Mental Health Medical

Patricia Bell

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Orlando, Florida

32833

Home Phone 407-***-****

Objective: To obtain a professional position including one of leadership in a mental health, Pastoral Leadership, hospital, or governmental agency where my experience can be fully utilized and where the potential for my holistic approaches can advance.

Qualifications

Mental health counselor with fifteen years of experience providing individual therapy to a diverse population. I also have more than seven years of experience managing a million dollar nonprofit company which has a focus on persons with disabilities and special needs.

Targeting juveniles who has been adjudicated, presents with psychological treatment issues, special needs issues, and conduct disorders. Experiences include residential treatment and outpatient settings. Strong strength in the area of groups; Substance Abuse, Anger Control, Self Esteem Building, Sex offenders, and Drug trafficking of illicit drugs. Conduct intake assessments for incoming residents and formulate mental health treatment plans. Supervised, 24 hour crisis intervention service that included clients with (SIB) self injurious behavior. Experience working with foster care children and potential foster parents, services provided also included recruitment and home studies and intervention. Extensive experience under licensed supervision, (conduct psychological evaluations, which included administration of intelligence and personality tests). Consulted with and advised other program elements, (medical and school) on issues pertaining to mental health treatment for specific residents.

Education

Currently in Dissertation Phase year of Doctoral program: Psychology and Pastoral counseling (Graduation date: December 2014)

Ph. D. Counseling (graduating in June 2015)

M. A. School of Psychology, Psychology

B. A. Mary Grove College, Psychology and Social Work

Present Position(s)

2003-Present United care Supportive Services, Orlando, Florida (Director)

Manage a non-profit contracted position through the Department of Children and Families. Responsibilities are to manage payroll, supervise thirty-two employees, counseling. Develop, train and teach Anger management groups Substance Abuse and Sex Offenders groups with children and adults.

2001-2003 Behavior Support Services, Orlando Florida: Applied Behavior Analysis (trainee). Working with special needs clients, their families and school personnel in an effort to support teach, and redirect client’s behavior in various settings. (school and in clients home)

1998-2000 Psychological Specialist, Department of Juvenile Justice, Marianna, Florida.

Provide direct psychological services to an ethnically diverse residential population with more than 160 male offenders. (High ratio Sex Offenders). Made recommendation regarding treatment, provide individual Psychotherapy, ran Crisis Management Unit, groups, develop individual Treatment Plans, conduct Psychological Evaluations which included Administration of Intelligence and Personality tests.

Counseling, setting up follow-up out-patient treatment and outreach network: 1987-1988 Crisis Counselor, Metro medical Hospital, Detroit MI

Conducting crisis intervention in an emergency room setting, individual counseling and grief.

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