Emelee Cargin
Aurelia,IA
Summary
Seasoned Social Worker specializing in situational assessments, conflict resolution and effective communication. Services clients to promote optimum mental, emotional and behavioral health in collaboration with other members of health care team. Demonstrates psycho-social assessment, treatment planning and advocacy skills.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Social Worker 3
Health and Human Services-Civil Commitment Unit
Cherokee, IA
03.2023 - Current
- Work in an interdisciplinary team providing treatment for a population commitment under the civil commitment for sexual offenders.
- Guide a case load of patients through treatment by providing weekly process groups and psychoeducational groups. Conduct individual sessions with patients.
- Attend weekly clinical meetings and provide feedback as cases are conceptualized.
- Complete weekly group notes and other individualized notes as indicated. Complete Action Plans and Master Treatment Plans as a tool for patients to learn and advance in treatment. Complete Dynamic Risk Factor summaries. Provide updates on patients to evaluators as requested.
- Use previous experience working in an acute psychiatric setting to consult with a various of committees as assigned to include guardianship, high risk patients with history of self-harm and suicidal history and policy revisions.
Social Worker 3
Health and Human Services- Cherokee Mental Health
Cherokee, Iowa
11.2011 - 03.2023
- Work with an interdisciplinary team providing case management in an acute inpatient psychiatric hospital setting where both children/adolescents and adults are served.
- Conducted treatment team meetings to develop and review master treatment plans. Facilitated daily social work meetings to discuss treatment team schedule and conceptualize cases.
- Complete social work assessments, weekly notes, create individual treatment plans and develop discharge plans based on the patient's needs.
- In contact with multiple community resources, including providers, payee sources, county/state resources and the court system. Work closely with the patient's families and support systems to ensure collateral information is gathered and the treatment/discharge plan is specific to the patient.
- Provided outpatient social services for patients on conditional release under the Not Guilty by Insanity Order.
- Appointed to oversee and train social work students who were completing their practicum assuring they were competent in case management in an acute setting. Spoke with nursing students from multiple colleges educating them on the role of the social worker in an acute psychiatric facility. Trained several new employees entering the social work position as my peers.
Psychiatric Security Specialist
Department of Human Services-Civil Commitment for
Cherokee, IA
10.2005 - 11.2011
- Assists mental health staff in therapeutic work and performed a wide range of security functions in creating a maximally therapeutic environment for the care and treatment of sex offenders with mental abnormalities and/or personality disorders that have been civilly committed.
- Used active listening skills and supportive diction to cultivate client rapport and open communication.
- Encouraged and motivated clients to develop new coping mechanisms and techniques to drive behavior modification.
Assisted Living Supervisor/Social Worker
Countryside Estates Nursing facility
Cherokee, Iowa
10.2002 - 10.2005
- Evaluated existing policies and procedures related to assisted living operations on an ongoing basis.
- Recruited, hired and trained new medical and facility staff.
- Directed, supervised and evaluated direct care staff
- Built work schedules and staff assignments, taking workload, space and equipment availability into consideration.
- Scheduled and monitored staff shifts to ensure adequate staffing levels for resident care.
- Participated in interdisciplinary team conferences regarding complex cases or challenging behavior issues.
- Maintained accurate records of all resident activities, services provided, and changes in condition.
- Provided training, guidance, and support to direct-care staff as needed.
- Responded promptly to complaints from residents or their families about the level of care being provided.
- Worked closely with family members to develop strategies for addressing behavioral concerns or special needs.
- Completed social work duties working with an interdisciplinary team developing treatment plans, completed admissions and discharge paperwork. Worked with families of the patients, oftentimes to include end of life conversations.
Supervisor/Social Worker
Boys and Girls Home and Family Services
Cherokee, IA
05.1997 - 08.1999
- Supervised the performance of Resident counselors and shift schedules.
- Completed evaluations as required for the employees supervised.
- Also conducted group therapy, Multiple Family Therapy, and Individual counseling sessions.
- Developed treatment plans and completed treatment work as required.
- Provided crisis intervention services for clients experiencing acute distress.
- Completed intake assessments with patients and drafted community re-entry plans following treatment.
- Facilitated frequent family conferences to discuss case plans in detail and discuss goals.
- Provided supportive counseling services for victims of abuse or neglect.
Education
Sociology/Criminal Justice
South Dakota State University
Brookings, SD05-1997
Psychology
Walden University
Minneapolis, MNSkills
- Crisis Intervention
- Psycho-Social Assessments
- Community Resources
- Suicide Prevention Specialist
- Court Hearings
- Confidential Documentation and Recordkeeping
- Case Management
- Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI)
- Mandatory Reporting Procedures
- Conflict Resolution
- Multidisciplinary Team Collaboration
- Boundary Setting
- Attention to Detail
- Behavior Improvement Plans (BIP)
- Community Referrals
- Individual and Group Counseling
- Case Needs Assessments
- Crisis Intervention Techniques
- Licensed Social Worker (LBSW)
- Risk Assessment
- Intervention Planning
- Discharge Planning
- Case Documentation
- Client Needs Assessment
- Safety Planning
Certification
- Licensed Bachelor Social Worker (05621)- July 1999-Current
- Asist training- April 2023
- Actively working on Sex Offender Treatment Professional Certificate
Timeline
Social Worker 3
Health and Human Services-Civil Commitment Unit
03.2023 - Current
Social Worker 3
Health and Human Services- Cherokee Mental Health
11.2011 - 03.2023
Psychiatric Security Specialist
Department of Human Services-Civil Commitment for
10.2005 - 11.2011
Assisted Living Supervisor/Social Worker
Countryside Estates Nursing facility
10.2002 - 10.2005
Supervisor/Social Worker
Boys and Girls Home and Family Services
05.1997 - 08.1999
Sociology/Criminal Justice
South Dakota State University
Psychology
Walden University
- Licensed Bachelor Social Worker (05621)- July 1999-Current
- Asist training- April 2023
- Actively working on Sex Offender Treatment Professional Certificate
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