BETH A. SMITH

Coordinated medical and behavioral health needs for incarcerated individuals returning to the community. Provide supportive counseling and case managment.

• Coordinated project timelines by managing schedules and resources to ensure on-time completion of deliverables.
• Improved team productivity with regular communication and progress updates, fostering a collaborative work environment.

• Assess consumers/clients referred to the unit for services, staff referrals with treatment team and maintain communication with referral source
• Provide ongoing training and assist in the completion of audits to ensure accuracy of unit ANSA’s as an ANSA Superuser
• Participate in and facilitate multi-disciplinary clinical staffings and other required meetings
• Provide coverage during staff absences and vacancies

• Skills Development Specialist Trainer-Onboarder as part of the Clinical Training Team
• Train new employees in order to prepare them for the position of skills development specialist, coordinate training, provide supervision and clinical leadership
• Monitored a case load of intensive clients on a multidisciplinary team, completing assessments, treatment plans, reviews, annual updates, and skills training
• Conducted substance abuse and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy groups
• Collaborated with social service agencies, making referrals, and advocating for clients
• Provided supervision to employees in a 24 hour subacute facility and managed budget

• Provided direct supervision and ongoing training to team members, conducted Substance Abuse and Integrated Dual Diagnosis groups, monitored ACT outcomes

• Conducted risk assessment, provided case management services and referrals, facilitated Parenting classes, Thinking For A Change and Programming for Women, provided individual counseling, and networked with judicial agencies

• Provided case management services, individual and group counseling, and referrals

• Supervised and monitored probationers with mental health, substance abuse, and domestic violence issues for compliance with conditions of probation

• Completed pre-sentence investigation reports, supervised probationers for compliance, made appropriate referrals as needed and collaborated with public safety agencies

• Pre-screened cases for diversion/deferral programs, monitored cases for compliance, scheduled community service work and programming, compiled monthly statistical reports

• Managed a caseload of public assistance cases, interviewed clients for eligibility for TANIF food stamps, Medicaid and childcare, and investigated reports of fraud and abuse

• Supervised employees, conducted annual personnel evaluations, monitored caseloads, networked with community providers, and reduced food stamp error rate to 0%

• Developed, provided, and implemented orientation, initial, remedial, and in-service training, supervised caseworkers, and delivered public speaking engagements

• Instructed and counseled students in GED subjects, assisted with identifying personal and educational goals and acted in a supervisory capacity when needed