Beverly Able
Social Worker
Elliston,Virginia
Summary
Invested Social Worker dedicated to forming trusting relationships and advocating for best interest of clients and facility. Expertise in Long Term Care. Respectful and compassionate professional offering 18-year background serving residents in Long Term Care.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Social Worker
The Glebe
11.2005 - 03.2024
- Improved client well-being by conducting comprehensive assessments and developing person-centered plan of care.
- Provided crisis intervention services for clients experiencing acute mental health issues.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to ensure appropriate care coordination.
- Developed and facilitated support groups, promoting healthy coping skills and fostering peer connections among participants.
- Advocated for clients'' rights, navigating complex systems to secure necessary resources and benefits.
- Increased resident engagement in care plans by building trusting relationships through empathetic listening and consistent support.
- Facilitated successful client transitions between levels of care with appropriate supports in place.
- Supervised interns and junior staff members, providing direction on best practices in social work and contributing to their professional growth.
- Led workshops on topics relevant to client populations served, empowering individuals with valuable knowledge and tools for selfadvocacy.
- De-escalated stressful situations through individual and family crisis interventions.
- Conducted home visits to assess appropriate level of care for admissions.
- Assisted clients in developing and setting realistic goals to promote positive change.
Workers' Compensation Case Manager
MRN And Associates, LLC
03.1998 - 11.2005
- Met with injured worker and completed ininital intake to include past education and medical history.
- completed a transferrable skills analysis to identify approporiate emplooymet options if return to the originail position was not medically possible.
- Attended medial appointments with injured worker to obtain medical treatment plan from physician and return to work recommendations.
- Negotiated with employers for light duty assignments to facilitate return to work for the injured worker.
- Montiored injured worker's complaince with treatment plan by monitoriing attendance to therpay or other recommeneded appointments.
- Developed Light duty job descriptions for physicain approval.
- Monitored injured worker's complaince with return to work.
Group Home Staff Member
Piedmont Community Services
08.1997 - 03.1998
- Enhanced residents'' well-being by developing and implementing individualized care plans.
- Improved group home atmosphere by fostering a safe, supportive, and inclusive living environment.
- Provided personalized assistance to residents with daily tasks such as grooming, dressing, and meal preparation.
- Promoted resident independence by encouraging self-care and decision-making skills.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Social Work
Radford University
Radford, Virginia06.1997
Skills
- Psychosocial assessment
- Intervention Planning
- Discharge Planning
- Case Documentation
- Mandatory Reporting Procedures
- Conflict Resolution
- Medicare knowledge
- Problem-solving aptitude
- Multidisciplinary team collaboration
Accomplishments
Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, 1997
Care Advantage Social Worker of the Year 2018
10 Dedicated and Deserving Social Workers - Social Work Today, Vol 20 No 1 January/February 2020
Certification
Certified Dementia Practitioner
Timeline
Social Worker
The Glebe
11.2005 - 03.2024
Workers' Compensation Case Manager
MRN And Associates, LLC
03.1998 - 11.2005
Group Home Staff Member
Piedmont Community Services
08.1997 - 03.1998
Bachelor of Science - Social Work
Radford University
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