Tishia Mechelle Stewart



Gail Denise Hinds-Stewart

632 Cobb Road Arab, Alabama 35016

256-293-7325 gail_d_hinds@

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Geriatric Services Therapist who provides mental health services in an assigned nursing home and delivers direct clinical services. Therapist’s ensure all services provided as indicated on the treatment plan, provide Mental Health Counseling for nursing home staff, plan, manage and direct the caseload, as well as the treatment of each client, and complete assessments of referrals within three working days. Alabama Certified Intake Juvenile Probation Officer with over five years’ experience in detention center evaluation intakes, written complaint or petition dispositions, with a working knowledge of Criminal Law of Alabama. Respected mental health professional with 14 years experience in medical records, quality assurance, counseling, administration, and networking with youth service agencies. Completed a Bachelor of Behavioral Science and a Master of Counseling Studies. Expertise in at-risk juvenile program management, program curriculum design, and small group dynamics. Demonstrated ability to work well under pressure, ensure compliance of standards, and present in public forums.

THERAPIST IN GERIATRICS SERVICES AND RELATED EXPERIENCE

Therapist in Geriatrics Services, Cullman Area Mental Healthcare, Cullman, AL 2013- present

Knowledge

• Schedule and provide services which meet Geriatric Services

• Coordinate with nursing home staff to arrange group room, day, time, ect.

• During time of crisis work with client, family and staff to help regain stability

• Discuss each client weekly with Technician in order to ensure continuity of care

• Conduct therapy as assigned by supervisor

• Participate in nursing home Care Plan meetings for each client

• Complete the assessment including the MMSE, PHQ-9, and GAI within 3 working days

• Consult with all departments at nursing home to provide Monthly Progress Reports

Skills

• Ensure documentation is present for all services billed

• Maintain Clinical Records to comply with all applicable standards

• Provide administrative documentation needed to bill and collect for services

• Maintain awareness of current standards which affect documentation and billing

• Correct any identified errors immediately

• Complete Weekly Productivity Report and send to supervisor as directed

• Ensure all clients have a current MD order in nursing home chart

• Complete work in accordance with Quality Assurance, Performance Improvement, Corporate Compliance, Operations Manual policies, and DMH/Medicaid Standards

• Show ability to work cooperatively with a treatment team

• Knowledge of a diversity of treatment approaches

• Ability to work with the Technician and nursing home staff to best meet the needs of the client and organization

• Willingness to do group work as needed

Qualifications

• Masters of Science or Arts in related field

• Possess a valid Alabama driver’s license.

• Own 2011 Ford Escape used for transportation to and from job.

RELATED EXPERIENCE

Juvenile Probation Officer, Robert Neaves-Davis Center for Children, Huntsville, AL 2008 –2013

Knowledge

• Current principles and practices associated with juvenile probationary activities as evidenced by three years experience working with Juvenile Probation Officers and juveniles on probation.

• Laws and statutes concerning children in Alabama as evidenced by three years experience applying the precepts of Criminal Law of Alabama.

• Counseling practices and casework techniques as evidenced by Master of Counseling Studies and eight years experience working with adolescents in at-risk cognitive-behavioral intervention programs.

• Social, economic and psychological forces related to the causes and problems of juvenile delinquency as evidenced by a Master of Counseling Studies; 14 years experience in the mental health services field; eight years experience and training in working with families in crisis, and at-risk adolescent status offenders; and three years experience and training in working with juveniles on probationary status.

• Social and medical services provided by public and private agencies to facilitate children on probation, consent decrees and after-care programs as evidenced by twelve years experience in family referrals to agencies throughout North Alabama, specifically Jackson, Dekalb, Madison, and Marshall Counties.

Skills

• Proficient in the skills of a receptionist, such as telephone courtesy and routing, electronic filing, the use of office equipment, and computer word processing using Microsoft Word, Excel, and Windows applications.

• Proficient in the applications of the AOC Web-based system.

• Excellent written and oral communications skills as evidenced by submissions of six RFPs (grant award requests) that resulted in the award of over $150,000 over a period of six years; and eight years experience speaking in public forums and facilitating small group discussions with over 1200 families and adolescents over the same period.

Abilities

• Prepare and present accurate and reliable reports containing findings and recommendations in accordance with.

• Work with at-risk children and their parents as evidenced by 12 years experience.

• Analyze facts, maintain records, prepare reports and exercise sound judgment as evidenced by various work experiences and excellent references.

• Speak in public and transmit written communications to other members of the JPO staff as evidenced by experience in public speaking forums and by performance in present Juvenile Probation Officer position.

• Maintain certification as a Juvenile Probation Officer in the state of Alabama as evidenced by certification in October 2009 and subsequent training attendance.

• Travel and be on call nights, holidays and weekends as evidenced by the present second and third shift and weekend schedule of work, and the daily trek of 72 miles round trip by privately owned conveyance.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor of Behavioral Science; Master of Counseling Studies.

• Five years’ experience as a Juvenile Probation Officer.

Program Director, Family Team Builders 1999 - 2007

Temporary Residential Intensive Prevention Program (TRIPP, a cognitive-behavioral intervention program for at-risk teens and families in crisis), Tennessee Valley Family Services, Inc., POB 952, Guntersville, AL 35976.

Duties

• Developed the curriculum for, directed, and conducted the parent part of the crisis program.

• Facilitated group discussions with parents and teens.

• Conducted life-coping skills training with parents (primarily parenting skills; i.e., communication and discipline); and life-coping skills with teens (anger management, drugs and tobacco cessation, etc.)

• Coordinated with Juvenile Probation Officers and Juvenile Court for referral of status offenders and juveniles on probation.

• Provided referrals to private and public medical and social/psychological care programs and agencies.

• Prepared operating budget for the program.

• Wrote and submitted grant proposals for the program ($150,000 awarded in six year period).

• Supervised two staff.

Program Director, Grace House 2005 - 2007

Huntsville, AL., Tennessee Valley Family Services, Inc., POB 952, Guntersville, AL 35976.

Duties

• Directed the operations of a Transitional Living Group Home Program (TLP) for homeless youth ages 16-21 years of age.

• Administered the program and prepared operating budget.

• Conducted youth basic living skills training.

• Supervised six staff members.

• Responsible for TLP federal grant renewal and fundraising activities ($100,000 federal grant award).

• Responsible for federal grant reports and documentation.

• Quality Assurance for state and federal policies and regulations.

• Responsible for maintenance and upkeep of the eight-bed facility and a transport van.

Director of Medical Records 1993 - 1999

Mountain Lakes Behavioral Healthcare, Guntersville, AL 35976

Duties

• Responsible for organizing, filing, and maintaining medical records department in a mental health center.

• Consultant to mental health therapists in specifics of ICD-9, CPT, and DSM IV coding for billing purposes.

• Responsible for incoming and outgoing correspondence.

• Quality Assurance and compliance with HIPPA.

EDUCATION

Phil Chalmers Seminars 2012

Juvenile Homicide and Juvenile Mass Murder, Huntsville, AL

Alabama Mental Health Department of Mental Health 2010

Certification for C&A In-Home Intervention , Montgomery, AL

Alabama Mental Health Department of Mental Health 2012

Certification Completion for C&A Case Management, Montgomery, AL

Administrative Office of Courts 2009

Certification for Juvenile Probation Officer, Montgomery, AL

Master of Counseling Studies 2009

Capella University, Minneapolis, MN

Developmental Audit Certification 2007

Augustana College, Sioux Falls, SD

Response Ability Pathways (RAP) Certification 2005

Augustana College, Sioux Falls, SD

Life Space Crisis Intervention Certification 2003 LSCI Institute, Augustana College, SD

Bachelor of Science in Behavioral Science 2000

Athens State University, Athens, AL

Associate Degree in Medical Records Technology and Applied Science 1993

Wallace State College, Hanceville, AL

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

Marshall County Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program 2001 – 2007

Governing Board Member

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

People Against a Littered State (PALS) 1999 – 2007

• Community cleanup campaigns-took teens out to clean up litter along streets and roads.

• Lakeside cleanup campaigns-took teens out to clean up boat launch areas.

United Way of Marshall County 1999 – 2007

• Supervised teen maintaining United Way facility grounds

• Assisted in annual fundraising campaigns

CASA of Madison and Marshall Counties 1999 – 2007

• Supervised teens cleaning up yards for elderly clients

• Supervised teens painting wheel chair ramps and winterizing homes for elderly clients

TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE

Experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Internet Explorer, Outlook, RHYMIS, AOC SJIS Web base and AVATAR.

REFERENCES:

Judy Bright, Ph.D. PO Box 202, Baileyton, AL 35019, 256-709-3606, Math Teacher for 5th grade at Fairview Elementary School. Years Known: 45

John Conrad, LCSW, 6 Macy Place, Mobile, AL 36604, 251-478-4922, Social Worker/Therapist for Mobile County Mental Heath. Years Known: 50

Jo Graves, Retired. 172 Snow Point Road, Guntersville, AL 35976, 256-753-2234. Retired Supervisor from Wrangler Cooperation, Arab, AL. Years known: 47

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