Elaine Warburton
Social Worker
Woodbridge,VA
Summary
Talented and Client Focused Social worker adept at handling high caseloads without sacrificing quality of care. Operates in high-pressure environments while recommending best resources and courses of action to benefit patient needs and return each to optimal quality of life. Eager to apply skills and 3+ years experience working in treatment foster care, Homeless Shelter, and 5+ years working with diverse populations in private and non-profit practices.
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATION
Interned at a Substance Use Disorder Treatment Facility, a Homeless Shelter and Community Service Board. A positive attitude, passion for working with adolescent, creativity, and enthusiasm. Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing; focused, dependable, multi-task oriented, able to adapt effectively to challenging and emergency situations. Well developed skills in prioritizing, organization, decision making, and time management. Strong interpersonal skills resulting in exceptional rapport with people. Proven success in initiating, promoting and maintaining strong interpersonal relations. Ability to handle multiple deadlines, computer systems, and high volume of client contact. Currently registered as a Qualified Mental Health Professional for Adult and Child.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Certifications
Work History
Artemis House R3 Assistant Director of Programs
Shelter House, Inc
06.2024 - Current
- Assistant Director of Program directly supervises shelter case managers and oversee service activities carried out by team members.
- Managed a diverse team of professionals, providing support, coaching, and guidance to achieve success in their roles through supervision.
- Hear and address client grievances and appeals as the first supervisory point of contact
- In collaboration with the Data Quality Specialist, ensure compliance with Fairfax County VAData and Vela requirements and verify / monitor the accuracy of the data
- Evaluated employee performance and conveyed constructive feedback to improve skills.
- Verify and approve staff timesheets and leave requests
- Ensure that clients referred for services assigned to a case manager for continued services.
Senior Case Manager
Shelter House, Inc.
08.2022 - 06.2024
- Senior Case Manager leads team in prioritizing housing by working closely with community organizations and Housing Locator to make appropriate referrals, ensure service delivery, and provide consultation.
- Senior Case Manager performs in-depth assessments of social, health, emotional, and economic needs of clients in order to develop and implement individualized plan to secure and/or maintain permanent housing.
- Manage caseload of 15-20 to provide safety planning, crisis intervention and case management to homeless families.
- Collaborated with individuals and families to evaluate service delivery.
- Provide coaching and development support to direct reports through regularly scheduled one on one meetings (to include review of cases, documentation, personal and career development) and evaluations.
- Provide direct supervision to case management team - team works with families to prevent homelessness, to resolve homelessness during shelter stay, and to stabilize after being re-housed.
- Made appropriate referrals, monitored client services in appropriate time frames, sought supervisory guidance as required, and documented services provided.
- Work directly with CSP on Region II referrals
- Manage shelters intake phone and complete or delegate initial assessment of families referred for services.
- Communicated with supervisor regarding issues related to case management, resourcing, service collaboration and development of new resources
Interim Assistant Director of Programs
Shelter House, Inc
08.2023 - 10.2023
- Interim Assistant Director of Program directly supervises shelter case managers and oversee service activities carried out by team members.
- Hear and address client grievances and appeals as the first supervisory point of contact
- Provide coaching, development, support and feedback to direct reports through regularly scheduled one on one meetings and evaluations
- In collaboration with the Data Quality Specialist, ensure compliance with Loudoun County HMIS requirements and verify / monitor the accuracy of the data
- Verify and approve staff timesheets and leave requests
- Ensure that clients referred for services are assessed for eligibility and need are accepted into the program and assigned to a case manager for services.
Social Work Intern
A New Beginning
08.2022 - 12.2022
- Offered employment counseling and provided referrals to community outreach programs to help clients gain independence.
- Assisted social workers with medical records reviews to facilitate improved performance and quality assurance.
- Completed detailed charts to summarize interactions with patients and booked follow-up sessions.
- Assessed cognitive abilities and physical and emotional needs of clients to determine appropriate interventions.
- Attended over 3 hours weekly of meetings, training courses to advance professional knowledge of working with clients with substance use disorder.
- Facilitated and Co-facilitated group therapy sessions for re-entry clients to rejoin society and provide coping mechanisms and psycho-education pertaining to sustaining their sobriety.
- Prepared variety of different written communications, reports and documents.
Shelter Case Manager
Shelter House, Inc, Patrick Henry Family
03.2021 - 08.2022
- Developed Housing first service plans, individualized to client's housing needs
- Guide families through housing location process
- Work with families to identify supports needed to address housing barriers and needs and develop plan to achieve related goals and to maintain stable housing once housed.
- Manage caseload of 15-20 to provide safety planning, crisis intervention and case management to homeless families.
- Assist clients in securing appropriate services and coordinate delivery of services to clients (i.e. Employment, housing, finance)
- Assist with developing rental assistance packages for clients utilizing variety of funding sources; properly document distribution of these funds; lead recertification process of families require additional funds to maintain housing
- Function as contributing member of multidisciplinary team with Shelter House, Inc employed, deployed staff, and involved agencies to ensure clients receive needed services in timely manner
- Address any behavioral issues that may arise during family's stay at shelter and work to help refocus family's efforts in their housing plan.
Family Consultant
Intercept Youth Services
05.2018 - 03.2021
- Provide training and consultation for Teaching Parents, child/youth and their parents
- Develop special expertise in behavioral analysis and planning using ABC framework as fundamental conceptual model
- Provide direct emotional support and technical assistance to families involved in child's care and treatment through home visits and phone contact
- Function as in-home trainer/model to help parents carry out specific ABC treatment plans, using and enhancing skills develop initially in Parenting Skills Training
- Prepare and maintain case records
- Coordinate services to minimize fragmentation of care, reduce barriers, and link children with appropriate services to ensure comprehensive, continuous access to needed medical, social, educational, and other services appropriate to needs of child
- Managed caseload between 5 and 15 to provide safety planning, crisis intervention and case management to foster families and children in foster care.
- Provide training for new hire employees.
Case Aide
Intercept Youth Services
02.2018 - 05.2018
- Managed and prepared all physical client records for office.
- Assist Family Consultants with documentation and generating reports monthly
- Provide emotional support to clients on training days and Conduct training/activities for clients on training days
- Document any case and client/family/foster family information in database system
- Performed supervised visitation between clients and families.
- Assisted with transporting clients to and from visits, medical appointments, and court hearings.
Social Work Intern
Valley Mission
01.2016 - 04.2016
- Performs client needs assessments in order to make appropriate referrals and connections to other service
- Prepared materials and taught Life Skills weekly
- Assists clients in obtaining services and coordinates these with other service providers as needed
- Assists clients in obtaining resources necessary to meet emergency needs
- Assisted clienteles with job searching and housing.
Social Work Intern
Valley Community Service Board
10.2014 - 12.2014
- Accompanied clients with mental illness to doctor appointments and meetings
- Assisted Social worker during visitation in making sure that clients maintain healthy lifestyle.
Education
Master of Social Work, MSW student - Social Work
University of New England
Biddeford, ME 08.2020 - 12.2022
Bachelor's Degree - Social Work (BSW
Mary Baldwin College
Staunton, VA 09.2012 - 05.2016
Skills
Care coordination
Treatment planning
Interdisciplinary collaboration
Case management
Documentation proficiency
Individual Development Plans
Direct Patient Care
Certification
CPR/ First Aid
Timeline
CPR/ First Aid
08-2025
QMHP-A
06-2025
QMHP-C
06-2025
Artemis House R3 Assistant Director of Programs
Shelter House, Inc
06.2024 - Current
Interim Assistant Director of Programs
Shelter House, Inc
08.2023 - 10.2023
Senior Case Manager
Shelter House, Inc.
08.2022 - 06.2024
Social Work Intern
A New Beginning
08.2022 - 12.2022
Shelter Case Manager
Shelter House, Inc, Patrick Henry Family
03.2021 - 08.2022
Master of Social Work, MSW student - Social Work
University of New England
08.2020 - 12.2022
Family Consultant
Intercept Youth Services
05.2018 - 03.2021
Case Aide
Intercept Youth Services
02.2018 - 05.2018
Social Work Intern
Valley Mission
01.2016 - 04.2016
Social Work Intern
Valley Community Service Board
10.2014 - 12.2014
Bachelor's Degree - Social Work (BSW
Mary Baldwin College
09.2012 - 05.2016
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