TKC & MSG
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Keith Edward Torkelson, MS – 2018
Bios – Called “Looking For A New Gig!” – A Cover Letter
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Social Pathology – Keith Torkelson – UC Davis Pathology
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[ADD PHOTOS AT A LATER DATE]
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Rational for Associating with
“The County” (OCHCA)
Now that our County Gig is up (December 22 (Friday), 2017) we wonder if it: Is a wise use of our time to continue helping them (OCHCA) out? Some of the rewards the OCHCA and MHSA given us have been for us quite impressive. Since 2009 when they (OCHCA) picked us up as a formal Volunteer we have made and observed many a colleague and friend come and go. Others that were in positions before we got there just plain went. To list a few: Chau, Refowitz, Dorman, Pavich, and Robles. We have been offered a few positions. At one point Mark Refowitz said prepare an elevator speed and that he could mediate our hiring. To get placed on the MHSA Technology Advisory Committee (TAC) we interviewed once with Team Pavich, Kate. In the end we asked our Technological Need Supervisor (TNS) to train us in tandem while she trained the need to know staff on the full operation and support for the OCHCA’s Cerner Electronic Health Record System. A gal up North in Napa had devised her own Job Description (Problem Solving Approach) of what she called a “SuperUser”. For various reasons including Confidentiality issue we fell short in our training.
Now that our County Gig is up (December 22 (Friday), 2017) we wonder if it: Is a wise use of our time to continue helping them (OCHCA) out? Some of the rewards the OCHCA and MHSA given us have been for us quite impressive. Since 2009 when they (OCHCA) picked us up as a formal Volunteer we have made and observed many a colleague and friend come and go. Others that were in positions before we got there just plain went. To list a few: Chau, Refowitz, Dorman, Pavich, and Robles. We have been offered a few positions. At one point Mark Refowitz said prepare an elevator speed and that he could mediate our hiring. To get placed on the MHSA Technology Advisory Committee (TAC) we interviewed once with Team Pavich, Kate. In the end we asked our Technological Need Supervisor (TNS) to train us in tandem while she trained the need to know staff on the full operation and support for the OCHCA’s Cerner Electronic Health Record System. A gal up North in Napa had devised her own Job Description (Problem Solving Approach) of what she called a “SuperUser”. For various reasons including Confidentiality issue we fell short in our training.
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Scoring Self (Context of Behavioral
Health)
-Department(s)
Lab and Observation
Personal
Tasks
Technological Prowess
Time Available
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B+’s For All
To keep it simple we give
ourselves B+s for all skill and resource sets except Technology were our last
supervisor rewarded us with an A+.
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Clinical Experience
The most hours we have devoted to
Clinical were with Animals in numerous roles assisting Licensed
Veterinarians. We define clinical
experience as actually touching the client for their betterment. At one point we put in hours as a dedicated
Cat Bather. So because we avoid
touching people to the best of our ability we only put in Clinical time with
our family and Most Significant Other (MSO).
In Assessment Based Social Pathology there is no need to touch our
clients. We provide a huge array of
services for the serious and persistently (mentally) ill such as Housing, Food,
Medication Management (Minded Medication, 2018) and Transportation.
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Laboratory Experience [Separate]
We looked back at our Curriculum
vitae finding some major formatting annoyances. We have planned to touch it up yet still have not found the time
to Tweak It back in ORDER. To sum it up
we have substantial experience in both Research and Clinical Labs.
-Boundaries
As far as professional boundaries
such as dual relationships, conflicting interests, confidentiality, etc.
receiving gifts, we do our best. We do
not have Compliance Officer Overseer anymore to process our weaknesses
with. One reason we have professional
freedom is that we do not take any cash for services rendered. We do except subsidies and non-monetary
compensation for our contributions. For
example Brand New Day offers us Free Bus Passes for attendance and contribution. As far as boundaries in fieldwork we just
hope that we don’t get assaulted and or battered. These homeless people in the field can be tricky and risky to
work with.
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Serious Fixes Required
When is comes to dealing with problematic clients (consumers) we use an individualized approach. We have worked to get consumers that dropped out of or have fallen behind on their Treatment Plan(s) return on track. Some of the service providers for which these friends of ours are or have been served are: HCA @ OCJ, Kaiser P, Brand New Day, HealthNet, CalOptima, the Long Beach VA, OC VA Services, the OCHCA-BHS Clinics, School Ten, etc. We just meet with them in person and triage for their top three (risks). If we can intervene we do so free of charge. Our success rate is remarkable for the fact that we are picking up after under or inappropriate service. As far as substance use is concerned we just listen to see if they are talking any of “the talk”. One of our last interventions ended in our friend jumping to his death of an OC (local) freeway bridge.
When is comes to dealing with problematic clients (consumers) we use an individualized approach. We have worked to get consumers that dropped out of or have fallen behind on their Treatment Plan(s) return on track. Some of the service providers for which these friends of ours are or have been served are: HCA @ OCJ, Kaiser P, Brand New Day, HealthNet, CalOptima, the Long Beach VA, OC VA Services, the OCHCA-BHS Clinics, School Ten, etc. We just meet with them in person and triage for their top three (risks). If we can intervene we do so free of charge. Our success rate is remarkable for the fact that we are picking up after under or inappropriate service. As far as substance use is concerned we just listen to see if they are talking any of “the talk”. One of our last interventions ended in our friend jumping to his death of an OC (local) freeway bridge.
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Biopsychosocial Management
Systems
The systems we have used to
organize our workloads are many and numerous including propriety case
management systems, Outlook, MS Project Professional, our TRC Database and
Retrieval System (Retired 2014), our newer MSG Database Management System, the
AVEY Construct, paper and binder systems.
We wrote and implemented our first general ledger program in FORTRAN IV
back in 1981. In 1986 we wrote yet were
unable to implement a Medical Records Program (MRP) for detecting and tracking
the infiltration of pathogens in the Nicholas Turkey Breeding Farm’s Ranch
Systems. For documenting the
unpredictable we take notes on paper and sometimes directly into records using
MS Word and MS Excel. The position with
the County of Orange Health Care Agency (OCHCA) that we are now interested
about and promoting is for a Housing Advisor on a Housing Advisory Board or
HAB. We have considerable experience
with both harmonic living and pathological living. Our vision is to promote and deliver “Better Beds Than
Ever!” A bed delivery system for which
homeless in neighboring counties will migrate to the OC for “Real Help &
Solutions”
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[FROM – METADATA -
AMIN-0013_MHSA_CSS_Housing_17100901_Report V2018]
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Vision – Housing Issues are
Resistant to Solution
If a consumer discovers they need
a better bed in the morning they will find or be placed in a better bed by
sundown the same day (1 Day Service Agreement -1DSA)).
-Mission – Housing “Better Than Ever”
To discover and promote “Better
Beds” with or without sitting on our proposed Housing Advisory Board (HAB) and
leverage Information Technology (HABIT) to deliver on a constant stream of ever
improving “Better Beds”. Significantly
reduce reliance on Transitional Institutions such as the Hospital and Jail for
consumer transitioning into a “Better Bed”.
Changing priorities – After about a year of concentrating on Brand New
Day (BND) we have decided for this Spring Quarter (2018) to flip back our focus
on the County of Orange Health Care Agency (OCHCA).
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