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Dawn M. Miller

Somerset

Summary

Dynamic Mental Health Professional with extensive experience at Nulton Diagnostic & Treatment Center, excelling in treatment planning and family therapy. Proven ability to enhance client outcomes through effective case management and excellent communication skills. A dedicated team player committed to tracking client progress and fostering collaborative relationships with families and providers.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Mental Health Professional for Family Based

Nulton Diagnostic & Treatment Center
Johnstown
01.2020 - Current
  • completion of progress notes, treatment plans, family mapping, assessment tools, intakes, and discharges.
  • Maintain contact with the eight families and any provider who was involved in the case.
  • Each session with the family was approximately 2 hours long and the team planned all activities

Mental Health Professional for Family Based

Alternative Community Resource Program
Somerset
01.2016 - 01.2020
  • completion of progress notes, treatment plans, family mapping, assessment tools, intakes, and discharges
  • maintained contact with the 8 families and any provider who was involved in the case
  • Each session with the family was approximately 2 hours long, and the team planned all activities.

Therapeutic Support Staff

Children's Behavioral Health
Somerset
01.2012 - 01.2016
  • provided both in-school and community services for children who require assistance to function appropriately in these settings.
  • Daily documentation is completed for each interaction with each child to assess where the child continues to need assistance.

Therapeutic Support Staff

Youth Advocate Program
Somerset
01.2009 - 01.2012
  • provided both in school and community services for children who require assistance to function appropriately in these settings
  • Daily documentation is completed for each interaction with each child to assess where the child continues to need assistance

Mental Health Worker / Primary

Children's Aid Home
Somerset
01.2008 - 01.2009
  • maintain a caseload of 4-7 children daily
  • Completing a daily sheet for every student that has their daily goals, having individual counseling and family counseling, completing a treatment plan every twenty days, and teaching a variety of classes.
  • teach the therapy-based classes each student is graded on their daily sheet and in your grade book
  • At the end of the grading period, the primary will compile a report card for each of the children on their caseload.

Child Care Worker/ Counselor

Children's Aid Home
Somerset
01.2005 - 01.2008
  • helped with the daily routines of children between the ages of 12 and 18
  • provide supervision and emotional support to the boys and girls housed at the facility
  • Complete daily logs on the progress of each child.
  • As a night shift staff, we do 20-minute room checks on the children and wash all the day's laundry

Education

Bachelors of Science - Human Resource Management

Geneva College
Johnstown
08.2005

Associate degree - Psychology, Sociology, and General Studies

Allegany County College
01.2002

University of Pittsburgh
01.1999

Westmoreland County Community College
01.1997

Skills

  • Team player
  • Excellent Communication Skills
  • Conflict management
  • Hard worker
  • Excellent work attendance
  • Treatment planning
  • Family therapy
  • Progress note documentation
  • Team collaboration
  • Case management
  • Tracking client progress

Certification

  • Certified Family Based Mental Health Professional

Timeline

Mental Health Professional for Family Based

Nulton Diagnostic & Treatment Center
01.2020 - Current

Mental Health Professional for Family Based

Alternative Community Resource Program
01.2016 - 01.2020

Therapeutic Support Staff

Children's Behavioral Health
01.2012 - 01.2016

Therapeutic Support Staff

Youth Advocate Program
01.2009 - 01.2012

Mental Health Worker / Primary

Children's Aid Home
01.2008 - 01.2009

Child Care Worker/ Counselor

Children's Aid Home
01.2005 - 01.2008

Bachelors of Science - Human Resource Management

Geneva College

Associate degree - Psychology, Sociology, and General Studies

Allegany County College

University of Pittsburgh

Westmoreland County Community College
Dawn M. Miller