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Inner Loop Counseling - Houston, TX
Sept 2016 – Oct 2017
Therapist/Practice Manager
- Supervise clinical & administrative activities of Counseling Center to assure optimal operation of
the center including highest quality & ethical provision of care & cost efficiency, while preventing
any litigious activity.
- Supervise the center staff (clinical & administrative) to assure compliance with the Policies &
Procedures of the center and all regulatory agencies—city, county, state & federal.
- Supervise therapeutic programs to assure clinical consistency among all programs.
- Supervise the scheduling of clients with therapists to assure clients receive optimal therapeutic value.
- Analyze all activities, policies & procedures for current or potential problems and for compliance
with current laws, rules, regulations and circumstances.
- Coordinate staff development with regular, on-going training and workshops for all staff.
- Develop & monitor policies and procedures for clinical and administrative activities that maintain
compliance with the rules and regulations of the Texas State Board of Professional Counselors,
Social Worker Examiners and the Department of State Health Services.
- Develop & promote professional relationships in the community to support mutual referrals with
other psychotherapists, clinics, psychiatrists, mental health facilities, treatment facilities—in &
outpatient; & to enhance program development.
- Work with clients in an outpatient setting treating drug and alcohol addictions, sex and love addiction,
anger management, and codependence.
Community Healthcore - Longview, TX
Sept 2005 - Oct 2016
Manager, Continuity of Care Services
- Developed and managed Continuity of Care Program designed to coordinate with appropriate community agencies and programs to ensure continuity of care and the proper use of community resources for those discharging from local and state hospitals.
- Developed and managed Outpatient Competency Restoration Program designed to restore clients that have been determined, by the court, to be incompetent to stand trial due to mental illness of developmental disability and to provide continuity of care services to coordinate appropriate community resources.
- Developed policies and procedures which relate to the organization, management and treatment systems of the Outpatient Competency Restoration Program and Continuity of Care Program.
- Participated in treatment planning and discharge planning, as well as, participate in the assessment and making on-going treatment recommendations to clinical staff to ensure client needs are being met.
- Develop and maintain budget to financially manage Outpatient Competency and Continuity of Care Programs, as well as, ensure all reports and guidelines are met within contractual time frames.
- Worked directly with community, judges, hospitals, and families to educate them on mental illness, and solve complaints dealing with patient care.
- Worked directly with screeners and hospital staff to evaluate acuity and appropriateness for hospitalization and utilization of community resources.
- Worked directly with DSHS in organizing and implementing new PASSR Redesign changes to the PASSR screening and evaluation process.
- Counsel clients on how to maintain sobriety and avoid mental relapse.
County Rehab Tyler, TX
2003 - 2005
Drug Abuse Counselor
- Worked with State and Federal Probation and Parole
- Treatment Planning and General Documentation
- Worked with probation to help determine proper course of action for clients.
- Provided group and individual counseling designed to assist clients in maintain sobriety and fulfillment of their legal obligations.
Various - Various
1994 – 2003
Drug Abuse Counselor
- Substance Abuse Counselor for several organizations, serving a variety of populations
Including: Adolescents, Adult Probation, Court Ordered, State and Federal Parole.
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