Latavia Baker
Greensboro,United States
Summary
Compassionate Social Worker with 20 years of experience working with diverse populations to support mental health and wellness. Well-verse in applying combination of holistic and cognitive approaches to facilitate healing. Organized and educated in program administration for high-risk populations. Compassionate Therapist Intern employing an empathetic approach to developing rapport with clients. Offering training and education in Social Work. Specialties include working with children and families.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
Therapist Intern
High Point Center For Child Wellness
08.2023 - Current
- Build trust and rapport with a compassionate approach.
- Performed assessments to evaluate clients' mental health status, needs, and goals.
- Perform assessments to evaluate clients' mental health status, needs, and goals.
- Address cultural and diversity issues to provide clients with culturally responsive care.
- Help clients work through emotional and psychological issues in both individual and group therapy sessions.
- Complete timely documentation.
- Documented therapeutic goals and client progress.
Social Worker
Guilford County DHHS
05.2023 - Current
- Updated client documentation for accurate, compliant and current records.
- Supported clients and families with empathy and compassion during difficult times.
- Advocated for clients to assure respected rights and wishes.
- Interviewed clients, families, or groups to assess situations, limitations and issues and implement services to address needs.
- Maintained regular contact with clients by calling and visiting clients' homes.
- Helped clients develop new coping mechanisms and techniques to drive behavior modification.
- De-escalated stressful situations through individual and family crisis interventions.
- Assisted clients with navigating and accessing social services such as housing and medical care.
School Social Worker
Rockingham County Schools
12.2021 - 05.2023
- Supported students, teachers and families during crisis situations.
- Collaborated with students, teachers, administrators, parents and outside agencies.
- Helped clients develop new coping mechanisms and techniques to drive behavior modification.
- Worked with teachers to implement behavioral improvement plans based on established assessments.
- Provided case management services, counseling, education and life-skills training to diverse, at-risk student population.
- Monitored student attendance, documented truancy and submitted referrals per requirements.
- Participated in IEP, MTSS meetings and other related meetings that determined and implemented school-wide policies.
Social Worker
Alamance County Government
08.2018 - 11.2021
- Responsible for making prompt and thorough assessments when a report of abuse, neglect, or dependency is received by the department
- Responsible for working collaboratively with parents, service providers, law enforcement, medical personnel, mental health professionals, court partners, etc
- Responsible for following the procedures and guidelines as provided by the State of NC and the legal system
- Responsible for providing services to strengthen, preserve and/or reunite families by helping them to improve the conditions that caused Agency intervention
- Responsible for ascertaining the facts of the case, the extent of the abuse or neglect, and the risk of harm to juvenile/adult, to determine whether protective services should be provided, or the complaint filed as a petition
- Promoting the general well-being of students
- Working with outside agencies to provide support to families
- Offering mentoring and suggestions for Teachers and other school personnel
- Developing and providing crisis intervention strategies to improve student success
- Working to maximize coping skills for students in difficult situations
- Interviewed clients individually and in family groups to determine services to best address specific needs
- Referred patients to community resources for mental health treatment, child protective services and assistance for people with developmental disabilities
- Directed protective placement, case management, parent education and family reunification activities
- Coordinated mental health assessments for children, adolescents and adults receiving child welfare and prevention services
- Maintained confidential case documentation
- Maintained thorough case history records and wrote detailed reports
- Provided mental health support to homeless clients and connected each with community resources
- Visited clients at residence for home study assessments to assist courts with custody decisions
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary team of mental health case managers and disability workers.
Mental Health Technician
Youth Focus Inc
05.2013 - 08.2018
- Documented patient interactions in compliance with HIPAA requirements
- Documented observations, interventions, and concerns in patient charts and electronic systems, sustaining continuum of care from admission through to discharge
- Administered psychotropic drugs and other medications, adhering to medication schedules and making adjustments commensurate with patients' condition and response
- Effectively managed daily charting for each patient
- Communicated with clients and families effectively building lasting relationships
- Counseled patients, discussed substance use and worked closely with individuals to identify positive and healthy life choices.
Mental Health Technician
Old Vineyard Behavioral Health
03.2004 - 12.2011
- Documented observations, interventions, and concerns in patient charts and electronic systems, sustaining continuum of care from admission through to discharge
- Conducted 15-minute and unscheduled checks on patients, immediately responding to hazardous incidents or crises to maintain safe milieu
- Verified appropriate clinical information is communicated when patients are referred to specialists
- Completed timely data entry of contact information into Excel system
- Microsoft proficiency
- Cultivated relationships with patients, discussing ways to help improve overall health while alleviating self-harm practices
- Intervened in cases that warranted it, including when clients wished to leave facility against medical advice
- Communicated with clients and families effectively building lasting relationships.
Group Home Staff Member
Youth Unlimited
03.2003 - 03.2004
- Documented and filed patient health reports and charts
- Prepared patients for self-management and decision-making responsibilities
- Established long and short-term goals for therapeutic services to encourage patient progress
- Exceeded customer satisfaction by finding creative solutions to problems
- Prioritized and organized tasks to efficiently accomplish service goals
- Demonstrated self-reliance by meeting and exceeding workflow needs.
Group Home Staff Member
Homes That Care
07.2003 - 02.2004
- Prepared patients for self-management and decision-making responsibilities
- Connected individuals with relevant community resources and coordinated referrals
- Assisted clients with enhancing skills in areas such as job searching, interviewing and business and personal etiquette.
Education
MSW -
UNC-Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NCBachelor of Arts -
Shaw University
Raleigh, NC05.2003
Skills
- Homeless and dual-diagnosed populations
- Behavioral therapy
- Emergency response training
- Trauma-informed therapy
- Child welfare and protective services
- Confidential documentation and recordkeeping
- Building Client Relationships
Timeline
Therapist Intern
High Point Center For Child Wellness
08.2023 - Current
Social Worker
Guilford County DHHS
05.2023 - Current
School Social Worker
Rockingham County Schools
12.2021 - 05.2023
Social Worker
Alamance County Government
08.2018 - 11.2021
Mental Health Technician
Youth Focus Inc
05.2013 - 08.2018
Mental Health Technician
Old Vineyard Behavioral Health
03.2004 - 12.2011
Group Home Staff Member
Homes That Care
07.2003 - 02.2004
Group Home Staff Member
Youth Unlimited
03.2003 - 03.2004
MSW -
UNC-Chapel Hill
Bachelor of Arts -
Shaw University
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