Education:
- M.A., Community & Organizational Psychology, 1980, Georgia State University
- M.Ed., Counseling Psychology, 1975, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia
- BA in Psychology and Child Development, 1970, University of Georgia.
Professional Experience and Positions Held:
- Outcomes Researcher, Educator, Consultant in Behavioral Health, Adult, Child, Developmental Disabilities, Alcohol/Drug. MTM Services, 2004-Present
- Behavioral Healthcare Program Analyst, Continuing Quality Improvement and Program Evaluations, DeKalb Community Service Board, previously DeKalb County Health Department, Division of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse (DMH/MR/SA, 1980-2005).
- Consultant to State of Georgia, Division MH/DD/SA Quality Improvement (1980 – 2005).
- Research Associate, Program Research & Development, 1975- 1980, Georgia Mental Health Institute (GMHI), Atlanta, Georgia.
- Counselor/Therapist, 1975-1976, Adolescent Mental Health Services, Griffin, Ga. pilot program under State authorized Health Dept.
- Mental Health Associate, 1970 – 1973, Northside Hospital Mental Health/Crisis Services.
Published:
- Daily Living Activities, Journal of Social Work Practice & Research, April, 2001 (Evaluation forms, methodology implemented statewide in Georgia for assessment and outcomes research, July, 2003).
- THE MILLIONAIRE CODE: UNLOCKING YOUR FINANCIAL PERSONALITY (2003), Southern Mountains Press, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Ashville, NC
- Tailor evaluation tools to your needs. Behavioral Health Accreditation & Accountability Alert, March, 2000.
- Daily Living Activities, Reliability and Validity, 1998, International Society for Quality in Healthcare (ISQUA)/Joint Commission on Accreditation Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO), Congress for Performance Measurement and Improvement Publications.
- Daily Living Activities for Adults and Youth, 1998, Approved by Scientific Committee for National Library of Healthcare Indicators (NLHI), Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO)
- Georgia Role Functioning Scale for Adults and Youth, 1980, a training manual and rating scale for clinical use in public, not for profit, statewide mental health, mental retardation, substance abuse programs in Georgia, published by Ga. Department of Human Resources. Note: The GRFS or RFS was implemented in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and Boston, Massachusetts and multiple authors published outcomes in Community Mental Health Journal (1984, 1987, 1993, 1998).
- Behavioral Rating Scale for Measuring Lawyers’ Courtroom Performance, 1980.
Additional Information/Awards:
Daily Living Activities (DLA) won the outcome measurement award for the Southern Associate Developmental Disabilities/Mental Retardation, 2002.
DLA is JCAHO innovative outcome measurement for National Library Healthcare Indicators, 1998, Chicago, IL;
CARF supports 2005-present
Marriage and Family Counseling, 2005-2007
Member, Renaissance Institute, Charleston, SC, 1998-present
Governor’s Roundtable, State of Georgia, 2000 – 2002.
Who’s Who in Finances, 2002-2007.
Who’s Who in Medicine and Healthcare, 1998-2007
Who’s Who of American Women, 1998-2001.
Personal:
Married, 1970: Gregory T. Presmanes, Lawyer, Bovis, Kyle and Burch, Atlanta, Ga.
Daughter: Alison, PhD Psychology 2008, Vanderbilt University; 2002 Graduate of Georgia Institute of Technology. |
