Versatile Social Worker skilled in assessments, referrals, crisis management and case management. Professional providing individual, family and group therapeutic services to clients with a wide range of backgrounds. Seeking a role facilitating inpatient treatment services and coordinating patient's follow-up mental health services.
Skill Highlights
Experience providing strengths-based Solution- Skilled in crisis de-escalation tactics Focused Therapy Experience with discharge Sound ability to facilitate psychoeducational and planning and aftercare coordination therapeutic groups Excels at working on multidisciplinary treatment Trained in Crisis Theory and experience teams providing case management services from this orientation
Experience
Geriatric and Partial Hospitalization Program Intern, 08/2014 - 04/2015 Cleveland Clinic – Ashland, OH, Geriatric Unit and Partial Hospitalization Program Worked Under supervision of a LPC and MSW providing case management services for geriatric patients and individuals who met criteria for the Partial Hospitalization Program. Completed cognitive functioning assessments Coordinated and completed discharge planning Conducted family and individual counseling sessions Conducted group psychoeducational sessions. Developed Short term treatment plans. Implemented Cognitive Behavioral and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy group sessions.
Child and Family Therapist Intern, 08/2013 - 05/2014 Siskiyou County Office Of Education – Yreka, CA, Worked under the supervision of a MSW providing rehabilitative psychosocial services, individual child behavior modification, and family support services. Conducted triage services. Provided Intake appointment assessments and scheduling. Completed clinical service notes and client documentation. Attended multi-disciplinary meetings and court proceedings for youths.
Activity Therapist, 12/2010 - 03/2013 Alaska Children's Services – City, STATE, Worked with youths one-on-one and in group settings to assist them with developing appropriate skills and behaviors to prevent them from being placed in a residential setting. Assisted with developing and implementing community based treatment plans for youth's with severe emotional problems. Documented youth's progress on treatment goals and objectives in a computerized case records system. Wrote client progress summaries in accordance with Medicaid regulations.
Substitute Teacher, 01/2009 - 03/2010 State Of South Dakota Pierre School District – City, STATE, Provided two years instruction as a substitute teacher within the Pierre Schools System. Worked as a teacher in traditionally structured classrooms instructing children in three separate elementary schools. Taught early childhood education classes. Substituted for physical and occupational therapists providing individual therapy programs for children with diagnostic criteria qualifying them for these services. Worked with children on Individual Educations Plans in classroom settings and as a one on one tutor to assist them to achieve their educational goals.
Inital Family Assessment Worker, 02/2007 - 10/2008 South Dakota Department Of Social Services Child Protection Services – City, STATE, Conducted Initial Family Assessments with children and families to assess family functioning. Explored issues affecting family functioning and assisted families with solving these issues. Completed and maintained family and child case records. Worked with the Pierre Police Department to place children into foster care. Wrote extensive Court reports mainly for Hughes and Stanley County Courts for Child Custody Hearings involving removal of children from parents, informing the courts of children's ongoing welfare and parental progression towards reunification or termination of parental rights. Testified in court proceedings regarding placement of children into foster care, tracking child and parent progression through the reunification or termination process. Worked extensively with Indian Child Welfare Act. Represented Child Protection Services in the Pierre Community providing training to various programs. Assisted with planning and implementation of social events and fundraising activities for foster children in the Pierre Community.
Program Coordinator Intern, 01/2006 - 05/2006 Sioux Empire Big Brothers Big Sisters Program – City, STATE, Worked under the supervision of a MSW, acting as a Case Specialist. Conducted Social Assessments with adult mentors to match them with at risk youth. Performed child interviews and assessments to determine program eligibility of children. Provided program orientations to mentors, parents and children Trained adult mentors to assist them with understanding at risk youths individual situational circumstances. Conducted presentations representing Big Brothers Big Sisters to the Sioux Falls Community.
Experience
Career Chronology
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Education and Training
Master of Arts: Social Work, Expected in 2015 - University of South Carolina - Columbia, South Carolina GPA: Master of Arts: Social Work, 2015 University of South Carolina - Columbia, South Carolina
Bachelors of Arts: Social Sciences and Social Work, Expected in 2007 - University of Sioux Falls - Sioux Falls, SD GPA: Bachelors of Arts: Social Sciences and Social Work, 2007 University of Sioux Falls - Sioux Falls, SD
Certifications
Association of Social Workers Master Level Certification pending examination results
Professional Affiliations
Association of Social Workers Master Level Certification pending examination results
Presentations
Conducted presentations representing Big Brothers Big Sisters to the Sioux Falls Community
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