High School Manager

Paula Hughes Bess

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Wingate, NC 28174

704-***-****-home

704-***-**** -cell

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Objective: To apply my educational and work experience in the field

human services

and counseling.

Experience:

9/2007 to present North Carolina Div. Of Vocational Rehabilitation,

Monroe, NC

School Rehabilitation Counselor

Provide job placement and career counseling to high school students between

to the age of 16 to 22 with mental, physical, and/or development

disabilities. Provide a successful transition from high school to

work/military or from high school to college to the workforce. Duties

include completing intake/ eligibility process, schedule psychological &

vocational evaluations, attend IEP meetings with school administrators,

assist student with applying for college or military, and assist and

counseling to student & family members as well as provide feedback and

information to student and families about deadlines and upcoming events.

9/2006 to 9/2007 Carolinas HealthCare System- Union, Monroe, NC

Medical Social Worker

Completing in home patient evaluations to assess the patient's need, make

appropriate referrals based on patient's needs to local agencies on behalf

of the patient, and complete follow up contact with patients and family

members after referrals are made to ensure that services are appropriate

for patient and completing discharge summaries about patient's progress to

referring doctor, as well as requesting more visit orders as needed from

the referring doctor. The referrals include local mental health agencies

for mental health assessments to meals on wheels program for seniors (80%

to 85% of patients were seniors). Social worker in Senior Resource Center

duties include intake process to assist seniors with Medicare part D

enrollment, housing issues, food assistance referral, transportation,

community referral for crisis assistance with paying for medications and

rent.

2/ 2005 to 9/2006 Regional HIV/AIDS Consortium, Charlotte, NC

Clinical Services Manager/ SAMHSA Program Director

Supervising the Ryan White Title II and Emerging Communities grants which

covered thirteen counties. The duties included supervising 37 case

managers, completing monthly chart audits and yearly fiscal audits,

completing quarterly reports to submit to the state of North Carolina about

grant outcomes, planning and facilitating monthly meetings for the case

managers and quarterly meetings for Ryan White Service Providers. SAMHSA

Program Director duties included attending all SAMHSA annual meetings and

trainings, completing yearly chart audits of Service providers, planning

and facilitating quarterly meetings for SAMHSA Service Providers,

supervising two staff members full time SAMHSA Coordinators, facilitating

and coordinating training for Service Providers, assist with determination

of allocations for grant funding to Service Providers and recruiting

Service Providers.

12/2002 to 2/2005 Regional HIV/AIDS Consortium, Charlotte, NC

Case Coordinator

Complete intake assessment with clients who are HIV+ and have co-occurring

diagnoses of substance abuse and/or mental health issues. Make referrals to

area substance abuse and mental health agencies. Meeting with Counselor and

therapist to assess clients' progress. Complete 6 &12-month follow-ups or

discharges with clients. Attend all annual SAMHSA meetings and training.

12/2001 to 12/2002 Union County Health Dept., Monroe, NC

Social Worker I

40% HIV Case Manager- Assist and training newly diagnosed clients with

scheduling medical appts and applying for services such as health insurance

with DSS, patient assistance program, and affordable housing. 60% Maternity

Care Coordinator- assisting expectant mother with applying and obtaining

services for themselves and their baby.

Education:

Aug. 1984 to June 1988 Forest Hills High School, Marshville NC

High School Diploma

Jan. 1990 to May, 1992 University of South Carolina, Lancaster,

SC

Associate

Degree of Science in General Studies

Aug. 1992 to Aug. 1994 University of South Carolina, Columbia,

SC

Bachelor

of Art in Interdisciplinary with concentration in Criminal

Justice

and Social Work.

Aug. 2004 to May 2007 Webster University, Columbia, SC

Masters

in Counseling

With Honors

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