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Brenda Orlando

South Sioux City,NE

Summary

Experienced Clinical Social Worker with expertise in working with diverse client populations, including individuals with severe mental illness and medical conditions. Skilled in facilitating therapy, providing resource referrals, and offering case management. Experienced clinical supervisor proficient in clinical standards. Possesses leadership, communication, and problem-solving abilities developed over several years in the field. Prepared to bring extensive experience to a challenging new position.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience

Work History

Clinical Supervisor, Therapist, LICSW, LISW

Heartland Counseling Services, Inc.
South Sioux City, NE
05.2012 - Current
  • Clinical documentation of Mental Health and Crisis Assessments. Treatment planning and discharge plans.
  • Provide mental health therapy to individuals, families, and groups.
  • Certified ADHD Professional (ADHD-CCSP)
  • Certified in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT).
  • Provide clinical supervision to provisionally licensed therapists and graduate-level interns.
  • Provided direct supervision of clinical staff, including orientation, training and development of employees.
  • Assessed and evaluated clinical staff performance, providing feedback to ensure quality standards were met.

Mental Health Therapist/Case Manager

Boys and Girls home of Iowa/Nebraska
Sioux City, Iowa
04.2008 - 04.2012
  • Clinician on a treatment team in a Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility for adolescents ages 12-19 with behavioral and mental health diagnoses.
  • Facilitate individual, family, and group therapies, creating treatment plan goals, progress reports, and discharge planning and summaries.
  • Case management duties include pretreatment assessments, integrated summaries, progress notes, reviews, securing funding, discharge planning, and summaries.

Education

MASTER’S - SOCIAL WORK

University of Iowa
Sioux City Cohort
05.2008

BACHELOR’S - SOCIAL WORK

Buena Vista university
storm Lake, iA
05.2002

Skills

  • Multidisciplinary team collaboration
  • Managing client cases
  • Clinical supervision
  • Documentation requirements
  • Client relationship management
  • Clinical education
  • Individual Therapy
  • EMR / EHR
  • Staff Management

Timeline

Clinical Supervisor, Therapist, LICSW, LISW

Heartland Counseling Services, Inc.
05.2012 - Current

Mental Health Therapist/Case Manager

Boys and Girls home of Iowa/Nebraska
04.2008 - 04.2012

MASTER’S - SOCIAL WORK

University of Iowa

BACHELOR’S - SOCIAL WORK

Buena Vista university
Brenda Orlando