Ellie Leavitt
Boston,MA
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Emergency Department Clinical Social Worker
Boston Medical Center
Boston, MA
08.2023 - Current
- Conduct psychosocial assessments for pediatric and adult patients in the emergency department
- Provided crisis intervention and emotional support to patient and families regarding trauma, grief, and medical emergencies
- Facilitate connections with community resources such as housing and emergency shelter services, financial aid, and mental health services
- Offer support to patients navigating complex social issues such as homelessness, domestic violence, substance use and mental health disorders, connecting them to the appropriate services.
- Manage high volume consults in a fast paced environment while maintaining professionalism and empathy
- Collaborate closely with medical staff, including ED physicians, nurses, and case managers, to ensure comprehensive care and smooth care transitions
- Document all assessments, interventions, and patient outcomes through Epic Systems in compliance with hospital protocols and legal requirements (e.g., HIPAA
Intern
DePaolo Middle School
Southington, CT
09.2022 - 06.2023
- Managed a caseload of individual students and facilitated weekly groups
- Observed and collaborated on a multidisciplinary team to implement interventions for students and discuss student’s progress and IEPs
- Engaged in classroom observations and discussed with other staff members
- Provided personal and academic support support for students grades 6-8
- Assisted facilitating the school’s GSA club
- Planned group and individual activities each week in order to address each individual’s goals
Intern
ASTOR Partial Hospitalization Program
Poughkeepsie, NY
09.2021 - 05.2022
- Facilitate group therapy for adolescents while utilizing dialectical behavioral therapy with the goal to prevent inpatient hospitalization
- Taking one-on-one space with high risk adolescents with suicidal or homicidal ideation
- Formulate progress notes and documentation using CareLogic
- Sit in and observe the intake process, individual therapy sessions and/or family sessions
Summer Intern
Yale Behavioral Health Services
Hamden, CT
05.2020 - 08.2020
- Worked with Excel spreadsheets and organized information for the supervising LCSW
- Handle telephone calls to schedule appointments and appointment reminders to patients
- Executed patient intakes over the phone and coordinated with client’s providers
- Meet weekly with patients and handled case managements
- Sat in on weekly meetings with therapists, a psychiatrist and an APRN
- Handled liaison regarding refilling patients prescriptions
Education
Master of Social Work - Concentration in Individuals, Groups and Families
University of Connecticut, School of Social Work
Hartford, CT05.2023
Bachelor of Science - Social Work, Minor in Sociology
Marist College
Poughkeepsie, NY05.2022
Skills
- Community resources
- Crisis intervention
- Client advocacy
- Trauma-informed care
- Interdisciplinary collaboration
- Patient documentation
- Effective communication
- Time management
- Medical social work
- Psychosocial assessments
- Group therapy facilitation
Certification
- Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Emergency Department Clinical Social Worker
Boston Medical Center
08.2023 - Current
Intern
DePaolo Middle School
09.2022 - 06.2023
Intern
ASTOR Partial Hospitalization Program
09.2021 - 05.2022
Summer Intern
Yale Behavioral Health Services
05.2020 - 08.2020
Master of Social Work - Concentration in Individuals, Groups and Families
University of Connecticut, School of Social Work
Bachelor of Science - Social Work, Minor in Sociology
Marist College
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