Doreen Howell
Lansing
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Long Term Care Coordinator
Meridian/Centene
Chicago
01.2018 - 05.2025
- Attended team meetings and provided feedback on case updates and treatment recommendations.
- Educated clients about the impact of trauma on mental health and well-being.
- Assisted clients in accessing community resources such as housing, food pantries, and transportation options.
- Evaluated and addressed individual client needs and concerns.
- Conducted assessments of client needs, strengths, and resources to develop treatment plans.
- Developed individualized service plans with clients to address their identified goals.
- Implemented social service interventions to achieve treatment goals and address client needs.
Social Worker
Briar Place Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
Indian Head Park
12.2012 - 01.2018
- Attended team meetings and provided feedback on case updates and treatment recommendations.
- Educated clients about the impact of trauma on mental health and well-being.
- Assisted clients in accessing community resources such as housing, food pantries, and transportation options.
- Worked collaboratively with other professionals such as psychiatrists, psychologists, and nurses to coordinate care for clients.
- Advised families regarding guardianship arrangements when appropriate.
- Collaborated with family members to provide comprehensive support services to clients.
- Conducted assessments of client needs, strengths, and resources to develop treatment plans.
- Developed individualized service plans with clients to address their identified goals.
- Maintained thorough case history records and wrote detailed reports.
- Maintained lists of resources helpful to clients.
- Offered grief and bereavement counseling to support family members after death of loved ones.
- Counseled and prepared residents for transition to independent living.
- Facilitated individual and group therapy sessions to solve problems, set and achieve goals and improve communication skills.
- Completed intake assessments with patients and drafted community re-entry plans following treatment.
- Implemented social service interventions to achieve treatment goals and address client needs.
- Evaluated and addressed individual client needs and concerns.
- Used active listening skills and supportive diction to cultivate client rapport and open communication.
- Coordinated care with interdisciplinary teams and community contacts to promote continuity of care.
- Encouraged and motivated clients to develop new coping mechanisms and techniques to drive behavior modification.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Psychology
Chicago State University
Chicago, IL06-2004
Skills
- Care coordination
- Treatment planning
- Client assessments
- Community resource navigation
- Interdisciplinary collaboration
- Trauma-informed care
- Behavior modification
- Documentation
- Multidisciplinary team collaboration
- Patient assessment
- Problem-solving
- Needs assessment
- Time management
- Goal setting
- Discharge planning
- Empathy and compassion
- Multitasking and organization
- Care planning
- Data entry
- Excellent communication
- Teamwork and collaboration
Timeline
Long Term Care Coordinator
Meridian/Centene
01.2018 - 05.2025
Social Worker
Briar Place Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
12.2012 - 01.2018
Bachelor of Science - Psychology
Chicago State University