Michaella J. Pinga
Providence,RI
Summary
Compassionate Clinical Social Worker with 4 years of experience counseling and advocating for clients in various organizations. History of encouraging and empowering clients toward improved self-esteem and decision making. Strong interest in serving vulnerable population.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Clinical Social Work Intern
Revive Therapeutic Services
01.2025 - Current
- Coordinated individualized discharge plans to manage safe transition back into community and home environments.
- Organized clinical documentation, treatment plans, and referrals.
- Performed short-term therapy, provided education and responded to crisis situations.
- Diagnosed clients by using DSM-IV criteria.
- Helped clients develop new coping mechanisms and techniques to drive behavior modification.
In-Home Nanny
Private Client
11.2024 - Current
- Involved children in caring for household pets and chores.
- Communicated with children at age-appropriate levels to encourage understanding and foster relationships.
- Taught children everyday skills and language.
- Transported children to and from school, medical appointments, and extra-curricular activities.
Clinical Social Work Intern
Gateway Healthcare, Lifespan
08.2024 - 12.2024
- Organized clinical documentation, treatment plans, and referrals.
- Performed short-term therapy, provided education and responded to crises.
- Home based therapy services for families and children needing assistance with child behaviors and a specific focus on adolescents with eating disorders
- Attend medical appointments with client and family in regards to eating disorders
Behavioral Health Specialist
Bradley Hospital
10.2023 - 12.2024
- Maintain a safe and therapeutic environment, actively engage with youth throughout shift
- Create and run therapeutic milieu groups for patients
- Supervise assigned youth in daily routine and actively assist with activities of daily living
- Identify, report and resolve potential problems on the unit
- Demonstrate appropriate critical incident follow up skills with timely reporting and documentation
- Review and carry out care plan, actively participate in treatment team and patient specific discussions
- Interview in disruptive or destructive patient situations, providing timely therapeutic interventions to youth in distress while utilizing the least restrictive and safest patient care alternative.
Case Manager
Communities For People
08.2022 - 10.2023
- Partnered with physicians, social workers, activity therapists, nutritionists, and case managers to develop and implement individualized care plans and documented patient interactions and interventions in electronic charting systems.
- Assisted clients in navigating housing, legal services and public benefits to gain access to valuable resources.
- Monitored clients' progress and tracked client services to provide crisis interventions.
- Developed and implemented comprehensive case management plans to address client needs and goals, treatment notes and discharge summaries.
- Advocacy role for clients
- Providing support, regular visits, and supervision of youth
- Assist with obtaining employment and education
- Deescalation of clients, conflict management
- Providing life skill instructions
- Coordinating psychiatric, psychological, medical, and dental appointments
- Transporting clients to grocery stores, laundromat, etc.
- Attaining housing and working with landlords
- Moving furniture and moving youth into apartments
- Cleaning apartments while providing instruction to youth
- Budget planning for clients
- Participating in staff meetings and individual supervision
- Maintain collateral contacts with DCYF, families, and health care providers
- Working in group homes for youth 13-20 years old
- Passing medication and creating medication logs
- Provide a safe physical and emotional environment
- Cooking and cleaning in the group homes as needed
- Conflict management
- On- Call rotation
Assistant Manager
Blount Fine Foods
05.2016 - 12.2022
- Generated repeat business through exceptional customer service.
- Monitored cash intake and deposit records, increasing accuracy, and reducing discrepancies.
- Offered hands-on assistance to customers, assessing needs, and maintaining current knowledge of consumer preferences.
- Completed regular inventory counts to verify stock levels, address discrepancies, and forecast future needs.
- Preparing, cooking, serving,
Bachelor of Social Work Intern
Foster Forward
08.2021 - 05.2022
- Performed client screenings and accurately recorded data in case files to facilitate clinical case coordination services and case management duties.
- Maintained client reports to track client progress, record interventions and provide relevant data for analysis.
- Facilitated support groups and workshops to provide valuable services to clients.
- Interviewed clients to assess needs and determine most suitable needs and services.
- Assisted clients in developing and setting realistic goals to promote positive change.
- Participated in interdisciplinary team meetings to coordinate care for clients.
Bachelor of Social Work Intern
Nathaniel Greene Middle School
01.2020 - 05.2021
- Performed client screenings and accurately recorded data in case files to facilitate clinical case coordination services and case management duties.
- Interviewed clients to assess needs and determine most suitable needs and services.
- Assisted clients in developing and setting realistic goals to promote positive change.
- Educated clients and families on mental health, wellness and recovery topics.
Education
Master's of Social Work - Clinical Social Work
Rhode Island College
Providence, RI05-2025
Bachelor's in Social Work - Social Work
Providence College
Providence, RI 05-2022
Skills
- Evidence-based practices
- Intervention strategies
- Behavioral Health
- Individual therapy
- Treatment Planning
- Clinical documentation
- Family therapy
- Assessment skills
- Coping mechanisms
- Biopsychosocial assessments
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Trauma Informed Care
- Crisis intervention
- Collaboration
- Active Listening
- Case Management
- Cultural Competency
Accomplishments
Deans's List
Certification
- Masters in Social Work (MSW)- Accredited Educational Institutions.
Timeline
Clinical Social Work Intern
Revive Therapeutic Services
01.2025 - Current
In-Home Nanny
Private Client
11.2024 - Current
Clinical Social Work Intern
Gateway Healthcare, Lifespan
08.2024 - 12.2024
Behavioral Health Specialist
Bradley Hospital
10.2023 - 12.2024
Case Manager
Communities For People
08.2022 - 10.2023
Bachelor of Social Work Intern
Foster Forward
08.2021 - 05.2022
Bachelor of Social Work Intern
Nathaniel Greene Middle School
01.2020 - 05.2021
Assistant Manager
Blount Fine Foods
05.2016 - 12.2022
- Masters in Social Work (MSW)- Accredited Educational Institutions.
Master's of Social Work - Clinical Social Work
Rhode Island College
Bachelor's in Social Work - Social Work
Providence College
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