Chavonne Little-Kaminskas
Westmont
Summary
Dynamic mental health professional with proven leadership at BlueKite Wellness, adept at developing effective treatment plans and enhancing youth behavioral outcomes. Skilled in behavior modification and service coordination, I excel in fostering multicultural competence and maintaining meticulous progress documentation to ensure optimal client support.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Lead Intensive Home-Based (IHB)/Pathways Therapist
BlueKite Wellness
Wheaton
02.2025 - Current
- As the therapeutic team leader, implement and organize weekly schedules, itineraries, and agendas for multidisciplinary meetings.
- Use established psycho-therapeutic techniques/interventions to help improve the youth's social, emotional, and behavioral functioning, prevent inpatient admission, and strengthen caregiver(s) parenting skills.
- Develop a treatment plan in collaboration with family and collaterals that prioritize needs.
- Utilized trauma-informed approaches when working with individuals who have experienced adverse life events.
- Supported clients in developing healthy coping mechanisms for stress management and emotional regulation.
Lead Intensive Home-Based (IHB)/Pathways Therapist
Northeast Family Services
Wheaton
05.2023 - 02.2025
- Use established psycho-therapeutic techniques/interventions to help improve youth's social, emotional, and behavioral functioning, prevent inpatient admission, and strengthen caregiver(s) parenting skills.
- Develop a treatment plan in collaboration with family and collaterals that prioritizes needs.
- Develop and support an effective risk assessment and safety plan with youth and family.
Part-Time Therapist
515 Fitness
Plainfield
11.2022 - 12.2024
- Conducting initial consultations to gather patient information.
- Assessing patients’ emotional and mental health and developing treatment plans to meet them.
- Asking questions and listening to help patients explore their thoughts and feelings.
- Leading patients through physical exercise and problem solving strategies.
Community Support Specialist-Masters
Thresholds West
Westmont
02.2022 - 03.2023
- Provides community support services to complex clients to include clients on the care plan, using treatment plan interventions that result in positive outcomes based on individual strengths and needs; caseload sizes will vary.
- Provides mentorship and job shadowing to community support colleagues.
- Completes timely documentation of services that clearly describe the need for the service.
Counseling Intern
Sertoma Centre, Inc.
Matteson
02.2021 - 12.2021
- Provide culturally competent and socially justice-minded short- and long-term individual (personal, educational, and career) and group counseling.
- Lead clinical MISA treatment groups structured around behavior modification.
- Provide crisis counseling and assessment for students in distress.
- Perform related duties as required.
Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services Coordinator (PRSC)
CityView MultiCare
Cicero
02.2020 - 05.2021
- Providing direct social services to residents and their families.
- Assisting residents and families to use and receive community-based social and health resources on a continuum throughout the stay of each resident.
- Strengthening communications among residents, families, and the program or facility staff.
- Assisting the facility to achieve and maintain a therapeutic environment essential to the optimal quality of life.
Education
Certified Alcohol and Drug Certification -
Moraine Valley Community College
Palos Hills, Illinois12.2025
Master’s - health, science, Addictions, and Counseling
Governors State University
University Park, Illinois12.2021
Bachelor of Psychology and Criminal Justice -
Governors State University
University Park, Illinois05.2016
Associate of Arts -
Moraine Valley College
12.2013
Psychology - Criminal Justice
Monmouth College
Monmouth, Illinois05.2011
Skills
- Team leadership
- Multicultural competence
- Progress documentation
- Behavior modification
- Service coordination
- Customer relationship management (CRM)
- Multitasking ability
Certification
- Bachelor of Psychology and Criminal Justice, Governors State University, 08/01/14, 05/31/16
- Crisis Intervention Certificate, YWCA, 03/01/16, 03/01/16
- Food Handler’s Certificate, State of Illinois, 02/01/16, 02/01/16
- Sexual Assault Advocacy Certificate, YWCA, 12/01/15, 12/01/15
- Basset Bartending License, PSCC, 01/01/14, 03/31/14
- Associate of Arts, Moraine Valley College, 08/01/12, 12/31/13
References
Available upon request
Volunteer Experience
- Sexual Assault Advocate/Crisis Hotline, YWCA, 12/01/15, 12/31/21
- Child Care Assistant, Mary’s Day Care Center, 11/01/06, 05/31/07
Timeline
Lead Intensive Home-Based (IHB)/Pathways Therapist
BlueKite Wellness
02.2025 - Current
Lead Intensive Home-Based (IHB)/Pathways Therapist
Northeast Family Services
05.2023 - 02.2025
Part-Time Therapist
515 Fitness
11.2022 - 12.2024
Community Support Specialist-Masters
Thresholds West
02.2022 - 03.2023
Counseling Intern
Sertoma Centre, Inc.
02.2021 - 12.2021
Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services Coordinator (PRSC)
CityView MultiCare
02.2020 - 05.2021
Certified Alcohol and Drug Certification -
Moraine Valley Community College
Master’s - health, science, Addictions, and Counseling
Governors State University
Bachelor of Psychology and Criminal Justice -
Governors State University
Associate of Arts -
Moraine Valley College
Psychology - Criminal Justice
Monmouth College