Kimberly Hunt
Aurora
Summary
Certified alcohol and drug counselor in the state of Illinois with 24+ years of experience. Specializes in treating individuals dealing with substance abuse, mental illness, and trauma. Possesses extensive knowledge, skills, and abilities to provide emotional, cognitive, and spiritual nurturing while educating clients on different treatment modalities. Proficient in therapeutic techniques essential for client progress and adept at utilizing evidence-based practices for promoting mental health and recovery. Demonstrated expertise in building strong client relationships and maintaining a supportive therapeutic environment.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Outpatient Counselor
Healthcare Alternative Systems
06.2023 - Current
- Conducts didactic groups and provides individual counseling
- Responsible for an assigned caseload, documents including discharge plans and monitor progress and response of participant to treatment
- Performs intakes and assessments utilizing ASAM and DSM V as instructed
- Will do DUI services as needed
- Provide an initial individual orientation for each new participant
- Complete documentation of participants in the clinical records daily
- Complete assessments of participants substance abuse history, develops treatment plans
- Contact participant’s case worker/referral source within the first week of treatment
- Provide each participant with written treatment verification, if requested
- Provide referral sources to participants when needed
- Present cases at clinical staffing
Admissions Coordinator
Recovery Centers of America
11.2021 - 08.2022
- The admissions Coordinator will facilitate and evaluate therapeutic, medical and financial arrangements of incoming chemically dependent patients and/or family members
- Provides appropriate orientation to program aspects post admission, including documentation and data input into computer system
- Assures prompt responses to patient needs, reviews, and maintains all documents and departmental logs, and ensures fair distribution of patients to physicians
- Provides telephone and in person assessments and, initial contact with referral sources and potential patients, coordinates the referral and intake process, determines appropriate level of care, and maintains communication with referral sources, families, patients, and unit staff
- Collects and analyzes data related to departmental performance indicators
Residential Counselor
Gateway
09.2021 - 11.2021
- Preparing and facilitating group counseling sessions, educational programs, and lectures to assist clients in meeting therapeutic goals
- Conducting individual counseling to provide crises intervention, support & guidance, and address client behaviors and personal problems
- Documenting clients’ progress and responses to treatment
- Maintaining client records; ensuring records are complete, accurate, and up to date
- Monitoring clients in medication self-administration
- Ensuring client safety and well-being
- Monitoring client behavior during social, recreational, or daily activities
- Enforcing house rules
- Scheduling, coordinating, and transporting clients to appointments and maintaining the vehicle
- Collecting urine samples and administering breathalyzer
Outpatient Program Manager
Steppingstones Treatment Center
03.2021 - 09.2021
- Advise, inform, and consult with the Clinical Director in a timely manner regarding significant issues, problems, or needs in the Outpatient Service line, as well as broader organizational issues, problems, or needs
- Manage and supervise personnel and volunteers who provide Outpatient services
- Develop, review and update job descriptions Plan staff coverage and manage PTO requests Recruit and hire staff in conjunction with the Clinical Director
- Coordinate and conduct new employee orientation, on-the-job training, and other staff development activities
- Provide and document direct supervision of staff in performance of job duties
- Conduct performance appraisals
- Make compensation recommendations to the Clinical Director
- Enforce compliance with all policy and procedure
- Provide payroll information to the Business Office
- Review and approve timecards
- Monitor and document unsatisfactory job performance and provide progressive disciplinary action in conjunction with the Clinical Director
- Create and maintain personnel records in accordance with personnel procedures
- Provide consultation during working and non-working hours
IOP/OP Counselor
Haymarket Center
09.2014 - 03.2021
- Facilitate didactic and therapeutic groups and document for each patient in attendance
- Clinically assess and re-assess patients for appropriate level of care placement and document assessment in patient chart
- Provide clinical treatment planning, treatment referral, and continued care/aftercare planning to assigned patients and document same in patient charts
- Maintain assigned patient charts in manner which meets Haymarket Center’s Quality Assurance standards and is clear in its documentation of patient’s progress in treatment
Counselor I
Breaking Free Inc.
12.2012 - 08.2014
- In conjunction with supervisor and treatment team, provide chemical dependency and MHS counseling services to clients and their families/collaterals through assessment and design, implementation, and revision of treatment plan
- This setting was with the homeless population in IOP and OP
DUI Counselor
Treatment Centers of Illinois
05.2012 - 09.2012
- DUI groups, intakes, admission, treatment planning, continued stays, discharge planning, risk education, and aftercare groups
Program Director
Pilsen Wellness Center
03.2010 - 04.2011
- To oversee the coordination and administration of all aspects of an ongoing program including planning, organizing, staffing, leading and controlling program activities
- This setting was with MAT clients
Senior Counselor
Pilsen Wellness Center
12.2009 - 03.2010
- To complete intakes, treatment planning, documentation, discharge planning, group therapy, toxicology screenings, crisis intervention, and outreach
- This setting was with MAT clients
Clinical Director
JEM Treatment Center
12.2008 - 12.2009
- Intake, treatment planning, documentation, discharge, recruitment of clinical staff, monthly staff reviews, implementing and overseeing weekly staff meetings, crisis intervention, CEU trainings, monitoring quality of program while adhering to the rules and regulations of licensing agencies, and performing other duties as assigned by CEO
- This setting was with MAT clients
Counselor
Serenity House
04.2009 - 07.2009
- To complete intakes, treatment planning, discharges, group therapy, toxicology screenings, crisis intervention, and outreach
- This was with males in halfway house setting
Intake Counselor
The Women’s Treatment Center
04.2006 - 07.2008
- To conduct assessments and intakes utilizing the ASAM criteria, networking with outside agencies, referrals, crisis interventions, case management, billing and provide ancillary services to clients
- This was in a women’s organization with all levels of care available
Senior Counselor
The Women’s Treatment Center
04.2004 - 04.2006
- Individual counseling, group counseling, family therapy, crisis intervention, supervision of staff, facilitate staff meetings, staff trainings, quality management member, and supervise day to day functioning of program in directors absence
- This was in an organization with all levels of care and serving female population
Senior Counselor
Cornell Interventions
04.2000 - 04.2004
- Individual counseling, group counseling, supervision of staff, staff trainings, crisis intervention, monthly staff evaluations and provide quarterly trainings
- This was serving the city of Chicago women population in level3.5 care
Provisional Counselor
Pro Care Centers
10.1998 - 04.2000
- Transport DCFS clients to and from treatment program, individual counseling, group therapy, outreach, case management, referrals, billing, and team meetings with contracted organizations
- This was the project safe program IOP serving female population
Education
Bachelors - Psychology
Argosy University
01.2016
Addictions Counseling Certificate - undefined
Triton College
River Forest, IL01.2001
GED - undefined
Triton College
River Forest, IL01.1991
Skills
- Suicide risk assessment
- Clinical documentation
- Relapse prevention
- Client advocacy
- Multicultural competence
- Cognitive behavioral therapy
- Individual counseling
- Behavioral assessment
- Psychoeducation
- Anger management
- Group therapy
- Substance abuse treatment
- HIPAA
- Mental health support
- Care planning
- Motivational interviewing
- Crisis intervention
- Client needs assessment
- Behavior modification
- Intake assessments
- Building rapport
- Crisis intervention techniques
- Skilled in intake interviewing
- Counseling
- Treatment plans
- Case management proficiency
- Crisis response
- Biopsychosocial assessments
- Trauma-informed care
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Problem-solving
- Time management
Certification
- CADC
- Domestic Violence certified
- DUI Risk Education
Timeline
Outpatient Counselor
Healthcare Alternative Systems
06.2023 - Current
Admissions Coordinator
Recovery Centers of America
11.2021 - 08.2022
Residential Counselor
Gateway
09.2021 - 11.2021
Outpatient Program Manager
Steppingstones Treatment Center
03.2021 - 09.2021
IOP/OP Counselor
Haymarket Center
09.2014 - 03.2021
Counselor I
Breaking Free Inc.
12.2012 - 08.2014
DUI Counselor
Treatment Centers of Illinois
05.2012 - 09.2012
Program Director
Pilsen Wellness Center
03.2010 - 04.2011
Senior Counselor
Pilsen Wellness Center
12.2009 - 03.2010
Counselor
Serenity House
04.2009 - 07.2009
Clinical Director
JEM Treatment Center
12.2008 - 12.2009
Intake Counselor
The Women’s Treatment Center
04.2006 - 07.2008
Senior Counselor
The Women’s Treatment Center
04.2004 - 04.2006
Senior Counselor
Cornell Interventions
04.2000 - 04.2004
Provisional Counselor
Pro Care Centers
10.1998 - 04.2000
Addictions Counseling Certificate - undefined
Triton College
GED - undefined
Triton College
- CADC
- Domestic Violence certified
- DUI Risk Education
Bachelors - Psychology
Argosy University
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