CLAIR MARIE FIGUEROA

Provided direct individual and group counseling services to students with identified concerns and needs; provided consultation services to students, parents, school staff and community at large.

Provided responsive services to meet immediate needs and concerns of students and school community. These services included individuals and small group counseling, mediation and crisis response and management.

Implemented developmentally appropriate and prevention-oriented activities to meet student needs.

Consulted with families to locate additional support services. These services included consultation and coordination with parents, teachers and other community organizations.

Provided culturally relevant sensitivity and intervention programs, such as diversity and peer mediation training.

• Delivered social work services to inpatients and family in General Ward/Pediatric/ICU/NICU settings.
• Formulated treatment plan strategies with multidisciplinary teams to provide comprehensive and continuous care plan.
• Documented case notes daily and coordinated follow-up for seamless case management.
• Prepared all required treatment records and reports.
• Explained medical care options to help families make informed healthcare decisions.
• Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
• Offered friendly and efficient service to customers, handled challenging situations with ease.
• Used Microsoft Word, Excel and CRM to create documents and other communications.

• Delivered lesson plans, implemented school curriculum and used data to create, monitor and establish personalized learning plan for each student.
• Prepared and implemented lesson plans covering required course topics.
• Cultivated relationships with parents for complete support network.
• Coordinated activities to encourage interest in reading.
• Kept classroom organized, clean and safe for students and visitors.

• Treated patients with mental health issues and dual-diagnoses such as Bipolar Disorder, Schizophrenia and Borderline Personality Disorder.
• Formulated treatment plan strategies with multidisciplinary teams to provide comprehensive and continuous care plan for adolescents (14-17 years) and adults.
• Updated treatment plans on monthly basis with latest intervention strategies and progress notes.
• Developed and implemented detailed pre-discharge plans for clients soon to be reintegrated into community.
• Developed and facilitated goal-oriented psycho-education and therapy groups to improve residents' quality of life.

• Provided individual and family therapy to adolescents aged 11-14 years old made assessments, created treatment plans in collaboration with psychiatrists and treatment team; co-facilitated an anger management group of adolescents.
• Provided clients with recommendations to community resources.
• Performed client assessments and developed treatment plans.
• Documented client progress in confidential files.
• Utilized meditation and visualization to support clients in meeting therapeutic goals.
• Applied array of different methodologies to assist patients with therapy.
• Encouraged patients to discuss experiences in group and individual settings.
• Directed family-centered, strengths-based, culturally competent and individualized intakes and assessments.
• Observed and monitored client behavior and responses to treatment.
• Developed goal-oriented psychoeducational and activity therapy groups to improve clients' level of functioning.
• Involved clients' family members in planning social service programs.
• Guided clients in effective therapeutic exercises integrated from Cognitive Behavior Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT).

• Developed and ran a focus groups for senior citizens and their computer proficiency.
• Collaborated with team members to achieve target results.
• Maintained energy and enthusiasm in fast-paced environment.
• Completed paperwork, recognizing discrepancies and promptly addressing for resolution.
• Used coordination and planning skills to achieve results according to schedule.
• Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.

• Provided therapy for Asian Pacific Islanders and Latinos with schizophrenia and depression.
• Collaborated with psychologists and participated in interdisciplinary team meetings
• Performed client screenings and accurately recorded data in case files to facilitate clinical case coordination services and case management duties.
• Mediated between family members to facilitate conflict resolution and build healthy family relationships.
• Offered community resource guidance to clients to meet family needs for assistance.
• Assessed cognitive abilities and physical and emotional needs of clients to determine appropriate interventions.
• Interviewed clients and family members to obtain key information for case planning and management.
• Attended over 20 hours of meetings, conferences and training courses to advance professional knowledge of social work.

• Obtained specialized behavioral training for preschool age children with autism to improve their social skills.