Christine Conigliaro
Fairfield,CA
Summary
Proven skills in conducting assessments, planning treatments and facilitating therapy sessions. Proficient in DSM-IV diagnostic criteria, ICD-10 codes. Passionate about advocacy for clients' right and community reintegration.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
SUD-Specialty Group Aka PATH/Rula
08.2022 - Current
- Documented case notes daily and coordinated follow-up for seamless case management.
- Implemented cognitive-behavioral techniques to help clients change negative thought patterns and improve their coping strategies.
- Maintained detailed records of patient progress, documentation of services and case notes.
- Updated treatment plans on monthly basis with latest intervention strategies and progress notes.
- Developed individual treatment plans and provided counseling to patients.
- Helped clients develop new coping mechanisms and techniques to drive behavior modification.
- Conducted comprehensive assessments and developed individualized treatment plans tailored to each client''s needs.
- Maintained timely documentation of client progress, ensuring high-quality care and adherence to ethical guidelines.
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
OLE Health
10.2019 - 04.2022
- Prioritized, scheduled, and conducted brief evidence-based therapy (CBT, DBT, solution focused) for patients with mild to moderate behavioral health symptoms.
- Assessed, referred, and advocated for services outside of brief therapy model of care. Preformed crisis intervention as needed.
- Provided education and support to patients and their families to encourage compliance with medical and behavioral regimes.
- Guided/assisted in making CPS/APS reports or contacting law enforcement as needed.
- Documented patient visits in electronic medical record within 24 hours remotely and in-person.
- Attended and presented at group and individual supervision.
- Provided quality behavioral healthcare services to patients including psychosocial assessment, intervention, referral, and consultation to providers.
Program Manager
Bay Area Community Services
11.2018 - 10.2019
- Managed clinical, administrative, fiscal, and quality improvement functions.
- Conducted hiring, training, and performance evaluation of staff. Officiated clinical supervision for staff collecting hours for licensure.
- Monitored/reviewed contract compliance with funders that included grant management, stakeholder presentations and reports.
- Executed client-centered, culturally relevant, needs-driven, and evidenced based services.
- Oversaw inter-disciplinary mobile team of 6 serving adults identified as high utilizers of Emergency Rooms with diagnosable mental health and/or co-occurring substance abuse disorders reducing cost of health care with case management delivery of service.
Program Manager
Mental Health America Los Angeles
09.2016 - 11.2018
- Performed personnel management such as hiring, annual reviews and clinical supervision for staff and Social Work interns.
- Trained staff to use Evidenced-Based practices such as: Harm Reduction, Motivational Interviewing, solution and trauma focused interventions to assist clients in managing symptoms to reduce the risk of homelessness once housed.
- Supported staff with initiating and assessing psychiatric hospitalizations. Implemented continuous quality assurance, documentation practices and tracked program expenditures.
- Developed mobile homeless outreach team of 8 that provided adults with diagnosable mental illness and/or co-occurring substance abuse disorder with excellent mental health case management services and supported clients with obtaining permanent housing using Housing First treatment practices.
Part-time Lecturer
California State University, Long Beach
08.2015 - 12.2015
- Delivered didactic lectures, class discussion, case material, small group participation and experiential exercises.
- Introduced students to generalist frameworks of Social Work practice when working with individuals, families and groups.
- Explored and discussed Social Work theories, techniques roles/activities of Social Workers.
- Instructed undergraduate students on differential approaches to assessment, intervention and the helping process for beginning professional Social Work practice and entry into graduate social work education.
Benefits Consultant
Mental Health America, Los Angeles
01.2014 - 09.2015
- Completed clinical assessments, reviewed medical charts and collaborated with psychiatrist/nurse practitioners to complete disability evaluations.
- Tracked progress/outcomes of Social Security Disability applications and offered expertise, guidance and understanding of the disability process to clients with a 95% success rate of individuals obtaining benefits.
- Conducted biopsychosocial assessments, initial diagnosis, treatment recommendations, and dispositions to agency's vast mental health and housing programs.
- Assessed, screened and identified adults with severe mental illness for various entitlement programs based on functional impairments and mental health diagnosis. .
Team Lead/ACSW
Mental Health America, Los Angeles
12.2010 - 01.2014
- Provided consultation and supervision to staff for client’s mental health clinical needs, including crisis management and 24/7 crisis on-call availability system.
- Provided ongoing administrative supervision to staff to assure productivity and quality of services, including quality assurance of documentation practices.
- Performed personnel management such as hiring, interviewing, annual reviews and corrective actions in line with agency’s Human Resources Department.
- Provided psychosocial assessments of adult clients with complex social, financial, cultural and psychological issues.
- Provided billable mental health services such as psychotherapy and group work for treatment of depression, anxiety, trauma and other related diagnoses.
Education
Master of Arts - Social Work
California State University, Long Beach
Long Beach, CA05.2008
Skills
- Counseling
- Community Resource Referral
- Treatment Plans
- Social history intake procedures
- Referral Coordination
- Suicide Prevention
- Service Coordination
Timeline
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
SUD-Specialty Group Aka PATH/Rula
08.2022 - Current
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
OLE Health
10.2019 - 04.2022
Program Manager
Bay Area Community Services
11.2018 - 10.2019
Program Manager
Mental Health America Los Angeles
09.2016 - 11.2018
Part-time Lecturer
California State University, Long Beach
08.2015 - 12.2015
Benefits Consultant
Mental Health America, Los Angeles
01.2014 - 09.2015
Team Lead/ACSW
Mental Health America, Los Angeles
12.2010 - 01.2014
Master of Arts - Social Work
California State University, Long Beach
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