Lisa Taylor, LCSW

Experience

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  Communities in Schools of Durham

  Jan 2010 - Apr 2010

  Social Work Intern

  ● Ensured the basic needs of the youth were met on a daily basis by assessing and addressing the biological, psychological, and social needs of the students.● Active advocate for students by encouraging and rewarding healthy and appropriate behavior.● Supervised volunteers involved in the Weekend Backpack Program.

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  Murdoch Developmental Center

  Feb 2011 - Feb 2012

  Healthcare Technician 1

  • Participated in the development and implementation of behavioral support plans.● Ran short range and long-range goals in accordance to the client’s person centered plan (PCP).● Instructed and taught consumers activities of daily living and social skills.

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  Autism Society of North Carolina

  Feb 2012 - Jul 2016

  ● Provide direct one-on-one service to the residents for up to 85% of employment hours, with the remaining hours being devoted to providing supervision of group home employees, monitoring staff documentation and time sheets, progress notes, billing, and household management.● Collaborate with all relevant parties, e.g., parents, doctors, pharmacies, supervisor, coworkers, and other individuals/agencies that are part of the resident’s treatment team. ● Assure that services are person-centered and specific to each resident’s long-range goals. Show less

  • Lead Residential Instructor/Qualified Professional

    Nov 2013 - Jul 2016

  • Community Services Assistant

    Feb 2012 - Oct 2013
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  East Carolina University

  Jan 2015 - May 2015

  External Field Instructor

  - Assessing the educational needs of the student and establishing along with the student, goals to meet identified educational needs.-Providing weekly scheduled supervision with the student as protected time for teaching, educational support, and administrative supervision. - Conferring with Faculty Field Liaison and the Task Supervisor, attending meetings for Field Instructors, and writing evaluations on student performance. Show less

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  Carolina House Eating Disorder Treatment Programs

  Aug 2015 - Dec 2015

  Residential Patient Assistant

  ● Collaborated with patient and clinical team to promote person-centered therapeutic process that is conducive to recovery.● Co-facilitated DBT psychoeducational groups.● Provided appropriate instruction and support in all aspects of life including but not limited to independence, self-care, communication, social skills, recreational and leisure skills.

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  Easter Seals UCP North Carolina & Virginia

  Jan 2016 - May 2016

  MSW Clinical Intern

  ● Assisted Intensive In-Home Team in documenting information for service plans, treatment reports, and progress notes ● Assisted on comprehensive treatment plans that focused on accurate diagnosis and behavioral treatment of the client’s challenges.● Utilized Motivational Interviewing, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Play Therapy, and Mindfulness techniques during clinical interventions.

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  SouthLight, Inc.

  Aug 2016 - Jun 2017

  SAIOP Counselor

  ● Facilitate adult SAIOP groups 3x’s per week.● Provide ongoing revision of the Person-Centered Plan (PCP).● Arranges and link clients to other services within the community.

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  The Guidance Center, Flagstaff and Williams

  Jun 2017 - Dec 2021

  ● Provide trauma-informed individual and group psychotherapy from a Person-Centered (Rogerian), Internal Family Systems (IFS), Cultural Relational, Cognitive Behavioral, Dialectical Behavioral, and existential theoretical orientation.● Facilitates treatment team meetings, make appropriate referrals, and assists members in finding community resources.● Participates in interdisciplinary case consultations and provides feedback to co-workers regarding ethical care and clinical documentation. Show less

  • Outpatient Therapist

    Apr 2018 - Dec 2021

  • MH/SA Case Manager

    Jun 2017 - Apr 2018
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  Northern Arizona University

  Jan 2022 - now

  Mental and Behavioral Health Manager

  · Coordinates multicultural outreach programs, services, training, and professional development for Counseling Services.· Evaluate the effectiveness of inclusive services, outreach, and training to campus partners informed by evidence-based research and best practices.· Provides culturally adaptive counseling services in the form of: o Individual and group counseling. o Bio-psycho-social-spiritual assessments. o Behavioral health consultation in our integrated primary care unit o Triage/Crisis Intervention· Chair of Counseling Services' Inclusive Excellence Committee.· Member of Campus Health's Inclusive Excellence Committee.· Member of the Inclusive Excellence Commission.· Provides administrative supervision to full-time clinicians specializing in minority mental health.· Provides diversity consultation and clinical supervision for Counseling Services' staff and trainees.· Interacts regularly with student leaders and multicultural advocacy groups for wellness programming.· Participates in case consultation and psychiatric consultation meetings and Counseling Services and Campus Health Services all-staff meetings.· Provides consultation and outreach services to the University community as needed.· Provides embedded outreach and consultation services to students off-site in locations as needed. · Ensures record-keeping and clinical services are in regulatory and ethical compliance and meet accreditation standards, HIPAA, Confidentiality laws, The Board of Behavioral Health Examiners, and the National Association of Social Worker's Code of Ethics. Show less