Tiffany L. McBride
North Charleston
Summary
High-performing, strategic-thinking professional with more than ten years' experience in social services and the mental health field. Highly skilled at relationship-building with clients and across organizations and teams; exceptional writing, presenting, and interpersonal communication skills. Adept at assessing needs, generating options, and implementing solutions in collaboration with clients and stakeholders. Well-versed in all phases of recruitment and hiring, including defining job roles, assessing needed skills and qualifications, and evaluating candidates. Experienced at managing projects from the requirements gathering/needs identification phase through to completion.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Clincial Social Worker
Sweetgrass Pediatrics
Charleston, SC
02.2022 - Current
- Provided therapeutic support to children and families, enhancing emotional well-being and resilience.
- Developed individualized treatment plans based on comprehensive assessments and family dynamics.
- Conducted family therapy sessions to foster open dialogue and enhance communication skills.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to coordinate care and ensure holistic treatment approaches.
Multi-Systemic Consultant/Expert Client Advisor
Multisystemic Therapy Services
Charleston, South
02.2020 - 12.2021
- Compiled and articulated constructive feedback for weekly summaries addressing high-need therapy cases.
- Facilitated weekly consultations with 10 teams of therapists to enhance therapeutic outcomes.
- Collaborated with agency leadership and team supervisors to ensure efficacy to the multisystemic system and ensure comprehensive care.
- Led training sessions for new MST teams, focusing on best practices in multisystemic therapy techniques.
Multi-Systemic Therapy Supervisor
Zepf Center
Toledo, OH
01.2015 - 01.2020
- Responsible for the day-to-day clinical supervision of the MST staff.
- Ensure the smooth functioning of the MST Program, including quality services, record keeping, program reporting and billing.
- Work with the MST Expert to ensure staff awareness of and compliance with MST service delivery requirements.
- Provide clinical supervision 24-hour/day-7day/week to the MST therapy team.
- Provide direct clinical services, as needed.
- Work with the MST Expert Consultant and to develop clinical practice and quality assurance policies and procedures and to monitor adherence and outcomes.
- Assist the MST Consultant in developing and implementing a staff development program that includes required 5-day MST training and MST Quarterly Booster training.
- Coordinate weekly consultation with MST consultant for all clinical staff.
- Supervise and evaluate staff, assuring compliance with MST and agency clinical standards and performance expectations.
- Meet established direct services standards.
- Recruit and interview applicants for employment.
- Develop and implement a stable funding mechanism for the program.
- Coordinate services within the agency and with other community providers.
- Cultivate and maintain relationships with local champions and stakeholders.
Foster Care Specialist
Wood County Job and Family
Bowling Green, OH
04.2010 - 01.2015
- Complete initial contact with those interested in foster care/adoption - Complete initial and recertification home studies for foster/adoptive families - Obtain placement for children coming into the custody of the county - Complete monthly visits with those families with children placed in their home - Maintain relationships with all foster/adoptive families - Track training for foster/adoptive families - Assist in the scheduling and selection of training held at Wood County Offices - Host training available to Foster/Adoptive families at Wood County Offices - Initiate investigations and complete safety/family assessments while on-call.
Independent Contractor
Independent Contractor
Toledo, OH
07.2014 - 07.2014
- Complete assessments for members enrolled as Aetna Medicare Insurance - Identify needed services for the members - Assess the safety of the home environment and provide support for members.
Wood County Job and Family
Bowling Green, OH
06.2007 - 02.2010
- Process applications for public assistance - Determine eligibility for multiple public assistance programs - Provide case management services - Contact consumers regarding status of their applications.
Education
Master of Arts - Social Work
University of Toledo
Toledo, OH01-2014
Bachelor of Arts - Social Work
Spring Arbor University
Spring Arbor, MI01-2007
Skills
- Administrative Management, Counseling, Critical Thinking, Goal Setting and Implementation
- Program Development, Social Speaking, Team Building, Time Management, Problem Solving
Accomplishments
- In my consultant position I analyzed and identified the main cause for low referrals to the program I was managing. I conducted meetings, presented to potential referral resources and assisted in writing a grant that allowed the program to accept referrals from other agencies. The program is now receiving the required amount of referrals to meet productivity requirements.
Timeline
Clincial Social Worker
Sweetgrass Pediatrics
02.2022 - Current
Multi-Systemic Consultant/Expert Client Advisor
Multisystemic Therapy Services
02.2020 - 12.2021
Multi-Systemic Therapy Supervisor
Zepf Center
01.2015 - 01.2020
Independent Contractor
Independent Contractor
07.2014 - 07.2014
Foster Care Specialist
Wood County Job and Family
04.2010 - 01.2015
Wood County Job and Family
06.2007 - 02.2010
Bachelor of Arts - Social Work
Spring Arbor University
Master of Arts - Social Work
University of Toledo
PRESENTATIONS
Presented the model, the goals and the service delivery method of MultiSystemic Therapy to multiple service providers including the Lucas County Mental Health Board, North West Ohio School Resource Officers, Lucas County Children's Services, Rescue Crisis and Children, Lucas County Juvenile Probation and Families First Council.