Dana Tamasi, LCSW
Therapist | Licensed Clinical Social Worker
- Education
- DEGREE | DATE EARNED | SCHOOL
- Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Sociology /1991/Athens College, Athens Alabama
- Master of Social Work/1993/University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa Alabama
- Experience
- Social Work Supervisor | South Texas Veteran’s Health Administration | Key duties and responsibilities:
- Supervision of sixteen outpatient social work mental health and telehealth providers.
- Direct oversight of the following mental health programs, practicing in six separate clinics.
- Suicide Prevention Case Management, (also facilitated calls to Veterans seeking assistance through the VA crisis line).
- Primary Care Mental Health Integration
- Behavior Health Integration Program
- Intimate Partner Violence
- Prime Psych Clinic – Longitudinal outpatient care
- Social Work Supervisor | South Texas Veteran’s Health Administration | Key duties and responsibilities:
- Social Science Program Specialist | Installation Management Command, Army HQ, Family Programs and Prevention | | Key duties and responsibilities:
- Considered the Army’s West Region Subject Matter Expert in all aspects of the Army’s prevention programs. Direct oversite of 4 large world-wide federally mandated prevention programs
- The Family Advocacy Program – Prevention, Treatment and Education
- The Exceptional Family Member Program – Programs for children and families with, psychological, physical, and/or educational special needs
- The Survivor Outreach Program – Linking surviving spouses/partners and dependents with support resources
- The Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention Program – Integrated, proactive effort to end sexual assault within the Army. Includes – advocacy to victims, education to Commanders and higher headquarters and sexual assault treatment
- The Military Family Life program – Short-term Prevention & Treatment
- The New Parent Support Program – Provides outreach to at-risk Army families
- Behavior Health Medical Social Worker | Key duties and responsibilities:
- Assisted with the implementation of embedded mental health social workers in Department of Defense European Education Activity DODEA Schools within the Landstuhl Germany footprint
- Provided comprehensive mental and behavioral health intervention to students and parents. Provided psychoeducation to school faculty, DODEA and Army leadership. Participated in advocacy, and treatment plans for students who qualified for Individual Education Plans IEPs. Provided parent and individual education on topics including the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act rights and resources.
- Facilitated anti-bullying education, self-esteem building groups, eating and substance use groups to school-aged clients.
- Participated in individual, and family therapy
- Facilitated in psych placement for at-risk students to return to the U.S. for treatment
- Worked with re-deploying service members and their families
- Conducted individual and group grief intervention
- Educational Developmental Intervention Service Program Manager and Mental Health Social Worker | Key duties and responsibilities:
- Functioned as one of the clinic managers in the Army European footprint for the Army Special Needs Program
- Provided comprehensive at-risk assessment and intervention for participants of the program
- Provided mental health treatment to children and families that qualified for services under the EDIS umbrella of Army family services
- Conducted psychoeducation, behavioral interventions and parenting classes to participants
- Educational Developmental Intervention Service Mental Health Social Worker | Key duties and responsibilities:
- Provided mental health and behavior intervention services to DoD Naval dependent school-aged children, teenagers and their parents in Okinawa Japan
- Provided mental health treatment to children and families that qualified for services under the EDIS umbrella of Army family services
- Conducted psychoeducation, behavioral interventions and parenting classes to eligible participants
- Provided psychoeducation to school faculty, DODEA and Navy & Marine leadership. Participated in advocacy, and treatment plans for students who qualified for Individual Education Plans IEPs. Provided parent and individual education on topics including the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act rights and resources.
- Naval Family Advocacy Program Manager | Key duties and responsibilities:
- Responsible for the assessment and treatment of alleged perpetrators and victims of domestic violence, child abuse and neglect and family violence
- Carried out investigations with Naval Criminal Investigative Services
- Facilitated the monthly Naval Case Review Committee to determine substantiation of family violence and make recommendations to the Sailor’s Command with regard to treatment
- Social Worker in a multidisciplinary practice | Key duties and responsibilities:
- Conduct mental health assessments, diagnoses and provide mental health treatment in the form of individual, family and group modalities
- Participated on multiple insurance panels to provide outpatient services to adolescents, families and individuals
- Facilitated group, family and individual mental health services for depression, anxiety, eating disorders, personality disorders, and other mental health-related diagnoses seeking outpatient mental health services.
- Conducted crisis assessments to determine a patient’s level of functioning to determine whether in-patient or out-patients services were indicated and the results of the assessments to the attending Psychiatrist.
- Facilitated Partial – hospital and day-treatment services
- Inpatient Social Worker | Key duties and responsibilities:
- Carried a caseload of up to 10 inpatient mental health and dual diagnosis. Conducted, psychoeducation, twelve step, self-esteem, and family groups focused on alcohol and the medical model, codependence, enabling and strength/skill building. Conducted individual and family sessions. Worked with an interdisciplinary team.
- References:
- Therapist South Texas VeteransHealthCare System.
- Retired. Chief of Landstuhl Behavior Health, Retired
- Clinical Social Worker at Lifestance Health
- Additional Training
Experienced in the following mental health diagnoses and treatment
- Trained in mental health diagnostics using the following clinical assessments
- Beck Depression Inventory
- Beck Anxiety Inventory
- GAD-7
- Self-report
- Observation
- Collateral information
- Medical history, mental health history, family history
- Assessment of risk factors and warning signs
- Subjective and Objective assessment
- Treatment plan development
- Risk factors
- Ego strengths
- Advanced clinical training beginning in 1995 to Present
- Certified EMDR-C
- Suicidal ideation
- Intimate partner violence
- Self-directed violence
- Vicarious trauma
- Adult/child abuse and trauma/stressor related disorders
- Family systems dysfunction or trauma
- Depressive disorders
- Bi-polar illness
- Anxiety
- Eating disorders
- Obsessive-compulsive disorders
- Attention deficit hyperactivity
- Autism
- Disruptive, Impulse Control and Conduct Disorders
- Personality disorders
- Substance use and addictive disorders
- Trained in the following treatment modalities
- Cognitive Behavior therapy, CBT. Combined Parent-Child CBT
- Dialectical Behavior therapy
- Solution focused brief therapy
- Visual Imagery
- Crisis intervention
- Parent support and skill development
- Supportive psychotherapy
- Psychoeducation
- Progressive relaxation
- Trained to work with the following populations
- Active-duty
- Re-deployed
- Veterans
- Military dependent family members inside and outside of the
Continental United States - Families of deployed service members
- Students
- Professionals
- Homeless
- Trained to practice in the following settings
- Inpatient
- Outpatient
- Partial Hospitalization
- Individual
- Group
- Couple
- Family
- Trained in the ethical, legal and clinical importance of
- Assessment
- Treatment Planning
- Documentation
- Confidentiality
- HIPPA
- Code of Ethics (revisions/updates)
- Regular clinical consultation
- Licenses & Certifications
- LICENSED CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER (TX)
- LICENSED CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER (AL)
- Experience Compassionate Care and Expertise
- Education and Experience:
- Comprehensive education in social work and mental health
- Extensive experience in the Department of Veterans Affairs
- Specialization in spinal cord injury, internal medicine, and crisis
- Dedicated Services:
- Individual psychotherapy and counseling
- Grief and loss counseling
- Outpatient treatment programs tailored to your needs
- Patient advocacy and community agency liaison
- Certifications and Training:
- Certified in telemental health, trauma treatment, and anxiety treatment
- Additional training in family advocacy and crisis intervention
- Make a Positive Change:
- Empowering individuals and families to overcome challenges
- Supporting your journey towards healing and personal growth