Khalia Salafi

Provided crisis intervention services for mental health, substance abuse, and domestic violence, facilitating immediate support for clients in distress. - Conducted psychosocial evaluations to assess client challenges and develop tailored intervention strategies. - Coordinated discharge planning services, including transportation and home care assistance, to ensure smooth transitions from hospital to home. - Managed diverse caseloads, prioritizing needs to enhance care delivery. - Participated in interdisciplinary care conferences to discuss patient care plans.

- Arranged transportation and home care assistance for clients post-hospitalization to facilitate smooth transitions.

• Conducted psychosocial assessments for Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia patients
• Coordinated discharge planning with nurses, physicians, and case management teams
• Arranged community referrals for housing, food, and behavioral health support

-Facilitated access to social services by assisting clients with forms and coordinating referrals, improving client navigation of available resources.

-Tailored resident support through personalized approaches addressing individual care plans and emotional needs.

-Documented client visits with comprehensive reports that promoted continuity of care and ensured regulatory compliance.

-Led staff meetings to align on goals, strategies, and challenges, fostering collaborative solutions for improved service delivery.

-Optimized resource utilization in 240-bed facility accommodating diverse diagnoses and requirements.

-Compiled social, educational, and institutional histories from official records and family interviews.

-Maintained facility compliance with detailed documentation of care plans, actions, and incidents.

-Delivered crisis intervention services to stabilize acute mental health or substance abuse situations.

-Implemented evidence-based therapeutic interventions to support clients facing mental health and behavioral challenges.

-Conducted comprehensive assessments to develop tailored intervention plans that improved client well-being.

-Coordinated with multidisciplinary teams to optimize resource allocation and improve care coordination.

-Assessed client limitations and challenges through interviews with clients and families to inform supportive strategies.

-Maintained a caseload of 16-20 families at one time.

-Assessed supportive service needs of clients, identifying key areas for intervention and assistance to enhance service delivery.

-Connected clients with community resources, improving access to vital support services and fostering client well-being.

-Advocated on behalf of clients in various settings, such as court or housing hearings.

-Interviewed individuals seeking agency services for temporary shelter, child placement, or complex social service cases, ensuring identification of appropriate support and solutions.

-Made home visits to families of emotionally disturbed and/or problem children; elicited data to ascertain nature and extent of complaint, severity of problems, potential danger to individual, and/or facts and circumstances relevant to requests.

-Coordinated placements of individuals into suitable kinship or family foster homes and care programs.

-Interviews prospective applicants, clients and providers; orients participants in program's goals and objectives, roles and responsibilities of various parties, and legal ramifications.