Dr. Tjitske “Tish” Tubbergen graduated from the University of Missouri-Columbia with a Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) in May 2003, a Master of Social Work (MSW) in May 2006 and a PhD in Social Work in August 2020. She has been a Missouri Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) since 2013. She has worked at Preferred Family Healthcare as a Community Support Specialist (CSS), a Qualified Mental Health Professional (QMHP), a counselor, a CSS supervisor, a Residential Clinical Coordinator, a counselor for those with severe mental illness in the Intensive Community Psychiatric Rehabilitation Center (I-CPRC) program, a Clinical Supervisor and as the Program Director of the Adult and Youth CPRC programs and Psychosocial Rehabilitation (PSR) program at Preferred Family Healthcare in Kirksville. Dr. Tubbergen currently works as a therapist providing individual, couple and family therapy through the PFH Behavioral Health Clinic. In addition to her work at PFH, Dr. Tubbergen maintains a limited, part-time private practice working with children and adults dealing with mental health issues. Dr. Tubbergen is a member and current Secretary of the Missouri State Committee for Social Workers, a position Governor Jay Nixon appointed her to in 2015.
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