April Causly
Florence,United States
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Summary
I am a Licensed Masters level Social Worker with about 10 years of experience in the field. I am a highly motivated professional who 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.
Work History
Home Health Social Worker
Centerwell Home Health
02.2025 - 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
12.2021 - 02.2025
- 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
10.2019 - 12.2021
- 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
08.2016 - 10.2019
- 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, AL05.2019
Bachelor’s Degree - Bachelor of Social Work (BSW)
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA
Florence, AL12.2015
Skills
Strong communication between children and caregivers including active listening
Ability to Establish rapport with children and families
Resilience
Patients
Collaboration
Certification
Licensed Masters Social Worker
Timeline
Home Health Social Worker
Centerwell Home Health
02.2025 - Current
Acute Geriatric Social Worker
North Alabama Shoals Hospital
12.2021 - 02.2025
Children’s Therapist
Riverbend Center for Mental Health
10.2019 - 12.2021
Family Service Worker
Community Action Partnership of North Alabama
08.2016 - 10.2019
Master’s Degree - Master of Social Work (MSW)
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA
Bachelor’s Degree - Bachelor of Social Work (BSW)
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA