Takeshia Martin
Marietta,GA
Summary
Skilled Program Therapist with experience at Ridgeview Institute Smyrna, adept in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and crisis management. Led therapeutic foster care initiatives, enhancing foster parent recruitment and training. Demonstrated success in behavioral health, improving patient care through collaborative treatment planning and effective group therapy facilitation. Excelled in motivational interviewing, showcasing a balance of empathetic understanding and strategic intervention.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Program Therapist
Ridgeview Institute
10.2021 - Current
- Case management, facilitates group therapy 8-20, maintains charts for compliance, audits, and reviews, documents progress on each patient, formulates treatment plan, consults with doctor for patient care planning, discharges patient with resources and support network, supervised by LPC, completes treatment plan determined by diagnosis, conducts psychosocial assessments and evaluations, abides by HIPPA codes, policies, and procedures, collaborates with treatment team for patient progress, participates in treatment team meetings to update team on patient care planning and resources, consults with psychiatrist about patient medication and mental health status, consults with psychologist about patient treatment goal progress, conducts groups on mental health management/healing/recovery topics virtually and in-person
Supervisor/Coordinator
Therapeutic Foster Care
07.2017 - 07.2021
- Provided coordination, scheduling, oversight, and management for onboarding and training of Fostering Solutions Coordinators per comprehensive training requirements list and check off process, attended trainings required by Georgia Parent Support Network (GPS) or governing bodies, led staff meetings, crisis interventions 24/7, trained in IMPACT & SAFE, placed children in therapeutic foster homes, handled caseload of 6 or more, case management, attended all staff meetings, assigned cases to coordinators, provided assistance and supervision to implement ISP, billing and respite coverage, consulted and coordinated with PD to develop effectively with conflict resolution and advocacy, conducted interviews, reviewed reports and documentation for accuracy and feedback, performed chart audits and reviews regularly, prepared for yearly audits, monitored GA SHINES and GA SCORE, conducted incident reports, performed comprehensive clinical assessments, helped with recruitment to foster, taught foster parents curriculum to become foster parents, handled conference calls with MAAC to report youth's behavior status, provided resources and services to foster parents, attended court dates for support, handled referral placement
Lead Mental Health Tech
LAUREL HEIGHTS Hospital
05.2016 - 06.2017
- Provided quality psychiatric and behavioral care to meet needs of children, and families are currently served
- Led team of 6 or more in milieu, conducted individual and group counseling to population of 20 or more at risk youth, scheduled duties to team, worked closely with clinical team for behavior interventions, communicated with families, teachers, and other team members about youth's progress, BIRP notes performed daily, provided extra assistance with grooming concerns, searched each youths belongings daily for contraband for safety, verbal de-escalation
Clinical Assistant
Ridgeview Institute
10.2007 - 06.2015
- Functioned as milieu counselor to 15 assigned patients, collaborated with nursing staff to determine milieu treatment approach; facilitated 3 milieu groups; incorporated knowledge of each patient's condition and application of various therapeutic techniques; collaborated with other unit staff in assessing and evaluating patient's mental status; initiated and maintained therapeutic relationship with patients; worked in partnership with other staff members to determine whether patient represents risk to himself/herself and/or others; worked with other unit staff with crisis intervention techniques (verbal and physical); provided supportive care to patients (such as participating in conversation, recreational activities, basic living activities; set limits, confront counterproductive; prepare reports describing each patient's mental status and functioning, reported and documented overt, covert, verbal, and non-verbal communications by patients
Education
Master of Arts in Professional Counseling -
Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA12.2017
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology -
Valdosta State University
Valdosta, GA08.2002
Skills
- Intake Assessments/Experience
- Aftercare/Discharge planning
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Curriculum Development
- Individual / Group Therapy
- Crisis Management
- Crisis Intervention
- Case Management
Certification
- CPR
- TeleHealth
- Pending NCC, June 2024
Assessments
Supervisory skills: Motivating, Assessing employees, & Case Management: PROFICIENT
Additional Information
Willing to relocate
Timeline
Program Therapist
Ridgeview Institute
10.2021 - Current
Supervisor/Coordinator
Therapeutic Foster Care
07.2017 - 07.2021
Lead Mental Health Tech
LAUREL HEIGHTS Hospital
05.2016 - 06.2017
Clinical Assistant
Ridgeview Institute
10.2007 - 06.2015
Master of Arts in Professional Counseling -
Liberty University
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology -
Valdosta State University
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