Dagmawit Negash
San Jose,United States
Summary
Compassionate Licensed Social Worker with proficient in providing caring and methodological counseling services in addiction and mental health settings. Services clients to promote optimum mental, emotional, and behavioral health in collaboration with other members of health care team.
Demonstrates psycho-social assessment, treatment planning and advocacy skills.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Licensed Psychotherapist
Grow Therapy
San Jose, CA
02.2024 - Current
- Developed individualized treatment plans for clients, incorporating evidence-based interventions.
- Provided psychotherapy services including cognitive behavioral therapy, trauma-focused therapy, and family systems therapy.
- Assessed client needs by conducting initial intake interviews and administering diagnostic assessments.
- Monitored client progress throughout the course of treatment and adjusted therapeutic approaches accordingly.
Mental Health Therapist II
Palo Alto Medical Foundation
Mountain View, CA
08.2023 - Current
- Provides psychosocial assessment, individual/group treatment, family therapy, discharge and aftercare planning to patients and their families for mental health recovery.
- Develops ways of mitigating obstacles affecting care plan implementation and success.
- Competency in delivering services and treatments based of recovery-oriented services, family systems, and evidenced based treatments.
- Collaborated with multi-disciplinary teams to ensure quality of care for clients.
- Identifies and effectively deals with resistance and conflict in work with clients (including patients, families, healthcare team members and community representatives).
- Appropriately intervenes to decrease tension and assist clients in evaluating non-productive behaviors, thought processes and coping mechanisms.
SUTS Program Supervisor
Gardner Health Services, A California Health
San Jose, CA
04.2022 - 07.2023
- Provide direct supervision to line staff.
- Monitor and maintain program caseload, length of stay, and dosage.
- Clinical supervision: staff, interns, peer mentor's, & volunteers.
- Provide assistance during client crisis interventions.
- Training all staff and ensure staff get trained in the appropriate evidenced based practices.
- Supervision of client assessments and Treatment Care Plans ensure medical necessity.
- Collaborated on Naltrexone distribution project for Gardner.
- Analyzed program effectiveness to optimize workflows.
- Designed and implemented program policies, frameworks and toolkits for change management processes.
- Planned, directed, coordinated and monitored SUTS program and complied with licensure, certification, accreditation and statutory requirements.
Mental Health Therapist
Gardner Health Services, A California Health
San Jose, CA
06.2021 - 04.2022
- Managed caseload of 34 court mandated patients with substance dependence and co-occurring disorders.
- Educated patients on detox and withdrawal, medications, addiction, recovery, coping skills and community resources.
- Created client treatment plans based on assessments and goals.
- Developed goal-oriented psychoeducational and activity therapy groups to improve clients' level of functioning.
- Worked collaboratively with other mental health professionals to provide consistent care and minimize diversion.
Mental Health Therapist Intern
HealthRight360
San Francisco, CA
10.2020 - 05.2021
- Evaluates, diagnoses, and treats mental health/substance use disorders within individual client sessions.
- Co-facilitate DBT group once a week on Zoom.
- Created client treatment plans based on assessments and goals.
- Case Management and outreach services for clients who are currently enrolled in Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT).
- Referred patients or clients to community resources or specialists.
Residential Mental Health Counselor
CaminarCLC
Redwood City, CA
12.2017 - 05.2021
- Provide one-to-one therapy to program clients, as assigned, and provide crisis intervention as necessary.
- Establish and maintain clear and effective communications with clients, age 19-65, ensure their needs are met, assist them in developing and implementing treatment plans, and preparing clients for the next level of care or other discharge options.
- Monitor and document clients' intake of psychiatric medications and ensure that medications are handled and stored in accordance with established program procedures and licensing regulations.
- Perform client intake interviews and assessments, as assigned. Document clients' progress in program charts and conduct regular chart reviews in accordance with established program procedures.
- Developed goal-oriented psychoeducational and activity therapy groups to improve clients' level of functioning.
MSW Intern
Gardner Health Services, A California Health
San Jose, CA
08.2018 - 05.2019
- Provide individual mental health counseling, case management, and psychoeducational services for 15 clients, meeting every week for 45 minutes.
- Assesses mental health needs, develops individualized treatment goals for each caseload, and prepares trauma-informed care services for clients under supervision of licensed social worker.
- Conducted evaluations to detect presence of mental health or substance abuse disorders.
- Educated patients and families about counseling and treatment options.
Education
Master of Science - Master of Social Work: Community Mental Health
California State University - East Bay
Hayward, CA05.2021
Bachelor of Arts - PSYCHOLOGY
California State University - Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA05.2016
Skills
- Bilingual in English & Amharic
- Experience working with psych patient population
- Experience running groups in a mental health facility
- Experience completing assessment for mental health placement
- Clinical psychosocial diagnosis, assessment, treatment, or individual & group psychotherapy
Involvement and Training
- 2-Day Trauma Conference, The Body Keep The Score- March 23 &24, 2023
- Solution Focused Therapy Training- December 2022
- Patient Safety and Communication Course simulation- March 13, 2021
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)- February 24th and March 3rd ,2021
- Motivational Interviewing -December, 2020
- TEAMSTEEPS- December 7, 2020
- Where Trauma Lives: An Integrated Approach to Treatment- November 6th ,2020
- Trauma Stewardship: How to Do This Work and Sustain- November 12,2020
Certifications and Licenses
- LCSW #120499.
- Authorized 5150 Writer.
Timeline
Licensed Psychotherapist
Grow Therapy
02.2024 - Current
Mental Health Therapist II
Palo Alto Medical Foundation
08.2023 - Current
SUTS Program Supervisor
Gardner Health Services, A California Health
04.2022 - 07.2023
Mental Health Therapist
Gardner Health Services, A California Health
06.2021 - 04.2022
Mental Health Therapist Intern
HealthRight360
10.2020 - 05.2021
MSW Intern
Gardner Health Services, A California Health
08.2018 - 05.2019
Residential Mental Health Counselor
CaminarCLC
12.2017 - 05.2021
Master of Science - Master of Social Work: Community Mental Health
California State University - East Bay
Bachelor of Arts - PSYCHOLOGY
California State University - Los Angeles