Shelly R. Edmunds

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Philadelphia, Pa 19151

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Career Summary

Over 10 years providing one-on-one therapy for families, young adults and school age children K-12th grade. Over Five years educating, tutoring and preparing adults and young adults and youth on life skills. Supervise up to 30 staff members includes, instructors (tutors), Behavior Health Teams, Case Managers, Therapeutic Staff Support, Behavior Health Workers and Volunteers. Recognized for outstanding management and leadership skills resulted in several promotions.

Education

Masters' Degree (MHS)

Human Services (Concentration Counseling)

(LPC) Eligible

Lincoln University Philadelphia PA.

Business Administration

Business (BA)

Penn State Philadelphia PA

Experience

Mobile Therapist Behavioral Analysis & Therapy Partners

07/2018-Present

. Interdisciplinary Clinical Team (Wraparound)/Behavioral Health Rehabilitative Services (BHRS)

. Providing insight into family dynamics supporting and assisting in the development of adaptive skills for child and adolescents for the child to take a more positive role in the family

. Facilitating services within the home, school and community

. Review and provide assessment of child ensuring medical necessity for child’s involvement with services

. Clinical leader and develop treatment plans as required

. Conduct sessions with consumers, family and community members

. Provide child centered, family focused, individual, and family psychotherapy

. Travel to and from client’s home to preform therapy sessions

Substitute Teacher Philadelphia School System, Mastery Charter Schools and Montessori Schools

10/2015-Present

Provide long and short-term teaching (sub) assignments within various schools; McDaniel, Dunbar, Blakenburg and Philadelphia Montessori School

Instruct and engage with school age students’ grades K- 12th with students diagnosed with behavioral and mental disorders; ADD, ADHD, OCD,

Provide therapeutic intervention, injunction with academics to all students in class

Engage with students providing instructional learning; one-on-one, group and therapy

Collaborate with parents, counselors, support team, managers, BHW, STS and principal to ensure academics are provided to students’ level and to enhance students’ progress

Design and develop lesson plans in the absence of teacher when lessons plans are not available/provided for sub teacher

School Therapeutic Support (STS) Warren E Smith (WES) Philadelphia PA

9/2014-9/2015

Provided clinical treatment for consumers and their families, complete clinical intake assessments, weekly group treatment for consumers

Assessed child/adolescents and families’ strengths and needs, conducted weekly groups which provided prevention/intervention treatment for clients,

Designed, revise and direct the implementation of behavioral treatment plan

Provided documentation biweekly, clinical supervision weekly, individual session with STS caseload, weekly family session with STS unique caregivers (bi-weekly face to face)

Collaborated with schools’ personnel, vocational agencies, Community Umbrella Agencies (CUA)

Supervisor/Coordinator Tutors Philadelphia School District

1/2012- 9/2015

Provided school and parents of students' the appropriate readiness progress to advance to the next level

Collaborated with school counselors and teachers in preparing students Individual Learning Plans (ILP)

Supervised all instructors within various schools, recruit instructors and subs

Evaluated all tutors’ performance to ensure retention (quarterly and annually)

Organize and facilitate weekly and monthly meetings with staff, principal, teachers, parents and counselors to convey student’s progress and address concerns

Conducted/facilitated training sessions for, instructors to enhance student’s progress

Designed nutritional snack program for students ensuring health awareness among the students

Tutor Instructor Philadelphia School Systems District

09/12/2012--12/2012

Instructed and engaged with school age children K-8th grade on reading, language arts and math

Provided one-on-one and group tutoring sessions for students in the program

Collaborated with school counselors, teachers and principals in the evaluation process of students Individual Evaluation plan (IEP) Treatment Plans

Attended meeting with teachers’ counselors, parents, principal and BHRS Team

Made recommendations/provided resources for Mental Health, Behavioral Disorders of students displaying/having disorders

Mentor

09//2012-Present City Year Mentors, PA

Facilitate and engage with mentee; provide strategies to promote academic growth for mentee, advocate for student at all times

Assist school with the development and preparation for SAT and Act prep programs for mentees;

Plan and organize college career fairs, with universities, businesses and trade schools

Design college campus visits, host college/trade school visits for students

Determine the academic needs of program participants and develops a system and referrals for additional support services as needed

Assist mentee with college and trade school application process and collaborate with parents in the process

Family Service Coordinator (FSC)

09/2009-9/2012 New Image (Gaudenzia), PA

Organized and coordinated services for women, infant, children, and adolescents in residential rehabilitated drug and alcohol treatment program to become drug and alcohol free/ self-sufficient; conducted intake assessments for consumers

Facilitated/conducted meetings with the teams Psychologist and Psychiatrist, BHRS team, CBH, DHS, DPW, Child Welfare and other inter-agencies

Conducted home visits for all children of mother in the program, scheduled and monitored visits for children who lived in Kinship, Foster Care, made court appearances to advocate for consumers

Provided/coached vocational and job readiness, educated/ and provided consumers with life skills to maintain life independently; liaison with various businesses CUA to assist consumers with jobs

Applied therapy and treatment for chemical dependency and alcohol abuse for each consumer (women) Inpatient

Coordinated housing placement from various housing programs HUD, Section Eight (8) and PHA for all program residents,

Conducted therapy sessions for children, adolescents and family: one-on-one and group therapy sessions

Outpatient Therapist Mental Health/Behavioral Health (Internship)

9/2006-9/2009 Various Out-Patient agencies: Staffing Plus, RHD, Philadelphia PA

Provided direct clinical therapy/treatment for one-on-one, couples, families, and groups using various treatment modalities and interventions

Prepared all required documents for consumers; treatment plans, assessments, annual reviews, progress notes and discharge summaries in accordance with policy and procedures of the agency, maintained and updated all charts for review of auditors conducted by CBH, DHS and DPW

Documented outcome measures, tracking data of consumers as required

Conducted outpatient therapy for children and adults who experienced sexual abuse

Provided therapy sessions for consumers such as; crisis counseling, cognitive therapy and play therapy for children and adults

Counseled/provided therapy sessions for children, youth and families diagnosed with; IDD, ADD, ADHD, OCD, Autism, Mental Health, Behavior disorders and at-risk children and sexually abused women, children

Therapeutic Staff Support (TSS)

9/2000-8/2006 Staffing Plus Haverford PA

Provided therapeutic interventions for school age children K-12th grade with various behavior/mental health disorders: Autism, ADD, ADHD, OCD, and At-Risk Children

Executed the treatment plan and applied various modalities for each consumer

Prepared daily progress notes, monthly assessments for each case

Attended weekly, monthly supervision sessions

Collaborated with BHRS Team; Psychologist, Psychiatrist, Behavior Specialist, Mobile Therapist

Shelly R. Edmunds, MHS

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