Erin Beecher
Minneapolis,MN
Summary
Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker with over 6 years of direct experience providing quality therapeutic services to children and families. Skilled in assessing clinical diagnoses and developing treatment plans tailored to individual client needs to promote optimal levels of progress.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Mental Health Professional
St. David's Center
10.2018 - Current
- Facilitated group psychotherapy and skills training for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and related conditions, aged 3-6 in day treatment setting
- Lead treatment room including structuring therapeutic activities to work toward each client's treatment goals in group setting
- Provided direct supervision and performance feedback to program interns, support staff and volunteers
- Utilized a variety of modalities (Greenspan Floortime, play therapy, behavioral, strengths-based, trauma-informed) to support clients' progress during therapy sessions
- Performed individual and family psychotherapy and skills training for children and adolescents with a variety of clinical diagnoses in outpatient setting
- Engaged families in family psychotherapy and psychoeducation to support understanding, collaboration and generalization of skills across environments
- Completed accurate and timely clinical documentation required for outpatient clients and day treatment programming in accordance with agency and insurance requirements including daily billing, treatment plans, diagnostic assessments, outcome measures, and discharge summaries
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary team of professionals including speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists, supervisors, program directors, and school personnel to provide comprehensive therapeutic services to clients
Foster Care Therapist
UCAN
07.2017 - 12.2017
- Provided individual and family therapy to youth ages 4-19 and their families involved in foster care system
- Implemented empirically supported, trauma-based therapeutic interventions to help clients process trauma
- Conducted clinical interviews with clients, caregivers and individuals closely related to client to determine applicable diagnoses and develop thorough mental health assessments
- Formulated individual treatment plans based on client diagnoses, needs, and strengths
- Developed behavior management plans with client and caregivers to outline strategies to support areas of need
- Worked closely with multi-disciplinary team including clinical supervisors, case management, foster parents, and psychiatrist to provide clients with comprehensive care
- Traveled to client foster placements, schools, psychiatric hospitals, and juvenile detention to meet clients at their current level of need
- Completed Medicaid case notes, progress reports, treatment plan reviews, documentation, and filing to accurately reflect client progress
Education
Master of Science - Social Work
Loyola University of Chicago
Chicago, IL05.2017
Bachelor of Science - Psychology
University of Wisconsin - La Crosse
La Crosse, WI05.2015
Skills
- Verbal and written communication
- Leadership
- Team collaboration
- Adaptability
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Electronic Medical Record proficiency
- Organization
- Individual and family psychotherapy
- Creative problem-solving
- Diversity affirming care
- Self-reflection
Certification
- Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW), license number 27799
- Completed Level 2 Certification in the Greenspan Floortime Therapeutic Approach
- Certified in deescalation training (Ukeru and CPI nonviolent crisis intervention)
Timeline
Mental Health Professional
St. David's Center
10.2018 - Current
Foster Care Therapist
UCAN
07.2017 - 12.2017
Master of Science - Social Work
Loyola University of Chicago
Bachelor of Science - Psychology
University of Wisconsin - La Crosse
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