Nurse Practitioner Mental Health

LINDA POCENGAL HICKLING LCSW - R

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PERSONAL DATA

ADDRESS: ***** ************ **.

Tampa, Florida 33626

TELEPHONE: 518-***-**** (Cell)

EDUCATION

University of Denver

1981

Graduate School of Social Work

M.S.W. in Clinical Social Work

State University of New York

1977

College at Cortland

B.S. in Psychology

Broome Community College

1975

A.A. in Liberal Arts

LICENSURE/CERTIFICATIONS

2010 Licensed Clinical Social Worker, State of Florida

License Number SW 9856

2001 NYS Six Year Psychotherapy Rating: R-026392

1983 Academy of Certified Social Workers, National

Association of Social Workers

1981 Certified Social Worker, State of New York

The State Education Department, Cert. No. 26392

1981 Drug and Alcohol Abuse Counselor II,

Colorado Department of Health, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Behavioral Health Therapist II, BayCare Outpatient Clinic, 500

2010.2011

Dr. Martin Luther King Street North, Suite 202, St. Petersburg,

Florida 33705

Responsibilities: Psychosocial assessments, treatment plans,

individual, group, EAP and family psychotherapy, case

management, referral to community resources, written

documentation and insurance authorizations.

2010 – 2010 Patient Safety Fellow, James A. Haley VA Hospital

8900 Grand Oak Circle, Hidden River (118M), Tampa, FL 33637

Responsibilities: Advanced training in applied patient safety

concerns, applied research project, consultation with hospital

staff and administration regarding application of safety concerns

with mental health focus.

2007 – 2010 Director Outpatient Mental Health Clinic, Samaritan Hospital

2215 Burdett Avenue, Troy, New York 12180

Responsibilities: Supervision of a large Outpatient Mental Health

Clinic consisting of 1800 patients with diagnosis of mental health

disorders. Clinic staff includes four psychiatrists, two nurses, one

nurse practitioner, thirteen social workers and two psychologists.

Duties include preparation of yearly budget, hiring of staff,

program develop within the leadership team, administrative on

call, management of daily clinic operations, oversight of billing,

coordination of OMH compliance issues, utilization of charts,

coordination and monitoring transition to electronic medical

record, coordinate and facilitate staff meetings and case

conferences, attendance and participation in hospital wide

leadership meetings, and department of psychiatry meetings,

yearly staff evaluations, coordination of insurance compliance

issues.

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2004- 2007 Clinical Coordinator and Out Patient Clinician, Samaritan Hospital

2215 Burdett Avenue, Troy, New York 12180

Responsibilities: Supervisor to clinical social workers and

psychologists on staff. Coordinating and facilitating staff

meetings and case conferences. Assist Program Director in

administrative duties. Utilization review of charts. Comprehensive

psychiatric and substance abuse assessments. Triaging to

appropriate outpatient programs, community and collateral

contacts, and crisis intervention, individual psychotherapy, couples

counseling and therapeutic/psychoeducational groups.

2003- 2004 Senior Clinician & Intake Coordinator, Samaritan Hospital, 2215

Burdett Avenue, Troy, New York 12180

Responsibilities: Comprehensive psychiatric and substance abuse

assessments. Triaging to appropriate outpatient programs,

community and collateral contacts, and crisis intervention.

Facilitate orientation group and maintain a small caseload of

individual psychotherapy patients. Coordinate the outpatient

waiting list. Supervisor for Community and Counseling

Psychology Master’s level students. Supervisor to clinical social

workers and psychologists on staff. Coordinating and facilitating

staff meetings and case conferences. Assist Program Coordinator

in administrative duties. Utilization review of charts.

2002 - 2003 Senior Clinician & Out Patient Clinician, Samaritan Hospital, 2215

Burdett Avenue, Troy, New York 12180

Responsibilities: Individual, couple, group, and family

psychotherapy. Consultation with community agencies and

crisis intervention. Consultant to Domestic Violence Shelter.

Supervisor for Community and Counseling Psychology

Master’s level students. Supervisor to clinical social workers and

psychologists on staff. Coordinating and facilitating staff meetings

and case conferences. Assist Program Coordinator in

administrative duties. Utilization review of charts.

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2000 –2002 Outpatient Clinician, Samaritan Hospital, 2215 Burdett

Avenue, Troy, New York 12180

Responsibilities: Individual, couple, group, and family

psychotherapy. Consultation with community agencies, crisis

intervention/on-call. Representative on Rensselaer County

Domestic Violence Task Force. Supervisor for second year MSW

students.

1997 – 2000 Intake Coordinator, Samaritan Hospital,

2215 Burdett Avenue, Troy, New York 12180

Responsibilities: Comprehensive psychiatric and substance abuse

assessments. Triaging to appropriate outpatient programs,

community and collateral contacts, and crisis intervention.

Individual psychotherapy, facilitate orientation group, consultation

to Northeast Health Healthy Kids Program, representative on

Rennsaeler County Domestic Violence Task Force.

1995-1997 Teacher Assistant: Hamagrael Elementary School,

McGuffy Lane, Delmar, New York 12054

Responsibilities: Assist elementary grade students

and teacher with classroom program.

1987 - 1997 Office Manager: Capital Psychological Associates,

4 Atrium Drive, Suite 240, Albany, NY 12205

Responsibilities: Office administration, insurance billing

screening referrals and selection of support personnel.

1984- 1987 Private Practice: Albany, New York 12205

Responsibilities: Individual and marital psychotherapy.

1984- 1985 Psychiatric Social Worker: Capital District Psychiatric Center,

Albany, New York.

Responsibilities: Individual and family psychotherapy and

counseling, psychiatric evaluations, team planning and

consultation. Supervised home care placements.

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1982- 1984 Psychiatric Social Worker: Samaritan Hospital, Troy, New York

Responsibilities: Inpatient and outpatient psychotherapy and

evaluation, emergency room/crisis intervention,

team treatment and consultation.

1982 Psychiatric Social Worker: Capital District Psychiatric

Center, Albany, New York

Responsibilities: Individual and family psychotherapy and

counseling, psychiatric evaluations, and team treatment planning.

Clinical Social Worker: Parsons Child and Family Services,

1981.1982

Albany, New York

Responsibilities: Treatment of autistic and developmentally

delayed adolescents. Family therapy, play therapy and home visits.

Mental Health Worker II: Kern View Community Mental

1978.1979

Health Center (Inpatient Ward), Bakersfield, California

Responsibilities: Intake evaluations, individual counseling, group

psychotherapy, community meeting leader and formulated care

plans.

Substitute Teacher: Kern County School District,

1977.1978

Bakersfield, California

Responsibilities: Instruction of emotionally disturbed and

trainable mentally retarded grade school children.

CLINICAL TRAINING EXPERIENCE

1980-1981 Clinical Social Work Intern: University of Colorado Health

Sciences Center, Adult Psychiatric Outpatient Clinic,

Denver, Colorado

Responsibilities: Diagnostic intake evaluations, individual

psychotherapy, couples therapy, emergency room rotation,

inpatient rotation, and weekly diagnostic conferences.

1979-1980 Clinical Social Work Intern: Arapahoe Community Mental

Health Center (Aquarius Center), Englewood, Colorado

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Responsibilities: Diagnostic intake evaluations, individual

psychotherapy, presentation of cases and intakes for team

evaluations, and consultation to other community alcohol and drug

treatment programs.

1976-1977 Counseling Traineeship: State University of New York,

College at Cortland

Responsibilities: Individual and family counseling as part of an

intensive one on one field study program in psychology.

RESEARCH

Research Assistant: Kern Regional Center,

1978.1979

Bakersfield, California

Responsibilities: Coding, keypunching and assisting in the

statistical analysis of a longitudinal study of developmental

disabilities.

SCHOLARLY ACTIVITY

Hickling, L.P., Hickling, E.J., Sison, G.F.P., & Radetsky, S.

(1984). The effect of note taking on a simulated clinical

interview. The Journal of Psychology, 116, 235-240.

CLINICAL INTERESTS

Psychotherapy

Clinical Supervision

Women’s Issues

Administration

REFERENCES

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