Mental Health North Carolina

Abbey Friedman, MA, CPRP

Wake Forest, North Carolina, United States

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Summary

Experienced Professional with a demonstrated history of working in the mental health and substance abuse treatment industry. Skilled in Nonprofit Organizations, Coaching, Crisis Intervention, Marketing, Accreditation training and consulting, Networking, Care Coordination, Board membership, Clinical Supervision, and Program development. Strong entrepreneurship professional with a Master of Arts (M.A.) focused in Mental Health and Rehabilitation Counseling from University of South Florida.

Experience

Guardianship Specialist II

Phoenix Counseling Center, LLC

Provided oversight, monitoring, case management, placement, and resource development in a position as a Guardianship Representative for Phoenix Counseling Center. This was a hybrid position with guardianship clients that have been deemed incompetent by Wake County. Travel throughout North Carolina as required.

Strong skills in EHR documentation, assessment and planning.

Care Manager

Preferred Living Solutions, LLC

Sep 2023 – July 2024

Functioned as an aging life care professional providing care management for seniors and those with various disabilities and their families. Independent contractor for this private fee -based agency.

Founder/Practitioner

Rehabilitation Support Services, LLC d/b/a Mental Health Jupiter

Aug 2005 – July 2023

Providing psychiatric rehabilitation and concierge service coordination to people with mental illness and co-occurring disorders. Provide case management, psychiatric and recovery life coaching, entitlement acquisition services, resource development and coordination.

Services are identified by need and level of service intensity in developing plan of service. Identifying strengths as well as areas needing attention. Home visits, office visits, doctor visits, program referrals and follow along provided. Familiar with all entitlement programs such as SSI, SSDI, SSA, Medicare, Medicaid, Affordable Care Act and Marketplace as well as Food Stamps and a myriad of other available resources and relationships.

Work with people of all ages from 18+ to senior care. Have well known reputation in this community of Palm Beach County as well as both statewide and nationally.

Behavioral Health Expert Witness

The Expert Witness Institute

Jan 2017 - Present (7 years)

Provide expert witness services and testimony related to Mental Health, Substance Abuse, Residential Treatment and licensing requirements, Forensic Mental Health, Psychiatric Rehabilitation, Severe and Persistent Mental Illnesses and treatment, Accreditation requirements, Policy and Procedures

Training Coordinator

Seacrest Resource and Consultation Center

Mar 2016 - Oct 2021 (5 years 8 months)

SRCC prepares Behavioral Healthcare Agencies for DCF and AHCA licensing as well as national accreditation through TJC, CARF, COA. My responsibilities included conducting Clinical Training Modules required annually and for licensing and accreditation.

Director of Residential Services

Alpert Jewish Children & Family Services

Aug 2003 - 2007 (4 years)

Developed, implemented new residential programs of different levels of care. Also responsible for day-to-day operation and supervision of all facilities. All facilities are DCF and AHCA licensed, and COA Accredited.

Director of Residential Services

Boley Center for Behavioral Healthcare

1996 - 2000 (4 years)

Responsible for day-to-day operation and functioning of a 280 -bed mental health residential program with 28 sites. Supervised program supervisory staff, provided training, hiring, firing, performance evaluations, program development and implementation, assuring facilities are meeting all licensing and accreditation standards.

Dir of Case Mgmt., Psychiatric and Residential Services

Fellowship House

1987 - 1996 (9 years)

Education

University of South Florida

Master of Arts - MA, Mental Health and Rehabilitation Counseling Aug 1972 - Aug 1976

Licenses & Certifications

Certified Psychiatric Rehabilitation Practitioner- Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association 2001- Present

Standard CPR/AED - National Health and Safety Association

Issued Jan 2023 - Expires Jan 2025

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