Charleen Yellow Kidney

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Placitas, NM 87034 ad1z3y@r.postjobfree.com

Qualifications

Licensed Clinical Social Work

New Mexico State Approved Clinical Supervisor for Social Workers and Mental Health Counselors

Matrix Model-Intensive Outpatient Alcohol & Drug Key Supervisor Training (Clare Matrix)

Matrix Model-Intensive Outpatient Alcohol & Drug Training (Clare Matrix)

Completed and Certified in Forensic Interviewing-NCAC

Clinical Supervisor for Intensive Outpatient Programs: Mental Health Groups and Matrix Model for Substance.

Clinical Supervision at MDC (Metropolitan Detention Center) for Lower licensures LMSW working toward Independent Licensure.

Clinical Supervision Correction Officers at MDC Certificated in MRT (Moral Recognition Therapy)

Coordinator for Psychiatric Acute Care Unit for Women and Men at Metropolitan Detention Center population 1200 or more

Mental Health Professional Psychiatric Services Unit at the Metropolitan Detention Center

Mental Health Professional Psychiatric Services Unit at the Sandoval County Detention Center, population 393 or more

Certificated in MRT (Moral Recognition Therapy) created for incarcerated offenders

Behavior Health Therapist & Substance Abuse Counselor. Trained in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and Facilitated DBT Skills Groups for youthful offenders and adults.

Facilitated the following Groups: MRT (Moral Recognition Therapy), Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Substance Abuse, Matrix IOP, Parenting, Cultural Diversity Groups, Process, Life Skills, and Bully Prevention.

Experienced in de-escalating adult offenders in a detention facility presenting in crisis.

Experience as a Judge presiding over all cases filed in Tribal Court.

Knowledge of Tribal Laws, Rules of Procedure, Montana State Laws and Montana Rules of Court, Federal Law and Federal Rules of Evidence, IWCA, Interstate compacts, and Personnel proceedings.

Knowledgeable in reading, writing, and interpreting laws, case law, contract law, employee policy, and procedures

Experienced in investigating child abuse/neglect, working with police officers and criminal investigators involving heinous crimes.

Fifteen years of knowledge and experience in Courtroom proceedings, filing petitions, executing warrants, rules of evidence, orders, reports to Court, and testifying.

Knowledge and experience in working directly with Tribal and County Prosecutors, Police Officers, Probation Officers, Investigators, Mental Health, Chemical Dependency Programs, Northwest Drug Task Force, and Hospitals on heinous cases, including sexual abuse cases.

Supervised and performed case management for all adult offenders who were placed on supervised probation by the

Courts system.

Provided case management for high-risk families.

Experience

Clinical Supervisor Intensives Outpatient Programs

Facilitating Intensive Outpatient Groups – Matrix Alcohol & Drugs (48 weeks)

Facilitating Intensive Outpatient Groups – Behavioral Health CBT/DBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy) (48 weeks)

Facilitating Intensive Partial Hospitalization Program five days a week

Develop curriculum for therapeutic community, behavioral health, and partial hospitalization program (PHP) groups.

Working with Serious Mentally Ill Inmates, Coordinating Services Male Unit with the Correction Officer Case Manager and the community for the continuum of care.

Working with Serious Mentally Ill Inmates, Coordinating Services Female Unit with the Correction Officer, Case Manager, and the community for the continuum of care.

Coordinated weekly multidisciplinary treatment meetings for seriously mentally ill inmates that involved a psychiatrist, psychiatric nurse, discharge planner, correction officer, and coordinator for the Women’s and Men’s units.

Developed therapeutic community in women segregation five (high-risk female inmates) at Metropolitan Detention Center and facilitated daily educational groups.

Facilitating Groups in a Correctional setting for male and female offenders.

Discharge Planning for Serious Mentally Ill Inmates back into the Community

Facilitating Groups in the community

Experience in working with individuals affiliated with gangs

23 Years of working in the criminal justice field in various positions, including in jails.

Six years’ experience as Associate Judge.

Seven years of field experience as a Social worker (Investigator of child protection and permanency) .

Two years’ experience as an Adult Probation Officer.

Two years’ experience as a Chemical Dependency Counselor.

Fifteen years as a behavioral health Therapist.

Ten years’ experience as a Mental Health Professional at Metropolitan Detention Center.

Ten years of providing clinical supervision to lower license LMSW working toward their independent license while at MDC.

Supervised Corrections Officers Certificated in MRT (Moral Recognition Therapy) that facilitated groups at MDC.

Supervised clerical staff and jail staff (bailiffs)

Presided over and managed the following: Criminal cases, civil, juvenile, child protection cases, divorces, child custody, probation violations, and personnel cases, rendering judgment following the laws, policies, and procedures.

Experience managing court dockets, assigned courtrooms, court personnel, and other professionals appearing before the court, such as Prosecutors, public defenders, probation officers, social workers, police officers, plaintiffs, and offenders.

Experience managing a courtroom as a presiding judge, keeping constant order and ensuring each side has equitable time presenting court cases while remaining fair and impartial to both sides. This required being knowledgeable of Courtroom proceedings and state and federal rules of evidence, including any recent case law setting precedent that would impact a rendered decision by the court.

Presided over Indian Child Welfare ACT cases.

Experienced in evidentiary hearings determining if there is enough evidence to prosecute a case as required under the governing laws.

Experience in reading, writing, and interpreting State Law, Federal Law, Tribal Law, Contracts, Personnel policy, and procedures.

Experience in providing supervision with adult offenders’ court orders to probation and investigating alleged violations, simultaneously gathering evidence to substantiate violations by writing a report to the court for further proceedings with sentencing recommendations.

Experienced in investigating child abuse cases by interviewing all parties involved, setting up forensic interviewing, and writing a report to the court with findings for further court procedures.

Provided clinical supervision for Highlands University and University New Mexico Social Work Intern Students with Counseling World, LLC and at Metropolitan Detention Center

Supervised all Probation staff during the absence of the Chief Probation Officer.

Computer literate and know how to operate all office equipment, including various computer programs.

30 years of experience working with high-risk, culturally diverse groups, including Native Americans, children, youth, adults, veterans, elders, and SMI (seriously mentally ill).

Accomplishments

Developed policy and procedures for the CSKT Tribal Probation/Parole Program.

Developed forms for various program use (Tribal Probation/Parole and Tribal Social Services Child Protection).

Board member of the Northwest Tribal Courts for five states facilitated the development of Child Enforcement policies and procedures between States and Tribes in collecting child support.

Board member of the Northwest Tribal Courts for five states facilitated developing Tribal Court Bench Book for Domestic Violence.

Served six years as an Appellate Judge for the Mohegan Tribe in Connecticut.

New Mexico State Approved Clinical Supervisor for social workers and mental health counselors

Completed and Certified in Forensic Interviewing-NCAC

Education

June 8, 2008, Graduated from Walla Walla University, Washington, Master of Social Work.

August 8th, 1997, Graduated from Gonzaga University, Washington, Master of Arts in Administration and Curriculum.

June 1996, Graduated from Salish Kootenai College with a Bachelor of Arts in Human Services/Rehabilitation.

December 7, 2001, Attended The National Judicial College for Logic and Opinion Writing.

April 4, 1998, Attended The National Judicial College for Advance Special Court Jurisdiction.

March 21, 1997, Attended The National Judicial College for Special Court Jurisdiction.

National Judicial College-Essential Skills for Tribal Court Judges

National Indian Justice Center-Alternatives in Dispute Resolution and Traditional Peacemaking.

Council Lodge Institute-Basic Indian Law

Provided the following Training

Working with the psychiatric client

De-escalation in a Correctional Environment

Moral Reconation Therapy and Therapeutic Community in a Correctional Environment

Managing Personality Disorders for Correction Officers and Medical staff

Jail Cultural

Mental illness differentiated from cultural beliefs

Adolescent Development Albuquerque Job Corp

Student Motivation Albuquerque Job Corp

Suicide Prevention

The Effects of Marijuana on Schizophrenia

Working with Seriously mentally ill inmates (SMI).

Working with the psychiatric client

Provided clinical supervision for Highlands University and University New Mexico Social Work Intern Students with Counseling World, LLC and at Metropolitan Detention Center

Detox

License #C-09957

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

New Mexico State Approved Clinical Supervisor for Social workers and Mental Health Counselors

Forensic Interviewer-NACA

Employment

Haven Behavior Health

Intensive Outpatient Program Clinical Supervisor April 12, 2021, to current

Mental Health Counselor

Centurion/Correct Care Solutions/Wellpath September 10, 2012 to Current PRN

Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC)

Pueblo of Sandia

Social Worker/Behavior Health June 3, 2019 to November 12, 2019

Mental Health Therapist

CorrHealth

Sandoval Detention Center July 30, 2018-April 12, 2021

Mental Health Therapist December 17, 2017 to July 30, 2018

Southwest Correction Medical Group

Sandoval Detention Center

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Counseling World, LLC September 2, 2009-April 1, 2013

Mental Health Therapist. Albuquerque New Mexico

CYFD-Camino Nuevo Albuquerque New Mexico

Substance Abuse Counselor & Behavior Health Therapist October 15, 2008-August 12, 2009

CYFD-Camino Nuevo Albuquerque New Mexico

Youth Care Specialist September 7, 2008-October 15, 2009

Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribe Pablo, Montana

Department of Human Resource January 2003-April 1, 2008

Development Child Protection Services

Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribal Court Pablo, Montana

Associate Judge October 1, 1996-September 2002

Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribal Probation Pablo, Montana

Adult Probation Officer January 3, 1994-19

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