I possess an unrestricted FL, AK, ND, ID, WI, NV, and CA LCSW; and, I possess a MSW (Clinical) from Florida State University and a PsyD in Clinical Psychology from Southern California University School for Behavioral Sciences in Clinical Psychology. I also have over 19 years direct clinical experience with DSM V, and DSM IV-TR evaluations, or diagnostic evaluations for those seeking mental health services. I have extensive work with Alaska military families going through catastrophic, complex, and complicated trauma disorders; I have also much clinical experience working with military families in many settings. I have over 14 years working in managed care and psychiatric and children’s case management. I have also worked over three years in an Acute Psychiatric Hospital as a LCSW/program therapist.

I also have worked as a teleworker for several online virtual health online and other EAP platforms and managed care for over 14 years; and, worked for over six years performing telehealth or video counseling in Behavioral Health and Medical Care Management settings. My work includes providing comprehensive behavioral health case management, working with dual diagnosed patients, and triaging complex cases to team members, which includes psychosocial assessments, therapy, and applying empirically supported interventions to clients to help mobilize their level of functioning in the community, and providing supervision to clinical team members.

I have experience training clinical members of a behavioral health team on efficacious empirically validated interventions most used with the SMI population and substance addiction population. I have worked to pilot programs for the SMI and develop methodology mechanisms for improving facets of treating members diagnosed with serious mental illnesses, performing brief interventions, assessing immediate care needs, providing and coordinating care services in an Acute and Outpatient treatment settings, and assessing continuity of care needs on a continuum. My areas of specialty include psychopathology, mentoring junior MSW associates, coaching, performance planning, intensive/complex behavioral health and disease/condition specific case management, individual, group, family therapy, supervision, HROB, and serious mental illnesses of members destabilized with catastrophic and complex co-morbid conditions.

Qualis Health –

September 26, 2015-Present (Part-time

Utilization Management Clinical Reviewer-

Use Interqual (IQ) to Review Inpatient Psychiatric neonatal Medicaid and Substance Abuse Rehabilitation

Perform HLOC reviews for IP Care

Review with MD for over 30 days

Retro Reviews over 30-60 days

Case Management for Dual Diagnosis Members

Optum Health-12-04-2014-December21-2015

EAP Specialist- Provided telehealth counseling services to military families in TX, psychosocial services, networked with services, CA, and provided solution focused, motivational interviewing, cognitive behavioral strategies that were evidenced based and short term based crisis intervention focused interventions.

WellPoint Behavioral Health Case Management (Western Region)-

State Sponsored Business

Oct 2005-September 2014:

Employed full time as a Specialty Senior Clinical Behavioral Health case manager for the Western Region Medicaid Enterprise for WellPoint Behavioral Health.

I provided IP Care management and UM reviews for IP-RTC LOC, LLOC case management interventions for members diagnosed with serious mental illnesses and medical diseases. My areas of specialty include psychopathology, case management of high risk age blind and disabled members, medically destabilized by chronic health conditions.

I also case manage HROB, and clients/members diagnosed with serious mental and substance related illnesses. These members are often frail and destabilized with catastrophic and complex co-morbid conditions.

Developed Policies and Procedure surrounding Acute Stress and PTSD debriefing for BH departments

Assembled training department for BH teams

Developed Lead and Peer Mentoring BH training positions

Supervise all Clinical BH Care Managers

March 2003-October 2005-Highland Rivers Partial Hospitalization Program

Provided in depth individual, family, and group counseling services to patients in a partial hospitalization treatment setting. This setting provided up to 5 hours of psychiatric services to clients five days a week.

Administered behavioral health scales to assess level of dysfunction and maladaptive behaviors, worked with comprehensive treatment team including psychiatrist on treatment planning recommendations and discharge planning needs.

March 2002-March 2003

Marion Citrus Mental Health Psychiatric Inpatient/Outpatient Centers

Feb 2002-March 2003

Provided individual, family, and crisis evaluations in a free standing acute psychiatric hospital setting.

Performed crisis interventions, substance abuse and mental health evaluations,

Attended treatment team meetings,

Worked with interdisciplinary team focused on comprehensive needs of patients. Worked in an Inpatient lock down setting treating patients diagnosed with serious mental illnesses, worked with physicians for patients in medical and ambulatory detox, and residential treatment

August 1998-January 2002-Associates for Counseling and Psychotherapy-Private Practice

Registered Social Work Intern in private practice-

Provided individual, group, and family therapy under supervision of neuroclinical psychologist.

Children’s Home Society-1998-February 2002

Face to Face comprehensive Field visits for Children and families in foster care,

Therapeutic Foster homes, at risk youth, sexually, emotionally, and physically abused children with complex and trauma induced disorders.

Performed evaluations for abused children, children in the court system,

Field Counselor IV

Family/Individual therapy

Per Diem Work

Hospice of Alachua County (Gainesville, FL)-2002-2003 MSW

Education:

2007- 2010: Southern California University School for Professional Studies (Clinical Psychology)-PsyD.-Irvine, CA

1996-1998: Florida State University; Tallahassee, Florida-Clinical MSW

1994-1996 University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida-BSW

1991-1994 Central Florida Community College-AA Psychology and Biological Sciences

Skills

Licensed as a Clinical Social Worker Multijurisdictional-in states of, Florida, California, Alaska…

Credentialed as DCSW-Diplomate in Clinical Social Work-NASW since 2004 (Exam Based)

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