
- Child Centered Play Therapy Training
- Grief and Loss Certification
- Grief and Trauma Intervention Training
- Military Cultural Competence Training
- Domestic Violence Awareness Training
- Comprehensive Intimate Partner Violence Certification—House of Ruth Maryland
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Integrated Treatment for Co-Occurring Disorders
- Member of National Alliance on Mental Health
- State of Maryland Board Approved Supervisor and Licensed Certified Social Worker, Clinical-19625
- District of Columbia Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker-L50078369
- Commonwealth of Virginia Board Approved Supervisor and Clinical Social Worker-090406363
Timeline
Part-Time/ Contractual Clinical Supervisor
Maryland Family Resource
10.2023 - 08.2024
Behavior Support Specialist
Frederick County Public Schools
08.2023 - 06.2024
Part-Time/Contractual Psychotherapist
Green Valley Therapy
01.2023 - 12.2023
School Social Worker
Montgomery County Public Schools
10.2022 - 06.2023
Social Worker
Howard University Hospital
11.2021 - 09.2022
Psychotherapist/Contractual- Part-time
Maryland Family Resource
12.2015 - 04.2020
School Social Worker
District of Columbia Public School
08.2015 - 04.2021
Director of Intake and Continuity of Care
Hillcrest Children and Family Center
03.2014 - 03.2015
Director of Dual Diagnosis Department
Community Connections
05.2012 - 11.2013
Director of Student Programs
Community Connections
03.2011 - 11.2013
Clinical Supervisor, Dual Diagnosis Department
Community Connections
07.2006 - 05.2012
Clinical Case Manager, Forensic Department
Community Connections
07.2003 - 07.2006
Master of Arts Social Work - Social Work
Clark Atlanta University
08.1996 - 05.1998
Bachelor of Arts Social Work -
Salisbury State University
08.1996 - 05.1998
Bachelor of Science -
University of Maryland Eastern Shore
08.1996 - 05.1998