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PSYCHIATRIC SOCIAL WORKER
Professional Overview

Highly experienced as a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker with both adults and geriatrics. Well qualified to provide group therapy in various areas including supportive therapy, psycho-educational and motivational interviewing.

Core Qualifications
  • NH LICSW #928
  • Individual therapist
  • Group therapist
  • Discharge planner
  • Experience with numerous diagnoses
  • Experienced with both inpatient and ambulatory settings
Accomplishments

Involved in Developing a Geriatric Partial Hospitalization Program collaboratively with professionals from other disciplines.


Developed and implemented the patient privacy part of HIPAA for a small practice including completion of policies, forms and staff training.


Supervise Master's level social workers pursuing their LICSW.


Supervise second year MSW student interns.

Education
Master of Social Work: Social Work 1995 Salem State University, Salem, MA, USA
Bachelor of Arts: Sociology 1992 Keene State College, Keene, NH, USA
Experience
Elliot Hospital Manchester, NH Psychiatric Social Worker 03/2010 to Current

Inpatient Psychiatric Social Worker 

  • Voluntary and involuntary patients
  • Complete psychosocial assessments on each patient
  • Lead a supportive psychotherapy group daily
  • Work with the team to develop individual treatment plans for each patient
  • Collaborate with each patient to develop an appropriate discharge plan including referral for outpatient services
  • Participate in family meetings and education
New Hampshire Hospital Manchester, NH Senior Psychiatric Social Worker 05/2008 to 03/2010

Inpatient psychiatric social worker 

  • Worked primarily with involuntary patients
  • Patient assessment, support and education
  • Interfacing with various agencies including NH prisons and the Secure Psychiatric Unit, Community Mental Health Centers and Disability Rights
  • Assisted patients to find adequate housing and access to community resources
Elliot Hospital Manchester, NH Social Worker 03/1996 to 04/2008

Ambulatory Psychiatric Social Worker 

  • Provided group psychotherapy to geriatric patients with a range of cognitive abilities and psychiatric diagnoses
  • Facilitated family meetings to address issues such as crisis management, grief and loss and future planning
  • Educated and supported members of the interdisciplinary team
Generations Geriatric Mental Health Manchester, NH Social Worker 01/2002 to 01/2004

Outpatient Social Worker 

  • Provided clinical assessment with case review to MD to meet the needs of outpatients
  • Provided individual psychotherapy to patients in long term care settings
  • Worked as the Privacy Officer for the practice
  • Liaison with a variety of staff in long term care settings to advocate for patients' individual psychiatric care needs
Publications

2003 Co-authored a book of reproducible therapeutic activities, "Enhancing Self-Esteem in Older Adults." 

Presentations

2008 Created and presented Schwartz Rounds Presentation on Compassionate Care of Sex Offenders 


2004 Presented at the Association for Ambulatory Behavioral Health Care National Conference, Boston on 'Geropsychiatric PHP: Lessons learned in delivering care.' 

Memberships/Scholarly Societies

NH Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker #928 


Member in good standing of NASW 


Member of Elliot Hospital Ethics Committee 


Member of the New Hampshire Disaster Behavioral Health Team

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Resume Overview

Companies Worked For:

  • Elliot Hospital
  • New Hampshire Hospital
  • Generations Geriatric Mental Health

School Attended

  • Salem State University
  • Keene State College

Job Titles Held:

  • Psychiatric Social Worker
  • Senior Psychiatric Social Worker
  • Social Worker

Degrees

  • Master of Social Work : Social Work 1995
    Bachelor of Arts : Sociology 1992

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