JACQUELINE DEL REAL
Wichita,KS
Summary
Dynamic and compassionate professional with a rich background in mental health and family services, notably at COMCARE Children’s. Excelled in providing evidence-based therapy, achieving positive permanency outcomes, and supporting crisis interventions. Skilled in critical thinking and bilingual communication, I bring a proven track record of advocacy and empathy to every role.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
School Based Therapist
COMCARE Children’s
Wichita, KS
10.2023 - Current
- Actively participated in supervision sessions with Program Director or Clinical Supervisor on a regular basis.
- Prepare quality treatment plans in collaboration with patient and/or guardian, additional treatment team and community partners
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary team members to coordinate care for clients.
- Utilized evidence-based treatments such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy or Dialectical Behavior Therapy.
- Maintained accurate client records and documentation according to agency policy and procedures.
- individual therapy using identified and accepted methods to remediate symptoms of mental illness and/ or improve emotional and functional well- being.
- intakes/assessment to include history, presenting problems and diagnoses using DSM-V criteria.
CVS Conservatorship
Texas Department of Family Protective Services
Denton, TX
07.2023 - 10.2023
- Receives cases from investigators after children are removed from their homes, placed in CPS conservatorship, and placed in care outside their homes
- Determines each child's needs and ensuring that appropriate referrals for testing, evaluations, records, or further assessments are made
- Ensures all services are focused on achieving positive permanency
- Working with children, families, and communities to plan for a child's permanency
- Identifying potential permanency resources for the child through ongoing contact with parents, family members, and other individuals the child and family identify as important to them
- Meets with the parents to assess risk and safety issues, identify behavior changes necessary to achieve child safety, referring parents to appropriate services to address the identified needs to move towards positive permanency
- Discusses with parents their progress towards making changes to behaviors that pose dangers to their child(ren)
- Visits children monthly to assess the child's feeling of safety in their current home, to plan for permanency, and to discuss their needs, wishes, and progress while in care
- Attends and participates in court hearings about the child and family
- Using effective time-management skills to make sure all key tasks are done
Crisis Clinician
COMCARE Crisis
02.2023 - 06.2023
- Complete risk assessments for appropriate level of care
- Provide brief focused therapy to address the immediate mental health needs of clients who present as currently dangerous
- Conduct mental health assessments in the community with the mobile crisis unit (MCU) to determine a client's immediate mental health needs
- Complete progress notes in accordance to COMCARE guidelines which meet requirements for medical necessity, goal-directed therapy and client response to treatment within prescribed timelines
Survivor Care Therapist
Wichita Children's Home
08.2022 - 02.2023
- Performs a thorough assessment of program participants in order to develop a personal comprehensive treatment plan
- Collaborates with program managers, clinical director, case managers, and other necessary professionals and maintains WCH biopsychosocial model of care based on the principles of trauma-informed and restorative practice to confirm program participants receive youth-centered, optimal care, safety and sense of community
- Facilitates training and staff development to enhance trauma responsive care to youth who are survivors of crime
- Facilitates group therapy with clients, crisis interventions and aids in the development of team members skills to support youth who have experienced or are at risk for experiencing human trafficking throughout the agency
Social Worker
Ascension Via Christi Village Ridge
07.2021 - 06.2022
- Interview patients and document case activity
- Assist clients/families with obtaining community assistance by referral to proper resources
- Consult with team members and patient's relatives to ensure compliance with patient's treatment plan
- Assure resident safety by identifying safety hazards and emergency situations and initiate corrective actions as appropriate
Reintegration Permanency Specialist
Saint Francis Ministries
09.2019 - 06.2021
- Develops and implements case plans and permanency goals with children and families, ensuring that goals are reached within established time frames
- Determines and recommends which services are needed for the child and family, including mental health, drug and alcohol services, respite care and supervised or unsupervised Visitations/interactions
- Assists families to establish a support network of family, kinship, and community
- Preparing families and/or children for moves, reunification, or other appropriate permanency goals
- Ability to work with the court system and follow court protocols
- Assesses ongoing case plan goals and recommends reunification, termination of parental rights or other permanency options
- Completes reports for court, participates in court participates in court proceedings, including testifying, and makes sure court orders are followed
- Completes and maintains written documentation in child/family's case record accurately and within established time frames
Case Manager
South Central Mental Health Counseling Center
01.2019 - 08.2019
- Determined and coordinated appropriate level of care to meet individual patient needs
- Reviewed and recorded progress of patients
- Collaborated with various healthcare providers to facilitate delivery of services
Paraeducator- Registered Behavioral Technician
Heartspring
09.2016 - 05.2019
- Providing hands-on assistance to individuals with special needs
- Demonstrate appropriate behavior for individuals to help with independence
- Work with team members to ensure a safe learning and living environment for individuals
- Certified in Safe and Positive Approaches to keep our individuals safe
Education
MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK -
WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY
05.2022
BACHELOR OF SOCIAL WORK -
WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY
05.2019
Skills
- Critical thinking
- Bilingual
- Advocacy
- Empathy
- Interacting with others
- Behavioral assessment
- Individualized treatment planning
- Emotional regulation support
- Crisis support
Activities
Ladies Community Outreach, Voluntary community service for about six years, participating in events such as pancake feeds, Salvation Army, Meals on Wheels, YMCA Family Fun Nights, pumpkin fest, health fair, kid's fest for Dodge City Days and many more community-based events., Nearly a hundred hours of community service each year for those six years.
Certification
LMSW- April 2022
Languages
Spanish
Native/ Bilingual
Timeline
School Based Therapist
COMCARE Children’s
10.2023 - Current
CVS Conservatorship
Texas Department of Family Protective Services
07.2023 - 10.2023
Crisis Clinician
COMCARE Crisis
02.2023 - 06.2023
Survivor Care Therapist
Wichita Children's Home
08.2022 - 02.2023
Social Worker
Ascension Via Christi Village Ridge
07.2021 - 06.2022
Reintegration Permanency Specialist
Saint Francis Ministries
09.2019 - 06.2021
Case Manager
South Central Mental Health Counseling Center
01.2019 - 08.2019
Paraeducator- Registered Behavioral Technician
Heartspring
09.2016 - 05.2019
MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK -
WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY
BACHELOR OF SOCIAL WORK -
WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY
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