Mental Health Manager

Charlotte Newman

ac4lkm@r.postjobfree.com 228-***-**** Gulfport, MS 39507

Education

MSW; University of Southern Mississippi; Hattiesburg, MS 2006

MS, Family Life, University of Southern Mississippi; Hattiesburg, MS 1988

BS, Psychology, University of Southern Mississippi; Hattiesburg, MS 1986

Licensed Clinical Social Worker 2016

Objective: To gain employment with an organization to provide professional social and mental health services. Committed, caring, and dedicated Licensed Clinical Social Worker with practical clinical experience, education, knowledge, skills, and abilities in the following areas:

Clinical social work, child and family therapy, counseling to domestic violence victims, individual therapy, treatment planning, case management service, group work, record management, intake assessment, crisis intervention, staffing, consultation, supervision, networking services, referral/outreach services, aftercare and re-integration planning.

Professional Experience

Assessor; Gulfport Behavioral Health System/ Memorial Hospital at Gulfport August 2016-present Gulfport, MS

Provide evaluation/assessment services to clients with serious mental illness.

Provide advocacy and coordination of linkages to other appropriate service providers.

Provide crisis intervention services to persons with substance abuse issues as well as patients with co-occurring mental health disorders.

Provided patient assessment, patient care planning.

Provided treatment planning and patient care planning.

Coordinated transfers to area hospitals.

Provided referral community outreach services.

Provided direct case management and discharge planning and outreach activities.

Therapist; YMCA, June 2015-June 2016

Gulfport, MS

• Preformed intake assessments on youth and adolescents with emotional disturbance.

• Provided therapy to youth and the family with patients in the juvenile system.

• Provided group activities and group therapy to patients with emotional and co-occurring disorders/40% of time.

• Provided therapy to patients with issues of neglect/domestic abuse.

• 40 hours/week 60% of caseload was direct treatment with child abuse and domestic violence clients.

• Advocated/mediated between the victim/state.

• Organized educational presentations to the community that may encounter domestic violence victims.

• Provided one-on-one therapy sessions with clients/support groups.

Therapist; Gulf Coast Family Counseling Agency December 2015-May 2016

Ocean Springs, MS

• Performed intake assessments

• Performed therapy for individuals, families,,and groups

Social Worker, Harrison County Sheriff’s Department January 2015-December 2016

Gulfport, MS

Assessments/evaluations

Crisis intervention

Referral Outreach services

Children’s Day treatment Specialist; Singing River Mental Health Center September 2015-November 2015

Ocean Springs, MS

Provided intake/assessments

Provided individual, family, and group therapy

Area Social Work Supervisor; Mississippi Department of Human Services July 2013-May 2015

Gulfport, MS

• Supervision/Consultation

• Direct supervision of case workers

• Crisis intervention

• Investigation/prevention/referral services

Manager of Adult Case Management; Gulf Coast Mental Health Center, March 1990-March 2013

Gulfport, MS

Provided supervision to 21 case managers.

Conducted therapy with patients struggling with serious mental illness and substance abuse disorders.

Conducted therapy with individuals who had experienced emotional and domestic abuse.

Conducted intakes and assessments.

Evaluated and provide complex, multiple services to individuals and families with a variety of social, emotional and health related problems.

Provided consultation services to other staff members about the psychological needs of patients and impact of psychological problems on health care and compliance with treatment.

Provided medication monitoring and assisted patients with information regarding psychiatric medications and possible side effects.

Conducted psycho-social assessments.

Provided comprehensive and effective coordination with services provided by area professionals.

Obtained data for social assessment and provide concrete services, individual, family, and other group counseling services.

Participated in program planning and in the development and maintenance of public understanding and sound working relationships with local agencies and community resources

Maintained clinical records and reports as necessary.

Effectively engaged families and patients in planning for and utilizing the full range of traditional and innovative treatment modalities.

Case Manager; Gulf Coast Mental Health Center, March 1989-March 1990

Gulfport, MS

Provide informal counseling to patients with chronic mental illness.

Assisted appropriate patient referral for services.

Provided liaison services for patients and community providers.

Delivered services to include provision of high quality psychosocial assessment, advocacy, coordination and linkages of services.

Maintained active role in all aspects of care such as admissions, assessments, care planning, discharge planning and quality improvement.

Counselor; Nutri-Systems, August 1988-March 1989

Biloxi, MS

Planned and organized behavior modification classes for weight control

Educated patients on dieting techniques and weight management.

Maintained records as necessary.

Consultant; SeaCoast Psychological Associates, August 1987-August 1988

Biloxi, MS

Performed computer tutoring for learning impaired patients.

Conducted research.

Assisted in testing and observation of patients.

Awards

University of Southern Mississippi Social Work Student of the Year 2006

University of Southern Mississippi GPA Merit Award 2006

Professional Memberships

National Association of Social Worker

Edgewater Rotary Club, Past President

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