Teaching clients independent psychosocial skills and assisting with applications for social services and finding accommodations in supportive housing facilities
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Full Time Parenting Break
Stay At Home Mother
04.2023 - 04.2024
Adult Dual Diagnosis Social Worker
TMC Behavioral Health
06.2020 - 03.2023
Collaborate with Physicians, case managers, families, and community resource bases to optimize sixteen patient outcome and recovery
Establish Collateral contact with patient families for pertinent information pertaining to patient continued recovery post discharge
Lead daily Multidisciplinary team meetings to assess patient progress towards recovery
Coordinate with Substance Abuse rehab residential placement for adults with private insurance and OSAR (Outreach, Screening, Assessment and Referral) for adults with limited resources
Assess psychosocial needs, crisis intervention, development and application of appropriate, timely plans of care to include discharge planning
Adolescent Social Worker
TMC Behavioral Health Center
10.2017 - 06.2020
Completed education and process therapies on various topics regarding patient mental health for group therapy with sixteen patients max
Assessed residential placement for long term care
Attended court to assess probable cause for adolescent involuntary patients
Evaluated of plan of care with appropriate changes, based on plan outcomes
Patient Impact Specialist
Texoma Community Center
02.2017 - 10.2017
Conducted and provided Biopsychosocial assessments, diagnostic impression, and brief interventions to clients of all ages with mental illness or emotional disturbances
Advocated for clients and patients to resolve crisis
Assisted individuals with chronic illnesses to avoid hospital readmission and achieve better health at home
Provided continuity of care, patient impact monitoring and service assessment provision and monitoring
Implemented, processed, and scheduled referrals for counseling services
Served as co-leader of Grief counseling for children and adolescent victims of Domestic Violence
Children and Adolescent Case Manager
Texoma Community Center
02.2017 - 06.2017
Provided psychosocial skills training for children
Created and completed pyschosocial progress notes
Mental Health Triage Specialist
Texoma Community Center
09.2016 - 01.2017
Provided phone consultations, advice, and assessments/referrals for individuals experiencing mental health issues
Discharged clients without service provision within 6 months or greater
Utilized consultation data and social work experience to plan and coordinate client or patient care and rehabilitation, following through to ensure service efficacy
Served as a Healthy at Home Transitional Coach
Conducted consultations for chronic illness individuals to avoid hospital readmission and achieve better health at home
Act Team Case Manager
Texoma Community Center
06.2015 - 03.2016
Collaborated with other professionals to evaluate patients' medical or physical condition and to assess client needs
Coordinated referrals for client or family to community resources to assist in recovery from mental or physical illness and to provide access to essential services such as financial assistance, legal aid, housing, job placement or education
Monitored, evaluated, and recorded client progress according to measurable goals described in treatment and care plan.
Spinal Cord Injury Home Care Social Worker/Graduate Level Intern
Dallas VA Medical Center
06.2014 - 12.2014
Assessed and completed patient psychosocial assessments
Supervised personnel during times of limited coverage
Provided coverage for SCI Inpatient Social Worker position
Facilitated multidisciplinary meetings among SCI team (doctors, nurses, social workers and chaplain)
Assisted with discharge placements suitable for severity of veterans spinal cord injury
Assigned 5 veteran patients for monitor while on inpatient unit
Accompanied Home Social Worker on home visits with new/old veteran patients being released from SCI hospital care
Contacted veterans upon scheduling annual home visits on request of supplies and local community resources
Comprehensive Case Manager/Bachelor, Intern
Health Services of North Texas Agency
05.2013 - 08.2013
Completed client psychosocial assessments
Located community resources for clients, such as homeless shelters
Provided employment information and facilitated staff meetings and new client data entry
Attended HIV Learning Workshop and at Denton County Health Dept
Education
Master of Science - Social Work
The University of Texas At Arlington
Arlington, TX
12.2014
Bachelor of Science - Social Work
TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY
Denton, TX
05.2013
Skills
Referrals and networking
Crisis Intervention
Case management
Knowledge of medical and psychiatric terminology
Group therapy specialist
DSM-IV knowledge
Active Listening
Critical Thinking
Additional Information
LICENSED MASTER SOCIAL WORKER #63921 McKinney, TX Social Work Social Work Master License - March 22, 2017.
Work Availability
monday
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wednesday
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morning
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evening
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Quote
The supernatural is the natural not yet explained.
Elbert Hubbard
Timeline
Full Time Parenting Break
Stay At Home Mother
04.2023 - 04.2024
Adult Dual Diagnosis Social Worker
TMC Behavioral Health
06.2020 - 03.2023
Adolescent Social Worker
TMC Behavioral Health Center
10.2017 - 06.2020
Patient Impact Specialist
Texoma Community Center
02.2017 - 10.2017
Children and Adolescent Case Manager
Texoma Community Center
02.2017 - 06.2017
Mental Health Triage Specialist
Texoma Community Center
09.2016 - 01.2017
Act Team Case Manager
Texoma Community Center
06.2015 - 03.2016
Spinal Cord Injury Home Care Social Worker/Graduate Level Intern
Dallas VA Medical Center
06.2014 - 12.2014
Comprehensive Case Manager/Bachelor, Intern
Health Services of North Texas Agency
05.2013 - 08.2013
Master of Science - Social Work
The University of Texas At Arlington
Bachelor of Science - Social Work
TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY
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