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Cecelia G Haney

Clifton Heights,PA

Summary

Blended Case Manager commended for expertly navigating complex mental and emotional conditions and maintaining client privacy while determining best course-of-action. Deep knowledge of Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Motivational Interviewing (MI) and psychotherapy paired with proficiency of job-related software. Motivational and encouraging professional committed to creating caring and supportive therapeutic alliance. Knowledgeable with community resources and offering large network of contacts to help clients obtain support. Empathetic and compassionate with strong relationship building skills. Passionate about supporting clients in obtaining meaningful mental health services. Skilled at performing client assessments to identify social, financial and health care needs. Compassionate Social Worker accustomed to treating diverse patient needs while managing dynamic conditions. Offering excellent clinical knowledge and judgment combined with strong documentation, vitals monitoring and problem-solving abilities. Well-versed in managing emergent cases with poise. Specializing in offering emergency response on top of normal care and assistance. Performing needs assessments and psychosocial evaluations to determine appropriate plans, set goals and ultimately improve individual quality of life. Competent Medical Social Worker experienced in providing patients with necessary education, coordinating program referrals and determining appropriate treatment plans. Proficient in documenting changes, maintaining records and working with other healthcare providers. Background duties includes but not limited to successfully managing documentation, treatment planning, assessments, case conferences, annuals, and progress note entry in a timely manner for individuals struggling with mental health, alcohol and other substance use addiction. Good organizational skills with a hardworking mentality and caring approach. Results-focused human service professional with strength in team building, multitasking and person center. Proactive leader with strengths in communication and collaboration. Proficient in leveraging company resources and capital for welfare of the company and individuals knowledge to promote growth. Adept at managing concurrent objectives to promote efficiency and influence positive outcomes. Mental health for both adults and adolescences, and brings familiarity with numerous diagnoses and treatment protocols. Adept response to emergency situations with direct, calm, respectful demeanor. Passionate promoter of patient support and resource advocacy. Dutifully juggles tasks related to client privacy and treatment. Compassionate Care focused on helping patients overcome personal obstacles. Diligent and resourceful professional with five years of hands-on experience assessing issues and cultivating personalized treatment plans. Comfortable working either autonomously or in team-based setting to resolve issues. Passionate Care committed to helping clients work through their issues toward healing and self-sufficiency while emphasizing personal strengths. Honest and disciplined professional with Over 20 years of comprehensive experience in residential and outpatient care. Impeccable communicator possessing ethical decision-making abilities. Enthusiastic Counselor brings understanding of complex conditions to help clients improve mental, physical, and emotional health. Compassionate, comforting approach to problem resolution. Lends experience over more than six years to assess, treat and resolve issues and intervention needs. Resourceful Case Managing brings more then 20 years of experience in mental health, addiction support and crisis response. Develops successful therapeutic processes and encourages honest discussions to help improve mental health and drug addiction population. Shows empathy and understanding to clients of various backgrounds and needs. Reliable Counselor lends skilled supervision, activity planning and organization to individual patient assessment and treatment. Adeptly navigates stressful environments to deliver optimized outcomes. Dedicated to balancing high degree of compassionate care with privacy and understanding. Develops successful therapeutic processes and encourages honest discussions to help improve mental health. Shows empathy and understanding to clients of various backgrounds and needs. Dedicated Social worker with broad range of experience delivering comprehensive clinical counseling to residents in long-term facilities and social services programs. Highly accomplished in fostering meaningful relationships and developing effective short-term and long-term plans to achieve client goals. Complete understanding of complex considerations governing assessment and treatment. Mental health, Drug and alcohol addiction Counselor brings familiarity with numerous diagnoses and treatment protocols. Adept response to emergency situations with direct, calm, respectful demeanor. Passionate promoter of patient support and resource advocacy. Dutifully juggles tasks related to client privacy and treatment. Team worker and highly proficient Counselor brings familiarity with numerous diagnoses and treatment protocols. Adept response to emergency situations with direct, calm, respectful demeanor. Passionate promoter of patient support and resource advocacy. Dutifully juggles tasks related to customer privacy and treatment. Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong worth ethic, adaptability and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills. Hardworking and reliable Social worker with strong ability in addiction and mental counseling. Offering Psychoeducational, psychotherapy including cognitive restructuring techniques, multiple conflicts and problem-solving ability as well as harm reduction, and miracle questioning. Highly organized, proactive and punctual with team-oriented mentality. Passionate Counselor committed to helping clients work toward healing and self-sufficiency while emphasizing personal strengths. Honest and disciplined professional with [Number] years of comprehensive experience in residential and outpatient care. Impeccable communicator possessing ethical decision-making abilities.

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience

Work History

Counselor

The Behavioral Wellness Center at Girard
New Philadelphia, PA
11.2021 - Current
  • Monitored behavior in individual and group sessions and intervened when necessary.
  • Provided counseling for relapse prevention, social issues and mental health problems.
  • Referred clients to other programs and community agencies to enhance treatment processes.
  • Recorded comprehensive patient histories and coordinated treatment plans with multi-disciplinary team members.
  • Provided cognitive-based therapy to assist with challenge and crisis resolution.
  • Executed appropriate risk-assessment and mitigation strategies.
  • Evaluated patient behavior, moods and responses to inform diagnosis and treatment plans.
  • Developed comprehensive treatment plans focused on patient goals and history.
  • Employed psychodynamic, family systems, cognitive-behavioral and lifespan integration psychotherapy.
  • Evaluated patients to determine need for transfer to specialized inpatient mental health facilities.
  • Consulted with and developed appropriate treatment and rehabilitation plans for dually diagnosed patients.
  • Assisted clients with identifying feelings and behaviors by asking open-ended questions.
  • Conferred with clients to discuss treatment options and therapy goals.
  • Performed counseling interventions to address issues through conflict resolution and situational adjustment to depression, anxiety and physical or substance abuse.
  • Observed, interviewed and directly assessed clients to diagnose issues and determine optimal interventions.
  • Adhered to federal and state documentation mandates regarding records and file management.
  • Maintained confidentiality through stringent handling of charts and data.
  • Discussed history and symptoms and evaluated potential clinical interventions .
  • Empowered clients to tackle challenging situations with better and more diverse coping skills.
  • Worked with care team to assess client needs and discuss collaborative treatment efforts.

Targeted Case Manager

WES Health System
Philadelphia, PA
06.2020 - 11.2021
  • Helped clients to identify and connect with resources for ongoing needs within local community.
  • Helped clients to develop goals for life skills and create plans for daily activities of living.
  • Built partnerships with natural support systems such as family, churches and community organizations to enable continuation of care for clients.
  • Coordinated follow-up care for clients transitioning to lower levels of care with focus on continuation.
  • Facilitated client-centered sessions to help individuals create plans for addressing needs.
  • Established strong working relationships with clients through building trust and rapport.
  • Communicated with multidisciplinary teams regarding client goals and progress.
  • Supported clients with plan development for medication usage, personal hygiene, shopping, cooking, budgeting and transportation.
  • Performed client intakes, assessments and treatment planning for up to 8 new clients per week.
  • Assisted clients with identifying resources to meet basic needs for food, clothing, shelter, safety, mental health and medical services.
  • Developed appropriate care plans for at-risk individuals and high-risk families.
  • Coordinated support services and optimized communication between healthcare workers and patients.
  • Informed patients and families of treatment options and at-home care strategies to reduce unnecessary burden on hospital resources.
  • Collaborated with various healthcare providers to facilitate delivery of services.

Clinical Social Worker

Light Path Support service
Yeadon, PA
04.2019 - 11.2021
  • Maintained confidential case documentation.
  • Wrote timely and accurate case notes to inform follow-up for effective, successful case management.
  • Conducted therapy, provided crisis intervention and educated patients and families.
  • Maintained thorough case history records and wrote detailed reports.
  • Adjusted treatment plans with current interventions and progress updates.
  • Gave presentations to interdisciplinary team members, including clinical documentation and therapeutic observations.
  • Served as agency liaison among other service providers, community organizations and government entities
  • Diagnosed disorders according to DSM-IV criteria and used ICD-10 codes for documentation.
  • Led 15 individual and group counseling sessions each week.
  • Coordinated psychosocial assessments, treatment plans and progress notes.
  • Researched and developed program initiatives to better serve client population base.
  • Selected to mentor new interns on case management strategies, agency software and community services.
  • Provided care to patients with mental health issues, emotional and other behavioral illnesses.
  • Organized personalized discharge plans to oversee safe and effective reintegration.

Psychiatric Technician

Merakey
York , PA
07.2017 - 03.2019
  • Effectively managed daily charting for each patient.
  • Cultivated relationships with patients, discussing ways to help improve overall health while alleviating self-harm practices.
  • Counseled patients, discussed substance use and worked closely with individuals to identify positive and healthy life choices.
  • Delivered counseling services, including one-on-one, group therapy and individual counseling to average of 8 patients per day.
  • Identified and addressed individual mental health challenges to support patients.
  • Provided excellent service to patients through personable communication.
  • Documented patient interactions in compliance with HIPAA requirements.
  • Accurately documented all observations, interventions, and concerns in patient charts and electronic systems, sustaining continuum of care from admission through to discharge.
  • Conducted 15-minute and unscheduled checks on patients, immediately responding to hazardous incidents or crises to maintain safe milieu.
  • Verified patient health history and contact information for chart accuracy.

Client-Advocate Intern

Budget Housing
Lancaster , PA
01.2018 - 12.2018
  • Support clients in maintaining stability in personal life and achieving positive outcomes.
  • Collaborates with team members and other personnel to promote client success.
  • Cultivated trusting rapport with clients to build sustainable connections.
  • Offered guidance for client success, including goal setting and planning.
  • Offered insight on available wellness programs and services available to patients.
  • Worked closely with patients to fill out paperwork and obtain necessary information in form of referrals and authorization overrides.
  • Utilized client management database to record client progress and document relevant information.
  • Encouraged and motivated clients to set, plan, and reach personal and professional goals.
  • Drafted individual reports and maintained case files in alignment with company policies and privacy guidelines.
  • Assisted clients in accessing community resources, including public transportation, healthcare and financial guidance.
  • Developed relationships with community referral sources.
  • Facilitated classes, workshops and meetings to address client needs.
  • Communicated with clients to verify planned attendance for meetings and activities.
  • Employed various methods, including safeguarding methods to ensure confidentiality of patient data.
  • Maintained intimate knowledge of all healthcare protocols and regulations, including DSM-IV Codes and NASW ethical code of standards.
  • Cultivated pleasant and safe office atmosphere by using person center and people person, bolstering approval and satisfaction from personnel, guests and residents.

Program Supervisor

Elwyn Institute
Media, PA
09.2005 - 01.2015
  • Helped team members improve productivity and performance through hands-on coaching in order to achieve company objectives.
  • Fostered relationships to define programming needs and strengthen organizational standing.
  • Oversaw staffing, campus scheduling and other day-to-day activities.
  • Uncovered issues to determine solutions and assist program participants.
  • Directed, coordinated and administered personal care programs.
  • Maintained client records in compliance with local, state, federal, agency and contractual regulations, helped clients manage financial accounts and cultivated client independence.
  • Analyzed program effectiveness to modify, adapt and optimize workflows.
  • Managed day-to-day residential services, met individual transportation needs and maintained safe and high-quality home environments.
  • Oversaw team reporting, performance and quality assurance for group of 16 personnel.
  • Planned, directed, coordinated and monitored multiple behavioral health services and programs and complied with licensure, certification, accreditation and statutory requirements.
  • Monitored health of clients, communicated with medical professionals, implemented preventive strategies to limit illness and serious incidents and coordinated documentation across shifts.
  • Created program goals and objectives for clients with mental and behavioral health issues, developed program-specific policies and procedures and relentlessly helped clients meet goals.
  • Established and maintained operations of Elwyn Staff program.
  • Coordinated logistics for activities and events.
  • Supervised Residential counselors to drive optimal team performance.
  • Partnered with program management on recommendations, process improvements and corrective action plans.
  • Worked with 7-8 participants to plan organizational needs and improve district engagement.

Education

Master of Science - Social Work

Widener University
Chester, PA
05.2020

Bachelor of Science - Human Development And Family Studies

Pennsylvania State University
Brandywine, Media, PA
12.2015

Associate of Science - Medical Office Management

Pennsylvania Institute of Technology
Media, PA
05.2010

Skills

  • Quality assurance controls
  • Excellent interpersonal skills,
  • Proficient time management, and specialized care
  • Treatment plans knowledge
  • Patient assessment
  • Emotional awareness
  • Progress evaluations understanding
  • Cross-functional collaboration
  • Coaching patients
  • Improving well-being
  • Conducting assessments
  • Team collaborating
  • Gathering referrals
  • Educating families
  • Managing records
  • Coordinating services
  • Teambuilding
  • Relationship building
  • Conflict resolution
  • Friendly, positive attitude
  • Analytical

Timeline

Counselor

The Behavioral Wellness Center at Girard
11.2021 - Current

Targeted Case Manager

WES Health System
06.2020 - 11.2021

Clinical Social Worker

Light Path Support service
04.2019 - 11.2021

Client-Advocate Intern

Budget Housing
01.2018 - 12.2018

Psychiatric Technician

Merakey
07.2017 - 03.2019

Program Supervisor

Elwyn Institute
09.2005 - 01.2015

Master of Science - Social Work

Widener University

Bachelor of Science - Human Development And Family Studies

Pennsylvania State University

Associate of Science - Medical Office Management

Pennsylvania Institute of Technology
Cecelia G Haney