Manager Management
Resume:
Joseph A. Edwards
Morehead City, NC 28557
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Employment History:
LeChris Health Systems
Morehead City, NC 28557
April 2010 Present Intensive In Home Team Leader
Duties:
• Assess the needs of children and adolescents at risk of hospitalization or out of home placement.
• Provide therapy to children and adolescents in the natural environment
• Provide support and therapy to the family members of the children and adolescents being served
• Supervise a team of Qualified Professionals in provision of services
• Document all clinical contacts made and review documentation of all team members
• Communicate and coordinate with other agencies working with the families served by our team
• Provide training to other staff on topics of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Motivational Interviewing
Southside Community Services Board
P.O. Box 488
South Boston, VA 24592
Executive Director
August 2007 March 2010
Duties:
•Responsible for all operations of the Board
•Managed a budget of 12 million dollars
•Directed a management team with day to day direct service responsibility
•Responsible for policy development and implementation
•Maintained existing programs and initiated new programs
•Insured that the Board’s programs met state and federal guidelines
•Overall responsibility for all employment decisions
Cumberland Mountain Community Services Board
P.O. Box 810
Cedar Bluff, VA 24609
Psychiatric Unit Manager
January 1999 July 2007
Duties:
•Day to day management of a twenty bed adult psychiatric unit
•Supervised staff including master level social workers, case managers, nurses and psychiatrists
•Managed admission process
•Insured licensure and human rights guidelines were followed
•Maintained the unit at JCAHO survey readiness
•Trained all staff in Crisis Prevention Institute model of management of aggressive behavior
•Maintained program within budget
•Developed program policies and procedures and kept them up to date
July 1988 December 1998 Coordinator of Crisis Services
Duties:
•Clinically supervised three full time crisis counselors and 12 on call counselors
•Provided crisis intervention, group therapy and individual therapy. Primary clinical caseload 1989 to 1998 was
former Vietnam Veterans
•Served as trainer to entire agency staff (approximately 200 people) in the management of aggressive behavior
Crisis Prevention Institute
•Maintained contact with various community agencies for facilitation of crisis care for clients in three county area
•Developed and enhanced programs for better service delivery
•Maintained program within budget
•Ensured services were properly documented and billed when appropriate
•Maintained relationship with local Vet Centers for referrals and case coordination
April 1985 June1988 Substance Abuse Counselor/Office Manager
Duties:
•Provided individual, group and family therapy
•Provided prevention and education services
•Supervised two substance abuse counselors
•Served on an on call rotation
•Assisted in program development
•Supervised daily operations of satellite office
Dickenson County Community Services Board
P.O. Box 309
Clintwood, VA 24228
Executive Director
July 1982 March 1985
Duties:
•Responsible for overall management and administration of all of the Board’s operational programs
•Conducted needs assessment
•Developed program policy
•Projected annual and long term goals
•Prepared, reviewed and monitored program budget
•Managed personnel issues in conjunction with the Community Services Board and County Board of Supervisors
February 1980 July 1982 Substance Abuse Coordinator
Duties:
•Provided alcohol and drug abuse counseling and education
•Worked to develop substance abuse treatment program for Dickenson County, including inpatient treatment where
no treatment previously existed
Education:
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond Virginia
Masters Degree in Social Work, May 1991
Clinch Valley College of the University of Virginia, Wise Virginia
Bachelor of Arts Degree in Modern Foreign Language, May 1980
Professional Licenses:
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, State of Virginia February 1994 June 2011
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, State of North Carolina May 2010 to present
Miscellaneous:
Taught Bachelors level classes in substance abuse and social work field at University of Virginia Wise and
Virginia Intermont College
Served on numerous boards and committees
Participated in disaster relief and Critical Incident Stress Debriefing
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