Social Worker Quality Control
Resume:
TELECIA RITTIMAN, LCSW-S
Houston, TX 77083-1308
Email: ********.*******@*****.***
Mobile: 713-***-****
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with many years of experience in direct clinical practice as well as administration and quality control. Experience includes both in and out-patient settings, residential, EAP services and remote counseling. Comfortable in designing trainings and providing presentations.
20 years clinical experience Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Telehealth
Motivational Interviewing Grief & Bereavement Therapy EAP
Compliance Management Program Development Clinical Supervisor
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Walmart Health
Therapist
March 2024 -August 2024
•Provide individual, couples and family counseling using a variety of evidence basedodalities. Ex Cognitie Behhaioral Therapy, Motiational Interiewing
•Partcipated in an interdisciplinary team including physicians, nurses and dentists
•Trained in Epic - EMR
Private Practice 2-2010 - Present
•Contracts included Compsych, Betterhelp, Grow, and Ableto.
•Provided presentations on select topics including: How to Get Along With Difficult People, Stress Management During the Holidays, Self-Care
•Provided therapy using various techniques including Cognitive Behavorial therapy, Dialectic Behavior Therapy, Psychodynamic, Motivational Interviewing, Solution Focused and Play Therapy.
•Provided both remote and in-person counseling
•Served as an EAP provider
National Smart Health Care, Inc.
Clinical Auditor 10-2014 - 2018
•Manage compliance for the organization
•Designed audit tool and audited open files for compliance
•Provide reports on results of audits
•Designed training to address deficiencies in documentation
•Provided presentations and trainings to address staff needs
University of Houston 2011 – 2016
Field Liaison – Graduate College of Social Work
•Represent the University of Houston in the community
•Serve as the liaison between the Graduate College of Social Work and multiple agencies within Houston
•Serve as advocate for the students in the graduate program
•Provide mediation and problem resolution to assist in managing concerns in student placements
•Maintain accurate documentation of services
Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston 9/2011-2013
Program Manager/Contract/Consultant
•Set up framework for case management program
•Provide consultation to Social Work Manager
•Set up social work internship for University of Houston and Texas Southern University
•Served as field instructor and provided supervision to students
SEARCH, 5/ 2010 – 8/2011
Program Manager of Engagement Services
•Responsible for daily management, budgeting and grant management for the Homeless Day Shelter, Mobile Outreach, Disability Services, Case Management, Addiction Services, Kitchen and Food Services.
•Provided clinical supervision of staff
•Responsible for supervision of volunteers
•Completed training in Motivational Interviewing. Trained as MI Coach
•Actively works on maintaining relationships with other professional organizations
•Provided timely reporting on budget and grant management
INTRACARE HOSPITAL,
3/1998 – 2/2010
Assistant Administrator, 2003 - 2010
•Administered, budgeted and managed ten departments within the hospital and all outpatient services.
•Supervised 11 department managers, over eighty employees and on-going clinical student interns.
•As a member of the Senior Management Team, designed, implemented and managed all clinical programs in the hospital.
•Maintained compliance with all JCAHO and Texas Health Department regulations.
•Maintained relationships with all referral sources.
•Represented the hospital in meetings with other professional organizations
•Successfully headed fund raising campaign
•Responsible for hiring and building departments
•Active Administrator in identifying goals, mission, values, and culture of the organization
Director of Outpatient Services 1998 - 2003
Assistant Director of Social Services
•Promoted to Director of Outpatient Services and Assistant Director of Social Services
after two years working as a therapist in direct care in the outpatient programs.
•Managed the outpatient programs as well as the social service department.
•Performed clinical work including assessments, treatment planning, individual, group and family therapy
•Populations served included children, adolescents, adults, and the geriatric populations.
•Modalities used included Cognitive Behavorial therapy, Dialectic Behavior Therapy, Psychodynamic, Play Therapy, Brief Solution Focused
•Budget Management
•family therapy, utilization management, case management, implementation of
specialized program for people with dual diagnosis and community liaison work.
HOUSTON PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES, Houston, Texas 12/1998 – 2/2006
Psychotherapist
•Provided therapy for children, adolescents and adults as well as the GLBT community.
•Conducted assessments, treatment planning, individual and couples therapy as well as utilization management.
VETERANS’ ADMINISTRATION MEDICAL CENTER, Houston, Texas 8/1996 – 5/1997
Social Work Intern
•Completed rotations in Geriatric Psychiatry, Special Medicine – HIV and Rehabilitative Medicine.
•Performed psychosocial assessments, discharge planning, family and patient education, group psychotherapy, outpatient casework, multi-disciplinary team work and single systems research.
State of Texas – Dept of Human Services 1994-1997
Community Care for the Aged and Disabled
•Provided case management services
•Traveled to client’s home to provide services
•Exemplary standing on evaluations
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON GRADUATE SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK, Houston, Texas
Masters of Social Work Conferred 1997
•Experience researching and campaigning for policy change at the state level.
•Completed course work/training in Program Evaluation
•Trained in Grief and Bereavement Therapy
•Certified Mediator
•Member of Sigma Phi Omega
•Presented at the National Association of Social Workers 1996 State Conference
•Co-founder of the Barbara Jordan Unity Project/Voter’s Registration Drive
•Participant in the Geriatric Interdisciplinary Team Training at Baylor
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO, San Antonio, Texas
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology Conferred 1991
•Co-author of article published in the Journal of Applied Psychology, Responses to Persons with AIDS: Fear of Contagion or Stigma
•Member of Psi Chi and the University Psychological Association
Certified Clinical Supervisor – Training completed 2010
Completed one year of training and coaching in Motivational Interviewing. Trained as an MI coach, 2011
Awarded Field Instructor of The Year, 2012 University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work
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