Demarest Crawl

• Riverdale, MD
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Hi, I’m Demarest Crawl. I'm a psychotherapist and I have a passion for meeting people at their most difficult moments and helping them find inner peace.

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Demarest Crawl's Experience:

• Psychotherapist at All Things New Clinical

  January 2018 - Present | Riverdale, MD

  Conducts regular appointments with clients who wish to converse with a mental health professional Establishes positive and trusting relationships with clients Implements various treatments and protocols to provide guidance and appropriately address client situations Continually assesses client situations and provide the proper ongoing treatments Educates and involves family members or other loved ones in the treatment process when necessary Records and maintains adequate notes about client visits When required, refers clients to outside sources or agencies that can better address their specific needs Maintains the strictest confidentiality of each and every client situation Maintains all required licenses and the appropriate insurance

• Mental Health Therapist at The National Center for Children and Families

  February 2017 - August 2019 | Bethesda, MD

  · Planned and provided therapeutic care for adolescents in out of home care who have histories of abuse, neglect and victimization through diverse evidence based therapies. · Integrated knowledge and understanding of underlying mental health issues and the impact on individual behaviors, needs, and requisite interventions. · Provided crisis and early intervention with consumers struggling with pro-social behavior, adaptation, and acute mental health needs. Works as a member of a multi-disciplinary mental health team. · Assisted consumers to develop skills and strategies for dealing with issues that have placed them out of home care. Coordinates with inpatient medical teams to give consumers emergency services. · Provided individual, group and family therapy using evidence based treatment modalities, as well as specialized victimization and offender treatment both on the NCCF campus as well as in the homes of families as necessary. · Used evidence based modalities: Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), Solution Focused Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing. Conducts detailed and comprehensive trauma assessment of individuals and their family system. · Developed Individual Treatment Plans and Family Services Plans, ensuring that they occur within the first 30 days of admission and every 90 days thereafter. Facilitates Individualized Treatment Plan (ITP) meetings, ensuring that they occur within the first 30 days of admission and every 90 days thereafter. · Developed and completed CANS within the first 30 days of admission and every 90 days thereafter. · Prepared appropriate, timely and accurate documentation regarding the therapeutic treatment of consumers, to include court reports and discharge summaries. · Facilitated Emergency Case Reviews as needed. Provides crisis intervention services, including transporting and supporting the hospitalization of youth. Prepares court reports for clients. · Assisted residents with overcoming barriers to self-sufficiency and obtaining permanent housing. · Served as a social worker case manager and resident advocate. · Coordinated the development of an individually tailored family case plan that delineates specific goals, objectives, and timeliness, with 90-day updates. · Initiated initial contact with the consumer to provide case management and care coordination services. Ensures that initial information upon admission, (i.e. signatures of legal guardian, consent forms, social security card, and birth certificate) is obtained and in the resident’s file.

Demarest Crawl's Education:

• The Catholic University of America

  2014 – 2016
  MSW
  Concentration: Clinical Social Work

• University of Maryland Global Campus

  2011 – 2013
  BS
  Concentration: Cybersecurity

• Regent University

  2002 – 2005
  MA
  Concentration: Communication

• Oakwood University

  1997 – 2002
  BA
  Concentration: Communication

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