Mental Health Services

Debra S. Vaughan, M.A., LPC

**** ******** ** - ****** ** 73034 ***********@*****.*** 405-***-**** (cell)

Education

Southern Nazarene University

Master of Arts in Marital and Family Therapy Graduation: December 2013

Counseling-concentration on Child Play Track Therapy

(allowed certification to lapse)

University of Central Oklahoma Graduation: December 2010

Bachelor of Arts

Major: Sociology

Pertinent Work History

Empact Youth Services 08/2023 – 05/2024

Contract – work with six boys 10-13 with high-risk emotional behaviors

Individuals, family, and group therapy sessions

Weekly notes

Treatment plans

BetterHelp 01/2021 – 08/2023

Provided weekly mental health services to a wide population of individuals via a virtual platform

Elevate Health Care 07/2020 – 01/2021 when the company was closed

Clinical manager for PHP

Provide intakes to establish the need for mental health services

Conducted group for children and adolescents

Provided individual and family therapy session

create appropriate treatment plans – individuals and for families

NorthCare 11/2019 – 07/2020

Supervisor of Adult Outpatient Services

Working with acute outpatient demographics: homelessness, substance abuse, serious mental health diagnosis, suicidal and homicidal, psychosis, and PTSD.

Supervise Case Managers, Peer Support Specialists

Crisis intervention for clients who walk in with immediate crises

Staff.

Deescalate clients that are coming into the center and become angry or their mental health symptoms are being triggered due to their circumstances or surroundings.

Supervise and assist staff with their daily duties, as needed.

Oklahoma County Crisis Intervention Center 7/2017 – 11/2019

Worked with acute individuals coming into the crisis center to be assessed for mental health assessments to determine if the particular individual needs inpatient services or would better benefit by receiving outpatient services.

Working knowledge of verbal de-escalation and therapeutic holds

Worked with a vast homeless demographic, those with substance abuse, suicidal and homicidal ideation, individuals with schizophrenia, bipolar, depression and psychosis

Supervised a group of Client Recovery Specialists (CRS)

Admit clients to inpatient or discharge to outpatient services

Private Practice – Expecting Change 5/2016 – 7/2017

Worked with adults, families and young children and adolescents, providing therapeutic services, designed to meet the mental health needs of each individual.

Red Rock Behavioral Health Services 10/2015 – 5/2016

Work with a diverse clientele and demographic, provide assessments & case management to outpatient clients; develop treatment plans for outpatient clients;

provide rehabilitative & therapeutic services, including but not limited to individual group & family therapy;

provide emergency services to include crisis assessment, evaluation & referral;

provide treatment services for residential clients.

Transitions, Inc.

Worked under supervision of Liz Ashton 8/2012- 10/2015

Work one-on-one clients in outpatient setting who have experienced sexual abuse and trauma.

Develop treatment plans

Volunteers of America 1/2012- 7/2012

Representative Payee

Work with the mentally ill, homeless or near homeless, physically disabled or aging populations to assist them with the budgeting of their Supplemental Social Security and/or Social Security income, and other benefits one may be entitled to as their Representative Payee as recognized by the Social Security Administration.

Provide light case management duties for client as needed.

Provide advocacy on client’s behalf.

Responsible for the intake, processing and explaining of the Payee Services Program to the respective client.

AT&T Wireless Call Center 6/2000-1/2005

Administrative Assistant to a Group of Managers

•Coordinated special events for over 500 employees

•Facilitated and maintained inventory

•Issued company protocol via managers

•Assisted with various merger transitions as company prepared to go from AT&T to Cingular

•Dates are approximant

Jenny Craig Weight Lose Center: Center Director 3/1996-1/1998

Manage sales and operations, customer service, and personnel functions of the Centre.

Responsible for the ongoing training and development of the Centre staff

Received Top Center Performance award

Dates are approximate

Residential Real Estate professional

Sold residential real estate

Coordinated closings

Secured financing

3/1993-1/ 2006

Debra S. Vaughan

1100 Woodford Ct - Edmond OK 73034 – ***********@***.***

Skills:

Standard office administrative skills, including the use of standard office equipment; Excellent Microsoft skills, including PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Microsoft Project, Outlook

oExcellent organizational skills and the ability to multi-task under pressure

oAbility to handle sensitive/confidential information

oIndependent thinking and judgment

oDay-to-day flexibility

oAbility to hear, react to, and respond to constructive criticism for efficiency and growth

oWorks well with other staff members on all levels, and easily develops working relationships with all levels of individuals

oCan establish and maintain an excellent working relationship with employees and clients.

Employee contacts:

Transitions, inc. (Liz Ashton 405-***-**** Director and CEO)

Red Rock Behavioral Health (Steve Mills 405-***-**** Director)

Empact Youth Services (Broadrick Whaley 405-***-****)

References:

Debi Bermel MA, LPC 405-***-****

Debbi was my LPC licensure supervisor and a therapist for the Care Center, which facilitates forensic interviews in Oklahoma County.

Washu Long, LPC 405-***-**** - Oklahoma County Crisis Center

Andrew Long, RN 405-***-**** - Oklahoma County Crisis Center

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