Mental Health Marketing

Tina Van Meter

Cell: 253-***-**** Email: ********@****.***

Career Highlights

Revamped a recruiting department and implemented new recruiting strategies that increased the billable rates from 66% to over 90%.

Managed multiple projects (recruiting, marketing, accounting) from inception to completion.

Reconstructed a recruiting plan for a client that increased hiring/year from 0 to 27 new hires.

Created a college recruiting plan that increased the hiring rate of college graduates by 95%.

Deferred a major law suit by negotiating with a candidate regarding confidentiality violations.

Conducted workshops for under-privileged and under-represented minorities in various socio-economic groups on “How to Dress for Success” “How to Write Resumes” and “How to Communicate Professionally”

Negotiated employment packages for high end candidates and negotiated these packages with Principals, VP, and C level individuals.

Developed marketing and recruiting strategies to increase client database and candidate database.

Experienced leveraging proprietary customer relationship management tools as well as commercial CRM/ERP

Consistently exceeded metrics and goals.

Became a trusted advisor for two prominent education entities whereby I served on the board of directors to drive the long term vision, curriculum, technology decisions and execution plan influencing hiring practices, and fulfilling criteria for successful student recruitment and retention.

Experienced in multiple markets and industries.

Areas of Expertise

Recruiting Business Development Marketing / Advertising

Personnel Development/HR Conducting Presentations Negotiation

Conflict Resolution Workflow Development Active Listening

Data driven decision making Understanding the needs of a client and candidate

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

MTC-Flint Hills Job Corps 2015 – Present

Center Mental Health Consultant – Manhattan, Kansas

Conducts brief solutions therapy to student population(16-24 years of age), reviews medical records to determine eligibility for job corps program and teach classes on good mental health.

Department for Children and Families 2012 – 2015

Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor – Manhattan, Kansas

Conducts in-depth counseling interviews with persons with disabilities to obtain information regarding medical and family history, social functioning, education, work experience, self-perception, attitudes, financial resources, and vocational interests in order to assess each applicant’s employment-related assets and barriers. Works with the medical community and vocational assessment experts to obtain appropriate medical, psychological, and vocational diagnostic services needed for eligibility determination. Explains agency services, eligibility guidelines, and client’s rights and responsibilities.

Collects and analyzes medical, psychological, vocational records and reports to determine the nature and severity of disabilities and resulting functional limitations. Determines eligibility within 60 days and develops an appropriate eligibility certificate which documents how the impairment and any other factors constitute a substantial impediment to employment and why vocational rehabilitation services are required to enable the applicant to prepare for, enter, engage in or retain gainful employment. Completes comprehensive analysis of functional limitations to determine the individual’s priority category designation for Order of Selection and potential waiting lists for services.

Counsels client to negotiate and develop an Individual Plan for Employment, placing emphasis on the determination and achievement of an appropriate vocational goal through client participation. Establish objectives and services consistent with the vocational impediments described in the Certificate of Eligibility and the Summary of Substantial Impediments to Employment. Establish deadlines for each service listed on the IPE. Develop evaluation criteria to measure the accomplishments of the IPE objectives.

Counsels clients in resolving a wide range of situations such as employer and co-worker relationships, housing accommodations, transportation needs, training program completion, and adjustment to disability.

Facilitates suitable vocational placement in competitive, integrated employment and provides labor market information to clients. Meets agency production goals to include number of rehabilitations, rehabilitation rate and average wages.

Independently authorizes expenditures of case service funds (within spending authorities) to insure quality and cost effective rehabilitation outcomes. Applies knowledge of state purchasing policies and procedures to maintain compliance for purchases of prosthetic appliances, adaptive equipment, medical treatment, occupational equipment and tools, maintenance and transportation, tuition and training supplies, home modifications, computer equipment and other planned services. Analyzes client’s economic need to determine participation in cost of services and uses knowledge of community resources and accesses other financial resources (comparable benefit analysis required by federal regulations) to reduce the Kansas Rehabilitation Service share of costs.

Establishes and maintains liaison and provides technical assistance regarding disability and independence through employment to clients, their family and support systems, community resources, businesses, government agencies, schools, health care facilities, attorneys, physicians, and social workers to educate and advocate on behalf of persons with disabilities. Provides information about rehabilitation programs and services to physicians, service providers, employers, and others to stimulate appropriate referrals, to encourage client participation, and to establish a community support system. May conduct accessibility and job modification surveys to employers.

Facilitates and participates in SRS collaboration efforts. Assures quality customer service. Promotes and respects the concept of integrated service teams (ISTs), and actively participates in IST meetings as demonstrated by identifying families and/or individuals who could benefit from the IST process, by regular attendance at scheduled meetings, by completing team assignments, and by notifying the coach and the program supervisor in advance when unable to attend. Coordinates resources and makes appropriate referrals within the agency and/or to community partners

Van Meter and Associates, 2006 – Present

Recruiting Consultant (part-time) – Frisco, Texas

Prepare marketing materials, proposals, action plans, brochure, business cards, and develop websites. Candidate search – Internet(job boards, social networks, industry lists, blogs, onsite, executive search, provide recruiting solutions to companies and other recruiters. Negotiate contracts and salaries with companies and candidates, source candidates for companies and other recruiters.

Bremerton Naval Hospital 2005-2006

Mental Health Therapist – Bremerton, Washington

Provided psychotherapy to clients utilizing a CBT approach – including initial evaluations and follow up appointments. Conducted research to aide in treatment methodologies and facilitating groups. Evaluated and provided treatment plans for patients

DeVry University 2002-2003

Field Educational Advisor –Recruited traditional/non-traditional students Federal Way, Washington

Conducted presentations for well over 300 high school students to recruit potential candidates to attend DeVry University, built rapport with Principals and Guidance Counselors in order to provide a service to the students, conducted informal presentations to all levels of educators in high schools and other educational institutions to encourage recommendations of DeVry University and interviewed prospective students and parents to help determine eligibility for financial assistance – scholarships, grants, loans.

Custom Recruiting & Consulting Services 2001-2002

Recruiting Consultant – Recruited HR, Sales, IT, administrative professionals – Bremerton, Washington

Provided strategic staffing solutions to companies, prepared marketing collateral – brochures, postcards, business cards, prepared legal contracts, business development – cold/warm calling, acted as HR department for clients – discussed hiring practices, legalities, benefit information

Robert Half Int - Accountemps 1999-2001

Staffing Manager – Recruited Accounting and Finance Professionals - Federal Way, Washington

Marketing & Sales – business development - conducted cold/warm calls, provided strategic solutions for companies on a temporary and permanent basis, marketed the services – conducted workshops, became member of targeted networking groups, conducted research in order to determine market trends.

Recruiting – prepared oral presentations – educational, market information, created workshops for resume writing and dressing for success, internet recruiting and executive search – able to find niche candidates that were not actively seeking a position, appointed to advisory boards for Bates Technical College and Bryman College, networked and built trusted relationships with organizations, colleges, employment centers

Administrative – conducted interviews (5-10/day), reference checks, background checks, and evaluated candidates to determine proficiencies, counseled candidates on career path, prepared timesheets for candidates and resolved any employment issue – full cycle recruiting from obtaining the order to recruiting, filling and negotiating salary.

Hall and Company 1997-1999

Recruiting Consultant - Recruited Architects and Engineers – Poulsbo, Washington

Defined the needs of clients and provided creative solutions, developed and maintained a candidate/client database, researched market trends to aide in target marketing of consulting services, established trusted relationships with clientele, conducted interviews and reference checks, created and implemented a recruiting/college recruiting plan for the largest client of the firm – created collateral, established rapport with colleges, prepared marketing materials, arranged travel for client, produced advertisements, postcards, marketing letters, reports, summaries, metrics, conducted surveys, managed multiple projects from inception to conclusion, negotiated fees with client and salaries for candidates, performed basic administrative duties, answering phone, creating memos, letters.

Kitsap Mental Health 1996-1998

Mental Health Counselor

Prepared clients during intake process, provided counseling to clients and documented behavior

Education

Masters of Arts in Psychology and Counseling – City University, Bellevue, WA 2006

Bachelor of Science in Psychology – Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 1994

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