Brenda Fierro-Simeone

• Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to develop coordinated care plans that addressed clients'' complex needs holistically.
• Improved client outcomes by developing comprehensive case plans and coordinating services with community partners.
• Developed strong relationships with community organizations in order to better serve clients'' needs within their local area.
• Interviewed clients, families, or groups to assess situations, limitations and issues and implement services to address needs.
• Increased access to resources by connecting clients to appropriate financial, housing, medical, and educational services.
• Conducted thorough assessments of client strengths and needs in order to provide tailored recommendations for individualized treatment plans.
• Maintained accurate records, adhering to strict documentation guidelines and confidentiality requirements for compliance purposes.
• Empowered clients towards self-sufficiency through goal-setting, skill-building exercises, and motivational interviewing techniques.
• Participated in community events to promote services and engage with public.

• Built strong rapport with clients, fostering trust and open communication for effective therapy sessions.
• Maintained detailed case notes and documentation, ensuring effective tracking of progress and continuity of care across providers.
• Established clear boundaries with clients, maintaining ethical practice standards while preserving the therapeutic relationship.
• Provided individual and group therapy sessions to patients suffering from mental health issues.
• Improved patient outcomes by implementing evidence-based therapeutic techniques and interventions.
• Assessed clients' mental health needs, developed treatment plans and monitored progress.
• Developed strategies to help patients cope with stress and anxiety and build resilience.
• Coached clients on effective coping strategies, empowering them to manage symptoms independently outside of therapy sessions.
• Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to develop and deliver treatment plans and patient care.
• Mentored new therapists through supervision meetings and case consultations in order to support their professional development within the field.
• Conducted therapy sessions focused on trauma recovery, facilitating patient healing and empowerment.

Communicate with wide range of medical clinicians, patient care teams, social workers, clinics, hospitals. Knowledge of community resources. Work with veterans from various socio-economic, cultural, ethnic, disabilities backgrounds. Advanced knowledge of medical terminology utilized by clinicians. Communicate tactfully and effectively electronically, phone, in person. Participate in team huddles, meetings to manage and plan patient care. Set priorities and adjust work flow to meet necessary tasks. Provide patient support care to include, but not limited to appointments, outside patient referrals, follow-up care, overbooking, provider availability, etc. Obtain and organize new medical care referrals. Adhere to high volume time constrictions and mandatory deadlines. Maintain confidentiality of patient account information in accordance with HIPAA guidelines. Regular and reliable attendance. Perform any other duties as needed.