Maria Yepez
Ukiah,CA
Summary
Compassionate Case Manager with substantial background in social work and providing support to vulnerable populations. Skills include crisis management, care coordination, and advocacy for clients' rights and needs. Demonstrated ability to establish trust with clients while effectively managing high caseloads. Notable impact on improving client well-being through personalized care plans and resource allocation.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Case Manager III
North Coast Opportunities
Ukiah, CA
10.2024 - Current
- Assessed clients' needs, developed service plans and monitored progress towards goals.
- Facilitated communication between clients, families, caregivers, social services, and other agencies to meet client needs.
- Provided crisis intervention support for clients in emergency situations.
- Developed individualized care plans with input from clients and their families.
- Counseled clients on available resources within the community that could help meet their needs.
- Monitored client progress through regular follow-up contacts.
- Participated in interdisciplinary team meetings to discuss treatment options.
- Assisted with applications for government benefits such as Medicaid or Social Security Disability Insurance.
Board of Directors Member
Common Good Community
Davis, CA
07.2024 - Current
- Attended board meetings, participated in discussions, and voted on important matters.
- Monitored performance metrics for effectiveness of operations within established parameters.
- Ensured adherence to all relevant laws, regulations, and standards when making decisions or taking action as a member of the Board of Directors.
- Contributed ideas for new products and services based on current market needs.
Case Manager
Peach Tree Health Care
Marysville, CA
08.2024 - 10.2024
- Provide case management and reentry services to justice-involved patients to ensure appropriate care
- Participates in assessing patient needs and develops a patient-centered individual plan (IPOC)
- Develops, coordinates, and assists with implementation and facilitation of services for integrated care program patients
- Experience working within a system of fully electronic record keeping and medical records assuring a comprehensive health history
- Assessed clients' needs, developed service plans and monitored progress towards goals.
Coordinated Care Manager
Common Good Community
Davis, CA
06.2024 - 08.2024
- Provide ongoing support to Medi-cal members, use basic motivational interviewing, and goal-setting with patients/families
- Support and lead our group of Community Health Workers
- Provide direct outreach and case management services
- Develop and monitor treatment plans and progress
- Help patients set personal health-related goals and attend appointments
- Provide referrals for services to community agencies as appropriate
Family resource and support specialist
Yolo County Children’s Alliance
Davis, CA
09.2022 - 05.2024
- Assess children using ASQ-3, the ASQ-SE, and other tools to determine developmental progress and needs
- Meet with and support families regularly building a relationship to provide education on many topics through home visits
- Develop goals with parents and make a plan to accomplish those goals
- Encourage and provide opportunities for positive parent/child interactions
- Track child immunizations and encourage regularly scheduled well-baby visits
- Provide resources, referrals, and information to families as appropriate
- Help families enroll in government programs like WIC, CalFresh, and CalWORKS
- Utilize Salesforce and ETO databases to document home visit records, referrals provided, parent contacts, and other associated information
Community education specialist
UC Davis California Babies Project
Davis, CA
11.2021 - 04.2023
- Gained experience managing community outreach and other forms of strategic communication
- Managed survey workers’ workflow and delegated tasks
- Produced newsletter and other targeted communications;
- Oversaw communication activities of undergraduate
- Assisted with hiring, training/ shadowing, and directing project recruiters
- Assisted with the retention of approximately 750 study participants
- Directed and coordinated the work of project interviewers and recruiters in the proper procedures for collecting data
Research assistant
UC Davis Language and Literacy Developmental Lab
Davis, CA
12.2019 - 09.2020
- Recruited Mexican American families at local Head Start locations to participate in our research study
- Aided with in-home assessments and translating consent documents for parents
- Trained to transcribe data
- Learned how to save taped interviews onto the computer while following laboratory protocol
- Learned to solve problems and work independently on assigned tasks/projects
Education
Bachelor of Science - Human Development, Psychology
University of California
Davis, CA06.2021
Skills
- Individualized counseling
- Patient support
- EMR / EHR
- Emotional awareness
- Client empowerment
- Eligibility assessment
- Documentation proficiency
- Cost-reduction initiatives
- Recruitment
- Problem-solving abilities
- Case Management
- Mental Health Wellness
- Mental Health Crisis Response
Affiliations
- UC Davis Dean's List
- Lupe Social Justice Scholarship recipient
Additionalskillsandtraining
- HIPAA certification
- PREA
- SOAR
- Mandated reporter training
- Effective Black Parenting Seminar training
- QPR – suicide prevention training
- Adult/child CPR certification
Certification
- Wellness Coach I
- Mental Health First Aid
- CPR
- ACEs Aware
Languages
Spanish
Professional
Timeline
Case Manager III
North Coast Opportunities
10.2024 - Current
Case Manager
Peach Tree Health Care
08.2024 - 10.2024
Board of Directors Member
Common Good Community
07.2024 - Current
Coordinated Care Manager
Common Good Community
06.2024 - 08.2024
Family resource and support specialist
Yolo County Children’s Alliance
09.2022 - 05.2024
Community education specialist
UC Davis California Babies Project
11.2021 - 04.2023
Research assistant
UC Davis Language and Literacy Developmental Lab
12.2019 - 09.2020
- Wellness Coach I
- Mental Health First Aid
- CPR
- ACEs Aware
Bachelor of Science - Human Development, Psychology
University of California
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