Mental health therapist, case manager, family advocate
Resume:
Pepper Owens
**** ***** ***** **., **********, TN 38506
***********@*****.***
Clinical therapy with adults, children, and families
Assessing and diagnosing mental health issues
Crisis intervention
Accurate data collection and maintenance
Work Experience
Case Manager
Therapeutic Interventions- Cookeville, TN
June 2023-May2024
Provide case management functions for foster parents and children in our continuum and advocate for the foster family in care team meetings.
Take a leading role in identifying and providing therapeutic interventions that the parents and children need. Coordinate the care and monitor the progress of services involved.
Maintain to a high standard all case files and statistical records on the progress of families in the program.
Develop therapeutic relationships of trust with foster parents, birth parents and each foster child.
Provide formal family visit supervision as well as day to day support and guidance consistent with trauma informed approaches. Assist birth parents with dealing with the difficulties of their separation from their children by providing therapeutic support.
Clinical Therapist
Omni Community Health - Cookeville, TN
September 2018 to July 2022
Provided therapeutic supportive therapy for a diverse clientele group with ages ranging between 5-84 years.
Provided adult, group and family therapy, participate in interdisciplinary treatment planning by developing an annual comprehensive clinical/psychosocial assessment and crisis intervention consultation.
In-Home Therapist
Centerstone - Cookeville, TN
January 2016 to September 2018
Family support, individual therapy for adults and children, conflict resolution, crisis management and education
Case manager
Overton County Recovery Court
October 2014 to January 2016
Counseling with adult drug court participants, interviewing and assessing clients prior to admission to the program, drug test clients, data maintenance.
In-Home Therapist
Camelot Care Centers, Inc
August 2011 to October 2013
Individual therapy for adults and children, family support, conflict resolution, crisis management and education
Family Support Worker
The Stephens Center
March 1994 to February 1997
Educating and assisting at-risk adult parents of children under age 5, in-home support, assessing family needs, connecting the family with support resources
Education
MA in Mental Health Counseling from Tennessee Tech University
BS in Interdisciplinary Studies from Tennessee Tech University
Related skills
• Intake/Assessment/Diagnostic
• Crisis Intervention
• Individual / Group Counseling
• Child & Family Counseling
• Addiction Counseling
• Data collection and management
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