Personnel Specialist Air Force
Resume:
Mr. Michael Morton
Florida Licensed Realtor
Tampa, FL 33647
**********@*****.***
Specializing in Qualifying Low-Income Families for New Homes. Listing and selling expired listing homes when the homeowner was not able to sell their home. Attend monthly sales meetings on the 1st Friday of the Month. Assisting Veterans and Citizens as 1st Time Homeowners to transition from renters to homeowners. Willing to relocate to: Tampa, FL - Tampa, FL - Tampa, FL Authorized to work in the US for any employer
Work Experience
Mens Residential Counselor
DACCO - Tampa, FL
November 2018 to Present
Abide by Florida law on all real estate transactions with buyers and sellers. Also credit restoration agent assisting unqualified buyers to increase their credit score after attorneys prepare dispute letters for derogatory information in customers credit report & customer mail derogatory credit information three credit reporting agencies, and after 30 days the three credit reporting bureaus will remove derogatory information and rapidly rescore customers credit score. Customers have a website built by the company and is able to monitor their credit score increasing after removal of derogatory information.
Men's Residential Counselor
DACCO, Is Now Cove Behavioral Health, LLC. - Tampa, FL January 2021 to May 2021
• Conducted weekly client individual counseling sessions for caseload of 25 clients.
• Attended Wednesday Weekly Treatment Team Staffing facilitated by The Clinical Team Manager & included other team members such as the Clinical Team Program Director, Clinical Director, psychiatrist, RN, Social workers & on occasion Assigned Probation Officers as counselors presented clients for staffing for violation of program rules, staffing for placement or progress on Behavioral Contract, recommended for phasing up & getting their Phase dot, presenting new cases, recommendations for successful discharge, transfer to Aftercare Program, Program Team
• Facilitated Psychoeducational, Process, & Circle Out Groups for clients successfully competing DACCO 4, 6 or longer Residential Treatment Program.
• Successfully administered CPR/First Aid, rescue breaths & mouth-to-mouth necessitation to a DACCO Residential working phase client who accidentally OD & was not breathing & no heart beat for over 34 minutes because responding EMT's went to 3 wrong locations before they arrived on the scene.
• After EMT's worked on reviving the client, I formed a process group, shutdown outside recreation to contain all clients under the direct supervisor of behavioral techs to ensure no other clients went outside to bury any drugs or paraphernalia & directed a BHT's to initiate an Incident Report, directed the other BHT to the front entrance to guide responding EMT's to the client that died from an overdose while I continued life saving COR/First Aid til EMT's carried client to the ambulance & administered Norean to revive client to resume his heart beat & breathing on his own.
• I Notified my supervisor, requested he get approval from the RN for BHT's to administer clients anxiety medications & those not receiving medications, I formed an impromptu process group so that group members had a farm to express what they're thinking and feeling and have it validated by group members as well as this facilitator.
• Which prevented clients from absconding, fighting, or making agitated decisions that would have negative consequences for themselves.
• I empowered clients involved in this drug desktop voluntarily come to my office truth the remaining drugs & so BHT's could search the dorms for the remaining drugs & contraband to restore the dorms to a safe & drug free environment.
• I preserved the video footage of the two clients; one jumped the fence, returned with drugs, sold it to the other client on camera to the client after smoking the drug, he immediately OD & died because the heroine was cut with Fentanyl.
• After EMT's revive client, I held a 2nd process group to inform all residents that client was okay so that can calm down, relax & gave the group deep breathing, muscle relaxation & thought distractions techniques that I demonstrated to assist the clients with shitting down their alerting system, turning off their adrenaline so they all could go to sleep.
• I submitted my 30-day resignation & resigned on 5/5/2021, because in spite of my recommendations to make the residential environment a safe place for staff & client by reinstating the barbed wire fencing to limit & prevent clients from jumping the fence, buying & selling drugs to client's in the working phase of treatment, however, the team ignored the pink elephant in the room.
• So, I resigned because I didn't want to remain working in an environment that was unsafe for clients, staff & I didn't want to continue working there when another client Odd and died because next time Norean could be administered & it may not bring the client back to life. Adoption Competent and Trauma-informed Therapist
Circles of Friends Services, Inc. - Tampa, FL
October 2016 to January 2018
Coordinate with clients within agency standards to complete consent for treatment & release of information documentation.
Meet with 95% of client caseload weekly per agency guidelines. Therapist & Client complete Biopsychosocial Assessment & Developed Master Treatment Plan (MTP) Goals.
Reviewed MTP every 6 months with client & their Independent Living Coordinator (ILC) to determine progress towards transitioning to independent living. Provide Hillsborough VOA Director Monthly Clinical Update on progress of client treatment plan goals
& objectives.
Attend Weekly & Monthly Clinica Meetings.
Staffed & Intervened Client cases involving alcohol, drug, or suicidal tendencies with the VOA LCSW Director & Clinical Team composed of VOA Clinical Coordinator, VOA ILC's, VOA Housing Supervisor,
& VOA Maintenance Supervisor. In the absence of the Hillsborough VOA Director, I as VOA Clinical Coordinator Lead Clinical Meetings.
Outpatient Opiate Additions Treatment Services (Oats) Counselor Drug Abuse Comprehensive Coordinating Office Opiate Addictions Treatment Services - Tampa, FL January 2015 to September 2016
Conduct client intake assessments and evaluations for individuals accepted in the outpatient methadone or suboxone program.
• Develop and implement treatment plans for clients.
• Maintain case management services for a large case load of 70 clients.
• Provides individual, group and family therapy, as necessary.
• Prepared and maintain clinical records per agency standards.
• Submitted on-time monthly progress reports to community partners, State and County Probation Officers to provide them with progress or lack of progress in the outpatient Methadone/Suboxone Maintenance Program.
• Participate in weekly clinical staffings and team meetings.
• Made referrals to appropriate community resources for follow-on treatment after successfully detoxification from Methadone or Suboxone Maintenance Program for long term management of chronic pain issues agencies.
• Provide crisis management, when needed.
Clinical Coordinator Volunteers of America
VOA Hillsborough Tampa Office - Tampa, FL
September 2015 to August 2016
Provide mental health and substance abuse services to 200 young, middle age and senior adults, individualized, co-occurring psychoeducational mental health groups in support of VOA Participants and their families in VOA's Hillsborough-Tampa Region Housing First Program and Case Management Support and Services.
• Eclectic Counselor who conducts In-Depth Psychosocial Assessment Evaluations, intake documentation, CFARS, FARS, development of initial co-occurring treatment plan, crisis intervention and supportive counseling utilizing principles of client centered, 8 Stages of Erik Erickson's Ego Stage Development, Individual Psychology, Social-Cognitive Theory, Psychoanalytic Theory, Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy, Solution Focus, Existential-Analytic Theory, Self-Actualization, Operate Analysis, Motivational interviewing Skills and other evidenced based treatment approaches in order to comply with behavioral health services required by agency standards for all clients in VOA Hillsborough-Tampa Region Housing and Case Management Program.
Also, provide community individual referrals to Tampa Veterans Hospital, Community Stabilization Units,
& outpatient co-occurring substance treatment facilities, & Tampa Hillsborough Homeless Initiative (TH HI) Program for VOA Hillsborough-Tampa Region Case Management support and services.
• Facilitates on-time 6 month Life Plan Goals and Objectives Review Progress or lack of progress counseling sessions with the individual participant and their LLCs for all 125 VOA Participants with various ethnic and cultural backgrounds diagnosed with psychiatric and severe psychiatric disorders, medical and severe medical diagnosis, substance abuse, and co-occurring disorders.
• Actively participated with the Hillsborough-Tampa VOA Team in two weekly Clinical Team Meetings to review individual outcome progress and if necessary staff participants in crisis or are not meeting independent living status that may require a higher standard of care and transfer or discharge and community referral.
• Scheduled weekend 24 hour on-call coverage to respond to emergency calls from Hillsborough VOA participants, provides crisis management, interventions and consult with apartment on-call maintenance, VOA on-call maintenance, and coordinate with Hillsborough VOA Director for voluntary or involuntary CSU or AARF community referrals to stabilize individuals severe mental health and as Clinical Coordinator with Hillsborough VOA Participated signed release coordinated CSU or AARF discharge from CSU, AARF, or detoxification services.
• Facilitates weekly, monthly and adult individual case management sessions for Hillsborough VOA Participants residing in VOA's Supportive Housing Program. Also Facilitated Weekly Psychoeducational Mental Health, Co-occurring Relapse Prevention Groups for Hillsborough VOA Participants residing in Hillsborough VOA's Beach Apartment Program, Hillsborough VOA's Volunteer Place Apartment Program, Veterans residing in VOA's Transitional Housing Program, and Monthly Co-occurring Psychoeducational Groups for participants residing in VOA's Arbor Apartment Program.
• On a daily basis monitor, assess, and respond to individual mental health or behavioral changes for immediate intervention and coordination with the Hillsborough VOA Director & LCSW, for referral to community resources for mental health stabilization or community referral for a higher level of care.
• Established a working relationship with Vocational Rehabilitation in order to return our disabled individuals to gainful employment within their disabilities
• Demonstrates good working knowledge of directories of community and referral resources.
• Participated in weekly Clinical Team Meetings and Hillsborough VOA Participant's advocacy during Clinical Staffing.
• Submitted on-time daily billing for Participant clinical services in compliance with agency standards.
• Helped to coordinate a system of care in response to clinical emergencies of Participants.
• Participated in coordination with VOA Hillsborough Tampa Clinical Team to completing successful discharge planning and completing successful discharge documentation in accordance with agency time frames.
• Provide community resources, prepares successful VOA Participant's to transition to independent living and/or a higher level of care.
Adult Addictions Receiving Facility (AARF) & Juvenile Addictions Receiving Facility (JARF) Therapist
The Agency for Community Treatment Services (ACTS) - Tampa, FL August 2010 to September 2015
AARF Duties:
• Facilitated monthly Psycho educational groups to 40 patients to address rehabilitation counseling, utilizing cognitive-behavioral thought distraction, deep breathing, and muscle relaxation techniques, relapse prevention from alcohol and/or illicit drugs, patient education on relapse prevention of mental health disorders and the importance of compliance of psychotropic and anti-psychotic medications compliance.
• Developed treatment plans and prepared written assessment based on a monthly case load of 40 patient's background and medical history to develop treatment plans in conjunction with the multi- disciplinary treatment plan.
• Conducts 10 clinical interviews weekly, assessment and case managed monthly for 35 civilian, 5 military individuals, family and groups to determine appropriate co-occurring alcohol and/or drug, psychiatric and family systems referral services, and child welfare systems and community resource referrals and treatment.
• Provide monthly detailed assessment of 35 civilians and 5 veterans to identify severe psychiatric and psychosocial issues affecting alcohol and/or drug treatment.
• Reassessed, adjusted, and coordinate patient treatment plans changes to the multi-disciplinary treatment team to provide temporary housing for patients on waiting list for a residential bed that increased their sobriety and prevented patient relapsed.
• Voluntarily agreed to work 24 hours a week overtime when other staff elected not too at the JARF while also working 40 hours a week at the AARF due to JARF therapist manpower shortages which allowed the agency to remain in compliance with assessing clients within 72 hours of arrival at AARF and JARF. JARF Duties:
• Provided community resource referrals to approximately 3 juvenile military dependents, 13 civilian individuals and their families with conjoint transitional discharge counseling sessions to assist patients and their families in treatment for alcohol and/or illicit drug recovery behavior.
• Developed treatment plans to address short and long term goals for substance abuse abstinence, prevention of substance lapse or relapse, how to interview, obtain and work with a self-help Sponsor on the 12 Steps of AA, CA, or NA.
• Clinical presented and staff at weekly Clinical Team Meeting with my license clinical social worker supervisor and Program Clinical Team regarding community resource referrals for involuntary Admission to Adult, Child or Adolescent Crisis Stabilization and or Adult or Juvenile Addiction Receiving Facility for safe medically supervised detoxification from alcohol, benzodiazepine, and/or opiate dependence with follow-on community resources for follow-on outpatient, intensive outpatient, short-term or long term in-residential co-occurring alcohol, illicit substances, and prescription medication abuse/dependence psychoeducational treatment utilizing the Modified Therapeutic Community Model for recovery, and aftercare and follow-up to ensure continuity of co-occurring care.
• Attended annual training and implemented Non-abusive Physical and Psychological Intervention, NAPPI, to intervene and redirect AAF or JAF adult and youth's agitated and destructive behavior and coordinated with medical staff for the doctor or on-call doctors presentation and request for approval to temporarily and safely direct agitated and/or destructive individuals to walk into a locked and monitored Seclusion and Restraint Room until individual were allowed to self-shift from right brain agitation to the left brain logic so that they can rejoin the AARF and JARF population. Outpatient Methadone Treatment Senior Therapist
The Center for Drug Free Living, Inc - Orlando, FL September 2007 to May 2010
Consistently maintained a large 55 Client Case Load by tracking all required clinical services and completing all written documentation of clinical services at the conclusion of individual, couples or family therapy sessions in accordance agency guidelines.
• Facilitated approximately 13 weekly individual substance abuse therapy sessions, 5 couples monthly co-occurring therapy sessions and 10 family co-occurring counseling sessions to veterans, civilians and their families on the disease of addiction, the negative impact it has on the individual, families and community resources referrals to assist in their recovery and support efforts.
• Created and developed a Monthly Progress Report on the status on probationers and submitted to Probation Officers presenting drug test results, Individual therapy sessions scheduled/attended or no shows which allowed Probation Officers a management tool for quickly identifying probationer's compliance or non-compliance with treatment.
• Participated research in utilizing computer video cameras between 4 veterans, 51 civilian patients and agency therapist during agency outpatient research in order to increase individual client alcohol and/ or drug therapy sessions, minimize client no-shows for counseling sessions which benefited clients in comply with program requirements, increasing their sobriety and minimizing relapse.
• Professional consultation at weekly multi-disciplinary team meeting for approving or disapproving clients to transport Methadone home in a lock box for daily self-dosing to remain in compliance with the Drug Enforcement Agency policy, goal setting for 4 veteran and 51 civilians master treatment plans.
• Conducted advance level training to agency therapists with the goals of increasing their knowledge of safe outpatient Methadone dosing procedures for 4 veterans and 51 civilians ensuring continuity of patients safe dosing on Methadone resulting in zero accidental Methadone deaths.
• Conducted 4 daily clinical interviews and assessments of potential outpatient admission into the outpatient methadone clinic consisting of approximately 1 veteran and 3 civilian based on patient's background, medical history, program policy, guidelines and treatment plans.
• Provided annual community outreach services to veterans and civilians by setting up a booth and handing out pamphlets detailing agency programs that addressed alcohol and/or drug treatment, establishing recovery support, sobriety maintenance, aftercare and follow-on services to assist them with a referral place for treatment of co-occurring substance abuse and psychiatric issues. Outpatient Therapist
The Grove Counseling, Inc - Sanford, FL
November 2004 to May 2005
I took a 2-year sabbatical from May 2005 - September 2007 to complete my Master's Degree @ Troy University Orlando, FL physical campus to obtain my Counseling & Psychology Graduate Degee with Honors 3.95 GPA, PSI CHI Leadership Honor Society Member. Monthly I maintained a 24 client caseload and charts including 5 veterans and 19 civilian adult clients testing positive for alcohol and/or drugs who were referred by the Veteran Administration, Federal Department of Probations, State and County Department of Corrections by tracking services and providing written documentation when services were delivered.
• Received a passing score for an unannounced Federal Probation Officer Inspections on a caseload of 10 charts with zero errors when prior to this writer employment with this agency has previously received 34 write ups.
• Provided 24 monthly individual co-occurring therapy sessions and 7 monthly family co-occurring counseling sessions for 2 veterans, 10 civilians and their families regarding codependency, enabling, how to support without enabling or being co-dependence, and provided clients with community referrals and support services, aftercare service, and ongoing monitoring and assessment of assigned patients.
• Conducted clinical interviews and assessments of veterans and civilians based on patient's background and medical history to develop treatment plans and individual inputs to set client goals for achieving and maintaining early, middle and late recovery.
• During weekly clinical staff meetings, providing professional consultation to team members on intervention strategies, adjusting treatment plans and identifying weaknesses in client's relapse prevention plan with the goal of client's turning those weaknesses to strengths in order to increase their length of sobriety in early, middle and late recovery. Residential Therapist
The Bridges of America - Auburndale, FL
2003 to 2004
6 months Residential Alcohol/Drug Treatment Program.
• Maintained a large case load of 70 error-free client chats by developing a tracking tool for delivery of clinical documentation of 8 veterans and 62 civilian individual and Team Player who conducted weekly group co-occurring psychotherapy sessions as a result of severe manpower therapy short falls.
• Submitted on-time Monthly Client Progress Reports to Probation Officers for 2 veterans and 15 civilians which improved and sustained long-standing professional relationships with our community partners.
• Developed and implemented addiction therapy programs within the treatment program to educate, refer, aftercare and follow-up with clients and their families.
• Determined appropriate rehabilitation for individual patients based on background and medical history for development of individualized treatment plans.
• Monitored client's progress in residential treatment, adjusted treatment plan for alcohol and/or drug lapse, presented disciplinary clients and their cases to the multi-disciplinary treatment team and recommended adjustments to their treatment plan to prevent future relapse.
• Staff member consulted at weekly multi-disciplinary team staffing when change of status occurs as a result of completing or not completing residential treatment decisions. Education
Honor Graduate GPA 3.5 Masters counseling and psychology in Counseling & Psychology
Troy University Campus Orlando Florida - Tallahassee, FL 2007 to 2022
Doctorate Program Student in Ph.D. Research Psychology PSI CHI Leadership Awards Honors Student, All-But-Dissertation, ABD, and currently due to Pandemic on an extended Academic Leave of Absence until February 2023. Walden University Online Research Psycbology Ph.D. Program - Minneapolis, MN April 2016 to March 2020
Adoption Competent Therapist in Adoption, Caregiver, & Foster Care Transitional Therapy Training Completed
Heart Gallery of St. Petersburg, FL. - Saint Petersburg, FL November 2016 to November 2016
Masters of Science Counseling & Psychology Degree Program from May 2005 to September 2007. in Counseling and Psychology PSI CHI Leadership Honor Graduate GPA 3.9
Troy University, Physical Satellite Campus Orlando - Orlando, FL May 2005 to September 2007
Bachelor of Science in Psychology
Excelsior College - Albany, NY
September 2001 to November 2005
Skills
• Microsoft Office
• English
• Communication skills
• Psychotherapy
• Time management
• Cognitive behavioral therapy
• Program development
• Sales
• DoD experience
• Customer service
• Intake
• Individual / group counseling
• Motivational interviewing
• Behavioral therapy
• Behavioral health
• Organizational skills
• Mental health counseling
• Conflict management
• Child welfare
• Microsoft Outlook
• Military
• Crisis management
• Addiction counseling
• Leadership
• Crisis intervention
• Research
• Case management
• Patient monitoring
• Applied behavior analysis
• Hospital experience
• EMT experience
• Group therapy
• CPR
• Child & family counseling
• First aid
• Social work
• Behavior management
• Discharge planning
• Caregiving
• Maintenance
• EHR systems
• Clinical counseling
• EMR systems
Military Service
Branch: Air Force
Service Country: United States
Rank: TSgt/E6
September 1975 to October 1995
1975-1979 Personnel Specialist.
1979-1995 Command Post Controller & Command Post Training NCOIC of Training & Certifying Command Post Officer & Enlisted for Concole Certification ahead of Training requirements. 1990-1991 Setup & Supervised an Operational Command Post in support of Operation Desert Storm/ Desert Shield in a classified location.
Commendations:
1986 & 1987 Command Post of the Year. A first in the History of the Air Force. 1985, 1986, & 1987 Best Command Post in 9th Air Force Command. Another First in the Air Force History.
1991 Air Force Commendation Medal.
1991 Overseas Medal.
1975-1995 Good Conduct Medal 6 Awards. Award given every 3 years. 1991 Outstanding Unit Award with 3 Clusters. A cluster represent subsequent awards. 1975-1995 Honorable Discharge from Active Duty Air Force after 20 years of Honorable Service to the United States of America.
Awards
Masters Counseling & Psychology PSI CHI Leadership Member Honirs Graduate
April 2008
My GPA is 3.95, one "B" in 2 years of study.
Walden University Online PSI CHI Leadership Member Research Psychology Online Student
August 2021
I received the Oline Walden University PSI CHI Leadership Award with a 3.95 GPA. Certifications and Licenses
Registered Mental Health Counselor Intern 6713
March 2015 to Present
According to The Board of Social Workers, marriage and family, and mental health counselor policy RE: Registered Interns.
As of April 2022, the policy states, in part, all registered interns can work under the supervision of a licensed counselor and registered interns expiration does not expire until registered interns obtain licensure.
Florida Driver's License
August 2020 to August 2026
My Florida License # M-635-54-52-297-0, expires 8/2026. TS/SCI
Top Secret Clearance
Secret Clearance
CPR Certification
First Aid Certification
Substance Abuse Counseling Certification
Real Estate License
Real Estate Broker
Assessments
Scheduling — Familiar
December 2020
Cross-referencing agendas and itineraries to avoid scheduling conflicts Full results: Familiar
Work style: Reliability — Expert
May 2021
Tendency to be dependable and come to work
Full results: Expert
Problem solving — Completed
May 2021
Measures a candidate's ability to analyze relevant information when solving problems Full results: Completed
Indeed Assessments provides skills tests that are not indicative of a license or certification, or continued development in any professional field.
Additional Information
I love helping people! I'm a team player/leader, I've had extensive experience working with difficult or resistant clients, I've worked with various age populations from ages 5 to 65. I've worked in various modalities outpatient, residential, methadone and suboxone, adult and juvenile detox program, coordinated and worked with adult and juvenile crisis units, coordinated with community partners, state and federal judges, federal, state and county probation officers, caseworkers, case managers, guardian ad litem, and interagency's through Tampa Hillsborough Housing Initiative Program attending meetings and helping to house homeless citizens and veterans, I've enjoyed working with all various races, cultures, and ethnicities by valuing their unique customs and traditions and treating each client as an individual with various personality types which is why I utilize various eclectic psychological theories and principles to meet the client where they are by assisting them with learning and utilizing recovery principles to improve their strained relationships with families, friends, employers, and their community so they can become functioning, working citizens contributing to the economy of this country as sober, reliable individuals who have learned to transition from being a taker while they were abusing substances to becoming a giver by increasing their sobriety one-day-at-a-time.
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