Olivia Bridges
Elizabeth City,NC
Summary
Mental health professional prepared to bring strong therapeutic skills to new role. Known for developing effective treatment plans and achieving meaningful client outcomes. Consistently collaborates with team members and adapts to changing clinical needs. Expertise in patient assessment and therapeutic interventions, coupled with compassionate and reliable nature. Experienced with delivering therapeutic support in outpatient settings. Utilizes patient assessment and crisis intervention to foster client progress. Knowledge of developing individualized treatment plans and adapting strategies to meet evolving client needs.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Outpatient Therapist
Deer Oaks Mental Health Associates
08.2024 - Current
- Conduct in-person assessments
- Provide individual therapy, family therapy, group therapy
- Offer essential behavioral management services
- Increased client satisfaction rates with empathetic counseling approaches that fostered trust and rapport in therapeutic relationships.
- Documented patient information, treatment plans, and patient responses.
- Provided comprehensive case management services, created treatment plans, and connected clients and families to appropriate resources.
- Worked collaboratively with other mental health professionals to provide consistent care and minimize diversion.
- Quickly built trust and rapport with clients to facilitate growth.
- Implemented a diverse range of therapeutic modalities to address clients'' varied needs and preferences, including cognitive-behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, and solution-focused brief therapy.
Family Centered Treatment Clinician
Clarvida
05.2023 - Current
- Aim to help families identify their core emotional issues
- Identify functions of behaviors in a family systems context
- Change the emotional tone and behavioral interaction patterns among family members
- Develop secure relationships by strengthening attachment bonds
- Implemented crisis intervention strategies when needed, ensuring immediate safety measures were in place for at-risk patients.
- Established appropriate course of treatment and implemented interventions.
- Provided patients with detailed information about symptoms, causes and treatment expectations.
- Improved patient outcomes by implementing evidence-based clinical practices and interventions.
- Enhanced interdisciplinary collaboration for better patient care through effective communication and teamwork.
Social Work Lecturer
Elizabeth City State University
08.2022 - Current
- Promote educational institutions or programs
- Evaluate and grade students; class work, assignments, and papers
- Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate students on topics such as family behavior, child and adolescent mental health, and social intervention evaluation
- Prepare course materials such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts
- Act as advisers to student organizations
- Keep abreast of developments in their field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences
- Conducted engaging in-class discussions to facilitate learning and encourage participation.
- Encouraged class discussions by building discussions into lessons, actively soliciting input, asking open-ended questions and using techniques to track student participation.
- Increased course relevance by incorporating real-world examples and case studies into lesson plans.
- Used different learning modes and types of technology to engage students in achieving learning outcomes.
- Expanded program offerings by proposing new courses based on current trends within the field of study.
- Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
- Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.
Director of Social Services
Autumn care of Suffolk
09.2021 - 11.2023
- Plan, develop, organize, implement, Evaluate, direct the social service programs at the facility
- Participate in discharge planning, development and implement of social care plans and resident assessments
- Interpret social, psychological, and emotional needs of the resident/family to the medical staff, attending physician, and other resident care members
- Develop a written plan of care for each resident that identifies the problems/needs of the resident and the goals to be accomplish for each problem/need identified relating to mood, behavior, psychosocial well-being, discharge status, and code status
- Work with emotional problems including assisting resident/families with anxieties and stress caused by illness and admission to facility, difficulties in coping with residual physical disabilities, fears related to helplessness and death and the need for institutional and specialized care
- Established preliminary and comprehensive assessment for social service needs of consumers.
- Increased client satisfaction by actively addressing concerns and providing timely resolutions.
- Communicated performance survey results to administrators formulating corrective action plan.
- Provided crisis intervention support when needed; demonstrating empathy, compassion and resourcefulness to serve clients in times of distress.
Director of Social Services
Citadel of Elizabeth City
11.2018 - 09.2021
- Conduct workshops and speak at community events in order to educate the public about their services and programs
- Disseminate information about the individual's rights, give details about the services provided by the program and encourage people to enter the program if it is appropriate for their needs
- Make appointments with members of the community to tour the facility so they can see if that program is right for them
- Assist people who are admitted to a program such as a residential health care facility adjust to their new surroundings
- Sets goals and plans for the social services department
- Assess patients regularly to make sure the facility continues to meet their needs
- They also provide the family with information about care planning
- Facilitate and execute discharge planning
MSW intern
Johari Family Services
08.2016 - 05.2017
- Assisted in providing MST services to diverse clients and families
- Facilitated growth intervention groups to female students at local middle school
- Attend court sessions and administrative interventions for clients
- Represented Johari Family Services at community in action meetings for children in the community
- Provided intervention for clients to reach stability and decrease in inappropriate behavioral functions
Education
Masters of Social Work - Social Work
University of North Carolina at Pembroke
Pembroke, NC05.2017
Bachelor of Social Work - Social Work
Elizabeth City State University
Elizabeth City, NC05.2016
Skills
- Case Management
- Crisis Intervention
- Higher Education Teaching
- Autism Experience
- Child & Family Counseling
- Curriculum Development
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Behavior Management
- Administrative Experience
- Suicide Risk Assessment
- Case Documentation
- Building client relationships
Certification
- Licensed Clinical Social Worker Associate, 09/01/21- 04/01/24
- Licensed Clinical Social Worker, 04/01/24-04/01/26
Personal Information
Work Permit: Authorized to work in the US for any employer
Timeline
Outpatient Therapist
Deer Oaks Mental Health Associates
08.2024 - Current
Family Centered Treatment Clinician
Clarvida
05.2023 - Current
Social Work Lecturer
Elizabeth City State University
08.2022 - Current
Director of Social Services
Autumn care of Suffolk
09.2021 - 11.2023
Director of Social Services
Citadel of Elizabeth City
11.2018 - 09.2021
MSW intern
Johari Family Services
08.2016 - 05.2017
Bachelor of Social Work - Social Work
Elizabeth City State University
- Licensed Clinical Social Worker Associate, 09/01/21- 04/01/24
- Licensed Clinical Social Worker, 04/01/24-04/01/26
Masters of Social Work - Social Work
University of North Carolina at Pembroke
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