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MICHAEL ARIETA

MICHAEL ARIETA

Social Worker
Apple Valley,MN

Summary

Partnering with people through life transitions Dedicated and caring social work professional with a good understanding of evidence-based practices. Bringing several years' experience and good clinical knowledge. Team-driven, well-organized and resourceful with a demonstrated work ethic and good verbal and written communication skills.

Overview

30
30
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Clinical Social Worker and Psychotherapist

Tavahealth.com
08.2023 - Current
  • Work with young adults, couples and teens presenting with a wide range of mental health conditions
  • Utilize, motivational interviewing, Brainspotting, Cognitive, behavioral therapy and other modalities and body based processes to help clients work through their concerns
  • Ability to bill health insurance for services and perform diagnostic assessments and treatment planning
  • Utilize the electronic health record within the system to record assessments and interactions
  • Provide case consultation and supervision as needed

Clinical Social Worker

Uwill.com
07.2022 - Current
  • Work with college students and staff from several colleges located in the states that I am licensed in
  • Utilize short term therapy process to work with students and staff experiencing issues with college stress, relationships and life transitions
  • Utilize short term therapy process in 10 sessions or less
  • Work with mental health concerns such as depression, anxiety, and short-term therapy with trauma response to situations with students
  • Provide diagnosis, perform diagnostic assessments along with short term treatment planning
  • Provide resource referrals to services in each local area I am licensed
  • Provide crisis response via telephone and video to students and staff at colleges contracted with via the platform

Clinical Social Worker and Psychotherapist

BetterHelp.com
02.2021 - Current
  • Work with school aged and teen clients who present with a wide variety of diagnoses
  • Utilize a body base approach with all clients that is trauma trained and trauma responsive
  • Trained and utilize Brainspotting as a technique with clients individuals and couples
  • Possess a strong knowledge of the trauma response and the nervous system
  • Work with clients from both Arizona and Minnesota providing online psychotherapy services
  • Work with clients both over the phone and over video who present with a wide array of diagnoses
  • Case load can range from 30 to 90 at any given time and sessions can run up to 45 minutes
  • Perform Diagnostic Assessments, diagnosis and treatment planning
  • Can utilize any skill that would be used if in person
  • Hours per week can range from 15 to 30 based on live sessions and mins spent in contact with clients

Owner/Clinical Social Worker Private Practice

New Path Counseling LLC
Apple Valley, USA
01.2011 - Current
  • Provide individual and group psychotherapy for teens and adults
  • Provide Rule 25 assessments
  • Provide re-laps prevention
  • Provide life transition counseling to help teens and adults deal with key transition points in life
  • Work with couples providing relationship counseling
  • Provide assessments for depression, Psych/social, suicide risk
  • Provide clinical consultation and clinical supervision to practitioners obtaining clinical licensure in social work

Psychotherapist/Consultant

WALK-IN COUNSELING CENTER
Minneapolis, USA
01.2007 - Current
  • Provide short term psychotherapy for adults 18 and older
  • Provide therapy using a variety of approaches
  • Use the DSM-V to come up with short term diagnosis when needed
  • Provide follow-up care on a one or two follow-up appointment basis
  • Provide referrals for clients needing longer term care or more in-depth assessments
  • Provide case consultation with peer review of cases after clinic hours
  • Provide supervision to other therapists and counselors gaining hours toward clinical licenser

Financial Aid Counselor

UNIVERSITY OF MN
Minneapolis, USA
08.2000 - Current
  • Provide counseling to diverse population with traumatic family background
  • Provide referrals of community and university resources for students
  • Provide significant direct and telephonic counseling for diverse student body to overcome difficulties with barriers
  • Publicly speak at the MN National College Fair, College Goal Sunday and MN School Counselors Continuing Education sessions regarding work with high need students
  • Provide in-service training to the University Counseling and Consultation services about the issues facing high financial need students, students facing homelessness, and students involved in foster care
  • Oversee and administer the Minnesota Fostering Independence Grant program
  • Acknowledged by co-workers and supervisors for superior knowledge of financial aid and how to work effectively with difficult student population
  • Provide continuing support and assistance to Foster care youth seeking higher education
  • Provide continuing support and assistance to the homeless student population
  • Provide foundation internship experience for MSW students in the MSW program at the University of Minnesota
  • Developed and presented training on preparing foster youth for higher education at the Saint Louis County Human Services conference in 2012 and have also presented at the Minnesota Financial Aid Administrators spring conference spring of 2013

Mental Health Professional and clinical supervisor/owner

Crow River Family Services
08.2017 - 08.2021
  • Provide In-Home therapy services to Children and Families with emotional/behavioral issues
  • Provide psychotherapy services
  • Provide group work services with children and teens working on life skills
  • Participate in case consultation
  • Perform diagnostic assessments and continued case planning

Psychotherapist

TRANSITION PLACE
Minneapolis, USA
01.2005 - 04.2011
  • Facilitate support group for adolescent and adult male offenders on intensive supervised probation
  • Provide therapy using cognitive-behavioral and psycho-educational therapies
  • Work closely with probation officers assigned to individual group members
  • Provide assistance diagnosing members using DSM-V criteria
  • Provide individual counseling
  • Develop ongoing strategies to help clients understand self-esteem, shame and empathy

Counselor

COMMON BOND/LYDIA APARTMENTS
Minneapolis, USA
01.2005 - 06.2007
  • Monitor residents to ensure safety when issues arise with mental health conditions
  • Responsible for checking residents in and out of building and assessing for substance abuse
  • Work with other counseling staff to ensure resident compliance of case plans
  • Liaison with public safety officials

Chemical Health Case Manager

RECOVERY RESOURCE CENTER
Minneapolis, USA
06.2005 - 06.2006
  • Created and facilitated re-entry support group for offenders on parole
  • Provided one to one case management
  • Performed intake evaluations and provided updated case notes
  • Participated in weekly case conferences and staff meetings
  • Provided appropriate medical and resource referral to clients

Social Work Internship / Post Graduate

RECOVERY RESOURCE CENTER
Minneapolis, USA
06.2004 - 12.2004
  • Developed, facilitated or co-facilitated support groups for men confronting addiction recovery
  • Processed intake evaluations with clients upon entry to the center
  • Developed comprehensive list of community resources for professionals in the recovery field
  • Developed manual for training new social work and addiction counseling interns
  • Assisted in creation of manual for re-entry support group for male ex-offenders from the federal and state prison system
  • Assisted with the hiring process for new staff position
  • Assisted in grant writing process for the agency
  • Provided individual case management and follow-up for small case load of clients

Social Worker

BRYN MAWR HEALTH CARE CENTER
Minneapolis, USA
02.1999 - 06.2000
  • Assisted with admission and discharge of residents
  • Assisted residents and families with application process for medical and other assistance programs
  • Responsible for a case load of 40 to 60 residents, dependent on facility census
  • Worked with young adult population and seniors with specific medical needs
  • Dealt with major mental health diagnosis including schizophrenia, bi-polar disorder, personality disorders, complex medical conditions, as well as chronic alcohol and drug abuse
  • Responsible for performing quarterly MDS reviews on assigned case load
  • Arranged and facilitated weekly care conferences with team of doctors, nurses and therapists
  • Provided case management services with families and clients
  • Compiled and maintained a detailed list of housing, financial and other community resources for clients
  • Kept records on a electronic health record system
  • Wrote psycho-social assessments, social histories and performed mental status exams

Social Worker

EAST SIDE NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICE, INC.
Minneapolis, USA
10.1995 - 02.1999
  • Established a young fathers program
  • Facilitated and directed education groups on parenting and legal issues for fathers working with CSEA
  • Located community resources for employment, medical, education, and nutrition
  • Worked with Minneapolis Schools performing one to one counseling and group work with at-risk-youth on attendance, parenting skills, and other family related issues
  • Marketed and conducted Parents Anonymous Chapter in Northeast Minneapolis for parents needing support and education
  • Supervised summer youth employees for two summers
  • Developed ‘cost of raising children’ curriculum and presentation

Mental Health Worker

BILL KELLY HOUSE
Minneapolis, USA
01.1995 - 10.1995
  • Distributed medications to mentally ill clients per prescriber instructions
  • Provided individual counseling
  • Assisted with execution of behavior management programs for individual clients

Education

Doctor of Social Work - Advanced Clinical Social Work

Tulane University
New Orleans, LA
08.2024 - Current

Permanency and Adoption Competency Certificate - Foster Care Competency

University of Minnesota
12-2017

Master of Social Work - Clinical Social Work

University of Minnesota
11-2004

Bachelor of Social Work - Social Work Comprehensive Major

University of WI
12-1994

Skills

  • PowerPoint Proficiency
  • PeopleSoft Application Expertise
  • Proficient in MS Office XP
  • Team Collaboration
  • Ten key
  • Standard office equipment
  • Familiarity with community resources
  • Strong interpersonal skills
  • Proficient at troubleshooting
  • Research
  • Meticulous Attention to Detail
  • Innovative
  • Willing to learn
  • Well-developed organizational skills
  • Time management skills
  • Strong social engagement
  • Experienced with Procentive Electronic Health Records
  • Clinical Assessments
  • New client assessments
  • Treatment Plans
  • Group Therapy
  • Psychosocial evaluations
  • Trauma-informed care
  • Group Counseling
  • Grief counseling
  • Psychosocial Assessments

Financial aid expertise

Regulatory compliance

Decision-making capacity

Eligibility guidelines

Verification processes

Microsoft office

Documentation

Student assistance

Student counseling

Certification

  • Permanency and Adoption Competency Certification
  • Certified Clinical Social Work Supervisor through NASW-MN Chapter

Work Preference

Work Type

Full TimePart TimeContract Work

Work Location

On-SiteRemoteHybrid

Important To Me

Team Building / Company RetreatsPaid sick leave401k matchCareer advancementWork from home optionHealthcare benefitsPaid time offCompany Culture

Quote

If any site, population, group or agency you find challenging you beliefs, morals and ideas, follow that! These are the places, groups and populations we should be running toward as they will challenge our thinking and we learn from that!
Patricia Kirk MSW, Professor University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (retired)

Timeline

Doctor of Social Work - Advanced Clinical Social Work

Tulane University
08.2024 - Current

Clinical Social Worker and Psychotherapist

Tavahealth.com
08.2023 - Current

Clinical Social Worker

Uwill.com
07.2022 - Current

Clinical Social Worker and Psychotherapist

BetterHelp.com
02.2021 - Current

Mental Health Professional and clinical supervisor/owner

Crow River Family Services
08.2017 - 08.2021

Owner/Clinical Social Worker Private Practice

New Path Counseling LLC
01.2011 - Current

Psychotherapist/Consultant

WALK-IN COUNSELING CENTER
01.2007 - Current

Chemical Health Case Manager

RECOVERY RESOURCE CENTER
06.2005 - 06.2006

Psychotherapist

TRANSITION PLACE
01.2005 - 04.2011

Counselor

COMMON BOND/LYDIA APARTMENTS
01.2005 - 06.2007

Social Work Internship / Post Graduate

RECOVERY RESOURCE CENTER
06.2004 - 12.2004

Financial Aid Counselor

UNIVERSITY OF MN
08.2000 - Current

Social Worker

BRYN MAWR HEALTH CARE CENTER
02.1999 - 06.2000

Social Worker

EAST SIDE NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICE, INC.
10.1995 - 02.1999

Mental Health Worker

BILL KELLY HOUSE
01.1995 - 10.1995

Permanency and Adoption Competency Certificate - Foster Care Competency

University of Minnesota

Master of Social Work - Clinical Social Work

University of Minnesota

Bachelor of Social Work - Social Work Comprehensive Major

University of WI

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