Coordinated safe and timely discharge plans by arranging follow-up services, including hospice care, skilled nursing facility placement, durable medical equipment, home health services, and transportation, to ensure continuity of care and support post-discharge.
Conducted psychosocial assessments, including suicide and risk evaluations, and provided crisis interventions and safety planning for patients and families in the emergency department.
Advocated for patients' needs, coordinating referrals to community resources such as shelters, mental health services, substance abuse programs, and protective services.
Licensed Mental Health Professional
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, Tn
10.2022 - 01.2025
Completed psychosocial assessments, implemented group, family, and individual psychotherapeutic interventions, including crisis intervention, developed treatment plans, and disposition planning in collaboration with a multidisciplinary team.
Coordinated discharge planning, including referrals to outpatient mental health services, substance use treatment, residential facilities, and community resources.
Facilitated individual, group, and family therapy sessions to support stabilization, coping strategies, and recovery goals.
Created and facilitated skills and process groups to promote coping skills and emotional processing using CBT, DBT, and psychodynamic approaches.
Social Work Intern
Florida Parishes Human Service Authority
Mandeville, La
01.2022 - 05.2022
Conducted behavioral health assessments to gather history, determine client's needs, diagnose/s, level of care needed, and make recommendations for services.
Led and co-led substance abuse support groups and cognitive behavioral therapy groups by providing support for ongoing and past struggles, help build client's self-esteem by recognizing their growth, and challenged thought processes as clients move forward.
Conducted intake screenings to gather information on the client to determine best treatment options or make recommendations to other resources in the community.
Mental Health Provider Intern
Woodlake Elementary School
Mandeville, La
08.2021 - 12.2021
Assisted with weekly counseling sessions with students to work on their social, emotional, and behavioral skills, centered around conscious discipline techniques.
Attended trainings and observed counseling sessions, IEP and SBLC meetings, teachers lessons, and M.A.E. Classroom activities, etc.
Assisted with classroom interventions, threats of violence, and conflict resolution between students.