Behavioral Health Social Worker
Resume:
Work Objective
Secure role as Social Worker (MSW) to practice MH/SUD:
ACT TEAM and MCST (DBHDD Region 1) experience with concentration of Crisis Stabilization Unit Behavioral Health Counselor, and additional 4 years of MSW study in community Adult MH and SUD. SARS CoV2-19 Behavioral Health Peer Health Crisis Network. Crisis Stabilization Unit. Psychiatric Emergency Services. Program design. Digital design. Program management. Crisis Stabilization, ER and Psychiatric Emergency Service(s) Triage. Mobile Crisis Intervention. Case Management. Family Preservation. Treatment & Discharge Planning. Discharge Summary. Behavioral Health Evaluations, Assessments, Suicide Interventions and Prevention, Crisis & Safety Planning, Mass Harm training, Harm Reduction, Substance Use Disorder Education & Prevention
Education and Work-Related Licensure, Accreditation
NPPES NPI: #190*******
ORCID ID: #0000-0002-1275-4358
STATE OF GEORGIA, Educator (Special Edu K-12) and School Social Worker: #1616635
LMSW LICENSURE STATE OF GEORGIA APPLICATION Feb 2025
MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK May 2023
MSW SUPERVISION WITH LCSW (2019-2023) VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK, DEWAR DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
Certifications
State of Georgia DBHDD GMHCN Certified Peer Specialist (2014-2024)
State of Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Department of State Health Services, Health and Human Rights Commission, Community Health Promotor (2012-2022)
State of Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Department of State Health Services, Health and Human Rights Commission and via HOPE, Advanced Certified Peer Specialist (2007-2022)
State of Georgia, SUD CADC Examination Eligible (2023)
Intentional Peer Support (2011, 2024), E-CPR (2012), WRAP (2008-2024), WHAM (2012), DTR (2014), MHFA (2018-2023), TF-CBT Children and Youth (2021-2023), QPR Mass Shootings and School Violence (2022), CPI (2022), Suicidology, Death and Dying (APA, SAMHSA, 2022), Suicidology and Crisis Peer Intervention Applications (SAMHSA 2024), State of Georgia ANSA (DBHDD, 2023-2024), IOTIS Multiple (Georgia DHS, 2023-2024), Georgia Involuntary Commitment (2013) Entry and Intake
EARLY AND FIRST PSYCHOSIS INTERVENTION COLLABORATIVE, ADVANTAGE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SYSTEMS EPIC PROGRAM, STATE OF GEORGIA
07/2024 Advantage Behavioral Health Systems, Athens, GA
SST 3 Case Manager and Clinician EPIC
Avatar EMR
Behavioral Health Evaluation and Assessment, Treatment Plans, Discharge Planning, Crisis and Safety Plans
Case Management
Client/Patient Advocate
Crisis Admission and Crisis Discharge EPIC Crisis Stabilization Unit Behavioral Health Community Center (CSU BHCC) Athens, GA
Data Management
Individual Psychotherapy, Family Counseling Without Client Present Psychotherapy 1:1 F2F & Telehealth Support
CRISIS STABILIZATION
’23 - 24 AVITA Community Partners CSB CSU BHCC Gainesville, GA
Behavioral Health Counselor S/T MSW
Night, Inpatient Onsite Behavioral Health Counselor
1:1 and Group Psychosocial Social Worker Support
Suicide Watch
Behavioral Health Assessments and Evaluations (C-SSRS)
1013 Involuntary Intake Processing at CSU BHCC Red Eye (Sally Port)
Discharge Plan Summary
Documentation in EMR avatar
Crisis & Suicide Safety Planning
Treatment Planning and Treatment Team Meetings
ADULT MH SUD 2022 – 24 PEERGALAXY, MENTAL HEALTH AMERICA ASSOCIATION OF OREGON (MHAAO), Portland, Oregon
Principal Creative, social media messaging, program design, digital media, PEERX live media streaming application on all digital platforms
Data and US Calendar
2022 GEORGIA HEALTH PARTNERS Decatur, Dekalb County, Georgia
Certified Peer Specialist Georgia
Group Facilitation and 1:1
Case Load Management
EMR CMS billing via BIRT notes via Share Note
22 – 23 GEORGIA MENTAL HEALTH CONSUMER NETWORK, DEKALB COUNTY DECATUR WELLNESS & RESPITE CENTER
Certified Peer Specialist Georgia
EOSR Reporting
No. 1 Team Lead to Director
Warm Line Coverage
20 – 21 LEGACY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH OF SOUTH GEORGIA ACT TEAM
Therapist Intern and Certified Peer Specialist & Case Manager
Assertive Community Treatment (ACT TEAM) Legacy, Lowndes, GA Adult Psychiatric Emergency Crisis and Case Management
CMS EMH Billing
Co-Managed 87-93 Caseload
BIRP Notes
Daily Group and 1:1
Psychosocial Rehabilitation & Recovery, P2P F2F, Group
20-23 GREENLEAF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH OF VALDOSTA, ACADIA HEALTH CARE PROVIDER, LOWNDES, GEORGIA
Therapist Intern, Behavioral Health Associate
Adolescent, Adult North, Adult South, Adult Comorbidity, HERO, Acute Psychiatric Stabilization Unit, SARS Cov19 Unit
2019 GEORGIA CRISIS AND ACCESS LINE, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH LINK
ATLANTA, GEORGIA
Certified Peer Specialist and Night Call Intake
Supported/Received incoming calls for GCAL
Live Rescue with Triage response
Crisis Peer Support and Team Assist
2019 –2023 SMARTSAFEHEALTH LLC, OHIO
V.P., Consultant and Contractor
Integration of Behavioral and/or Primary Care Environments, Substance Use, US Peer Workforce.
COVID19 Peer Crisis Response Telehealth Network (Ohio)
Health Equity 2020 Survey, US COVID19 Health Impact 2020Survey, US.
Part Webinar Series on the US Peer Workforce [3/20-4/20] Pilot.
Secondary Education Higher Education Commitment, State of Nebraska, University of Nebraska, Lincoln;
State of Kansas and Missouri SAMHSA COVID19 Telehealth Peer Supports.
2018 – 2019 POETRY FOR PERSONAL POWER, STATE OF KANSAS & MISSOURI
SAMHSA/CMHS STATEWIDE CONSUMER NETWORK GRANT, FY1 Cycle Project Manager, Kansas
Project Manager for State of Kansas Implementation, Recovery Coach.
SAMHSA/CMHS AWARDEE 2018 COHORT MH/SUD
Statewide Consumer Network Grant, State of Kansas
Supervisor, 12 Member Team
2018 EAST POINT RECOVERY CENTER
EAST POINT, GEORGIA
PHP and IOP MH and SUD Group Facilitator
Art, Music Group Focus Groups
Dialectical Behavioral Health Therapy practice on mindfulness, despair and distress tolerance/management
Focus Group (PHP, IOP)
Group (PHP, IOP)
WRAP, WHAM groups and Training Lead
2017 FRIENDSHIP, INC., ATLANTA, GEORGIA
Certified Peer Specialist
Art Group & Focus Group
Breakfast and Lunch Cook and food prep/daily
Group Dialogue on Recovery Topics
Interdepartmental “Floater” with Data Support, Agency
Annual Report prep
WRAP and WHAM group work and Training Lead
2015 - 2016 THE STATE OF MARYLAND OFFICE OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS,
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND (BALTIMORE), SCHOOL OF MEDICINE,
DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHIATRY
US Peer Subject Matter Expert Consultant
Certified Peer Recovery Specialist (CPRS) Design for State Plan 2016, State of Maryland, University of Maryland
Design: Transition Age Youth (TAY), State of Maryland and Behavioral Health Association (BHA) Training Curricula and Program Development
State Children’s Medicaid 1015 Preparatory Plan, subsequent Application for State of Maryland Children’s Medicaid
Training Curricula and Co-Trainer, Intentional Forensic Peer Recovery Supports (IFPRS) an Endorsement development and scale, CFPRS Maryland
2015 – 2016 WASHINGTON DC RECOVERY
NETWORK SAMHSA STATEWIDE CONSUMER NETWORK GRANT FY3
Project Management and Principal Investigator
Creating opportunities for DC peers to collaborate with providers, clinicians, and agencies.
Establishing multilingual and special interests and resourcing online; Bridging peer outreach with youth/young adults, US Veterans, LGBTQ2SI persons, HIV/AIDS/HCV/STI and Persons of color; Giving technical and development assistance of culturally unique peer groups.
Prevention and Wellness to DC residents in greatest need
Strengthening local recovery infrastructure through collaboration with allied agencies; Amplifying allied agencies' outreach through distributing relevant articles and information.
2013 – 2015 BENCHMARK HUMAN SERVICES AWS USA Georgia DBHDD MCST REGION 1, ZONES D-E
Certified Peer Specialist Social Services Provider
Calls, Documentation, P2P F2F point of contact and transport
NE Region 1, Zones D-E
Post Team debriefing with (licensed clinical staff, associate level staff, certified peer specialists, paraprofessionals and physicians) in a 14-county rural Georgia region.
Maintain Region 1 MCST East Crisis Call Data
Respond to Georgia Crisis Access Line (GCAL) Triage Team reports for on-site consumer crisis mobile crisis intervention calls
Triage at Hospital ER Voluntary and/or Involuntary (1013, 1014)
2013 – 2014 VANGUARD COMMUNICATIONS
Washington, DC
National Certified Peer Supports Consultant
SAMHSA/CMHS subject matter expert on National Wellness and Social Inclusion Initiatives 2013, 2014
Education
2019 – 2023 Valdosta State University, Valdosta, Georgia School of Social Work
National and University Academic Honors, MSW
2005 – 2007 University of Texas at Austin, Texas, M. ED
Special Education and Rehabilitation Counselor Education
National and University Academic Honors
1981 – 1998 University of Washington, Seattle, BA
Dramatic Arts, Stagecraft; San Francisco Theater Internship George Coates Performance Works Co.
Telehealth and EMR
GoToMeeting, Zoom, Google+, Google Duo, WhatsApp, fb Messenger, FaceTime, Teams, avatar, ShareNote, AdvancedMD, Care Logic, kareo
MSW LCSW SUPERVISED PRACTICUM FOUNDATION & CLINICAL THERAPEUTIC INTERNSHIPS, VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK
2024-2025 Advantage Behavioral Health Systems EPIC, Athens, Georgia Weekly Hourly Group Supervision with Dr. Porter Jennings, PhD, ABHS
2023 Greenleaf Behavioral Health Hospital, Valdosta, Lowndes, Georgia North Unit, South and SARS CoV2-19 Unit, Adolescent, HERO Veteran + Active Servicemen and Women, Rehabilitation (SUD)
The Special Project encouraged Acadia Healthcare to institute EMR digitizing all hard-copy patient documentation innovation.
2019-2022 Legacy Behavioral Health of South Georgia Crisis Stabilization Unit BHCC and ACT TEAM Valdosta, Lowndes, Georgia: Established the CSU BHCC System Network SI/HI Discharge Follow-Up 1-Step.
REFERENCES
Dr. Josephin Chaumba, PhD, LCSW Program Director
Valdosta State University School of Social Work ********@*****.***
Dr. Diane Holliman, PhD, LCSW Academic Advisor Valdosta State University School of Social Work *********@********.***
Laura Rose, Founder & Director, peerGalaxy.com
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Becky Ray, Teacher, Stanislaus County Office of Education, State of California
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PEER REVIEW
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Grants Reviewer;
Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, Springer 23-24; Article Review;
Journal of Social Work, U.S.
PUBLICATION
Padron, Jennifer PERCH Issue 7, Yale University School of Medicine (2024)
Padron, Jennifer PEERX Digizine, ART+ for Social Justice (2022-2025)
peerGalaxy.com Principal Creative Design (2022-2025)
Padron, Jennifer Compendium Volumes I-X, amazon.com (2023)
Padron, Jennifer & Hardin, Pamela. (2016). 2014 White Paper. Editor: Dr. Ronald Manderscheid
Padron, Jennifer. (2015). A conference built around hope, belief and recovery. Mental Health Weekly. 25. 5-5. 10.1002/mhw.30415.
Padron, Jennifer. (2015). If history repeated itself. Mental Health Weekly. 25. 10.1002/mhw.30096.
Padron, Jennifer. (2008). HIV/AIDS/STD/HCV, coinfection, seroprevalence and education in severe mental illness: Health education pilot. The Psychiatric quarterly. 79. 331-42. 10.1007/s11126-008-9087-x.
Padron, Jennifer. (2006). Experience with Post-Secondary Education for Individuals with Severe Mental illness. Psychiatric rehabilitation journal. 30. 147-9. 10.2975/30.2006.147.149.
Padron Algorithm Solving for CPS Medicaid Functions (c) 2015 US 1-240-***-**** 2015US 1-240-***-**** · Issued Jun 1, 2015
Solves for all Center for Medicaid Service formulaic functions for US Peer Service portfolio of deliverables (Certified Peer Specialist Certification and Endorsements) engaging in Medicaid waiver and/or fee for service models of care environments
Assessment, Evaluation & Documentation Mastery:
Conducts comprehensive behavioral health evaluations and assessments, including C-SSRS assessments.
Integrates information from diverse sources to formulate client-driven treatment plans.
Documents response to interventions and adjusts treatment plans based on EBT clinical and medical considerations.
Demonstrates exceptional clinical judgment in assessment, diagnostic application, and triage decisions.
Clinical Supervision Therapist Internship Practicum (2019 – 2022):
Provided clinical supervision during therapist internship practicum.
Advanced Peer Supports (CPS) and Therapeutic Counseling:
Establishes and fosters therapeutic relationships with clients and their families/significant others.
Conducts individual, family, and group counseling sessions using evidence-based interventions.
Shows documented clinical proficiency in client engagement, interviewing, and documentation.
Case Management Care Supports Planning:
Develops and prioritizes releases and coordinates treatment plans.
Exhibits expertise in care planning, setting objectives, goals, and intervention specificity.
Implements treatment planning to secure care-supportive resources.
Maintains timely communication with providers according to policy and procedure.
Focuses on a person-centered continuum of care in mental health/substance use disorder treatment environments.
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