Marilyn Gonzalez
West Palm Beach,FL
Summary
To seek and maintain case management position that offers professional challenges, utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Waiver Support Coordinator
Sage Supports Inc
04.2023 - Current
- Provide case management activities necessary to meet needs of clients.
- Responsible for the development of Person-Centered (individualized) Support plans; oversight of implementation of plan through arranging and coordinating services; while monitoring and evaluating outcomes to ensure that services are provided in a cost-conscious, and professional manner.
- Assists client with identifying and communicating their needs and desires for services and supports, which may include housing, medical, social, vocational, and array of other community services.
- Managed high-volume caseloads, ensuring timely completion of tasks and effective communication with clients.
Developmental Consultant Liaison
HomeSafe - Healthy Beginnings Program
10.2023 - 02.2024
- Conducts assessment screening to newly delivered mothers and babies in assigned hospital location(s) to determine eligibility status for Healthy Beginnings referral services.
- Collaborates with assigned hospital personnel to ensure screening assessments are conducted.
- Serves as liaison between hospitals, supervisors, program participants, and collaborating partners.
- Assists eligible program participants to access program services, referrals and linkages.
- Complete all necessary paperwork in a timely manner relating to the administration of screens and assessments, partnering agency collaborations, collection of program data, and eligibility requirements.
- Ensures timely input of program data into designated databases to ensure program validity.
- Provides Screening and Assessment services for children through age five and or their families utilizing approved assessment tools.
- Analyzes and interprets screening and assessment data; identifies and recommends appropriate services to system participants.
- Effectively engages clients and services as liaison between program participants and collaborating partners.
- Conduct DC visits with families in their homes or other designated locations within the community.
- Ensures flexibility and accessibility to families by accommodating appointments after school, evenings and/or weekends when families may be available.
Developmental Specialist, Service Coordinator
Rehabilitation Associates Of CT - B23 Program
01.2008 - 05.2021
- Provide in home support for children with special needs and their family.
- Plan and implement delivery of early intervention services to children on designated caseload including screening, assessment, intervention planning, implementation of intervention, implementation of related therapy goals and objectives and transition planning.
- Encourage families to advocate for their children and family.
- Provide resources and support to assist the family in reaching their goals.
- Collaborate with the family and a multi-disciplinary team to develop goals and outcomes for children referred to our program.
- Implement team meetings to ensure children receive services on the IFSP (Individualized Family Service Plan).
- Deliver services in the child’s most natural environment.
- Educate family members and caregivers on different intervention strategies to facilitate active involvement and carryover at community settings.
- Document service notes of joint/treatment plan at every home or community visit. Maintain proper documentation to comply with state regulations.
- Provide one to one teaching of ABA and discrete trial instruction to children on the autism spectrum disorder.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Psychology
University of Bridgeport
126 Park Avenue, Bridgeport, CT 0660405.2012
Associate of Arts - Early Childhood Special Education
Housatonic Community College
Bridgeport, CT05.2011
Skills
- Autism Experience
- Applied Behavior Analysis
- Behavioral Therapy
- Special Education
- Customer Service
- Case Management – Service Coordination
- Individualized Service Plans
- Team Support
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
English
Full Professional
Timeline
Developmental Consultant Liaison
HomeSafe - Healthy Beginnings Program
10.2023 - 02.2024
Waiver Support Coordinator
Sage Supports Inc
04.2023 - Current
Developmental Specialist, Service Coordinator
Rehabilitation Associates Of CT - B23 Program
01.2008 - 05.2021
Bachelor of Science - Psychology
University of Bridgeport
Associate of Arts - Early Childhood Special Education
Housatonic Community College