Antonea Hankins
Henderson,Nevada
Summary
I am a compassionate case manager who has a master's degree in social work and is skilled in providing critical support and developing effective strategies for diverse client populations. I possess strong abilities in assessing individual needs, designing tailored intervention plans, and facilitating community resources to address complex challenges. In addition to helping clients reach their goals. By helping clients improve their well-being and enhancing their access to social services. I enjoy advocating for clients' rights and fostering positive outcomes in challenging environments. In contrast, working with other professionals as part of the client's treatment team.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Psychiatric Caseworker II
State of Nevada Adult Mental Health
Las Vegas, Nevada
04.2021 - Current
- Evaluated adolescent and youth needs, and available resources, to determine necessary assistance while ensuring referrals aligned with care coordination plans for diverse living requirements.
- Conducted thorough assessments of clients' situations, identifying issues, goals, and necessary interventions.
- Maintained accurate Medicaid documentation on all cases, ensuring compliance with regulations, billing, and confidentiality requirements.
- Empower clients to make informed decisions about their care needs, and self-advocate.
- Enhanced communication between clients and housing providers through consistent follow-ups and progress updates.
- Facilitated CBT groups on regulating emotions, stressors, and life skills, contributing to improved self-sufficiency of clients.
- Managed crisis situations with empathy and professionalism, ensuring client safety and continuity of care.
- Monitored and maintained the client's SSI, SNAP, and medical benefits.
- Assisted clients with job searches, budgeting, housing resources, and other social services, as needed.
- Assisted clients in developing skills and strategies to help manage their mental health, emotions, anger management, and sobriety.
- Develop, monitor, evaluate, and document treatment plan effectiveness, and share information with team members.
- Delivered continuous support and education to individuals and families managing mental health symptoms.
- Develop and implement discharge plans; prepare required documentation; schedule appointments such as in the medication clinic; obtain information from clinical professionals concerning clients; make referrals to appropriate clinician; refer to community resources and make housing referrals.
- Participated in meetings to address client issues and provide input on solutions.
- Attends client's court hearings, update court coordinator on client status or progress towards goals. Input court notes.
- Input DAP/SOAP notes into the AVATAR database.
Family Support Services
The Center for Academic & Outreach
08.2019 - 12.2019
- Conducted self-awareness, mindfulness, and anger management group
- Provided clients weekly progress to Judge Court Program
- Completed mediation among middle school students, implementing mediation contract
- Evaluate behavior after meditation
- Completed daily summaries of participants that received services
- Understand diversity, professionalism and Social Work Code of Ethics
- Provided resources to students and their families to help promote personal success and academic achievement
- Provided referral for clients
- Measured and recorded behaviors during and after client session
- Encourage clients to use differential reinforcements and proactive interventions
- Provided behavior plans for participants
- Maintains and submit daily and weekly forms/reports
- Prepares weekly/monthly schedule of activity calendar
- Completed weekly, monthly, and yearly inventory
- Ability to handle confidential or sensitive information
- Completed staff weekly time-cards
- Check-in and check-out participants in Retrac database
- Observed and documented children behavior and progress, verbal updates to parents; notified parents of potential behavioral issues
- Ensured the health and social well-being of child with autism
- Provided continuous supervision to children ages k through 8th grade during indoor and outdoor activities and created and maintained safe learning and playing environments
- Investigated alleged abuse or neglect of children to determine if abusive or unsafe conditions exist and take appropriate action
- Assisted with set up/take down of equipment and supplies for program
- Organized and executed activities schedules, developed and reinforced daily routines, and taught children good hygiene habits
Site Lead
City Of Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NV
08.2016 - 05.2019
- Supervises full-time or part-time staff, monitoring the work performance of assistants.
- Maintains and submits daily and weekly forms/reports, and prepares a weekly/monthly schedule of the activity calendar.
- Prepares a weekly/monthly schedule of the activity calendar.
- Completed weekly, monthly, and yearly inventory; ability to handle confidential or sensitive information; completed staff weekly time cards.
- De-escalate the situation among children and parents.
- Provided continuous supervision to children ages k through 8th grade during indoor and outdoor activities and created and maintained safe learning and playing environments
- Assisted with the setup and takedown of equipment and supplies for the program.
- Organized and executed activities schedules, developed and reinforced daily routines, and taught children good hygiene habits
- Observed and documented children behavior and progress, verbal updates to parents; notified parents of potential behavioral issues
Home Caretaker
Bringing About Independence
Las Vegas, NV
08.2014 - 07.2016
- Helped mentally disable live as independently as possible
- Helped strive to ensure individual objectives were achieved, and record progress
- Provided assistance with activities of daily living including grooming, housekeeping, and communication skills
- Participated in activities out in the community with clients
- Administered medications and kept appropriate records
- Helped clients with money management
- Monitored and assisted with behaviors to ensure their safety
- Kept records of behavior and progress
- Completed daily summaries
Education
Master of Arts - Social Work
Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ12-2023
Bachelor of Arts - Social Work
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Las Vegas05.2019
Skills
- Crisis intervention
- Case management
- Psychosocial/needs assessment
- Resource referral
- Discharge planning
- Client advocacy
- Team collaboration
Timeline
Psychiatric Caseworker II
State of Nevada Adult Mental Health
04.2021 - Current
Family Support Services
The Center for Academic & Outreach
08.2019 - 12.2019
Site Lead
City Of Las Vegas
08.2016 - 05.2019
Home Caretaker
Bringing About Independence
08.2014 - 07.2016
Master of Arts - Social Work
Arizona State University
Bachelor of Arts - Social Work
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
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