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PEDIATRIC SOCIAL WORKER
Professional Summary
Licensed Social Worker with an extensive background in pediatric social work and experience working with children and families and looking to join a pediatric interdisciplinary team within the medical field.
Core Qualifications
* FACTS- New Mexico Children, Youth, and Families Department database *Audio/Visual Services *Microsoft Word, Powerpoint, and Excel *Public speaking and fund raising *EPIC - Presbyterian Healthcare Services |
Experience
Pediatric Social Worker06/2008 to CurrentAmita HealthPark Ridge , IL
- Intervenes with patients who have complex psychosocial needs, require assistance with eligibility determination for social programs and funding sources and qualify for community assistance from a variety of special funds and agencies.
- In addition, offer crisis intervention to patients and families with psychosocial needs and coordination and facilitates the development of a discharge plan of care for all patient populations.
- This role will receive referrals, and consults for patients from at-risk populations from interdisciplinary team members (including physicians, case managers, staff nurses, and other members of the care team) in addition to case finding.
DWI Instructor10/2003 to 06/2011Dignity HealthMerced , CA
- Educate DWI (Driving While Impaired) offenders, in a six session course, on the severity and implications of driving while under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol.
- Group facilitation is incorporated into the courses, as well as answering questions and assisting individuals in better understanding and identifying problems and/or triggers related to abusing and using alcohol and/ or drugs.
TFC Clinical Supervisor07/2007 to 05/2008Crossroads Diversified ServicesBeale Air Force Base , CA
- Responsible for clinical supervision of TFC team, including treatment coordinators and therapists, leading clinical services offered to New Mexico Solutions clients.
- Responsible for setting the treatment plan for TFC clients, and overseeing communication with outside agencies working with TFC clients.
- Supports and maintains the standards of clinical services for New Mexico Solutions' TFC program.
- completes and ensures that all state and federal clinical requirements are met, along with supervising records to ensure that TFC program maintains satisfactory audit results.
- Participates in appropriate meetings, committees, quality assurance teams, team meetings, and trainings.
- Supports transition of treatment foster care to outpatient services, and in cases of increasing acuity, supports transition of outpatient cases to higher levels of care, to include treatment foster care.
- Leads weekly supervision meetings for TFC team staff.
- Serves as primary therapist for a caseload of ten TFC clients, providing necessary therapy services, including individual, family, and group therapies.
- Supports treatment coordinators in working with, training and supervising treatment foster parents.
- Troubleshooting" around issues and concerns with treatment foster parents, in collaboration with TFC manager and other staff.
- Supports treatment coordinators in development, by training and coaching activities, including attending treatment team meetings to assist treatment coordinator in leading effective and therapeutic treatment team meetings.
- Supervises, reviews, and signs TFC clinical documentation with treatment coordinators.
Admissions Coordinator/ Treatment Foster Care Manager01/2004 to 07/2007Jefferson HealthAbington , PA
- Receives referrals and performs psychosocial assessments on possible placements into treatment foster care program.
- Member of the management team, staffs all cases with other members of the management team in order to determine the most appropriate course of action, in the event any troubleshooting is required regarding the client(s) or TFC parents.
- Member of back-up on call rotation in which the primary on call individual needs assistance and/or support in the event a child is in crisis after regular business hours.
- Completes all client files which encompass psychosocial assessments, match assessments, and multiple placement rationale assessments on all children placed in the TFC program.
- Networks with referral sources and attends community meetings to discuss appropriate placement opportunities for various children.
- Provides supervision to the utilization review coordinator.
Clinical Social Worker05/2003 to 12/2003Amphitheater Public SchoolsTucson , AZ
- Provided intensive in-home treatment to families, in lieu of child removal/ state custody.
- Provided Brief Solution Focused Therapy, parent skills training, and daily living skills to families.
- Developed short-term goals and objectives in treatment plans to span a four to six week family preservation intervention.
- Assisted families in accessing community resources and utilizing resources in order to meet the basic needs and safety of the children.
- Developed psychosocial assessments, family preservation initial assessments, activity notes, treatment plans, and termination summaries during the course of the interventions.
- Attended numerous seminars and trainings related to the field of social work and human services.
Case Manager10/2002 to 04/2003Crossroads Diversified ServicesBellevue , WA
- Provided individual and family therapy.
- Engaged in ongoing clinical research.
- on therapeutic techniques.
- Documented client sessions in DAP note format.
- Served as a group co-facilitator for an adolescent support group.
Juvenile Probation and Parole10/2002 to 01/2003Internship- NMSUCity , STATE
- Interviewed adolescents and families involved with the Juvenile Probation and.
- Parole system during preliminary inquiries.
- Documented action(s) taken and logged in a running narrative report.
- Provided clinical impressions and recommended.
- clients to appropriate resources and services as needed.
Graduate Assistant01/2002 to 01/2003New Mexico State UniversityCity , STATE
- Taught an undergraduate social welfare class, periodically.
- Assisted a professor in preparing syllabi for undergraduate and graduate level social work practice courses.
- Performed computing and networking tasks.
- Conducted data collection for a prospective book, being written by NMSU social work professors on gay and lesbian policies.
Adaptive Physical Education Teacher01/2002 to 01/2003Rivers AcademyCity , STATE
- Taught physical education curriculum to emotionally challenged children and adolescents in an alternative school setting.
- Designed exercises and games in order to enhance social and physical skills.
- Implemented current research project on emotional literacy by grading each individual using the Multifactor Emotional Intelligence Scale.
Case Manager01/2002 to 01/2003Professional Assessment CenterCity , STATE
- Provided individual and family therapy and ongoing case management.
- Documented client sessions in DAP note format.
- Conducted home visits to check.
- on client's living conditions.
- Assisted clients in accessing community resources.
Mesilla Valley Hospital10/2001 to 04/2002Internship- NMSUCity , STATE
- Served as an intern therapist on the juvenile sexual offender's unit.
- Interviewed clients in order to complete a biopsychosocial assessment.
- Used Cognitive Behavioral therapeutic approach and integrated written materials and reading assignments into treatment.
- Designed comprehensive treatment plans with clients in order to establish goals in the therapeutic process.
- Provided individual and family therapy.
- Facilitated psycho-educational groups and discussed abuse cycle, triggers, and thinking errors involved with sexual offending.
- Attended staffing sessions with clients on a weekly basis and coordinated services with the unit psychiatrist, nurse, and therapist.
Living Skills
Independent Living Skills Counselor01/2001 to 01/2002Mesilla Valley HospitalCity , STATE
- Provided professional, culturally sensitive facilitation for adolescents in an in-patient treatment setting.
- Designed an independent living skills curriculum and incorporated social skills building into the group setting.
- Evaluated individual behavior(s) during the group process and used DAP note format for documentation.
- Networked with community resources and professionals in order to provide expertise during the group process.
Education
Master of Social Work2003New Mexico State UniversityCity, State
* Member of Phi Alpha Honor Society
* President of the Graduate Student Social Workers Association
* Selected as student representative for the curriculum committee in the Department of Social Work
Bachelor of Social Work1998University of WyomingCity, State
* Member of Phi Alpha Honor Society
* Practicum placement with Natrona County School District
Associate of Science: Physical Education1994Casper CollegeCity, State
* Team captain for nationally ranked Women's Basketball Program
* All American Honorable Mention
Professional Affiliations
* Member of Phi Alpha Honor Society since 1997
* Member of the National Association of Social Workers since 1997
* President of the Graduate Student Social Workers Association at New Mexico State University
* Accompanied Professor Alvin Salee to the Family Preservation Conference and coordinated audio/visual services
* Selected as student representative for the curriculum committee in the Department of Social Work at New Mexico State University
* Shared Governance member for Care Coordination Department at Presbyterian Hospital
Skills
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School Attended
- New Mexico State University
- University of Wyoming
- Casper College
Job Titles Held:
- Pediatric Social Worker
- DWI Instructor
- TFC Clinical Supervisor
- Admissions Coordinator/ Treatment Foster Care Manager
- Clinical Social Worker
- Case Manager
- Juvenile Probation and Parole
- Graduate Assistant
- Adaptive Physical Education Teacher
- Mesilla Valley Hospital
- Living Skills Independent Living Skills Counselor
Degrees
- Master of Social Work 2003
Bachelor of Social Work 1998
Associate of Science : Physical Education 1994
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