Psycho Therapist

Kent L Graham, MA, LPC, LCAS, CCS (GySgt, USMC Ret.)

*** ******* ****, *** ****, NC 28562 US

Mobile: 910-***-**** Home: 252-***-****

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Availability: Immediate Job Type: Permanent

Work Schedule: Full-Time Desired locations: Eastern North Carolina

Work Experience

Bay Area Psychological Associates

at Emergency Department Carteret Health Center

Morehead City, NC 28557

2/2018-5/2018: Psychiatric Evaluator

Salary: 50,000 per annum

Duties and Skills: Individual assessment of psychiatric patients admitted to the Emergency Department to determine diagnosis, necessary emergent or urgent care, determine level and type of follow-up services by effecting proper referrals to area resources, liaison with ED attending MD to ensure provisions of care, and liaison/consultation with owner (PsyD Neuropsychologist) for medications management and final disposition.

Supervisor: Theresa Alkire 252-***-****

Crossroads, CarolinaEast Medical Center

2000 Neuse Blvd

New Bern, NC 28562 United States

7/2013 – 2/2018: Psychotherapist and Case Manager

Salary: 50,000 Per Annum, Hours per week: 40

Duties and Skills: Initial and ongoing psychosocial assessment; case management, i.e. discharge planning and coordination or care; individual, group, and family/couples therapies; documentation and records review and management; interdisciplinary staff coordination and interaction; master treatment planning; crisis management; patient education; [therapist] intern supervision; participation in quality improvement processes.

Supervisor: Ron England 252-***-****)

Substance Abuse Counseling Center

Marine and Family Services

MCAS Cherry Point, NC 28533-0009 United States

07/2013 – May 2016 as Clinical Supervisor

Salary: 74,500.00 USD per Year, Hours per week: 40, Series: 0101 Pay Plan: Other Grade: NF-4

Duties and Skills: As the Clinical Manager I was responsible for all aspects of all forms of interventional services to include direct care, counselor supervision and development, curriculum planning and development, educational evaluations for staff and patients, quality assurance and control. Documentation of clinical services as well as maintaining privacy of records and adherence with regulatory requirements for quality of care as well as measurement of practice functions through the metrics program sent monthly to HQMC, Liaison with other mental health providers and with the Commands to ensure proper case management services, and creative and timely responses to those circumstance requiring sensitivity or discretion. Also, in accordance with the 12 Core Functions: diagnostic screening and therapeutic assessment, individual and group therapies, case management and presentation, creation and maintenance of comprehensive clinical record of care, treatment planning, consultation with civilian and military supervisors, crisis management, referral, client education, program development, and quality assurance.

Accomplishments: Supervised CARF Review October 2015 – No Recommendation and no Findings

Assisted in certification of Substance Abuse Program as NC Licensed DWI Provider

Supervisor: Fred Mossop 252-***-****

Substance Abuse Rehabilitation Program

Naval Hospital, Marine Corps Base

Camp Lejeune NC 28540 United States

01/2010 - 07/2013 as Addictions Therapist

Salary: 55,500.00 USD per Year, Hours per week: 40 Series: 0101 Pay Plan: GS Grade: 09

Duties and Skills: In accordance with the 12 Core Functions: diagnostic screening and therapeutic assessment, individual and group therapies, case management and presentation, creation and maintenance of comprehensive clinical record of care, treatment planning, consultation with civilian and military supervisors, crisis management, referral, client education, program development, and quality assurance.

Supervisor: Rob Peebles, SARP DEPT Head 910-***-****)

Crossroads, CarolinaEast Medical Center

2000 Neuse Blvd

New Bern, NC 28562 United States

10/2009 - 12/2014 as Psychotherapist and Case Manager

Salary: 20.00 USD per Hour, Hours per week: 10

Duties and Skills: Initial and ongoing psychosocial assessment; case management, i.e. discharge planning and coordination or care; individual, group, and family/couples therapies; documentation and records review and management; interdisciplinary staff coordination and interaction; master treatment planning; crisis management; patient education; [therapist] intern supervision; participation in quality improvement processes. Supervisor: Ron England 252-***-****)

Chemical Dependency Training, Evaluation, and Guidance, Inc.

230 New Bridge Street

Jacksonville, NC 28540 United States

05/2005 - 09/2014 as Clinical Supervisor

Salary: 50.00 USD per Hour, Hours per week: 2 - 8

Duties and Skills: Direct Intern and Clinical Staff clinical supervision, education, and development in accordance with NC Substance Abuse Professional Practice Board (NC SAPPB) 12 Core Functions; documentation of training and liaison with Owner/Program Director, CDTEG, Inc.

Supervisor: Charlie Harrison 910-***-****) – Deceased

Crossroads, CarolinaEast Medical Center

2000 Neuse Blvd

New Bern, NC United States

07/2008 - 07/2009 as Director

Salary: 79,000.00 USD per Year, Hours per week: 40

Duties and Skills: Supervisory duties included staff administrative and clinical supervision, treatment and prevention program overview and development, member Hospital Clinical and Administrative Committees, budget overview and planning, annual personnel performance reviews, personnel commendatory and disciplinary actions, administrative and clinical quality control, ensuring practice and standard operating procedures adhere to applicable State and Federal directives, staff briefs, senior member multidisciplinary team. When necessary to augment clinical staff: assessment, individual and group therapies, case presentation, creation and maintenance of comprehensive clinical record of care, treatment planning, consultation with civilian and military supervisors, crisis management, referral, client education, program development, quality assurance, and peer supervision.

Supervisor: Ron England 252-***-****) Okay to contact this Supervisor: Yes

Consolidated Substance Abuse Counseling Center

Marine Corps Base

Quantico, VA United States

08/2005 - 06/2008 as Counselor then Director

Salary: 75,000.00 USD per Year, Hours per week: 40, Series: 0101 Pay Plan: GS Grade: 12

Duties and Skills: Supervisory duties include: staff administrative and clinical supervision, treatment and prevention program overview and development, member Case Review Committee of Family Assistance Program, budget overview and planning, annual personnel performance reviews, personnel commendatory and disciplinary actions, administrative and clinical quality control, ensuring practice and standard operating procedures adhere to applicable USN/USMC directives, command staff briefs, senior member multidisciplinary team. When necessary to augment clinical staff: assessment, individual and group therapies, case presentation, creation and maintenance of comprehensive clinical record of care, treatment planning, consultation with civilian and military supervisors, crisis management, referral, client education, program development, quality assurance, and peer supervision.

Supervisor: Alyce Smith 703-***-****)

Crossroads, CarolinaEast Medical Center

2000 Neuse Blvd

New Bern, NC United States

08/2002 - 08/2005 as Psychotherapist and Case Manager

Salary: 45,000.00 USD per Year, Hours per week: 40

Duties and Skills: Crossroads is an inpatient, locked, acute-care psychiatric unit in a regional full service hospital with an outpatient Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) - Day Therapy component. I worked in both and was promoted to PHP Program Coordinator in April 2005. My duties include: (1) admission psychosocial assessment and initiation of therapy with an emphasis to symptoms resolution and management, discharge planning, and psychiatric stabilization; (2) all individual, group and family psychotherapies; (3) documentation of all psychotherapeutic services provided; (4) daily participation in multidisciplinary treatment planning and patient care; (5) crisis intervention to include physical management of violent patients; (6) augmentation of medical records with clinical records obtained from other providers; (7) liaison and consultation with other providers to coordinate post discharge continuing services; (8) referral to additional and adjunctive providers post discharge; (9) liaison with the local Clerk of Court and Magistrate with regards to Involuntary Commitment hearings; (10) represent the attending physician with regards to continuing treatment at Involuntary Commitment Hearings; (11) liaison with family members as to patient progress and provisions for continuing care; (12) placement of patients in Assisted Living Homes or other residential services, i.e. substance abuse treatment; (13) utilization review with insurance providers for third-party reimbursement(s).

Supervisor: Barbara John 252-***-****)

Coastal Carolina Community College

444 Western Blvd

Jacksonville, NC United States

01/1998 - 07/2005 as Counselor Instructor and Psychology Teacher

Salary: $1000 per curriculum course, $18 per Hour for Continuing Education, .Hours per week: 15

Duties and Skills: I taught a one-year, 252 hour, continuing education series including: "Fundamental Skill Series for Substance Abuse Counselors" (126 hours) and the "Advanced Skill Series for Substance Abuse Counselors" (126 hours) since 1998. I developed and audited all course content; taught all classes; completed all documentation processes, i.e. grades, attendance, homework, etc.; collected and submitted course tuition to the college; developed, authored, and graded all examinations; provided clinical supervision as needed to counselor certification candidates; and, modified the course content per advances in addictions medicine and psychotherapeutic advances. Additionally, I taught a six-hour course, "Ethics for Substance Abuse Counselors". Both courses were approved by the NC Substance Abuse Professional Certification Board, Raleigh, NC.

In addition, since 1999, I taught curriculum psychology as part-time Adjunct Faculty, and taught Introductory, Developmental, and Abnormal Psychology regular and summer term classes. I was responsible for all course instruction, examination creation and grading, documentation and submission of all students' grades and attendance, creation and dissemination of the syllabus, and accommodation of all special needs students.

Current Supervisor: Ron Pinion 910-***-****

Pretrial Resource Center

214 New Bridge Street

Jacksonville, NC United States

06/1997 - 06/2001 as Substance Abuse Counselor

Hours per week: 40

Duties and Skills: Pretrial Resource Center, Inc. is a non-profit, community-based, criminal justice services agency serving Onslow County and includes the Day Reporting Center, where I provided addiction treatment and anger management services to male and female probationers referred by the criminal justice system, i.e. judges or probation officers. My duties included: (1) admission assessment and initiation of the therapeutic process; (2) administration and management of a urinalysis program; (3) daily participation in multidisciplinary case management activities; (4) liaison with court and criminal justice authorities; (5) testimony in court regarding chemical dependency and treatment services for client adjudicated for probation violations to additional offenses; (6) documentation of all therapeutic services provided; maintenance of a chemical dependency treatment audio-visual library; (7) all individual, group, and family chemical dependency treatment services; (8) liaison with external providers with referral for additional and adjunctive services; (9) consultation with local treatment agencies and providers regarding client support services and care; (10) assessment and reporting of violence-prone client's prior to admission; (11) creation and maintenance of treatment records and disposition/secure storage of old treatment records.

Brynn Marr Hospital

192 Village Drive

Jacksonville, NC United States

05/1994 - 05/1997 as Therapist then Director, Adult Services

Hours per week: 40

Duties and Skills: Brynn Marr is a privately owned, residential, psychiatric and chemical dependency (CD) treatment facility serving child through adult patients with a broad range of psychiatric and chemical dependency disorders. During my tenure I provided psychiatric and CD treatment services to all patient groups and was the CD Family Counselor and Aftercare Therapist. My duties included: (1) admission psychosocial assessment and initiation of the treatment process; (2) daily interaction on a multidisciplinary treatment staff; (3) documentation of all provisions of care; (4) crisis response(s)to include physical management of violent patients; (5) individual, group, and family therapies; (6) gathering, analysis, interpretation, and dissemination of statistics gleaned from patient satisfaction surveys; (6) presentation of all CD educational presentations, (7) liaison with the local court with regards involuntary commitment hearing held in the hospital; (8) consultation with external providers and patient referral to additional and adjunctive services during discharge planning; (9) community outreach and presentations regarding addictions prevention and psychiatric disorders and support/rehabilitative services available; (10) utilization review and insurance liaison for third-party reimbursement.

Former Supervisor No Longer Available; Current Best Contacts = Victor Barnes, MD 910-***-**** or Leigh-Ann Bynum, LCSW 910-***-****

US Marine Corps

Five Duty Stations, United States and Oversea

01/1985 - 12/1995 as Addictions Counselor

Hours per week: 40

I served four tours as an active-duty USMC Addictions Counselor and one as a Substance Abuse Control Officer (SACO) as follows:

1985-1989: Addictions Counselor, Family Services Center, MCLB, Barstow, CA, (Out-pt)

1989-1991: Addictions Counselor, Alcohol Rehabilitation Center, Pearl Harbor, HI (In-pt)

1991-1992: Substance Abuse Control Officer, 1st Radio Battalion, MCAS Kaneohe Bay, HI (Prevention Out-pt)

1993-1994: Addictions Counselor/Intern Supervisor, Alcohol Rehabilitation Department, Naval Hospital, Okinawa, Japan (In-pt)

1994-1995: Addictions Counselor/Senior Counselor, Consolidated Drug and Alcohol Center, MCB, Camp Lejeune, NC (Out-pt)

The duties of an active-duty addictions counselor were similar in scope and practice to those previously delineated in my work as a civilian therapist. During my active-duty counseling tours, I attended Family Advocacy Program case review committee meetings - spouse abuse and child abuse -weekly; familiar with the USMC command structure and support system; and, provided classes in substance abuse prevention and addictions treatment at the Family Services Center.

Education

Liberty University, Lynchburg, VA United States

GPA: 3.71/4.0

Major: Professional Counseling

Focus of study: Counseling, Advanced Clinical Skills: I am presently a Doctoral Student in Good Standing and anticipate completion of Internships and Practicum then dissertation presentation and defense 2018-2019. Degree Completion Audit available on request.

Liberty University Lynchburg, VA United States

Master's Degree 06/1999

GPA: 3.68/4.0

Credits Earned: 54 Semester hours

Major: Counseling Psychology

Focus of study: Comprehensive and rigorous review of counseling psychology theory including completion of internship, practicum, and comprehensive examination. Emphasis to direct care interventions and research methods with statistical interpretation.

California State University San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA United States

Bachelor's Degree 06/1989

GPA: 3.8/4.0

Credits Earned: 126 Quarter hours

Major: Psychology Honors: Summa Cum Laude

Focus of study: Comprehensive review of psychological theories with emphasis to clinical applications

Barstow Community College Barstow, CA United States

Associate's Degree 06/1987

GPA: 3.8/4.0

Major: Human Resources Honors: Cum Laude

Focus of study: Human Resources

Fort Morgan High School Fort Morgan, CO United States

High School Diploma 05/1975

GPA: 3.25/4.0

Focus of study: General Studies, High School General Education

Multiple AHEC Mental Health Trainings – Transcript Available on Request

Affiliations

Marine Corps Association - Lifetime Member

North Carolina Licensed Professional Counselor Association - Member

References

Craig Farmer, PhD, SARP Camp Lejeune, Psychologist 910-***-****

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Larry Ferrell, D.Div, SARP Camp Lejeune NC, Former Admissions Coordinator 910-***-****

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Michael and Teresa Tinklenberg, Family Concepts and Communications, PC, Jacksonville NC 910-***-**** or 910-***-****, *******.*************@*****.***

Ray Conner, MA, LPC, Lead Therapist, LeChris, Morehead City NC 252-***-**** or 252-***-****

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Cynthia Bemis, MSW, LCAS, Owner Addiction Services of Coastal Carolina, Jacksonville NC 910-***-****

or 910-***-****, *********@***.***

Don Mrdjenovic, MS, Owner – Carteret Counseling Services, Morehead City, NC 252-***-****

Affiliations

Marine Corps Association - Lifetime Member

North Carolina Licensed Professional Counselor Association - Member

Professional Licenses/Certificates

North Carolina Licensed Professional Counselor, License #4420 – expires 7/2019

North Carolina Licensed Clinical Addictions Specialist, License #743 – expires 7/2019

North Carolina Certified Clinical Supervisor, Credential #242 – expires 7/2019

Professional Ratings, Awards, and Recognitions

Navy Achievement Medal, 1991, Alcohol Rehabilitation Center, Pearl Harbor, HI - Counselor Service

Navy Commendation Medal, 1992, MCAS, Kaneohe Bay, HI - Substance Abuse Prevention Services

Horizon Healthcare - Clinician of the Year, Chaison Region, 2003 and 2005

1989: Academic Honors Phi Kappa Phi and Psi Chi (Psychology), Cal State University, San Bernardino, CA

Lifetime Member: US Marine Corps Association

Misc. Information

Hobbies: Pottery and reading

U.S. Military Service Information

Active Duty: 07/1975 to 12/1995 - U.S. Marine Corps Campaign badges and/or expeditionary medals received: Overseas Service Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal - 6th Award, National Defense Service Medal, Navy Unit Commendation, Navy Achievement Medal w/Gold Star, Navy Commendation Medal.

Honorable Discharge upon Retirement: 31 December 1995

Retirement Rank: Gunnery Sergeant (E-7)

Percentage of service connected disability: 10% in August 2006

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