High School Manager

Patricia D. Pickett

**** ****** ***** ****, ***. 416 Atlanta, GA 30331 205-***-**** 205-***-****

*********@*****.***

OBJECTIVE: To obtain a position with your organization allowing me to utilize my

Educational skills and a strong work ethic and experience towards

a position in which I can grow professionally and successfully.

Professional Experience

Tri County Treatment Center – Birmingham, Alabama

2009-2013

Position: Substance Abuse Counselor

•Interact with clients from diverse social-economic and cultural backgrounds.

•Screening and assessing potential patients to determine intake eligibility.

•Provide direct care in determining patient’s status and issues by interviewing them, obtaining

personal information and medical history.

•Work closely with staff and various outside agencies to restore patients productive roles by

educating them about available community based organizations, and social and employment

services to help patients in their recovery.

•Develop, implement, and maintain personal treatment plans for each client on case load.

•Modify treatment by maintaining case history and progress notes while observing patients on

caseload.

•Facilitate weekly group sessions, provide individual therapy, collecting random drug

screening.

for clients regularly.

•Develop marketing strategies to create awareness of treatment services offered by clinic.

•Develop internal staff events monthly.

Harris Counseling Group, LLC Birmingham, Alabama

2007-2008

Position: Part Time

Case Manager

Responsible For:

•Assisting in the reunification efforts of families involved in DHR: Individual & Group

Counseling

•Providing in home services to families: Basic Living Skills, Tutoring, Parenting Techniques,

Money Management, Employment Assistance, & Family Support

•Maintaining Current Documentation: Weekly Progress Notes and Monthly Reports

Northwest Alabama Treatment Center-Bessemer,Alabama

2005-2007

Position: Substance Abuse Counselor

•Interviewing and assessing potential patients to determine intake eligibility

•Conduct ASAMS psychosocial assessments

•Work closely with staff and various outside agencies to help patients in their recovery

•Preparing and presenting oral and written communications/reports

•Operating a personal computer, including preparing spreadsheets and word processing

•Develop, implement, and maintain personal treatment plans for each client on caseload

•Facilitate weekly group sessions and provide counseling therapy for clients regularly

•Plan and Prepare Community Outreach events

AmSouth Bank-Birmingham,Alabama

2000-2005

Job Title: Research & Analysis Clerk/Data Entry Specialist

Duties:

•Communicate with bank employee’s & customers to resolve issues.

•Maintenance of commercial loans per memos of special instruction.

•Reconciling & balancing payments.

•Key and verify new loans, payments, renewals, collateral, and general ledgers.

Education

Bachelor of Arts

Major – SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY / Minor – CRIMINAL JUSTICE May 2005

THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM-Birmingham,Alabama

High School Diploma

Advanced Academic Diploma May 1997

MINOR HIGH SCHOOL Birmingham,Alabama

Community Service

Voter Registration, Breast Cancer Research Foundation, Old Fire House Shelter, Pathway’s Women

Shelter,

First light Shelter, Rape Response Victims Hotline,

Boards I Serve On: Mayor William Bell YP United Board, UAB MHRC Board, YMCA Jr. Board

Computer Proficiency

METHASOFT

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Access

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Power Point

Adobe Addition

References: Available Upon Request

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