April Causly
Florence
Summary
Highly motivated professional demonstrates ability to develop and implement successful plans of action to address individual needs. Possesses strong problem-solving skills to reduce barriers. Committed to helping individuals and families.
Experienced in fast-paced environments and adaptable to last-minute changes. Thrives under pressure and consistently earns high marks for work quality and speed.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Home Health Social Worker
Centerwell Home Health
Florence
2025.02 - Current
- Demonstrates leadership by effectively intervening in crisis, identifying when there is a lack of, motivating teams while being future focused and assertive.
- Assessing the acute needs of individuals that are experiencing barriers to the proper resources for Mental and physical care.
- Evaluating non-medical factors in the individuals environment, support system, and lifestyle choices which could influence their overall health and well- being.
- Linking individuals to resources to help assist with basic needs utilizing the systems approach.
- Meeting with a multidisciplinary team to collaborate and improve clients/ patients outcomes.
- Strong communication/ listening skills as the Social worker is an advocate to help assist individuals who may not know how to convey what is needed.
- Ongoing monitoring progress to track the progress and compliance of individuals.
Acute Geriatric Social Worker
North Alabama Shoals Hospital
Muscle Shoals
2021.12 - Current
- Complete psychosocial with clients, families, or groups to assess situations, limitations, and issues and implement services to address needs.
- Attend weekly treatment meetings with multidisciplinary team to help assist with ensuring care and discharge plans are grounded reality of patient.
- Provide and document group/individual therapy.
- Attend probate court when having involuntary patients to testify, advocate, and provide facts on patients’ medication and compliance.
- Complete, review, and adjust treatment plan when necessary.
- Coordinate access to resources for clients and families, VA facilities, or assistant living.
- Complete OBRA PASSR levels and submit to state in a timely manner.
- Have strong communication skills to help meet the needs of vulnerable populations.
- Have knowledge of local resources.
- Ability to meet the needs of patients and discharge in a timely manner.
- Maintain healthy relationships with other workers to ensure a positive/healthy work environment.
- Assist social work interns by providing direct supervision of intern’s daily activities. Assigning cases congruent with students’ educational goals.
- Ability to stay within the guidelines of Social Work Code of Ethics.
Children’s Therapist
Riverbend Center for Mental Health
Florence
2019.10 - 2021.12
- Documented patient information, treatment plans, and patient responses.
- Delivered interventions to help clients develop healthy coping skills.
- Collaborated with parents and school administrators to meet the needs of clients.
- Assessed clients’ mental health needs, developed treatment plans, and monitored progress.
- Provided completed and timely documentation to support rendered.
Family Service Worker
Community Action Partnership of North Alabama
Decatur
2016.08 - 2019.10
- Built solid and trusting rapport with children and families, fostering trust and communication to meet case needs.
- Documented data and completed accurate updates to case records.
- Assisted families in navigating the social services system, including applying for benefits, accessing resources, and connecting with other family support services.
- Maintained detailed case histories, metrics, and reports to meet head start early learning standards.
- Help assist with dental, vision, and health screenings for Pre-school candidates.
- Engage families in effective goal setting.
- Meet federal, state and program documentation requirements with accurate, objective, complete, timely, and well-organized records.
- Conduct home visits providing a strength-based approach individualized family plan.
- Gain sufficient and meaningful information to complete a Family Partnership Plan.
Education
Master’s Degree - Master of Social Work (MSW)
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA
Tuscaloosa, AL, United States05.2019
Bachelor’s Degree - Bachelor of Social Work (BSW)
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA
Florence, AL, United States12.2015
Timeline
Home Health Social Worker
Centerwell Home Health
2025.02 - Current
Acute Geriatric Social Worker
North Alabama Shoals Hospital
2021.12 - Current
Children’s Therapist
Riverbend Center for Mental Health
2019.10 - 2021.12
Family Service Worker
Community Action Partnership of North Alabama
2016.08 - 2019.10
Master’s Degree - Master of Social Work (MSW)
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA
Bachelor’s Degree - Bachelor of Social Work (BSW)
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA