Luke Barrett
West Chester
Summary
Dedicated mental health professional and advocate currently pursuing academic goals. Seeking a role that aligns with my passion and allows for work-life balance. Recognized for adaptability and eager to apply skills in any setting. Committed to ongoing learning and growth.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
QIDP Supervisor
Devereux Advance Behavioral Health
02.2025 - Current
- Oversaw daily operations of the department, ensuring smooth workflow and timely completion of tasks.
- Applied strong leadership talents and problem-solving skills to maintain team efficiency and organize workflows.
- Improved customer satisfaction with timely response to inquiries, addressing concerns, and finding effective solutions.
- Increased team productivity by implementing efficient workflows and setting clear expectations for staff members.
- Enhanced communication within the team by holding regular meetings and encouraging open dialogue among all members.
- Collaborated with other departments to achieve organizational goals, fostering teamwork across various functions.
- Developed staff skills through targeted training programs, resulting in improved performance and career growth opportunities.
- Increased customer retention rates by implementing customer feedback into actionable improvements.
Head Counselor
Valley Forge Medical Center & Hospital
11.2021 - 06.2022
- Primary care provider in an inpatient residential hospital for patients with co-morbid mental health and substance use disorders.
- Provided supportive therapeutic interventions as needed within the setting while simultaneously managing own caseload of individual patients.
- Initiated conflict de-escalation interventions as needed within both the clinical and residential aspects of facility.
- Maintain thorough, articulate documentation in accordance with all facility and professional standards.
- Performed job duties as part of a collective treatment team; Demonstrated the ability to apply leadership techniques when appropriate but also the ability to take direction and feedback from professional peers and support staff.
Residential Supervisor
Youth Consultation Service
02.2016 - 06.2021
- Ensured a safe and healthy environment for youth with severe behavioral/emotional concerns and legal issues using demographic-appropriate therapeutic interventions.
- Maintained daily facility operations of a residential facility.
- Worked collaboratively with entire treatment team to reduce recidivism rates for legal issues and promote youths' successful reintroduction to the community.
- SuperUser for electronic client record documentation systems; Granted security clearances for purposes of training entire site staff on ECR systems and documentation practices.
Behavioral Health Clinician
Footprints To Recovery
04.2018 - 01.2020
- Provided all appropriate therapeutic interventions for a partial-hospitalization level of care.
- Assisted support staff within patient housing program with implementation of techniques to help progress patients' stated treatment plan goals.
- Maintained a positive relationship with various insurance professionals through submission of timely, accurate documentation in order to maximize patients' duration of care.
- Provided facility maintenance as well as supported all other departments (i.e. transportation, housing, admissions, etc.).
Education
Master's Degree - Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Union Institute & University
Cincinnati, OH07-2026
Bachelor's Degree - Psychology
Union Institute & University
Cincinnati, OH08.2019
Clinical Training - Addiction Studies
The Academy for Addictive Disorders
Davie, FL08.2017
Skills
- Excellent Interpersonal Skills
- Crisis Intervention and Management
- Thorough and Articulate in Documentation
- Supportive and Active within the Workplace Setting
- Versatility and Adaptability to Adjusting Workplace Dynamics
- Staff management
- Customer service
- Team building
- Operations management
- Schedule development
- Conflict resolution
Timeline
QIDP Supervisor
Devereux Advance Behavioral Health
02.2025 - Current
Head Counselor
Valley Forge Medical Center & Hospital
11.2021 - 06.2022
Behavioral Health Clinician
Footprints To Recovery
04.2018 - 01.2020
Residential Supervisor
Youth Consultation Service
02.2016 - 06.2021
Bachelor's Degree - Psychology
Union Institute & University
Clinical Training - Addiction Studies
The Academy for Addictive Disorders
Master's Degree - Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Union Institute & University
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