Mental Health Lpc-It

Amber Morris

*** * ****** **** **, Oak Creek, WI 53154 P: 262-***-**** Email: ***********@*****.*** Objective A professional healthcare advocate with over 15 years of adult, adolescent, and latency work life experience with inpatient and outpatient mental health and addiction treatment facilities seeking a professional position as a Clinical Therapist to apply knowledge and skills to a collaborative work environment within to empower patients for a Life Worth

Living.

.Skills/Certifications

Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI) Certified Trainor EPIC trained

LPC-IT through the state of WI

Experience

February, 2024 to Current

ProHealth Care Waukesha Memorial Hospital- Behavioral Health Therapist

● Manages assigned discharging patients with appropriate discharge plans in place and communicate discharge plans to external agencies.

● Assists with the process to have the patient step down to PHP or IOP upon discharge. Obtain Prior Authorizations for step down level of care.

● Coordinate and Implement Family Sessions, obtaining collateral information from Family/ Social Support prior to discharge.

● Assists with Chapter 51 court hearings.

● Complete referrals for community case management services. February, 2023 to Current

Granite Hills Hospital, West Allis - Lead Clinical Therapist

● Case-management, treatment planning, and therapeutic services to patients with mental health needs.

● Coordination of care between the hospital and community, treatment and discharge planning as well as therapeutic services.

May, 2022 - February, 2023

Milwaukee County BHD ACT Team, Wauwatosa - Mental Health Clinician

● Collaborative team approach to provide clients services in their own environments to empower change. .

● Assists clients in their home to complete Activities of Daily living skills.

● Providing therapeutic techniques such as DBT, motivational interviewing techniques to empower change.

January, 2019 - May, 2022

Aurora Healthcare, Cudahy - Discharge Specialist

● Manages assigned discharging patients with appropriate discharge plans in place and communicate discharge plans to external agencies.

● Assists with the process to have the patient step down to PHP or IOP upon discharge.

● Assists with Chapter 51 court hearings.

June, 2017 - January, 2019

Aurora Healthcare, New Berlin - Triage Specialist

● Facilitates entry into mental health and chemical dependency services for all levels of care in the ABHS system for patients, families and referral sources.

● Screening for mental health and chemical dependency patients to recommend appropriate levels of care.

● Verifies insurance eligibility, obtains detailed benefits information, and completes necessary pre-certification or pre-authorizations as required. November 2016 - May 2017

Rogers Memorial Hospital, West Allis - Patient Safety Associate

● Applied crisis intervention and de-escalation techniques towards latency, adolescents, and adult populations.

● Trained and educated staff in Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI) April 2007- October 2016

Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare, Racine - Behavioral Health Associate

● Coordinated/guided groups for adolescents and latency inpatient units.

● Collaborated with a treatment team regarding patient mental health and addiction needs in an inpatient treatment setting.

Education

January 2017- May 2021

Alverno College, Milwaukee- Masters in Community Psychology January 2001 - December 2006

Marian University, Fond du lac - Bachelor of Social Work

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