Experience

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  Judevine center for autism

  Jul 2000 - Apr 2002

  Autism technician
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  Connections case management

  Nov 2000 - Dec 2011

  Case manager

  • Conducting meetings with service providers, consumers and guardians to review and renew consumer’s individualized service plans on a quarterly or annual basis. • Conducting service monitoring each month in the consumers’ home (ISL or group home) to ensure that consumers are receiving the services authorized by the Department of Mental Health through the Medicaid waiver program. This includes: reviewing daily documentation notes, inspection of the home and reviewing medical documentation. • Conducting quarterly reviews of monthly documentation provided from service/residential providers including: monthly progress summaries and nursing reviews to ensure that the consumer’s medical needs are being assessed monthly by a registered nurse and that documentation is present that shows whether the consumer is making progress towards outcomes as defined in their individualized service plan. • Writing individual service plans about the consumer, following guidelines and directives as outlined by the Department of Mental Health. • Documenting episodes of care on each consumer daily in CIMOR (Consumer Information Management, Outcomes, and Reporting) and billing to Medicaid. • Creating yearly budgets for consumers that receive residential or other paid services and submitting them to be authorized to the state regional office. • Meeting consumers and their families and assessing the consumers needs. • Conducting assessments on consumers as needed or required by DMH • Writing plans and creating budgets requesting services through the Medicaid Waiver Program and submitting them for the Utilization Review at the state regional office. • Administrative duties including: faxing items, sending and receiving e-mails, taking and placing phone calls, mailing out documents, preparing items for filing in the consumers records, maintaining consumer working files, attending trainings, traveling, and maintaining caseload tracking information. Show less

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  State of missouri department of mental health

  Apr 2002 - Nov 2002

  Case manager i

  • Primary responsibilities included advocating for individuals with developmental disabilities in a variety of settings, such as: • Conducting meetings with an interdisciplinary team of medical professionals, educators and other service providers• Collaborating with the Medicaid Waiver program and the Department of Mental Health to request, justify, budget and account for service needs

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  Touchpoint center for autism

  Apr 2012 - Jul 2012

  Autism specialist

  • Coordination of services for individuals with autism, including:• Development of monthly personal plans and Individualized Education Plans to provide technical ideas to help the staff as well as the individual • Detailed written analysis of observations about the individual in the school and home setting • Family support, including parent trainings such as Issue Specific Behavior Training and respite care

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  Econonmic security corp (head start

  Jul 2012 - May 2013

  Family resource specialist

  • Advocate for low income families responsibilities include:• Plans and implements parent activities and volunteer efforts to generate required federal match.Completes home visits to families and completes required paperwork and makes referrals.• Serves as an advocate for Head Start families by providing appropriate assistance and support and assists in conflict resolution and crisis intervention.• Recruits and assists in training volunteers and completes necessary forms regarding volunteer participation.• Acts as a Head Start public relation person by speaking to civic groups and community organizations and develops professional relationships with the community to establish a consistent pattern of in-kind contributions.• Maintains records required by the Head Start Performance Standards such as calendars, notes to parents, records of parent meetings and trainings, and contacts with other community agencies. Show less

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  Presbyterian children's homes and services of missouri

  May 2013 - Nov 2016

  Foster care case manager

  • Maintaining a caseload of 12-15 children and their families. • Providing referrals and resources to families for community-based services. • Planning, facilitating, or co-facilitating family support team meetings monthly. • Responsible for ensuring the safety and appropriate placement of children in foster care. • Conducting frequent visits with foster care placement providers and children in their homes and ensuring the child’s safety. • Conducting visits with the parents of the children in foster care. • Transporting children when necessary to physician appointments, placement providers, or as needed to ensure the child is receiving necessary services. • Establishing written service agreements with parents and assisting them to complete those agreements by monitoring their progress and giving them proper referrals to community agencies. • Providing parents with resources and services they need in order to aid in the reunification process with their child/children. • Attending and testifying in court. • Interacts with community members and professionals from a variety of city, county, state, private and community providers. • Maintaining client files and conducting assessments according to standards as required by policy and procedures. • Documentation of visits with children, foster parents and parents/family members in FACES along with monthly summaries and other required documentation of services. • Documentation of services to be authorized for the families. Show less

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  Will's place (ozark center)

  Nov 2016 - now

  Community support specialist
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  Will’s place ozark center

  Dec 2017 - now

  Community support specialist supervisor
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  Ozark center

  Sept 2023 - now

  Mental health therapist