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VANESSA STEPHENS

Philadelphia,PA

Summary

Dedicated professional seeking full-time position, which will utilize and enhance experience in assessment of and clinical service provision to individuals with psychiatric conditions, behavioral health disorders and co-occurring substance abuse disorders. Empathetic Outpatient Therapist with sound knowledge of pain management techniques and anatomy. Friendly and personable with the intent of making patients feel comfortable and relaxed. Expertise in treating adolescent, geriatric and pediatric patients. Expert in medical terminology and case management.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience

Work History

Outpatient Therapist

JJC Family services
12.2022 - Current
  • Provide evidence-based counseling services to children and families
  • Assess clients' needs and develop appropriate individual treatment plans
  • Collaborate with professionals from multiple disciplines to ensure clients' needs
  • Implement crisis counseling when necessary and provide community resource referrals
  • Utilize community resources for outreach and advocacy purposes
  • Teach positive coping skills that are age appropriate and applicable to maladaptive coping strategies/problem behaviors identified.
  • Maintained client caseload of 25 individuals and couples per week.
  • Examined 10 individuals per week and developed proper treatment plans
  • Quickly built trust and rapport with clients to facilitate growth
  • Documented client progress and maintained confidential records.
  • Examined 10 individuals per week and developed proper treatment plans
  • Maintained client caseload of 25 individuals and couples per week.
  • Developed treatment plans to address individual client needs

Outpatient Therapist

Journey to Lotus
08.2021 - Current
  • Provides family and/or couples therapy services in designated situations
  • Conducts regular case review meetings to review and discuss client progress, assure consistent implementation of treatment plan goals/objectives, and promote team involvement in problem solving/resolution
  • Utilizing evidenced-based interventions/protocols including the use of individual, group or couple therapy, when evidence supports a modality for maximizing outcomes for a specific diagnosis/population
  • Providing comprehensive and ongoing assessment
  • Involving and educating family members and other natural support systems to the extent possible
  • Working with treatment team, develop an on-going treatment plan for patient and family.

Case Management/D&A Specialist

PMHCCTT
12.2015 - Current
  • Assess individual's strength, needs, and provide community services
  • Completion of strengths assessment and client centered personal plans
  • Monitor individual's progress toward attainment of identified goals thorough monthly linkage and Clinical Care meeting to review short term, measurable and obtainable goals
  • Participate in in-patient treatment team and discharge planning meeting; monitor individual's treatment and progress during hospitalizations
  • Accompany individuals to appointments
  • Provide training to individuals on the use of public transportation, job seeking skills
  • Assist individual to increase community tenure, enhance quality of life, and attain highest level of independent functioning
  • Assist with intake process for IOP and inpatient drug treatment and Implement goals for his/her recovery treatment plan
  • In addition, assist with attending court hearing, parole, and probation visits.

Residential Counselor/forensic site

Merakey
08.2018 - 11.2022
  • Implement program policy and procedures according to program regulations and guidelines
  • Provide counseling to individual clients
  • Monitor, and documents treatment of clients, monitor individuals and group social skills
  • Assists, teach, and monitor client's daily living activities, including but not to personal hygiene, bathing, shaving, grooming, dressing, medication management, laundry, and room care
  • Accompany and monitor clients on community trips, engage clients in social and leisure activities, and assure the health and safety of the clients
  • Maintain accurate and adequate records, and complete all required documents, monitor compliance with house rules
  • Report to administrator on any immediate or unusual situations and mediate problematic issues between clients in a timely manner.

Case Manager

Maternity Care Coalition
12.2014 - 12.2015
  • Contacted participants by telephone, mail, or home visits to discuss progress
  • Conducted client assessments to determine strengths and areas of need
  • Support clients in planning for their own health and social service needs by assisting clients in identifying goals
  • Conducted health promotion activities by providing client education, disseminating educational literature, and distributing disease prevention materials including condoms
  • Ensured timely scheduling of prenatal, postpartum, well child, and early intervention appointments Engaged with females that suffer from co-occurring diagnosis
  • Entered new client's database and other computer systems including email, Internet, and word processing
  • Attended orientation and ongoing training sessions on maternal and child health and welfare, child abuse, housing, nutrition, substance abuse, counseling, parenting, infant and family support issues
  • Conducted Edinburgh assessment for prenatal and postpartum clients.

PCA, KMS, Contractor Behavioral Health
05.2014 - 12.2014
  • Assisted teacher with arranging the room to meet the student's physical and psychological needs for autistic children
  • Assisted in promoting positive behavior with peers during school hours
  • Collaborated with staff to create individualized educational goals for students and evaluate progress
  • Participated in in-service training and professional development
  • Collected data on behaviors described in the Individualized Education Plan, worked on areas of need, and provided all data after end of shift to head teacher.

Home Health Aid
10.2010 - 05.2014
  • Assisted client with personal care as well as household and daily duties such as food preparation
  • Served as a companion
  • Provided one on one services
  • Advocated with health care facilities for client needs
  • Make referrals to a variety of services as required
  • Scheduled medical appointments and in home physical therapy and occupational therapy.

Residential Counselor/Shift Lead

Chance
04.2009 - 09.2010
    • Assisted with goal for his/her recovery treatment plan, accompanied individuals
    • Worked on treatment plan and assisted with transitional housing
    • Scheduled Mental Health and medical appointments on monthly basis and monitored medications
    • Observed individuals' participation during community outings as well therapeutic setting, and facilitated anger management techniques which included Relaxation skills, impulse control, social skills, emotional coping skills, and functional living skills

Education

Certified Mental Health First Aid -

03.2023

First Aid/AED and CPR -

2023

Master of Arts - Clinical Community Counseling

Alvernia University
Melrose Park, PA
08.2021

Skills

  • Client Goal Planning
  • Crisis intervention techniques
  • Culturally sensitive
  • Safety and Risk Assessments
  • Suicide Prevention Techniques
  • Clinical Documentation
  • Addictions Specialist
  • Community Resources Specialist
  • Individual Counseling

Timeline

Outpatient Therapist

JJC Family services
12.2022 - Current

Outpatient Therapist

Journey to Lotus
08.2021 - Current

Residential Counselor/forensic site

Merakey
08.2018 - 11.2022

Case Management/D&A Specialist

PMHCCTT
12.2015 - Current

Case Manager

Maternity Care Coalition
12.2014 - 12.2015

PCA, KMS, Contractor Behavioral Health
05.2014 - 12.2014

Home Health Aid
10.2010 - 05.2014

Residential Counselor/Shift Lead

Chance
04.2009 - 09.2010

Certified Mental Health First Aid -

First Aid/AED and CPR -

Master of Arts - Clinical Community Counseling

Alvernia University

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