Bob Brown, LCSW, CTM

Experience

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  Samaritan Center

  Sept 1992 - Nov 2012

  Psychiatric Social Worker III

  Daily Responsibilities: • Conduct comprehensive diagnostic evaluations.• Completed diagnostic assessments, including dispositional recommendations to court officials, for youth in secure detention at local juvenile residential facility.• Perform outpatient therapy with children and adults for a full range of behavioral and emotional issues.• Develop, implement, and monitor plans of care for individuals with behavioral health needs.• Utilize community resources and team collaboration with other professionals to ensure optimal service delivery.• Provide crisis intervention for existing case load and as assigned by clinical directors.Crisis Intervention:• Administer after-hours emergency psychiatric services to assess risk factors and facilitate appropriate level of care.• Field crisis calls for behavioral health emergencies and screen for more comprehensive face-to-face evaluations.• Conduct hospital consults on patients requiring immediate psychiatric intervention, as well as consulting on behavioral health needs during discharge planning.• Collaborate with treatment team, hospital staff, family/friends, judges, and law enforcement personnel for appropriate disposition.Assistant Director of Intensive Youth Services (2003-2010): • Oversight of approximately 20 clinical staff in day-to-day operations during director's absence.• Wrote organization policies, conducted internal audits, and performed other associated tasks to ensure agency compliance with accrediting standards.• Provided triage services for schools, probation department, local group home and residential treatment facility.Adolescent Daytreatment Program Coordinator (2003-2010):• Managed an intensive collaborative program to meet the educational needs of middle and high school students with emotional disabilities.• Provided supervision to clinical and program staff.• Oversaw daily programming to ensure compliance with The Joint Commission and School Corporation policies. Show less

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  Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center

  Dec 2012 - now

  • Disruptive Behavior Committee (DBC) Chair- Aided the setup, roll-out, and testing of the Disruptive Behavior Reporting System (DBRS) during facility implementation (Spring 2015)- Address DBC administrative duties including identification, assessment, monitoring, and management of patients at heightened risk for violence- Chair the annual Workplace Behavioral Risk Assessment (WBRA) data collection and entry which is necessary for assigning the appropriate level of Prevention and Management of Disruptive Behavior (PMDB) training- DBRS Facility System Administrator for the day-to-day management and triaging of all DBRS reports- Conduct routine comprehensive Threat Assessments to evaluate a patient's potential for targeted or impromptu violence; provide monitoring as needed- Provide risk mitigation and consultation to staff regarding management strategies for challenging patients- Present data to Executive meetings regarding facility exposure to disruptive incidents- Assign Patient Record Flags to electronic medical record on disruptive patients and complete accompanying documentation requirements- Provide DBRS training as needed- Chair inter-disciplinary Employee Threat Assessment Team (ETAT) to identify, assess, monitor, and manage employees at elevated risk for violence Show less Administrative Duties:• Coordinate mandatory Suicide Prevention education requirements• Ensure Veteran-specific Suicide data and facts are incorporated into training content• Coordinate outreach and training materials for distribution to staff and community stakeholders• Lead planning and implementation of annual Suicide Prevention Month activities• Provide clinical supervision to pre-licensed staff and students on the Suicide Prevention Team• Assist with revisions of Suicide Prevention policy, protocol, and procedures• Serve as Acting Suicide Prevention Coordinator (SPC) in the SPC's approved absenceCase Management Duties: • Provide case management to “high risk” veterans• Educate veterans, family, and providers of suicide prevention services• Assist with the completion, revision, and utilization of Crisis Management Plans• Assess suicide risk by identifying risk/protective factors and warning signs • Collaborate with treatment teams for intervention, linkage, and referralsPrevention Duties:• Provide clinical review of veterans referred to the Suicide Prevention Team• Conduct routine suicide risk assessments• Complete Crisis Management Plans with veterans at various levels of suicide risk• Participate in Root Cause Analysis (RCA) reviews to reduce suicide risk• Facilitate mandatory Operation SAVE suicide awareness trainingPostvention Duties:• Facilitate incident processing groups for VA staff following a patient/coworker death by suicide• Draft Urgent Notifications (Heads-Up or Issue Brief) after a reportable suicide attempt or completion• Outreach family after a confirmed suicide• Complete post-mortem chart analyses after confirmed veteran suicideCrisis Intervention Duties:• Provide Suicide Silent Alert coverage• Assist with Veterans Crisis Line referral follow-up• Engage in crisis management consultation to providers during a suicidal crisis• Address treatment planning needs for identified “high risk” veterans Show less • Provided a full spectrum of psychiatry services to OEF/OIF/OND Veterans (Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom, and Operation New Dawn)• Conducted diagnostic evaluations with proficient use of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM5). • Performed outpatient therapy with OEF/OIF/OND Veterans, for a full range of behavioral and emotional issues. • Developed, implemented, and monitored plans of care for Veterans with behavioral health needs. • Utilized community resources and collaborated with other professionals to ensure optimal service delivery.• Provided crisis intervention services and utilized community resources to secure the least restrictive options to address emergent psychiatric needs.• Conducted walk-in emergency psychiatric services to assess risk factors and determine the appropriate level of care.• Participated in Post Deployment Health Reassessments to conduct various screenings on service members returning from a recent deployment. Show less

  • Workplace Violence Prevention Program Coordinator

    Dec 2016 - now

  • Suicide Prevention Case Manager

    Jun 2014 - Dec 2016

  • OEF/OIF/OND Social Worker

    Dec 2012 - May 2014