Experienced licensed clinical social worker with a variety of expertise in the areas of program development, benefits, counseling, and coordination of services. Empathetic Clinical Social Worker with over 15 years of experience interfacing with community liaisons, facilitating individual and group sessions and monitoring conditions of clients to coordinate care. Excellent communicator with knack for building lasting professional relationships. Patient Clinical Social Worker with first-rate client advocacy skills and extensive knowledge of community resources. Offering 15 years of successful performance in social work roles. Recognized for compassionate demeanor and excellent social perceptiveness.
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Krystal J. Kemp
Summary
Overview
23
years of professional experience
1
Certification
Work History
Department Of Veterans Affairs
Special Emphasis Program Manger Federal Women
10.2012 - Current
Job overview
- Identify and eliminate discrimination within the KCVA.
- · Ensures an equal opportunity to compete fairly in all aspects of their recruitment, hiring, training, upward mobility, career counseling, developmental details, promotions, and any other condition of employment.
- · Recognize the accomplishments of individuals or groups in our collective American history.
- Orchestrated smooth and efficient program development by collaborating cross-functionally across departments.
Department Of Veterans Affairs
Social Worker Case Manager
08.2010 - Current
Job overview
- Is the primary contact with the local Public Housing Agencies (PHA) and provides case management-based services (directly or through referral) necessary to ensure that veterans' care is coordinated with the VA medical center, community health, mental health providers, and agencies that serve the homeless population
- The Social Worker conducts assessments and develops treatment plans and identifies goals of treatment based on these assessments and in collaboration with the veteran and family, where possible, and with the interdisciplinary treatment team
- The Social Worker provides activities including field intervention, referrals for homeless veterans contacted in the community, shelters, and "on the streets", as well as for those who are referred by VA residential programs, medical center staff or outpatient clinic staff
- S/he possesses the skills to offer psychosocial interventions and measures outcomes to interventions
- Evaluates the veteran's environmental situation, including capabilities, and arrives at a sound conclusion regarding the veterans' vulnerability and the need for prioritization of admission to the HUD/VASH program
- Coordinates community-based services, including information and referral for additional services from other VA programs, other government programs and community agency programs
- Provide comprehensive case management services to Veterans
- Provides crisis intervention services, seeks to address the cause as well as the presenting complaint, and coordinates family conferences and serves as liaison to family members
- Provide referral, rehabilitation, and program admission activities that include referral to VA medical and mental health inpatient and outpatient treatment and to other VA services including VA benefits, as well as community-based social services and other non-VA entitlement programs
- Implemented and started the first federal women employee mentoring group for federal employees desiring to further their careers with a goal to link senior employees to new employees or those desiring to switch fields within the VA medical Center
- In addition to this, I provide diversity/inclusion training for departments that request services to address issues with their employees.
- Interviewed clients, families or groups to assess situations, limitations and issues and implement services to address needs.
- Formulated treatment plan strategies with multidisciplinary teams to provide comprehensive and continuous care plan.
- Coordinated individual referrals to obtain community services, advocated for client needs and resolved roadblocks.
- Helped clients develop new coping mechanisms and techniques to drive behavior modification.
Education
Wellington Institute
Masters of Art from Grief Counseling
University Overview
University of Missouri
Master of Social Work from Neurodevelopment Related Disabilities
University Overview
University of Kansas Medical Center
Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies from Sociology and Social Work
University Overview
Missouri Western State University, Science
Licensed Specialist Clinical Social Worker license #05575
University Overview
Dean's List 2002
Health
Regulator BoardCertified Grief Counselor The American Institute of
1.2024
University Overview
University of Kansas Medical CenterKansas City, KS
Certified Tobacco Treatment Specialist from Tobacco Treatment
11.2021
University Overview
Skills
- Program Operations, Planning and Management:
- Administrative support that coordinates the daily functions of the alcohol and substance abuse clinic, building collaboration with community providers that serve service members during the treatment stages Providing case management services and accurately and updating records for providers Providing technical support for staff with payroll, establishing computer access and acclimating new providers to their position
- Program Analysis and Evaluation: Provides data analysis for federal programs and review the gaps in services for stakeholders and researchers Improving evaluation of services by developing surveys for agencies to measure the areas of services for clients and stakeholders
- Oral and Written Communication: Convey and present information to supervisors, co-workers, and colleagues by telephone, in written form, email or presentations
- Program Options
- Child Abuse and Neglect Identification
- Communicating with Patient Families
Accomplishments
Accomplishments
- Developed the Standard Operating Procedure for cell phones that were donated by Amazon for homeless Veterans or Veterans that had a need for assistance to reduce the barriers for access to health services
- Smoking Facilitator implemented the first program at the Kansas City VA Medical Center for employees and Veterans who desire to quit smoking in January 2021
- Facilitate all smoking cessation services for employees through the VA Whole Health Program
- Developed the Standard Operating Procedure for furniture referrals for homeless Veterans in the Homeless program at the Kansas City VA Medical Center
- KCVA RN Residency Preceptor provides education and diversity and inclusion training to new RNs
- FEW (Federally Employed Women) mentoring program graduate 2022 July
- Healthy & Uplifted Facilitator for Mental Health with Dr. E Azumah, MD,, MPH, ACC, Founder & CEO..
Affiliations
Affiliations
League of Women Voters Kansas City, Jackson, Clay, Platte Counties member
Certification
- LSCSW Kansas 05575
- LICSW Alabama 05221C
- Certified Tobacco Treatment Specialist CTTS
- American Lung Association Freedom From Smoking Facilitator Certification
- Certified Grief Counselor GC-C
Timeline
Special Emphasis Program Manger Federal Women
Department Of Veterans Affairs
10.2012 - Current
Social Worker Case Manager
Department Of Veterans Affairs
08.2010 - Current
Wellington Institute
Masters of Art from Grief Counseling
University of Missouri
Master of Social Work from Neurodevelopment Related Disabilities
University of Kansas Medical Center
Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies from Sociology and Social Work
Missouri Western State University, Science
Licensed Specialist Clinical Social Worker license #05575
Health
Regulator BoardCertified Grief Counselor The American Institute of
University of Kansas Medical Center
Certified Tobacco Treatment Specialist from Tobacco Treatment
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