Jennifer Lee (J'Lee) Maldonado
Bel Air,Maryland
Summary
Compassionate Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Licensed Mental/Behavioral Health Therapist with expertise in biopsychosocial assessments, psychotherapy, and crisis intervention with supervisory, speaking, and training experience. Demonstrated success in developing effective treatment plans and promoting interdisciplinary collaboration. Proficient in motivational interviewing, CBT, trauma-informed care, and delivering tailored support for clients with complex behavioral health needs and comorbidities. Strong communication and active listening skills ensure that client needs are always met with professionalism, cultural competence, and equity to promote improved self-awareness, personal insight, healing, hope, and growth.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Licensed Clinical Social Worker II
University of Maryland-Upper Chesapeake Health
Bel Air, MD
09.2024 - Current
- Functioning as a member of the multi-disciplinary healthcare team completing specialized biopsychosocial assessments and clinical evaluation, administering mental health and capacity screening instruments, formulating diagnostic impressions, providing advanced and ongoing therapeutic crisis care intervention to facilitate a therapeutic and safe environment for patients, providing psychotherapy and counseling, offering psychosocial guidance, and serving as a lead contact for complex patient cases
Licensed Behavioral Health Clinician
VCU Health/MCV Associated Physicians
Richmond, VA
04.2023 - 09.2024
- Functioning as a billable provider of the multi-disciplinary team completing comprehensive biopsychosocial assessments and clinical evaluation, administering mental health and capacity screening instruments, formulating diagnostic impressions and diagnoses, developing treatment plans, providing individual and group psychotherapy, treating mental, behavioral health, and substance use disorders and other comorbid conditions, monitoring patient progress toward treatment goals, completion of behavioral health progress notes, collaborating with other teams and providers to review progress and need for ongoing services for mutual patients, and providing crisis support within the Health System when requested of the Department of Psychiatry
Licensed Support Specialist
Airfare Health
Remote
07.2022 - 04.2023
- Completing psychosocial assessments to develop individual plans and tailored recommendations for support, resources, and referrals to improve clients' overall mental health and physical health wellbeing, providing crisis intervention, utilizing motivational interviewing and brief solution-focused interventions, and maintaining accurate documentation reflecting work towards goals set with client
Clinical Social Worker III
VCU Health System
Richmond, VA
03.2022 - 07.2022
- Assessment and case management for patients diagnosed with polysubstance, opioid, and alcohol use disorders for determination and connection to SDOH resources and programs for higher levels of care for addiction/recovery and facilitating multidisciplinary meetings with providers/clinic team to discuss and plan for care of medically and psychiatrically complex patients
Clinical Social Worker III
VCU Health System
Richmond, VA
06.2020 - 03.2022
- Completing comprehensive biopsychosocial assessments along with use of GAD-7, PHQ-9 and SIPAT screening instruments to assess psychosocial readiness for liver transplantation or directed, non-directed or altruistic donation for alcohol use disorder liver transplant program to include bi-weekly meetings with the multi-disciplinary medical, psychological, psychiatric, and addiction teams to collaboratively formulate diagnostic impressions and diagnoses to determine solid organ transplant or donor candidacy eligibility and to provide psychosocial recommendations for treatment of patients' behavioral health and substance use disorders during weekly Liver Selection Committee meetings, providing brief intervention psychotherapy and crisis assessment and intervention as needed under clinical supervision
Clinical Social Worker II
VCU Health System
Richmond, VA
05.2018 - 06.2020
- Providing direct patient care and clinical social work services while under supervision for clinical licensure by completing comprehensive biopsychosocial assessments, formulating diagnostic impressions on mental health conditions and challenges, brief intervention counseling and treatment of mental disorders and crisis intervention with patients treating, and helping newly diagnosed patients and their families navigate emotional and mental health disorders associated with diagnoses of chronic and/or terminal illness in the areas of Seizure, Epilepsy, MS, Stroke, TBI, general Neuro, Dementia, and ALS and Neuromuscular Multidisciplinary Clinic, co-facilitating a monthly psychotherapy group for ALS Patients and Caregivers/Family/Friends, and facilitating end of life/goals of care/advance care planning discussions
Care Services Coordinator/Social Worker
The ALS Association - DC/MD/VA Chapter
Henrico, VA
08.2017 - 05.2018
- Patient care and case coordination: conducting new patient intakes, completing patient home visits as needed for coordination of care and/or clinical challenges and concerns
- Facilitating 2 ALS Support Groups
- Attending/staffing the VCU Health ALS Clinics weekly, assessing patient needs and making referrals to support patient needs accordingly in collaboration with VCU Health Multi-disciplinary Neurology Team
- Attending/staffing UVA ALS Clinics, as needed
Healthcare Law Paralegal/Immigration Law Legal Assistant
McCandlish Holton Morris, PC
Richmond, VA
05.2012 - 08.2017
- Drafting and revising petitions and documentation to process a variety of visas for legal entry of clients into the United States and application materials, hearing exhibits, briefs, and orders for clients applying for Certificates of Public Need, guardianship hearings, and reviewing and drafting risk analyses for potential reportable HIPAA breaches
Intake/Eligibility Assessor and Mental Health Support Specialist
Central Virginia Healthcare Association
Henrico, VA
10.2011 - 01.2012
- Conducting face-to-face clinical needs assessments for referred mental health support clients and mental health support services and case management services via individual and family sessions
Mental Health Support Field Supervisor
Family Transitions, Inc.
Richmond, VA
04.2011 - 10.2011
- Supervising mental health rehabilitative specialists and respective caseload, and therapeutic day treatment counselors and respective caseload
- Conducting clinical needs assessments for referred therapeutic day treatment, mental health support, and intensive in-home clients
Site Coordinator /Clinician for Therapeutic Day Treatment Services
Family Transitions, Inc.
Richmond, VA
10.2010 - 04.2011
- Facilitated regular staff meetings to evaluate progress on goals and objectives.
Implemented therapeutic day treatment programs involving clients, educators, and families.
Conducted clinical needs assessments for therapeutic day treatment and mental health support.
Resolved issues efficiently, demonstrating strong problem-solving skills.
Provided crisis intervention services to ensure client safety.
Oversaw group facilitation on coping skills, anger management, and grief counseling.
Coordinated referrals with external providers for supplemental services.
Monitored client progress and adjusted treatment plans as necessary.
Education
Master of Social Work - Clinical
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA05.2009
Bachelor of Arts - U.S. Government/Law and Society
Skidmore College
Saratoga Springs, NY05.2005
Skills
- Biopsychosocial assessment
- Treatment planning
- Psychotherapy techniques
- Diagnostic formulation
- Crisis intervention and Safety Assessment
- Cultural competency
- Medical social work
- Creativity and originality
- Group facilitation
- Cognitive behavioral therapy
- Client advocacy
- HIPAA compliance
- Verbal and written communication
- Critical thinking skills
- Relationship building
- Interdisciplinary teamwork
- Motivational interviewing techniques
- Active listening skills
- Treatment of Addiction and Substance misuse
- Trauma-informed care practices
- Chronic and terminal illness management
- Adjustment disorder support
- End-of-life care planning
- DSM-5 application
- Cognitive Functioning and Mental Health Screening Instruments
- Speaking/Presenting
- Onboarding training
Certification
- Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Virginia Department of Health Professions (License No.: 0904013336)
- Licensed Certified Social Worker-Clinical (LCSW-C), Maryland Department of Health (License No.: 32863)
Leadership, Speaking Engagements, Publications, and Community Involvement
- Inaugural Co-Chair, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Task Force for the Coordinated Care and Continuum Integration Service Line, VCU Health System, 08/20 to 07/22
- Speaker, Palliative Care Symposium, VCU Health Systems, 09/21
- Speaker, Schwartz Rounds, VCU Health Systems, 05/20
- Speaker, ALS Symposium Series, VCU Health Systems, 09/20
- Co-Author, Theme 13 Clinical management and support. (2019). Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration, 20(sup1), 327-347. https://doi.org/10.1080/21678421.2019.1647002
- Co-Author, Poster Session: CMS-32 A comprehensive approach to end of life discussions in ALS, 12/19, 30th International Symposium on ALS/MND, Perth, Australia
- Speaker, Muscular Dystrophy Association Engage Limb-Girdle Symposium, 05/19
- Speaker, Jack and Jill of America, Inc., 03/18
- Speaker, Virginia Department of Social Services - Family Strengthening & Fatherhood Initiative Conference, Richmond, VA, 09/10
- Student Liaison, School of Social Work Field Office, VCU, 08/07, 05/09
- Co-President, Raíces (Latino Student Organization), SC, 09/03, 05/05
- Member, Ujima (African American Student Organization), SC, 09/01, 05/05
Accomplishments
Recipient, Skidmore Thoroughbred Student Leadership Award, SC, 2003, 2004, 2005
Timeline
Licensed Clinical Social Worker II
University of Maryland-Upper Chesapeake Health
09.2024 - Current
Licensed Behavioral Health Clinician
VCU Health/MCV Associated Physicians
04.2023 - 09.2024
Licensed Support Specialist
Airfare Health
07.2022 - 04.2023
Clinical Social Worker III
VCU Health System
03.2022 - 07.2022
Clinical Social Worker III
VCU Health System
06.2020 - 03.2022
Clinical Social Worker II
VCU Health System
05.2018 - 06.2020
Care Services Coordinator/Social Worker
The ALS Association - DC/MD/VA Chapter
08.2017 - 05.2018
Healthcare Law Paralegal/Immigration Law Legal Assistant
McCandlish Holton Morris, PC
05.2012 - 08.2017
Intake/Eligibility Assessor and Mental Health Support Specialist
Central Virginia Healthcare Association
10.2011 - 01.2012
Mental Health Support Field Supervisor
Family Transitions, Inc.
04.2011 - 10.2011
Site Coordinator /Clinician for Therapeutic Day Treatment Services
Family Transitions, Inc.
10.2010 - 04.2011
Master of Social Work - Clinical
Virginia Commonwealth University
Bachelor of Arts - U.S. Government/Law and Society
Skidmore College