Mental Health Medical

ANDREA BOWENS

**** ******* ******

Omaha, NE ****1

402-***-****

*********@*******.***

Objective:

To continue advancing in the field of Behavioral Health while in pursuit of

my Master's Degree and Licensure as a Mental Health Practitioner.

Education:

Metropolitan Community College Omaha, NE

Associate in Applied Science in Chemical Dependency Counseling

(November 2009-Current)

Lincoln Medical Education Partnership

(May 2003-September 2005) Lincoln, NE

Provisionally Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor

(September 2006-current)

Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor (pending)

Lincoln, NE

Experience

Front line Supervisor

(June-2010-current)

. Participates in the development and execution of the Individual

Program Plans

. Conducts individualized assessments, develops goals and objectives

and designs effective individualized habilitation programs based upon

the assessed needs

. Coordinating and participating in support meetings, monitoring,

documenting, and reporting progress toward meeting outcomes, and

communicating with other service agencies

. Coordinates training for people in services through advocacy,

supporting people in completing daily tasks and activities, finding

and developing integrated community opportunities, and communicating

as needed with other support providers to assure high quality services

. Assures the implementation of doctor's orders, therapists,

psychologists, analysts, and other professionals as adopted by the

Interdisciplinary Program Planning Team

. Attends Human Legal Rights Committee meetings as requested

. Facilitates teamwork and positive interactions and attitudes among

staff

. Enhances staff development, facilitating teamwork, employing conflict

resolution skills, and providing adequate leadership, supervision and

supports

Adult Residential Counselor NOVATC

(September 2009-February 2010)

Adult Residential Director NOVA TC

(August 2005- August 2009)

Adult Coordinator NOVATC

(October 2003-December 2005)

Youth Service Worker NOVA TC

(August 1999-September 2003)

. Advocates for consumers and provides direct care, daily direction,

accountability, and facilitates behavior building groups for clients

and their families.

. Manage any crisis that may occur during the shift, maintains contact

with outside agencies, schools, and law enforcement, BOMH, medical and

psychiatric professionals

. Assist the treatment team in the provision of therapy, education and

re-socialization skill training for the treatment of clients

displaying a variety of addictive, mental health and behavioral

disorders including those related to alcohol and drug use using the

techniques of the Therapeutic Community model

. Supervising staff team of ten employees while creating a weekly work

schedule and critiquing specific documentation such as configuring

treatment plans, progress notes, discharge summaries, case management

notes, referrals, strong verbal and written communication, knowledge

of discharge process and available community resources

. Performing as a part of the treatment team while facilitating drug

education classes, treatment groups, gender specific groups, and

individual/family therapy sessions

. Conducts, scores and interprets assessment and evaluation tools

Skills:

. Proficient with Microsoft Software, well acquainted with Windows 7,

PowerPoint and Excel

. Accurate secretarial skills; concentrated competency in typing (60

wpm).

. Professional development courses specializing in effective

communication skills

Conflict resolution, motivational techniques, and practical

supervisory methods

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