Manager Mental Health
Resume:
Veronica Neely
Email: ********@********-*****.***
Address:
City: Memphis
State: TN
Zip: 38128
Country: USA
Phone: 901-***-****
Skill Level: Any
Salary Range:
Primary Skills/Experience:
Mental health professional driven to help others overcome personal obstacles. Comfortable working autonomously or in a team-based setting.
Educational Background:
High School Dipolma from Harding School of Theology, Memphis TN 1/2001 to 5/2007 (Counseling)
High School Dipolma from Mississippi Valley State University, Memphis TN 1/2001 to 10/2012
Job History / Details:
Professional Summary
Mental health professional driven to help others overcome personal obstacles. Comfortable working autonomously or in a team-based setting.
Skill Highlights
Knowledge of the ins and outs of Child Protective Services (CPS)
Suicide risk assessments
Practiced in family assessments
Superior communication skills
Family therapy background
Adult and child therapy experience
Work well with external agencies
Court experience
Vast Group Therapy experience
Dual diagnosis experience
Professional Experience
July 2011 to June 2012
Youth Villages, Inc Memphis, TN
Clinical Supervisor
As a Clinical Supervisor my duties included intake assessments for the Group Homes, scheduling of appointments for external and internal sources, completing interviews for new hires and promotions, complete therapeutic sessions with families and youths, enter time sensitive data for weekly, monthly and bimonthly grids, lead and attend meetings relative to census and documentation, and managed a team of four counselors. Kept abreast of new and developing information in the mental health field by regularly attending professional conferences and workshops. Other responsibilities included overseeing the charting for each of the four Group Homes, managing compliance guidelines for such states as Mississippi, Tennessee and etc, completing internal Audits, and attending meetings such as CFTMs, review boards, court meetings, and other weekly meetings.
April 2007 to July 2011
Youth Villages, Inc Memphis, TN
Senior Resident Counselor
As a Senior Resident Counselor, my duties included charting and recording information in client files, tracking client movement within the program, effectively managing time and caseloads based on individual, group and family sessions per week, quickly responding to crisis situations when severe mental health and behavioral issues arose, efficiently gathering information from families and social services agencies to inform development of treatment plans, documenting all patient information including service plans, treatment reports and progress notes, collaborating closely with treatment team to appropriately coordinate client care services, interacting with clinical staff and external resources such as school or community personnel, kept abreast of new and developing information in the mental health field by regularly attending professional conferences and workshops, presenting case history material to review and discussion with other staff members, and leading patients in individual, family, group and marital therapy sessions. Additional responsibilities included filling - in for the Program Manager, Clinical Manager, or Lead Counselor during their absences; and assisting with external projects such as Mississippi Compliance, Internal Audits, CFTMs, PBC, and maintaining the schedule for COD shifts.
May 2005 to May 2007
Memphis Integral Neurofeedback Institute Memphis, TN
Receptionist - Office Manager
My job responsibilities began as filing, scheduling appointments, and completing general requests. My responsibilities increased to include insurance monitoring for all accounts, administering academic and psychological testing and assessments, and training other employees.
June 2005 to December 2006
Exchange Club of Memphis Memphis, TN
Counselor
My job responsibilities included individual and family therapy, leading Tennessee required courses for couples with children who filed for divorce, supervising family visits with at risk parents, case management, case conceptualization, training other counselors, and working with women of domestic violence.
January 2006 to May 2006
Hope Works, Inc Memphis, TN
Counselor
My job responsibilities included individual and group therapies, case management and developing crisis interventions. Additional responsibilities included filing and maintaining client records and administering assessments.
August 1999 to May 2002
Mississippi Valley State University Itta Bena, TN
Departmental Assistant
My duties included maintaining student records, maintaining and dispensation of multiple budgets for the Industrial Technology Department, scheduling meetings internally and externally for five Professors and the Dean, writing grant proposals, creating vitae, creating visual design layouts for the University/ external sources, and general office duties.
Education and Training
2007 Harding School of Theology Memphis, TN
Master of Arts Counseling
My core experiences include theories and personalities, testing and assessments, field practice for individual, family and group therapy, and co- leading group therapy sessions. The Specific counseling field of study is Marriage and Family Therapy.
2002 Mississippi Valley State University Itta Bena, MS
Bachelor of Science Criminal Justice
My core studies and practicums were in the field of Criminal Justice. I have a minor in Industrial Technology with emphasis on Computer Aided Drafting and Design (CADD).
Accomplishments
Effectively managed caseloads of more than 10 clients and their families at any given time.
Received awards for Counselor of the Quarter at Youth Villages
Received an Award for Outstanding Spokesperson at Mississippi Valley State University.
NAFEO Certified Instructor for teaching HIV/AIDS awareness
Certification for Administering testing for Marriage & Family Therapy for Engaged or Married Couples.
Received Academic Accolades - Dean's list scholar, President's Scholars, and Who's Who.
References
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