This presentation will discuss how it may appear at times that individuals choose homelessness, however, the underlying root causes of homelessness such as trauma, abuse, and lack of a support system, are not choices. This presentation will cover specific homeless interventions utilized by Wasatch Behavioral Health's homeless program (called the WATCH program) as well as evidenced based models and practices which have been proven to be effective while working with homeless populations
Monte Memmott, CMHC
Monte Memmott is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor. He is currently the Criminal Justice Program Manager at Wasatch Behavioral Health. He has been contracted at the Utah County Jail since 2009, where he manages the mental health and substance use programs. He has worked with Wasatch Behavioral Health’s homeless program since 2015. Additionally, he manages their drug court program, sober living program, parolee access to recovery program, and their alternative probation program.
Monte has worked as a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor for over 14 years. He has experience working with clients coping with trauma, substance abuse, addiction, and other mental health issues. He has been trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Trauma-Informed Care, Motivational Interviewing, as well as being an EMDR trained clinician.
Monte is married with three children. He is an avid baseball fan who makes it a priority to attend at least a couple MLB games each season. On the weekends he enjoys being at home with family and barbequing or smoking in the backyard.
Randy Huntington, LCSW
Randy Huntington is Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Division Director at Wasatch Mental Behavioral Health, Designated Examiner, and Psychotherapist, In addition, he has his own Private Practice. Over the past 27 years, he treated patients both at Residential and Outpatient settings. His specialty areas are focused on people who suffer from: anxiety, depression, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Marital therapy, Borderline & Narcissistic Personality Disorder, suicide prevention, addiction, bereavement & loss, crisis intervention, assistance and support with law enforcement, and Critical Incident Stress debriefings. He is a former adjunct faculty at Utah Valley University Police Academy. He has presented several times on the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness on Local, State, and National levels. Over the past 22 years, he has been trained as in instructor in a self-assessment personality measure to optimize relationships and communications called Persogenics.
Randy loves the outdoors, relationships, family, and enjoying the unique moments of what life has to offer. He is invested in the wellness of our community and those who serve in it. He is married and has four children.