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Elisabeth Jeanae Oliverson

Lehi

Summary

Dedicated Licensed Clinical Social Worker with three years of experience supporting adolescents in residential treatment through a systemic and relational approach. I specialize in helping youth and their families understand the interconnected nature of their challenges, fostering sustainable change through collaboration, communication, and insight. Adept in conducting individual sessions, family sessions, facilitating adolescent and multi-family groups, and navigating complex dynamics with empathy and clarity. My practice is rooted in the belief that healing occurs in the context of relationships and through better understanding ourselves.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Primary Therapist

New Haven Residential Treatment Center
11.2021 - Current
  • Assess client needs and create long term treatment plans for adolescents and their families.
  • Monitored client behaviors and provided crisis intervention when necessary to ensure safety.
  • Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to enhance treatment effectiveness and address client concerns.
  • Conducted comprehensive assessments to evaluate client needs and progress in treatment.
  • Implemented evidence-based practices to improve therapeutic outcomes for diverse populations.
  • Implemented trauma-informed care approaches within therapy sessions leading to increased resilience among client populations.
  • Improved client outcomes by implementing evidence-based treatment plans tailored to individual needs.
  • Provided one-on-one and group therapy sessions to clients with various disorders.
  • Empowered clients to take ownership of their recovery process by teaching essential coping skills and strategies for managing stressors outside of therapy sessions.
  • Contributed to a positive treatment environment by maintaining an organized caseload and thorough documentation records.
  • Developed strong therapeutic alliances with clients, fostering trust and open communication to facilitate effective treatment.
  • Utilized a variety of therapeutic modalities based on individual client needs, enhancing overall effectiveness of interventions.
  • Assess safety status of clients and apply safety precautions as necessary using the least restrictive intervention.
  • Use a relational approach to help students learn prosocial behaviors.
  • Evaluate effectiveness of treatment through outcome scores and observable data. Adjust treatment planning accordingly.
  • Create and implement trainings for direct care staff.
  • Maintain working relationships with referral partners throughout treatment and after transition


Addiction Counselor

Building Beginnings
11.2021 - 03.2022
  • Build rapport with a large group of clients from diverse populations
  • Work with court-mandated clients to completed mandated substance use treatment
  • Create short-term treatment plans
  • Assessing client needs and work with a case manager.
  • Creating and apply an individual treatment plan
  • Improved client retention rates by providing empathetic support and guidance throughout the recovery process.
  • Use research-based intervention to improve prosocial behaviors and lower risk of recidivism
  • Evaluate risk of recidivism upon program completion
  • Facilitated individual and group counseling sessions to support client recovery journeys.
  • Monitored client progress, adjusting interventions based on evolving needs and feedback.
  • Educated clients and families about addiction, recovery options, and coping strategies.
  • Led individual and group counseling sessions to meet variety of therapeutic needs for recovering individuals.
  • Continuously pursued professional development opportunities to stay current with best practices in addiction counseling and treatment methodologies.

Mental Health Counselor (Intern)

WholeKids Emotional Wellness
05.2021 - 11.2021
  • Build rapport with a large group of clients
  • Create curriculum for social and emotional skills lesson for ages 5-18
  • Teach psychoeducation groups to groups of 10-20 students
  • Evaluating success of interventions through self-report tools and observable data
  • Understand and apply research-based interventions for a variety of treatment issues including family problems, depression, non-suicidal self-injury, and trauma.
  • Build rapport with Boys and Girls Clubs staff to assist in program implementation
  • Support and conduct school assemblies on mental health
  • Supervision and support other interns
  • Manage a caseload of diverse client experiences
  • Use a person-in-environment model
  • Conduct safety assessments and create appropriate safety plans
  • Conducted individual and group counseling sessions to support emotional wellbeing.
  • Assisted in developing personalized treatment plans for diverse client needs.

Registered Behavior Technician

Utah Behavior Services
09.2019 - 06.2021
  • Understand and stay up to date on client behavior intervention plans
  • Implement clinical behavior plans for each client
  • Maintaining a safe atmosphere for treatment
  • Use behavior management strategies when necessary.
  • Demonstrated genuine care for each client
  • Maintain a professional environment
  • Build rapport with families
  • Coach and train other technicians on implementation of a client's behavior plan
  • Build rapport and pair with each client
  • Build and maintain instructional control in large group settings and one-to-one settings
  • Demonstrate an understanding of Applied Behavior Analysis and implement the different concepts.
  • Record data on each intervention implemented through a session
  • Evaluate the success of interventions through tracked data

Addiction Counselor (Intern)

Building Beginnings
09.2020 - 05.2021
  • Build rapport with a large group of clients from diverse populations
  • Work with court-mandated clients to completed mandated substance use treatment
  • Create short-term treatment plans
  • Assessing client needs and work with a case manager.
  • Creating and apply an individual treatment plan
  • Improved client retention rates by providing empathetic support and guidance throughout the recovery process.
  • Use research-based intervention to improve prosocial behaviors and lower risk of recidivism
  • Evaluate risk of recidivism upon program completion
  • Facilitated individual and group counseling sessions to support client recovery journeys.
  • Monitored client progress, adjusting interventions based on evolving needs and feedback.
  • Educated clients and families about addiction, recovery options, and coping strategies.
  • Led individual and group counseling sessions to meet variety of therapeutic needs for recovering individuals.
  • Continuously pursued professional development opportunities to stay current with best practices in addiction counseling and treatment methodologies.

Youth Mentor

Vista at Dimple Dell
03.2019 - 10.2019
  • Help clients through daily activities
  • Support for clients
  • Cooking meals for clients.
  • Being aware of all conversations between clients
  • Maintaining a safe atmosphere for treatment
  • Demonstrated genuine care for each client
  • Maintain a professional environment
  • Coach other employees whenever necessary
  • Follow up on clients’ well-being
  • Express and maintain rules and expectations for all clients
  • Display genuine care and understanding of situations surrounding clients and how to best intervene with each client

Host/Trainer

Olive Garden
07.2016 - 08.2019


  • Train new staff and provide appropriate mentoring
  • Implemented evaluation methods to assess training effectiveness and identify areas for improvement.
  • Collaborated with management to identify training needs and align programs with organizational goals.
  • Developed and delivered training programs to enhance employee skills and performance.
  • Coach other employees whenever necessary
  • Advocate for staff to management
  • Routinely supported other areas of the restaurant as requested.
  • Addressed customer complaints with guests and resolved issues efficiently while maintaining guest satisfaction
  • Understand the strengths of different employees and use that to increase efficiency and customer experience
  • Multitask efficiently with minimal mistakes
  • Demonstrated genuine hospitality while greeting and establishing rapport with guests.


Education

Masters of Social Work - Social Work

Walden University
Minneapolis, MN
11-2021

Bachelors of Psychology -

Utah Valley University
Orem, UT
11-2019

Skills

  • Composed in high-stress situations
  • Multicultural competence
  • Fostering relationships with difficult clients
  • Interdisciplinary teamwork
  • Problem-solving ability
  • Effective multitasking skills
  • Consistent reliability
  • Excellent communicator
  • Strong organizational skills
  • Responsive to new challenges
  • Effective conflict resolution skills
  • Strong relationship-building abilities

Certification

  • LICENSED CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER
  • CPR CERTIFIED

Modalities

  • Values-Base Interventions
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
  • Dialectic Behavioral Therapy
  • Sand Tray Therapy
  • Experiential Therapy
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Psychodynamic
  • Structural Family Therapy
  • Systems Theory

Timeline

Primary Therapist

New Haven Residential Treatment Center
11.2021 - Current

Addiction Counselor

Building Beginnings
11.2021 - 03.2022

Mental Health Counselor (Intern)

WholeKids Emotional Wellness
05.2021 - 11.2021

Addiction Counselor (Intern)

Building Beginnings
09.2020 - 05.2021

Registered Behavior Technician

Utah Behavior Services
09.2019 - 06.2021

Youth Mentor

Vista at Dimple Dell
03.2019 - 10.2019

Host/Trainer

Olive Garden
07.2016 - 08.2019

Masters of Social Work - Social Work

Walden University

Bachelors of Psychology -

Utah Valley University

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