Kathleen Decker, LISW-CP
Mauldin
Summary
Innovative mental health leader skilled in developing and implementing school-based therapy services. Expertise in DBT and TF-CBT. Experienced in leading teams and collaborating with educators to improve outcomes for students.
Overview
32
32
years of professional experience
Work History
School Mental Health Chief
Greater Greenville Mental Health Center
Greenville
11.2024 - Current
- Lead a team of 25 school mental health therapists, utilizing a collaborative team development approach to ensure effective service delivery across 32 schools.
- Implement school-based therapy services while working alongside a team of educators.
- Integrate with Mauldin High, including serving on the Student Coalition Team, collaborating with school counselors, and the On-Track team, and providing staff professional development.
School Mental Health Counselor/Supervisor
Greater Greenville Mental Health Center
Greenville
02.2014 - 11.2024
- Completed bio-psycho-social assessments and developed treatment plans for adolescents within the school setting.
- Designed and implemented individual, family, and group interventions for an identified caseload of up to 70 students.
- Implemented a Dialectical Behavior Therapy program to provide treatment to adolescent clients with especially high levels of emotional dysregulation, and/or chronic self-harm, and suicidal behaviors.
- Trained and supervised a school-based team of therapists, providing clinical and administrative supervision and support. (July 2018–2024)
Children's Ministry Coordinator/Counselor
Three Strands Christian Church
Greenville
03.2002 - 02.2014
- Designed and implemented ministry events and activities for community engagement.
- Recruited, trained, scheduled and supported volunteers to ensure effective service delivery.
- Provided individual and family counseling to children, youth and their parents.
Family Preservation Specialist
Piedmont Center for Mental Health
Simpsonville
09.2001 - 03.2002
- Provided in-home, community, and school-based intensive therapy for up to five families at a time with the goal of preventing out of home placement.
School Mental Health Coordinator
Lenoir City School District
Lenoir City
10.1997 - 06.2001
- Created and implemented a full array of mental health services for a school-based health center as part of a federal grant program.
- Implemented a system to identify and provide mental health services to at-risk youth in high school and middle school.
- Provide assessments and individual and group counseling to all students in the alternative school program.
- Developed and implemented both a teacher-student and peer-to-peer mentoring program to support at-risk students.
- Developed a mental health crisis response plan for the school district.
Case Manager/Team Leader/Therapist
Overlook Mental Health Center
Lenoir City
04.1993 - 09.1997
- Provided Case management to severely emotionally disturbed children and youth. (1993-94).
- Supervised case managers and office staff (1995-97).
- Provided Clinical intakes, treatment planning and therapy to seriously mentally ill children and adults. (1995-1997).
- Served on Foster Care Review Board, Truancy Board and County inter-agency council. (1996-2001)
Education
Master of Science - Social Work
University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN05-1995
Bachelor of Arts - Social Work
Concordia College
Moorhead, MN12-1991
Skills
- LISW-CP in South Carolina since 2001
- DBT intensive Trained by Behavior Tech Institute to provide comprehensive DBT
- TF-CBT trained & experienced
- Trained and Experienced in providing CBT, Solution Focused Treatment, CBT-PE, Crisis intervention, Single Session Consultation
- Experienced in leading teams of Clinicians
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
School Mental Health Chief
Greater Greenville Mental Health Center
11.2024 - Current
School Mental Health Counselor/Supervisor
Greater Greenville Mental Health Center
02.2014 - 11.2024
Children's Ministry Coordinator/Counselor
Three Strands Christian Church
03.2002 - 02.2014
Family Preservation Specialist
Piedmont Center for Mental Health
09.2001 - 03.2002
School Mental Health Coordinator
Lenoir City School District
10.1997 - 06.2001
Case Manager/Team Leader/Therapist
Overlook Mental Health Center
04.1993 - 09.1997
Master of Science - Social Work
University of Tennessee
Bachelor of Arts - Social Work
Concordia College
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