Substance Abuse Counselor
Resume:
SHAUNA MOYNIHAN SIMPSON
Worcester, MA 01606
***********@*****.***
SELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS
●Adept at running Intensive Outpatient Program Groups, 5 days a week at 3 hours a day.
●Manage a full caseload of 70+ clients with substance abuse disorders and other mental health diagnoses
●Created department protocols from scratch, improving the processes periodically as protocol is reviewed
●Developed and maintained 2 main relational and project management databases that were used as the core tool for each department
●Led Decision Quality instrument development project, resulting in instruments that will identify a core set of facts and values that are salient to a patient’s treatment decision
●Proficient in screening, enrolling and interviewing patients and physicians for research projects
EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE:
ADCARE OUTPATIENT (AMERICAN ADDICTION CENTERS)
Substance Abuse Counselor:
●Provides assessment and evaluation services, determines Level of Care, and formulates effective treatment plans.
●Conducts groups for Intensive Outpatient Program, 3 hours per day, 5 days a week.
●Manages a caseload of 70+ substance abuse clients, providing individual and group counseling, case management services, crisis intervention, and maintains effective communication with collateral contacts
●Fosters open and honest communication with clients in order to establish rapport and encourage growth in the therapeutic relationship.
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL, Worcester, MA 2016-2019
Research Project Director:
●Responsible for supporting enterprise-wide projects. Assists the Primary Investigators in leading and documenting project activities, including assisting in applying for grants to obtain funding for health care projects.
●Plans and directs project related activities of small and medium size projects that will vary in scope including the management of resources in a matrix environment.
●Develops and implements projects while adhering to UMMS’s Project Management guidelines.
COMMUNITY HEALTHLINK, Leominster, MA 2015-2016
Mental Health Clinician:
●Wrote treatment plans and met with clients for individual counseling to assist in attaining treatment plan goals. Documented progress of goals and objectives in progress notes
●Facilitated clinical, educational and rehabilitation groups using standard group therapy techniques.
●Conducted client evaluations including bio-psychosocial assessment, diagnostic formulation and initial treatment recommendations
●Conducted family therapy with mother and child as indicated.
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL, Worcester, MA 2014-2015
Project Associate: (CONTRACT)
●Responsible for supporting enterprise-wide projects. Assists the Director in leading and documenting project activities, and may lead sub-components of a project.
●Planned and coordinated project related activities of small and medium size projects that will vary in scope including the management of resources in a matrix environment.
●Develops and implements projects while adhering to UMMS’s Project Management guidelines.
COMMUNITY HEALTHLINK, Worcester, MA 2012-2014
Counselor:
●Responsible for assisting in the coordination of residential services and providing professional treatment and care to female residents with substance abuse issues.
●Provide quality care and close intensive supervision of female clients in a residential treatment setting.
●Responsible for providing a range of residential counseling and skills training services to clients and their families, tracking and reporting on resident’s treatment progress.
CHANDLER PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES, Worcester, MA 2010-2012
Consultant:
●Provided comprehensive psychological screening of police, fire, and transportation security applicants
●Participated in Fit for Duty Assessment of police, fire and transportation security employees
●Delivered large scale psychological screening for the Department of Corrections applicants
FOUNDATION FOR INFORMED MEDICAL DECISION MAKING, Boston, MA 2002-2007
Senior Research Associate:
●Created and coordinated the evaluation process regarding the clinical accuracy of a portfolio of health education media and Web-based medical decision aids.
●Developed all evaluation documents including survey instruments for patient and physician reviewers
●Analyzed all patient and physician data and created summary documents to be used by the production team as a basis for revision
●Negotiated and managed work plans and schedules with the production team and evaluation sites
●Research Assistant for Shared Decision Making research, Informed Healthcare Consumer: Getting the Health Care That’s Right for You
●Provided content for and developed the organization’s project management database
BOSTON HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATES, Boston, MA 2000-2002
Senior Market Research Associate:
●Lead recruiter for healthcare market research projects, overseeing a team of 2 recruiters.
●Established recruitment process protocol, collaborating with all departments to ensure projects progress smoothly and deadlines are met.
●Represented Boston Healthcare at many large annual pharmaceutical and medical device conferences while conducting market research projects
●Involved in all aspects of Market Research projects including data collection, analysis, and presentation.
●Established and maintained external relationships with various members of the Medical Director and Lab Advisory Board.
●Created and maintained a database of over 2500 physicians, healthcare providers, and biotech/pharmaceutical executives.
OTHER EMPLOYMENT:
NEW ENGLAND ORGAN BANK, Newton, MA 2000
Administrative Associate:
●Collaborated with hospitals to coordinate on-call schedule for Transplant Surgeons, and provided appropriate and timely coverage information during transplant cases.
●Responsible for QA of medical case records, hospital files, and training materials.
●Provided administrative support to four departments: Human Resources, The Call Center, Donation Coordination, and Donor Family Services.
MASSACHUSETTS SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO CHILDREN, Worcester, MA 1999
Intensive Family Intervention Clinician:
●Provided crisis intervention services to DSS involved families including individual, family, and play therapy
HENRY LEE WILLIS COMMUNITY CENTER, FRESH START PROGRAM, Leicester, MA 1998
Clinical Coordinator:
●Coordinated clinical services within a residential group home for adolescent females.
●Provided group psycho-educational counseling, family therapy, case management and crisis intervention.
COMPUTER SKILLS:
●MS Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Publisher, Outlook)
●MS Access
●SPSS 14.0 (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences)
●Stat Transfer 7.0
●ACT Database
EDUCATION:
NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY, Ft. Lauderdale, FL MS - Clinical Psychology GPA: 3.6
CONNECTICUT COLLEGE, New London, CT BA - Psychology Overall GPA: 3.6
SENIOR HONORS THESIS: “Health Habits and Health Locus of Control: A Comparison of Subjects With and Without Previous Hospital Experience”, Data analyzed by SPSS.
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