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Grimadys Berrios, RCSWI

Davie

Summary

Knowledgeable mental health professional focused on helping students' mental wellness for the purpose of facilitating personal, social/emotional, and academic growth of children through collaboration with teachers, families, and the community. Recognized for compassionate demeanor and ease of establishing client rapport.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience

Work History

School Social Worker

Broward County Public School Student Services
08.2022 - Current
  • Conduct assessment activities to address the needs of student's academic and social/emotional well-being through the facilitation of motivational interviews, observation, psychosocials, and/or home visits.
  • Provide crisis intervention support as part of crisis support team.
  • Conduct Behavior Threat Assessments and Suicide Risk Assessments.
  • Facilitate the monitoring of implemented support, referrals, resources, and other activities designed to improve the functioning of students and families. Maintain appropriate reports and record-keeping procedures to document the above in the district database (BASIS).
  • Enhanced student well-being by providing individual and group counseling sessions addressing various social, emotional, and behavioral issues.
  • Collaborated with teachers and administrators to develop intervention strategies for students in need of additional support.
  • Assisted parents in navigating the special education process, ensuring proper identification and provision of services for their children.
  • Connected families with community resources to address needs such as housing, healthcare, and financial assistance.
  • Conducted comprehensive assessments of students'' social-emotional functioning to inform interventions and service planning.
  • Implemented evidence-based programs aimed at improving school climate and promoting positive behavior among students.
  • Promoted student success by addressing barriers to learning through targeted interventions and case management services.
  • Established supportive relationships with at-risk youth through regular check-ins, goal-setting activities, and consistent followup.
  • Monitored progress of identified students using data-driven decision making to adjust intervention plans as needed.
  • Provided crisis intervention services and collaborated with school staff to create safety plans for students at risk of self-harm or violence.
  • Participated in IEP, RTI and other related meetings that determined and implemented school-wide policies.

School Social Work Intern

Broward County Public Schools, CIA
08.2021 - 06.2022
  • Conducted assessment activities to address the needs of student's academic and social/emotional well-being through the facilitation of motivational interviews, observation, psychosocials, and/or home visits.
  • Provided crisis intervention support as part of crisis support team.
  • Participated in Behavior Threat Assessments and Suicide Risk Assessments.
  • Facilitated the monitoring of implemented support, referrals, resources, and other activities designed to improve the functioning of students and families. Maintain appropriate reports and record-keeping procedures to document the above in the district database (BASIS).
  • Co-facilitated Mentoring Tomorrow's Leaders (MTL) district mentorship program through fostering students' academic growth and appropriate development of mental wellness through psycho-education and chaperoning program events and exposure to post-secondary educational experiences.
  • Participated in interdisciplinary school-based teams and staffing committees in addressing the learning, behavioral, and adjustment challenges of students.

Administrative Assistant

Active Community Health Center
12.2020 - 07.2021
  • Participated in weekly and monthly meetings to address compliance and clinicians' documentation timeline.
  • Auditing clinician documentation to ensure weekly compliance of progress notes, treatment plans, biopsychosocials, and discharges.
  • I completed new client intakes and entered client information for clinicians and referral sources into an organizational database for accurate record-keeping.

Patient Intake Specialist

Hallandale Outpatient Surgical Center
05.2020 - 08.2020

I registered patients for medical procedures, scheduled surgeries, and addressed all other patient needs related to their medical procedures. I verified patient insurance, processed copayments, entered patient demographics into electronic medical software, and collected and transmitted encrypted medical records to legal representatives and insurance companies.

Patient Services Coordinator

CORA
05.2008 - 12.2014

I processed physical therapy referrals for patients, provided patients with after-visit summaries, scheduled next appointments, and facilitated treatment plans. I completed patient registration by processing copayments and inputting patient insurance, billing, and payment information into medical software. I collected and transmitted encrypted medical records to legal representatives and insurance companies. Direct collaboration with workers comp insurances and other medical insurances to coordinate physical therapy services.


Education

Master of Social Work - Social Work

Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, FL
05.2022

Bachelor of Social Work - Social Work

Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, FL
12.2020

Skills

Certification of completion:

Youth Mental Health First Aid

Solution-Focused Brief Therapy in the School Setting

Dialectal Behavior Therapy

Motivational Interviewing

RCSWI, Registered Clinical Social Work Intern

Languages

Spanish

Timeline

School Social Worker

Broward County Public School Student Services
08.2022 - Current

School Social Work Intern

Broward County Public Schools, CIA
08.2021 - 06.2022

Administrative Assistant

Active Community Health Center
12.2020 - 07.2021

Patient Intake Specialist

Hallandale Outpatient Surgical Center
05.2020 - 08.2020

Patient Services Coordinator

CORA
05.2008 - 12.2014

Master of Social Work - Social Work

Florida Atlantic University

Bachelor of Social Work - Social Work

Florida Atlantic University
Grimadys Berrios, RCSWI