Dustin Fields MSW, LSW, LICDC, JSOCC
Xenia, OH. 45385
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OBJECTIVE
Obtain a leadership/supervisory role to utilize my advanced skills and experience to grow and serve clinicians, as well as help adults with mental health and addiction struggles thrive and function at a higher level. I also want to be in a position where I can create, implement, and expand a counseling program that is both evidence-based or faith-based for those clients that choose that paradigm.
EMPLOYMENT
Emerge Recovery & Trade Initiative (Xenia, OH. February 2023- Current)
Program Director/Team Lead.
Overseeing clinical and administrative operations of Faith-Based IOP, SOP, and Aftercare Program.
Overseeing clinical facilitation of Mental Health Day Treatment Program
Providing individual and group supervision for staff.
Training Case Managers and QMHS staff to provide competent client care in both Sud and MH programs.
Providing Biopsychosocial Assessments for clients dealing with mental health issues and substance use disorders.
Program planning, curriculum development, Medicaid billing preauthorization claims and processes, community networking/marketing, facilitation of mental health & behavioral health groups.
Assisting with CARF & OMHAS accreditation, certifications, and compliance audits.
Providing client-centered, clinically appropriate treatment plans that are specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, & time-oriented.
Creating and facilitating evidence-based PHP, IOP, & SOP groups encompassing all facets of mental health and substance use struggles.
Created Christian-Based, Faith-Based, and Spirituality-Based Curriculum to accompany other treatment modalities and paradigms.
Conducting spirituality groups centered on trauma, mental health, and addiction.
Providing individual therapy and counseling.
Providing family therapy and counseling.
Implemented biblical/faith-based counseling program and modalities for clients that preferred this approach.
Ongoing treatment plan reviews.
Monitoring case managers’ documentation and group facilitation.
Updated diagnostic assessments.
Daily progress notes and caseload care.
Providing urinalysis and alcohol breathalyzer tests to clients.
Marie’s House of Hope (Dayton, OH. February 2022- February 2023)
Clinical Director & Senior Clinician
Overseeing all clinical work with clients (Psychotherapy, TBS, CPST, MMC) to ensure services are provided in compliance with Ohio Board standards and accrediting agency protocol, as well as client need and level of care.
Community-Based Counseling for youth, adolescents, and young adults – ages 12-21 who struggle with mental and behavioral health, homelessness, and alcohol & drug issues, with a predominant focus on trauma.
Program planning, curriculum development, Medicaid billing preauthorization claims and processes, supervision of case managers and group facilitators, community networking/marketing, facilitation of mental health & behavioral health groups.
Diagnostic Assessments, Targeted Treatment Plans, Daily Progress Notes, Ongoing Assessment Tool Utilization and Administration, Monthly Reports all in alignment with OHMAS and ODMH standards.
Specialized in Trauma-Informed Care, TF-CBT, CBT, SFT, Expressive Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Sexual Offending Treatment, Anger Management.
NewPath Child & Family Solutions (Cincinnati, OH. February 2017-February 2022)
Therapist/Counselor/Treatment Provider
Community-based therapist and treatment provider for children, youth, and families ranging from ages 4-19 who struggle with a vast array of behavioral and mental health challenges; including trauma, sexual offending behavior, mood dysregulation disorders, suicidal ideation and general opposition.
Diagnostic Assessments, Treatment Planning, Evaluation of Progress
In-home and school-based therapy and treatment including but not limited to CBT, DBT, Expressive Therapy, Sexual Behavior Treatment, Play Therapy, Family Therapy and Trauma-Informed/Responsive Care.
Was offered Team Lead position after 5 months in current position, and current Supervisor encouraged me to obtain MSW to become Director/Supervisor.
Lighthouse Youth Services (Dayton, OH. October 2012-February 2017)
Social Worker/Counselor
Treatment provider for adolescents with diagnoses such as ODD, Conduct Disorder, ADHD, Reactive Attachment Disorder, Borderline Intellectual Functioning
Therapeutic Intervention for juvenile sex offenders and their families; including, but not limited to:
oRisk Assessment.
oDiagnostic Assessment.
oCANS (Child/Adolescent Needs and Strengths) Assessment
oWriting ISP’s (Individual Service Plan).
oConducting JSOAP’s (Juvenile Sex Offender Assessment Protocol).
oWorking with/adhering to a client’s IEP (Individual Education Plan).
oIndividual Therapy/Counseling.
oGroup Therapy.
oFamily Therapy.
oProviding Trauma Informed Care to appropriated situations.
oWorking with clients on corrective thinking strategies.
oHelping clients and families develop relapse prevention strategies.
oMonitoring Treatment.
oEvaluating Progress.
oAssuring Client’s successful completion of Pathways level-oriented workbook.
oTeaching Clients healthy hygiene.
oTeaching Clients appropriate social skills/coping skills.
oWorking from Strengths-Based model to enhance self-esteem
oHelping Clients to develop genuine accountability for their offense(s).
oHelping parents of offenders appropriately understand, accept and support their child’s situation.
EDUCATION
The University of New England – New England, ME.
Master of Social Work - MSW (June 2019)
GPA – 4.0
The University of Findlay- Findlay, OH.
Bachelor of Arts in Social Work (May 2011)
GPA – 3.7
LSW, Licensure from CSWMFT Board (Issued February 2012-Currently Valid)
LICDC, Licensure from OCDP Board (Issued December 2023-Currently Valid)
The University of Louisville-Louisville, KY.
JSOCC Program (Juvenile Sexual Offending Counseling Certification) (September 2013)
ACHIEVEMENTS & INVOLVEMENTS
Phi Alpha Honor Society for Social Work (Spring 2011)
Social Work Club (Fall 2009-Spring 2011)
Dean’s List (Spring 2009, Fall 2009, Spring 2010, Fall 2010, Spring 2011)
NASW Member
Core Value Award-Optimism (Lighthouse Youth Services, 2015)
Implemented The First Tee Program into Lighthouse Youth Services (2016)
Recognition for leadership competency at Lighthouse Youth Services (2016)
Director of athletic activities and community-based activities at Lighthouse Youth Services (2016-2017)
Agency wide recognition for superior services and marketing of services to juvenile courts and schools (New Path Child & Family Solutions 2017)
Trauma Trailblazer Award (New Path Child & Family Solutions 2018, 2019)
SPECIALIZED AREAS OF COMPETENCY
Appropriate styles of clinical documentation and reporting for certain cases/clients.
In-depth understanding of juvenile sexual offending (factors, treatment and aftercare)
JSOAP II Risk Assessment Tool
CANS Assessment Tool
OYAS Assessment Tool
Diagnostic Assessments
Facilitating treatment/therapy groups
Trauma Informed Care (Certified through TLC)
Expressive Arts Therapy
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Strengths-Based Therapy/Treatment
Solution-Focused Therapy
Play Therapy
The DSM V & ICD 10
Motivational Interviewing
Attachment Theory
Narrative Therapy
Biblical Counseling
RELATED EXPERIENCE
50 hours of supervised internship at The Hancock County Juvenile Court, Chief Probation Officer, Shawn Carpenter.
oSupervised direct counseling sessions with delinquent juveniles.
oParticipated in said counseling sessions.
oComprised mid-session narratives/summations.
oParticipated in session counseling with the delinquent juveniles.
oParticipated in post-session discussion/feedback with Probation Officers.
450 hours of supervised internship at Hancock County Alcohol Drug Addiction Mental Health Services Board (ADAMHS); 50 hours of supervised internship at Blanchard Valley Center.
oPolicy
oPractice
oHuman Behavior in the Social Environment
oResearch and Evaluation
oHuman Diversity and Social Justice
oSocial Work Values and Ethics
oProfessional and Personal Growth
560 hours of supervised field placement during MSW program through University of New England; conducted as place of employment field placement with field instructor, Don Kuchey, and University of New England seminar instructor, Latosha Howard.
oLeadership/Supervisory duties
oPolicy enhancement/reviews
oCore values of agency development
oClinical competency based on demographic
oCulturally competent family therapy
oFacilitation of leadership roles and supervision meetings
oCompeting Values Framework
oHuman Behavior in differentiation process
oClinical theory models and intervention tactics – SFT, DBT, EMDR, Narrative Therapy, Attachment Theory, Prenatal Trauma, Early Childhood Trauma, etc.
REFERENCES
Available upon request