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High School Mental Health

Location:
Pico Rivera, CA
Posted:
December 03, 2012

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Jean Annette Killebrew MFTI BBS

Email: ********@**-********-********.***

Address:

City: Pico Rivera

State: CA

Zip: 90660

Country: USA

Phone: 562-***-****

Skill Level: Any

Salary Range:

Primary Skills/Experience:

Bilingual therapist experienced in Dual Diagnoses, domestic violence, anger management, assessments, group and individual therapy.

Educational Background:

High School Dipolma from WESTER UNIVERSITY, Irvine CA 1/2001 to 2/2009 (Counseling)

High School Dipolma from Rio Hondo Jr. College, Irvine CA 1/2001 to 12/2012

High School Dipolma from RIO HONDO Jr. College, Irvine CA 1/2001 to 12/2012

High School Dipolma from UNAN, Irvine CA 1/2001 to 12/2012

High School Dipolma from MANAGUA - NICARAGUA, Irvine CA 1/2001 to 12/2012

Job History / Details:

Professional Summary

Bilingual therapist experienced in Dual Diagnoses, domestic violence, anger management, assessments, group and individual therapy.

Skill Highlights

Addictions specialist

Suicide risk assessments

PTSD group specialist

assessments

Communication skills

Therapeutic expertise

Specialized training in grief counseling

Psychiatric population familiarity

Outreach programming specialist

Family therapy aptitude

Family therapy background

Solution-focused counseling

Extensive DSM-IV knowledge

Exceptional problem solver

Clinical documentation mastery

Test of Nonverbal Intelligence (TONI)

Knowledge of the ins and outs of Child Protective Services (CPS)

Community resources specialist

Knowledgeable in Parent education therapy

Suicide precautions expertise

Dissociative disorders competency

Dual diagnosis expertise

Mood disorders specialist

Psychotropic medications knowledge

Addictions specialist

assessments

Family therapy background

Experienced with youth at risk

Bilingual.

Professional Experience

June 2008 to November 2012

Silver Lake Medical Center Rosemead, CA

Group Facilitator

Group and individual therapy for mental health patients dual diagnoses- psycho affective disorders, bi polar and mayor depressive disorders patients.

Performs patients' assessment, initial diagnosis, and changes in behaviors.

Participate in treatment plans Identify and address patients' clinical concerns.

Provides crisis interventions - case management Active monitoring of censuses Providing milieu management Assist in developing refinement of program schedule and curriculum.

Assist in communities outreach efforts Consistent documentation of group and individual sessions Perform other duties as assign by the director of the program.

Conduct educational classes for dual diagnoses patients - anger management - domestic violence.

. Assess patients for PHP programs

Charted and recorded information in client files.

Tracked client movement on and off the unit by documenting times and destinations of clients.

Conducted comprehensive initial in-home psychosocial assessments prior to first wraparound meetings

Checked facility for open windows, locked doors, malfunctioning smoke detectors and other safety hazards.

Efficiently gathered information from families and social services agencies to inform development of treatment plans.

Quickly responded to crisis situations when severe mental health and behavioral issues arose.

Documented all patient information including service plans, treatment reports and progress notes.Conducted outreach, advocacy and rehabilitative services for regular cases and crisis intervention.

Interacted with clinical staff and external resources such as school or community personnel.

Collaborated closely with treatment team to appropriately coordinate client care services.

January 2008 to June 2008

Passport to Learning Los Angeles, CA

Instructor

Charted and recorded information in client files.Quickly responded to crisis situations when severe mental health and behavioral issues arose.

Conducted comprehensive initial in-home psychosocial assessments prior to first wraparound meetings.

Documented all patient information including service plans, treatment reports and progress notes.

Collaborated closely with treatment team to appropriately coordinate client care services.

Guided clients in effective therapeutic exercises integrated from Cognitive

Aided parents in arranging medication evaluations and psychological testing.

Efficiently gathered information from families and social services agencies to inform development of treatment plans.

Presented case history material to review and discussion with other staff members.

Kept abreast of new and developing information in the mental health field by regularly attending professional conferences and workshops.

Evaluated patients for psychiatric services and psychotropic medications.

Monitored patients prescribed psychotropic medications to assess the medications' effectiveness and side effects.

Evaluated patients to determine potential need to transfer to specialized inpatient mental health facilities.

April 2006 to October 2006

City of Santa Fe Springs Santa Fe Springs, CA

Intern Case Worker

Provided Case management Individual and family therapy Provided crisis management Member of a professional intervention Team for youth at risk.

SART.

Charted and recorded information in client files.

Effectively managed time and caseloads based on 50 sessions per week.

Quickly responded to crisis situations when severe mental health and behavioral issues arose.

Conducted comprehensive initial in-home psychosocial assessments with probation officer.

Efficiently gathered information from families and social services agencies to inform development of treatment plans.

Interacted with clinical staff and external resources such as school or community personnel.

Ran individual therapy and family therapy sessions for children ages 5 to 21 years of age.

Guided clients in effective therapeutic exercises integrated from Cognitive Behavior Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT).

Maintained a caseload of more than 25 children in public schools and group home placements.

Presented case history material to review and discussion with other staff members.

Led patients in individual, family, group and marital therapy sessions.

Diagnosed mental health, emotional and substance abuse disorders.

Education and Training

2009 WESTER UNIVERSITY Irvine, CA

M.A Counseling

COURSES

Psychopharmacology

Psychopathology

Foundations of Counseling

Counseling helping Relationships

Psychodiagnostic assessments

Human Sexuality

Conjoint Counseling

Family System Theory

Social and Cultural Counseling

Counseling Children

Family Therapy

2006 Rio Hondo Jr. College Whittier, CALIFORNIA

A.A. DRUGS EDUATION

COURSES

life Span Development

Abnormal psychology

Group Leadership

Drug Education and Prevention

Chemical Dependence

Counseling and Family

Physiological effects of drugs

Case Management and Documentation

Drugs, Society and Behavior

3 internships

2006 RIO HONDO Jr. College WHITTIER, CA

A.A

Certificate of Academic Excellence awarded for maintaining a high grade point average and qualifying for the Fall 2004, Spring 2005.

"ALPHA GAMMA SIGMA HONOR SOCIETY"

1981 UNAN Managua, Managua

Bachelor of Arts ECONOMICS

1981 MANAGUA - NICARAGUA,

B.A. ECONOMICS

Professional Affiliations

BBS California Board of Behavioral Science # 59845 AAMFT America Association of Family and Marriage Therapist CAMFT California Association of Family and Marriage Therapist CAMFT/SG San Gabriel valley Chapter Family and Marriage Therapist CAADE California Association for Alcohol/Drug Educators



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