Employment History
Clinical Social Worker
Ridgewood Clinics
1059 Ridgewood Place Jackson, Mississippi 39216
11/2006 to present
Provide counseling to individuals, families and groups in a private, small clinic setting. I work with children, adolescents, families, and adults. Referrals are given for emergency inpatient care at a local inpatient facility as needed. Conduct mini mental status exams for elderly patients, or general population clients, as requested by the psychiatrists in our practice.
Mental Health Therapist
Jackson Mental Health Center / Hinds Behavioral Health Services which was at one time part of St. Dominic’s Hospital
Jackson, Mississippi 39210
07/1988 to 11/2006
Provided emergency screenings, intakes, individual and family counselling, and group counseling. Group sessions were on the topics of anger management and anxiety reduction. Also provided pre-evaluation screenings on a monthly rotation for court commitments in Hinds County. Visited hospitalized patients on an as needed basis. In addition to services provided to clients, I also provided education to other counselors at the clinic, as a speaker in a lecture series on topics of mental health, to community professionals at a hospital seminar on the topic of community services, and I provided training and supervision for four Jackson State University graduate students during four consecutive twelve month internships as part of their graduate degrees in Social Work.
Mental Health Therapist
Vincennes Comprehensive Mental Health Center
Vincennes, Indiana 47591
06/1987 to 06/1988
Provided intakes as well as individual and family counselling. Travelled to satellite offices for provision of rural care. Gave presentations to the community on various mental health topics
License
Passed Licensure Exam for Social Work in New York State in 06/1987
Licensed in Mississippi in 1989 and license is current until 4/30/17
Education
Cornell University
Ithaca, New York 14850
Bachelor of Science, GPA 3.3
Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York 13244
Masters of Social Work, GPA 3.9
Interests and hobbies
Enjoy gardening, dancing, and music
Personal:
Married with two children, ages 21 and 24
References
Dr. Krishan Gupta, Ridgewood Clinics Psychiatrist - Current Employer, 601.957.3211
Jo Turlington, LCSW, former social work supervisor at St. Dominic’s, Jackson Mental Health Center, 601.832.6382
Dr. William Welch, Hinds Behavioral Health Services, Psychiatrist and Clinical Director, 601.321.2400
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