Paolis Freeman

Professional social worker with experience in healthcare settings, specializing in patient advocacy and resource coordination. Skilled in crisis intervention, case management, and emotional support. Strong focus on team collaboration and achieving outcomes under changing circumstances. Valued for empathy, adaptability, and communication skills.

Dedicated to serving our most underserved community well-versed at liaising with clients to foster access to community resources, treatment and assistance programs. Strong background in supporting client treatment plans. Compassionate and driven with unfailing work ethic and passion for helping others.

Versatile in crisis management, offering extensive knowledge of community resources. Proactive and committed to serving at risk families, individuals, special-needs populations and emancipated youth.

Empathetic as in my role in Child Protective Services with over 25 years of experience interfacing with community liaisons, facilitating individual and group sessions and monitoring conditions of clients to coordinate care. Excellent communicator with knack for building lasting professional relationships. I am highly motivated, professional I have the ability to develop and implement successful plans of action to address individual needs. Possesses strong problem-solving skills to reduce barriers. Committed to helping individuals and families.

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• Achieved result's by utilizing software to track and monitor outcomes of children and families I used the Child Welfare System (CWS) data base, Structure Decision Making (SDM) and a tool called Safe Measures, Assignment Management System (AMS) for accountability and tracking outcome of our referrals and engagement.
• Supervised team of 5-9 staff members.
• Used Microsoft Excel to develop inventory tracking spreadsheets for (CWS), SDM, and Safe Measures, and Cisco.
• Documented and resolved out of compliance issues with staff not meeting state required documentation guideline from 67% to 95%, compliance.

• Associate Clinical Social Worker (ASW), #106102
• Chaplin- Bridgeway Christian Center, 2023.
• Community for Peace-intervention, engagement, counseling for Intimate Partner Violence, 2018.
• CSEC (Commercially Sexually Exploited Children) training 2019, WestCoast Children's Clinic
• BLS, CPR and First Aid 2024
• Notary 2024

• As member of community church, served on Outreach Committee to regularly prepare and distribute dinners to community families in need
• Partnered with Sacramento WEAVE to provide services to support women escaping violence and gaining employment

• California State University at Sacramento, Master of Social Work, 2005
• California State University at Sacramento, Bachelor of Social Work, 2003
• ASW 106102- Expected 2025

I have a passion and calling in this work. I have had personal experience with the end of life transition. I had so much support and as I journeyed toward my own healing, I was ready to support families, at the most difficult time in life, the losing of a loved one.