Tiffany Arrows

Tiffany Arrows earned her PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision in 2017, her Master’s in Professional Counseling in 2013, and her BA in Psychology in 2002. She has worked in the mental health field for 25 years in multiple roles including two state psychiatric hospitals, residential youth, case management, clinical services and administration in the criminal justice system, and most recently serving as the Regional Director for Specialty and Outreach Services for the largest community mental health center in Kentucky. Her current programming serves the SMI (serious mental illness) population and includes an Assertive Community Treatment team spanning 17 counties, a therapeutic rehabilitation day program, a supported apartment program, a walk-in clinic with public shower and God’s pantry, a street outreach program, and the mental health program at the local detention center. She is mission-minded to reach those individuals who often times do not have their own platform or voice in the community and therefore are often disenfranchised from the care they so desperately need.
Dr. Arrows has also taught for multiple CACREP accredited counseling programs in both face to face and online formats, comprising 7 years of experience teaching. Courses that she has taught include: crisis and trauma; community mental health; diagnosis; internship and practicum; group counseling; theories; ethics, law, and professional identity; family and couples counseling; assessments and evaluation; substance use disorders; diversity in counseling; and career counseling.
Dr. Arrows’ area of professional experience include extensive work and training in trauma, vicarious and secondary trauma, mental health dynamics of law enforcement, and occupational wellness. She has dedicated years of her career to volunteer work developing and delivering training to law enforcement regarding the effects of trauma and how to prevent and address job-related trauma. In addition, Dr. Arrows is an advocate for individuals suffering from serious mental illness, disenfranchised and underserved populations, and has served on multiple community workgroups to bridge gaps in the community, advocate for diversion programming, and put a stop to the revolving door of hospitalization and incarceration for those affected by mental illness.

Education

PhD, Liberty University

MA, Liberty University

BA, University of Kentucky

Public Service

KY-ASERVIC Treasurer, Board Member -

Crisis Intervention Team, Board Member -

Rho Eta Chapter Chi Sigma Iota Webmaster/Visual Arts Chair , Chair - Lynchburg

Publications

Arrows, T. (2018). Validation of the professional quality of life model among correctional officers.

Arrows, T. (2024). A Pilot Feasibility Study of Delivering Quit & Win Tobacco-Free Contests within Community Mental Health Programs. Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association

Arrows, T. (2017). Jails as the New Asylums. Medical News

Presentations

Arrows, T. (2024). Keynote . NAMI Kentucky

Arrows, T. (2023). Trauma Informed Practice in Consumer Operated Programs. NAMI Kentucky

Arrows, T. (2022). Assertive Community Treatment . NAMI Kentucky

Arrows, T. (2022). Calming the Storm: Deescalating Strategies. NAMI Kentucky

Arrows, T. (2019). Protecting Those Who Serve. American Jailer's Association

Arrows, T. (2018). Strategies for the competent integration of spirituality into addictions counseling training and supervision. Kentucky Counseling Association

Arrows, T. (2017). Jails as the New Asylums. Kentucky Counseling Association