Pearl L. Griffin **** Roberts Avenue Dallas Texas 75215 ady0lo@r.postjobfree.com

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Education

Webster University Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

Master of Arts in Mental Health Counseling October 2016 Specialization: Clinical Mental Health and Addiction Counseling GPA: 3.650

Relevant Coursework: Human Growth and Development, Theories of Counseling, Family SystemsTheory, Counseling with Children, Trauma, Crisis and Emergency Relief Shaw University Raleigh, North Carolina

Bachelor of Arts in Psychology May 2013

GPA: 3.50

Relevant Coursework: Human Development

Experience

Available Now, LLC-Greensboro, North Carolina

Consultant (Remote) February 2023-Current

●Collaborate with Behavioral Health Providers in support of obtaining credentials to contract for services with Managed Care Organizations (MCO).

●Submit application to the Secretary of State to formulae the desired Corporation and Articles of Incorporation

●Facilitate obtaining Federal Tax Identification for operations.

●Facilitate the completion and submission of applications to perspective organizations for approval; i,e, State affiliated offices such as Department of Health and Human Services

●Facilitate and submit application to insurance providers of choice

●Offer follow up through completion of contract process Vibrant Emotional Health New York City, New York

Specialized Counselor (Remote) April 2021-January 2023

● Assigned to provide Brief Therapy and utilize Advanced Motivational Interviewing Techniques for effective crisis intervention and successful crisis de-escalation.

● During my interaction (via telephone, SMS text, and or web chat) it was important to establish confidentiality, identify the client’s needs, conduct a Mental Status Exam, and a Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale to assess for suicide-ideation, plan, and intent.

● Facilitate prior authorization requests for inpatient psychiatric and substance use treatment.

● Utilize SAMSHA, NYS Office of Addiction Services and Support resource data base to provide evidenced informed information and referrals for treatment for individuals who have mental illness and substance use disorders.

● Manage the client interaction to ensure the referral is for the appropriate level of care and support in an efficient manner.

● Adhere to policy and procedure for each program.

● Maintained a 97% key performance indicator goal for accurate documentation and quality client service. Accurately document the interaction while maintaining exceptional key performance indicator goals at 97%.

Step by Step Cares, Inc. Greensboro, North Carolina Provisional Clinical Supervisor January 2020 to February 2022

● Performed as Team Lead for a staff of 5, offering direction, training, and ongoing support for the delivery of Community Intervention Rehabilitative Services to Adults, Adolescents and their families who have mental illness and substance use disorders.

● Conducted Clinical Assessments, formulated a Diagnosis, identified the appropriate level of care for the provision of treatment.

● Facilitate coordination, linkage, and referrals for clients to access community resources that may support improvement in all life domains. Facilitate and process utilization management requests for prior authorization for treatment services.

● Developed a training program for 6 staff during COVID Pandemic on skills and techniques needed to

assist clients to develop and improve functional impairment in the cognitive, interpersonal, and social

life domains.

Epiphany Family Services, Inc. Charlotte, North Carolina Therapist later promoted to Associate Clinical Supervisor July 2016 to January 2022

● Provided individual therapy for 7-10 multicultural grade school children and individual and group

therapy for 12-15 multicultural adolescents in High school. My responsibilities were to

● Conduct screening for everyone to establish program eligibility.

● Establishing rapport with the children and adolescents to develop a therapeutic alliance.

● Collaborate with the parent and the child to conduct a Biopsychosocial clinical assessment to identify

functional impairments in the cognitive, interpersonal, social, and domains.

● Utilized a team approach to devise the most effective treatment plan and modality for treatment based on

evidence-based practices.

● Facilitate coordination, linkage, and referrals for clients to access community resources that may support improvement in all life domains. Facilitate and process utilization management requests for prior authorization for treatment services. Extracurricular Activities

12 Step/Self Help Program Multiple Cities, North Carolina Public Speaking and Workshop Facilitation March 2012-Present

● Facilitate workshop, public speaking events on the disease concept of addiction and various recovery

related topics.

● Mentored 12 Women through their process of substance use to recovery and self-actualization.

Skills

● Computer: Proficient in Microsoft Office and Google Suite

● Languages: Primary English

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