Rachel Jones is the Director of Trauma Services at Missouri Department of Mental Health. In her current role, she serves as the DMH leader responsible for the development, implementation and management of DMH’s statewide trauma and wellness vision, strategy and programs. She provides trauma informed training, consultation and technical assistance with various projects to further implement trauma-informed knowledge, practices and treatment. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor and received Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology, Minor Degree in Black Studies, and a Master’s Degree in Educational, School and Counseling Psychology from University of Missouri-Columbia.
She has a combined 16 year’s experience providing individual and family therapy, working in community-based mental health, developing school partnerships, crisis response and management, public speaking and training, inpatient alcohol/drug rehabilitation and in-home therapy settings. For several years, she has provided secondary traumatic stress trainings to various helping professional agencies ranging from mental health, early childhood providers and child welfare staff to school, prison, juvenile justice, law enforcement and faith-based entities.
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DMH CARES About Employee Wellness