Mental Health Social
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PROFESSIONAL CAREER SUMMARY
TERRI L. PONDER, LCSW, RN
Manchester, TN 37355
Mobile: 615-***-****
******.******@*****.***
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
October 2020-present
LCSW, MAT Therapist, Rapha Centre
Manchester, TN
September 2018-October 2020
Terri L Ponder LCSW
Owner and psychotherapist in private practice
September 2016-September 2019
Primary Care & Hope Clinic,
Murfreesboro, TN
LCSW
LCSW providing psychotherapy, brief intervention and crisis consultation as well as clinical consultation in an integrated healthcare setting.
Provided staff training and consultation for SBIRT.
Clinical supervisor for MTSU social work student.
2013-2016
Centerstone Mental Health Center, Tullahoma, TN and Nashville, TN
Nashville, TN
Therapist, 2013-2016
2nd largest mental health community center in the United States.
Led psychotherapy groups and individual treatment for addiction and behavioral disorders.
Therapist in a community mental health center providing assessment and treatment to adults with mental illness including crisis consultation.
Outpatient case management.
Administrative Team Leader/Outpatient Therapist/Mental Health Case Manager, 2001-2005
A school-based setting where I provided behavioral health services and case management to students and their families within the school system. Provided administrative supervision to small group of supervisees.
Outpatient Therapist and VOCA Grant Coordinator providing behavioral health services to patients and managing a grant.
March 2013 -October 2013
ETSU Family Medicine Associates
Johnson City, TN
Medical Social Worker
Provided integrated care to patients within a residency training program for ETSU Medical School
Provided didactic training for residents.
Facilitated and organized home visits.
Provided brief psychotherapy services to patients along with crisis consultation.
Clinical faculty appointment from April-Oct 2013 with ETSU School of Medicine
2010-2012
Ascension Health
St. Louise Clinic, MTMC
Murfreesboro, TN
Social Worker, 2011-2012
Social Worker in an outpatient primary care clinic serving primarily uninsured and underserved clients.
Provided assessments, social history, linkage to community resources, brief mental health treatment/consultation, crisis intervention, health coaching and education in an integrated care environment.
Clinical supervisor for BSW and MSW interns from MTSU.
St. Thomas Hospital, Adult Mental Health Unit
Nashville, TN
Social Worker, 2005-2007 and 2010-2011
Social Worker inpatient-psychiatric setting providing assessments, education and treatment.
Responsible for discharge planning to primarily older adults with mental illness and their families.
Inpatient-psychiatric setting providing assessment, education, treatment as well as discharge planning to primarily older adults with mental illness and their families
2006-2009
DDM/Ascend
Nashville, TN (DDM also owned Foundations)
Contractor
Provided ICAP & PASRR assessments to the State of TN Department of Mental Health & Department of Developmental Disabilities with older adults and persons with disabilities.
Contracted to Foundations as a process group therapist.
April 2001-July 2001
SCHRA Head Start/Early Head Start
Fayetteville, TN
Associate Director Health & Family Services
Serving 13 county areas, provided leadership and clinical and administrative supervision to medical and behavioral health/social work staff and nutrition staff within a broad geographic region.
1993-1996
Tyson Foods
Shelbyville, TN
R.N., Occupational Health, Nurse Supervisor
Provided nursing services as well as occupational health case management and crisis and emergency care to employees of a production facility.
May1993-October 1993
Lincoln County Hospital
Fayetteville, TN
R.N., Medical-surgical floor
Provided nursing care in a medical surgical setting.
EDUCATION
Tulane University School of Social Work
New Orleans, LA
M.S.W. with additional Certification in Gerontology, December 2000
University of Tennessee Graduate School of Social Work
Nashville, TN
June 1999-September 1999
Middle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro, TN
Major: Social work, Minor-Sociology
B.S.W., May 1999
Motlow State Community College
1993 Tullahoma, TN
A.S. General Studies, August 1997
A.A.S. Nursing May 1993
TRAINING & CERTIFICATIONS
LCSW since 2005 in Tennessee
RN since 1993 in Tennessee
Member, Rutherford County Psychological Association
Griefshare Facilitator
Certified Grief Counseling Specialist & Certified Dementia Care Specialist, Evergreen
Gerontology Certification, Tulane University
EMDR trained
Additional trainings: DBT, CBT, Addictions, IFS, MI
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