Kevin Timmons
North Hollywood,CA
Summary
Diligent Social Worker with 23 years of experience assisting clients with building coping mechanisms to address life challenges. Skilled in mediating family members to resolve conflict. Comfortable handling stress and performing under pressure. Dedicated Social Work (Case Management) well-versed at liaising with clients to foster access to community resources, treatment and assistance programs. Strong background in supporting client treatment plans. Compassionate and driven with unfailing work ethic and passion for helping others. Motivated Social Worker with comprehensive knowledge of social justice issues and systems affecting marginalized communities. Passionate about developing and facilitating programs to support communities in need. Collaborative and analytical advocate builds strategic partnerships, advocate for clients and advance change for communities in need.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Social Worker Case Manager
Los Angeles County Department Of Children And Family Service
07.2000 - 02.2019
- Interviewed clients, families, or groups to assess situations, limitations and issues and implement services to address needs.
- Recommended long-term residential treatment, short-term residential treatment and individualized and group drug counseling for clients with substance abuse issues.
- Offered therapeutic services and crises intervention to emotionally disturbed children and adolescents.
- Completed detailed charts to summarize interactions with patients and booked follow-up sessions.
- Delivered comprehensive therapeutic services to children, adolescents, and adults to support child welfare and prevention services.
- Administered assessments and developed academic goals based on specific disabilities and barriers to learning.
- Facilitated family therapy sessions between children, caregivers, and siblings to remediate conflict and build healthy relationships.
- Improved client outcomes by developing comprehensive case plans and coordinating services with community partners.
Residential Counselor
HELP Group (Project Six)
10.1998 - 06.2000
- Monitored and documented client progress toward meeting goals and objectives.
- Addressed behavioral and emotional needs of residents through activities and interventions, increasing resident socialization, interpersonal, and social skills.
- Encouraged clients to develop self-advocacy skills and to become active participants in own treatment plans.
- Resolved conflicts by performing in-time crisis intervention and enforcing discipline and behavior metrics.
- Supported residents in coping with emotions and fears through one-on-one sessions.
- Assisted residents in adhering to treatment plans by setting up medical appointments, arranging transportation, coordinating services, and providing emotional support.
- Delivered frequent summaries on resident progression and regression in treatment to provide recommendations towards treatment plan for success.
- Collaborated with case managers to maintain continuity of care and to provide referrals to treatment programs.
- Communicated behavior choices to residents by outlining positive and negative consequences of choices.
Education
Master of Arts - Clinical Psychology
Pacific Oaks College
Pasadena, CA05.2008
Bachelor of Arts - Sociology
Cal State Northridge University
18111 Nordhoff Street Northridge CA 9133005.1998
Skills
- Child Welfare Services/Case Management System (CWS/CMS)
- Legal Advocacy
- Assessment and Evaluation
- Empathy and Compassion
- Group Facilitation
- Interpersonal Skills
- Child Welfare Expertise
- Ethical Decision-Making
- Program Development
- Community Outreach
- Active Listening
- Critical Thinking
- Time Management
- Conflict Resolution
- Substance Abuse Awareness
- Team Collaboration
- Family Dynamics Understanding
- Crisis Intervention
- Effective Communication
- Self-Care Strategies
- Behavioral Health Knowledge
- Elder Care Knowledge
- Goal Setting
- Trauma-Informed Care
- Motivational Interviewing
- Disability Support
Timeline
Social Worker Case Manager
Los Angeles County Department Of Children And Family Service
07.2000 - 02.2019
Residential Counselor
HELP Group (Project Six)
10.1998 - 06.2000
Master of Arts - Clinical Psychology
Pacific Oaks College
Bachelor of Arts - Sociology
Cal State Northridge University