License Eligible, Mental Health Counselor

CECELIA PRICE-JONES, M.A.

Dover, DE 302-***-****

**********@*****.*** https://www.linkedin.com/in/ceceliapricejones/

CAREER SUMMARY

Mental Health Counselor • Substance Abuse Counselor • Residential Counselor

Person centered Licensed Eligible Counselor with a high success in partnering with clients. A main goal of becoming licensed (LPC).

Empathic professional using motivational interviewing and modeling healthy boundaries to enhance a client’s overall success.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

Crisis Intervention

Substance Abuse Counseling

Microsoft Office

Mental Health Counseling

Problem Solving

Cognitive Assessment

Customer Success

Coaching

Research

Communication

Analytical Skills

Electronic Hospital Records

Motivational Interviewing

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Kaleidoscope Family Solutions, Wilmington, DE December 2024 –

Outpatient Therapist – Independent Contractor, P/T

Responsible for delivering psychoeducational, therapeutic, and supportive services to parents and youth involved in treatment through the Delaware Division of Prevention and Behavioral Health Services (DPBH). Helping those in DPBH with behavioral concerns, relational conflicts, and various mental health challenges primarily in the home or community settings

SUN Behavioral, Georgetown, DE June 2024 – November 2024

Inpatient Therapist – 1W Psychotic/Dually Diagnosed

Responsible for acute psychological assessments of persons whose lives are complicated by mental illness, behavioral disturbances, substance abuse issues or inability to function or maintain safely in the community.

Conducted 2-4 daily groups to help patients cope with their emotions and behaviors.

Assisted law enforcement, family members and others with both voluntary and emergency detentions.

Assigns persons in need of treatment to the appropriate outpatient program and coordinates inpatient admissions through the medical staff.

Functioned as a member of the multidisciplinary team.

Completes psychosocial evaluations on assigned patients/clients

Cornerstone Montgomery, Rockville, MD May 2023 – March 2024

Behavioral health service agency – working with seriously mentally ill

Intake Specialist - RCS

Managed day to day operations within 2 residential crisis homes that served the seriously mentally ill

Carefully analyzed problems and used strategies to complete assessments in a timely manner.

Proven ability to manage technical and administrative problem solving.

Southside Medical Center, Petersburg, VA October 2021 – March 2023

Behavioral health service arm of Hospital

Behavioral Health Intake Counselor

As an intake Counselor, guided and authored emergency custody (ECO) and temporary Detention Order (TDO) for involuntary holds in the hospital’s psychiatric ward. Managed the assessment of psychiatric patients with the Community Service Board (CSB) during the issuance of an ECO/TDO. Managed the hospital's psychiatric ward nurses to place psychiatric disordered patients where appropriate on the ward. Advocated for patients with medical referral resources when Southside was not the best fit for the patient.

Facilitated local Police officers with managing aggressive and psychotic patients that potentially caused danger to themselves and hospital staff

Briefed the ER Physician and on-call psychiatrist with the assessment and disposition of patients who present with a psychiatric illness. Fluent in E.H.R. software

Richmond Public Schools, Richmond, VA March 2020 – June 2021

Richmond Public City school converted to online learning for Covid outbreak

Long Term Substitute Teacher

Led classroom daily plans. Responsible for as well as assessed food scarcities.

Interacted with parents working to provide opportunities for missed meetings with teachers, and counselors

Communicated with entire 6th grade parents to rebuild contact sheet for school via Google Suites

Fluent in developing and following Individual Education Plan’s (IEP’s) and Special Education

Virginia Department of Social Services, Richmond, VA August 2018 – December 2018

The largest Commonwealth agency to promote the well-being of children and families statewide.

Independent Living Licensing Consultant Co-chaired a research study to include findings and recommendations for potential regulations and oversight that may help to ensure the protection of the health and safety of elderly residents of independent living communities

Engaged in research analysis, and consultation to collect data for analysis.

Prepared a project plan that responded as an answer to the General Assembly Resolution

Designed, synthesized and presented data in a clear and concise written format to be delivered to the public and administrators.

Integrated Health Services Richmond, VA November 2016 – December 2017

Behavioral health service agency

Qualified Mental Health Professional – Children/Adults (QMPH-C/A) In this qualified mental health professional (QMHP) role, held full accountability for therapeutic treatment service caseloads for individual and family clients. Successfully counseled and educated clients on the benefit of achieving and maintaining their treatment plan goals and objectives.

Beaumont Juvenile Correctional Center, Beaumont, VA October 2015 – October 2016

Male juvenile incarceration that closed in 2017

Behavioral Services Unit Counselor

Managed group therapy of 14 incarcerated residents within a community therapeutic model, highlighting team-building skills and encouraging positive results and outcomes. Taught group anger management and substance abuse classes weekly.

Led the group of offenders in a substance abuse class in a way to show increased emotional character; that was to hinder laughing at other’s challenges and instead offer help. One of the inmates read minimally and was chosen to assist with the class in a creative project he excelled in, and the rest of the class helped each other with questions to a successful end project in addition to increased learning to cope with the risk of substances.

Crossover Healthcare Ministry, Richmond, VA June 2012 – May 2015

Crisis/Medical Center to the uninsured and medically underserved in our local community

Behavioral Mental Health Volunteer Resident Counselor

Initial assessments, case management, crisis intervention, working with a multidisciplinary team Provided counseling and therapy services for clients meeting U.S. poverty levels and those with personality disorders who denied suggestions for increased functioning.

Tutored a male with an assessed lower than normal IQ to pass the Automotive Service Excellence Certification exam. Records were being digitized at this agency, this patient did not have his files until we had already scheduled studying for the test for a month, which he ultimately passed. This incident taught me not to solely rely on assessment in evaluating clients.

Successful in helping this client resume his prescriptions when he mentioned wanting to kill his brother.

EDUCATION

Master's Degree, Clinical Psychology

Argosy University, Washington, DC

Master's Degree, Psychological Services

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Bachelor’s of Science, Marketing

Hampton University, Hampton, VA

Honor’s Degree Award, Hampton University Yearbook, Photography, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

CPR certified 2024

Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA) Certificate from Virginia Department of Education 2016

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