Kerry Tyler
Philadelphia,PA
Summary
Motivated social worker with comprehensive knowledge of behavioral health systems and community resources. Organized team player always willing to advocate for clients.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Social Worker, Inpatient Psychiatry
Penn Medicine-Pennsylvania Hospital
Philadelphia, PA
05.2017 - Current
- Coordinate mental health court commitments for patients on psychiatric and medical units
- Obtain and track insurance authorizations
- Interview clients and their supports to assess situations and barriers to care and connect them to services to address needs
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure appropriate care coordination and resource allocation for clients
Social Worker, Blood Disorders Program
Penn Medicine-Hospital Of The University Of PA
Philadelphia, PA
08.2015 - 05.2017
- Collaborated with CHOP staff to develop, execute, and evaluate a transition program for people with thalassemia from pediatric to adult care
- Provided social work services to patients with sickle cell disorder
Behavioral Health Case Manager/Social Worker
Temple Health, Episcopal Hospital
Philadelphia, PA
09.2011 - 07.2015
- Completed psychosocial assessments and facilitate treatment and discharge planning, in a recovery framework, with adult clients on an extended acute psychiatric unit
- Coordinated and ran monthly family and alumni support groups
- Participated in training and consultation in recovery-focused cognitive therapy in collaboration with the Beck Institute
- Tracked and maintained insurance authorizations and mental health court commitments.
Senior Clinical Recruitment Coordinator
University of Pennsylvania Department of Neuropsychiatry
12.2009 - 04.2011
- Facilitated recruitment of participants for studies at the Schizophrenia Research Center from community sites
- Conducted standardized research screenings and diagnostic interviews
- Supervised about 10 clinical research coordinators.
Social Worker
University of Pennsylvania Health System (HUP and Pennsylvania Hospital)
05.2006 - 11.2009
- Conducted psychosocial assessments, provide supportive counseling, coordinate family meetings, and facilitate discharge planning with adult clients on the inpatient psychiatric unit
- Participated in daily multidisciplinary treatment team meetings and collaborate with staff
- Documented assessments and progress in Canopy computer system
- Obtained insurance authorizations and completed concurrent reviews
Residential Support Staff (part-time)
Holcomb Behavioral Health System
10.2005 - 04.2006
- Assisted consumers with chronic mental illness living in a maximum-care CRR with socialization, coping, and independent living skills, and medication management
- Implemented psychoeducation, vocational, and recreational activities with the consumers.
Intensive Case Manager
Northwestern Human Services
10.2003 - 08.2005
- Managed a caseload of 17-20 adult clients with serious and persistent mental illness, helping them access treatment and benefits, linking them to community services, and intervening with clients in crisis
- Completed strengths assessments and developed individual service plans
- Held interdisciplinary team meetings with clients to monitor progress and clarify goals
- Completed necessary documentation and insurance reviews.
Intake Department Intern
Northwestern Human Services
09.2004 - 05.2005
- Completed biopsychosocial assessments and treatment plans with new and returning adult and child mental health clients, including five-axis DSM-IV diagnosis
- Referred clients to services including therapy, medication management, case management, and psychiatric rehabilitation, appropriate to their goals and level of functioning.
Resource Coordinator
Northwestern Human Services
02.2003 - 10.2003
- Held similar duties as an intensive case manager (see above), working with a larger caseload (35-40) of higher-functioning clients.
Mental Health Worker
Sheppard Pratt Health System
10.2002 - 12.2002
- Educated and assisted clients with PTSD and DID on the inpatient unit in the use of appropriate symptom management techniques
- Monitored client safety, co-led psychoeducational groups, and wrote daily progress notes.
Mental Health Counselor
Pathways, Inc.
05.2002 - 08.2002
- Provided individual and group counseling, wrote treatment plans and progress summaries, and obtained insurance authorizations for adult clients with mental illness.
Clinical Intern
Pathways, Inc.
01.2002 - 05.2002
- Completed client intakes and discharges
- Shadowed and assisted staff therapists in individual and group therapy sessions.
Rehabilitation Associate
Pathways, Inc.
05.2000 - 05.2002
- Implemented individual rehabilitation plans of mentally ill consumers living in group homes
- Held house meetings and assisted resident with skills and tasks within the residence and in the community.
Caseworker Intern
Children and Youth Services
05.2001 - 08.2001
- Coordinated and supervised visits between foster children and their biological parents
- Collaborated with caseworkers on duties including scheduling, assessment, and planning
- Observed and learned about the child welfare court process.
Social Work Intern
Family Support Center
01.2001 - 05.2001
- Co-led existing psychoeducational and therapeutic groups and developed new groups for service members and their families
- Published an article on family discipline practice in the navy base newspaper.
Education
MSS - clinical track
Bryn Mawr College Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research
Bryn Mawr, PA05.2006
BA - psychology
St. Mary’s College of Maryland
St. Mary’s City, MD05.2002
Skills
- Case Management
- Community Resources
- Discharge Planning
- Utilization Review
- Epic
- Mental Health Court
Honors And Accomplishments
- Member of Psi Chi, 2001
- Selected to present research paper at Eastern Psychological Association conference, 2002
Certification
- Licensed Social Worker-granted May 2006
Timeline
Social Worker, Inpatient Psychiatry
Penn Medicine-Pennsylvania Hospital
05.2017 - Current
Social Worker, Blood Disorders Program
Penn Medicine-Hospital Of The University Of PA
08.2015 - 05.2017
Behavioral Health Case Manager/Social Worker
Temple Health, Episcopal Hospital
09.2011 - 07.2015
Senior Clinical Recruitment Coordinator
University of Pennsylvania Department of Neuropsychiatry
12.2009 - 04.2011
Social Worker
University of Pennsylvania Health System (HUP and Pennsylvania Hospital)
05.2006 - 11.2009
Residential Support Staff (part-time)
Holcomb Behavioral Health System
10.2005 - 04.2006
Intake Department Intern
Northwestern Human Services
09.2004 - 05.2005
Intensive Case Manager
Northwestern Human Services
10.2003 - 08.2005
Resource Coordinator
Northwestern Human Services
02.2003 - 10.2003
Mental Health Worker
Sheppard Pratt Health System
10.2002 - 12.2002
Mental Health Counselor
Pathways, Inc.
05.2002 - 08.2002
Clinical Intern
Pathways, Inc.
01.2002 - 05.2002
Caseworker Intern
Children and Youth Services
05.2001 - 08.2001
Social Work Intern
Family Support Center
01.2001 - 05.2001
Rehabilitation Associate
Pathways, Inc.
05.2000 - 05.2002
MSS - clinical track
Bryn Mawr College Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research
BA - psychology
St. Mary’s College of Maryland
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