Mental Health Manager

Location:

Richmond, VA, 23226

Salary:

55,000

Posted:

September 05, 2018

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CATHERINE CAUDILL, LCSW

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RICHMOND, VA 23226

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SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

● Proven ability to empower and support individuals, families, programs, and community entities.

● Successful at providing mentorship, direction, supervision, and training to develop professional staff and maintain service standards.

● Experience in providing quality treatment to children, adults, and families with a variety of backgrounds and experiences, including mental health, substance abuse, trauma, domestic violence, military, poverty and low socioeconomic status, refugee status, and foster care. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

UNCONDITIONAL CARE AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES - R ichmond, Virginia J une 2018 - Present Clinical Supervisor

Assist with strategic planning, budget monitoring, and program development of new intensive outpatient program

Help plan, direct, implement, and provide overall administration of the performance, stability and growth of clinical services

Responsible for coordinating and supervising the clinical care for the intensive outpatient substance abuse clinic

Develop training and workshops for all staff as it relates to documentation, co-occurring disorders, and trauma-informed care

Provide individual and group supervision for clinicians and Certified Substance Abuse Counselors

Review and track clinical documentation for quality assurance and administrative purposes

Complete comprehensive assessments, provide crisis intervention services, assign client caseloads, and monitor clinical care

COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS OF IDAHO - M ountain Home, Idaho December 2016 - May 2018 Clinical Operations Manager

Oversee the daily functions of clinic services, assign caseloads, and provide crisis intervention as needed

Organize interviews, and participate in hiring decisions, disciplinary actions & terminations for clinic team members with the Clinical Supervisor

Support the Clinical Supervisors efforts to maintain growth, financial stability and compliance in the Mountain Home office

Monitor and evaluate service lines and programs to ensure compliance with external rules and regulations as well as internal administrative and clinical standards

Engage in community outreach and networking with stakeholders and agencies in the Mountain Home community to promote CPI and the expansion of the clinic

Assist with strategic planning, budget monitoring, and program evaluation and expansion

Facilitate weekly clinic and community staff meetings

Provide weekly supervision to Behavioral Health Specialist team members

Provide weekly direct clinical care to a caseload of 15 clients

Ensure supervision and experience standards are met for Social Work student interns

Performed some job functions remotely March-May 2018 Mental Health Clinician/School Supervisor - Mountain Home, Idaho J anuary 2016 - December 2016

Provided individual, couples, and family therapy for varying degrees of diagnosis and symptoms

Completed clinical diagnostic assessments, created individualized treatment plans, and utilized various treatment modalities in an outpatient community mental health clinic

Provided weekly supervision to school based Behavioral Health Specialist RUBICON REHAB, INC. - Richmond, Virginia O ctober 2014 - December 2015 Substance Abuse Clinician

Served as a primary counselor in the Women’s Treatment Center for client’s diagnosed with co-occurring mental health and substance abuse disorders

Provided supervision to Bachelor and Master's level social work interns

Maintained an individual caseload and served as a case manager to address my client’s medical, housing, employment, legal, and mental health needs

Provided daily individual counseling and bi-weekly small group therapy for caseload

Conducted bio-psychosocial evaluations, risk assessments, designed individualized treatment plans, and provided crisis intervention services as needed

Developed the curriculum and facilitated a weekly trauma-informed care therapeutic group, and a weekly expressive art therapy group

Facilitated weekly psycho-educational groups on chemical dependency

Supported client’s recovery by promoting self-determination, building a positive therapeutic alliance, and fostering independence

Worked on a multi-disciplinary clinical team to provide a holistic approach to substance abuse treatment

Assisted with program evaluation and development of new therapeutic group curriculum TEACHING AND RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

VIRGINIA HIGHLANDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE - A bingdon, Virginia March 2018-May 2018 Guest Lecturer

Develop curriculum, and present lecture series for the Health Technologies School of Nursing

Facilitate class discussion on topics including, mandated reporting, identifying abuse and neglect, trauma informed care, and enhancing cultural competency in healthcare settings

Collaborate with Associate Professor of Nursing to ensure quality education and field application standards are upheld

Volunteer Research Assistant, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Social Work - R ichmond, Virginia- worked remotely after December, 2015 J anuary 2015 - January 2017

Assisted with analyzing qualitative data to gain insight into the effects of war and trauma on gang affiliated youth living in a protracted refugee status

Compiled and coded the data collected from key informant interviews with a population of Somali refugee youth in Nairobi, Kenya

Utilized SPSS software to input and analyze data

Contributed to the writing and dissemination of research results through ongoing publications Graduate Research Assistant, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Social Work - R ichmond, Virginia J anuary 2014 - May 2014

Assisted with pilot study to better understand the process of transition for individuals leaving residential substance abuse treatment and re-entering the community

Conducted clinical interviews with consumers in residential substance abuse treatment facilities

Transcribed interviews, entered, cleaned, coded, and analyzed qualitative data

Contributed to the writing and dissemination of results through publications and presentations Select Publications

Hyojin Im, Catherine Caudill & Aidan B. Ferguson (2016) From Victim to Perpetrator of Trauma: Lived Experiences of Gang-Involved Urban Refugee Youth in Kenya, Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma, 25:7, 753-771, DOI: 10.1080/10926771.2016.1194939 CLINICAL INTERNSHIP PLACEMENTS

MEDICAL & COUNSELING ASSOCIATES NETWORK- R ichmond, Virginia M ay 2013 - October 2014 Virginia Commonwealth University MSW Placement

Therapist

Provided long and short term therapeutic counseling services to individuals, couples, and families through agency’s Employee Assistance Program (Pinnacle EAP)

Served as a counselor for court mandated adolescents with substance abuse and mental health needs

Conducted intake assessments and developed treatment plans

Developed and facilitated monthly support group for family members of mandated adolescent consumers

Preformed community outreach and engagement for client needs

Conducted research on relationship between adverse childhood experiences and co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders within the adolescent consumer population

Maintained relationships with agencies and organizations served by Pinnacle EAP through agency presentations, health fairs, and management meetings

Hired after graduation

ACE HOUSE & ACE EMPLOYMENT- W ellington, New Zealand S eptember 2012 - December 2012 Case Worker and Group Facilitator

Served as a caseworker in an supportive employment agency serving adults with mental and physical disabilities

Worked with community agencies helping consumers secure and maintain employment

Facilitated life skills and support groups, assisted with community outings, and event planning

Provided daily one on one support for high need consumers RICHMOND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AUTHORITY - R ichmond, Virginia M ay 2011 - May 2012 Case Worker

Virginia Commonwealth University BSW Placement

Provided case management and community coordination services under supervision of a social worker to adults with serious mental illnesses

Shadowed staff in the crisis stabilization unit and conducted supervised intake assessments

Designed and facilitated weekly psycho-educational groups for consumers of the Adult Mental Health Unit

Assisted social worker on home visits to assess clients at risk of decomposition and developed interventions accordingly

Accompanied social workers on excursions to psychiatric hospitals and Richmond City jails to assess client needs

Performed research focused on the adverse childhood experiences of consumer population to advocate for trauma informed recovery in agency’s service provision RECENT VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

Community Organizing- D amascus, Virginia

Spring, 2018

● Assisted with development of community task force initiative on substance abuse Meals on Wheels driver- Mountain Home, Idaho

2017-2018

● Served as a weekly Meals on Wheels driver

CORE COMPETENCIES

Promote Dignity & Worth

Strengthening Communities

Advance Social Justice

Professional Development

Diplomacy

Evidence Based Service

Evaluation/Assessment

Crisis Intervention

Ensuring Ethical Care

EDUCATION

Virginia Commonwealth University School of Social Work, Richmond, VA Master of Social Work: Summa Cum Laude, May, 2014

Bachelor of Social Work: Magna Cum Laude, May, 2012 MEMBERSHIPS/CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSURE

LICENSED CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER IN VIRGINIA AND IDAHO ONGOING LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT TRAINING THROUGH COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS OF IDAHO CERTIFICATION IN TRAUMA INFORMED SUPERVISION

COLUMBIA-SUICIDE SEVERITY RATING SCALE CERTIFIED

FIRST AID/ CPR/ CRISIS WAVE CERTIFICATIONS

PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES

● Jenny Lee Doty, LCSW

Clinical Supervisor of Community Partnerships

of Idaho, Inc.

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● Elizabeth L. Caval-Williams, LCSW

Director of Professional Development

of Community Partnerships of Idaho, Inc.

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