Peaches Beecham
MSW, Social Worker
Elkton,MD
Summary
Motivated Social Worker with comprehensive knowledge of social justice issues and systems affecting marginalized communities. Passionate about developing and facilitating programs to support communities in need. Collaborative and analytical advocate builds strategic partnerships, advocate for clients and advance change for communities in need.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work History
Program Supervisor
VisionQuest HomeQuest
Wilmington, United States
04.2018 - Current
- Participates in the selection, training, performance evaluation, and development of Youth and Family Specialists (YFS).
- Conducts intakes with clients and their guardians if younger than 18 years old by evaluating and addressing criminogenic needs and concerns with a strengths-based, needs-driven approach.
- Serves as the primary contact with The Delaware Department of Services For Children, Youth, and Their Families (DSCYF) to coordinate services referred by the client's Probation Officer.
- Collaborates with outside agencies such as Brandywine Counseling and Community Services (BCCS) and Aquila of Delaware INC to help individuals affected by substance abuse and mental health complete services court-ordered by the state of Delaware.
- Oversees VisionQuest's Sanctuary Model of Trauma Informed Care Program, where staff and clients learn how to heal from their trauma, stress, and adversity by creating an environment that promotes healing.
- Educates individuals and their families on how to access assistance and expand their range of support outlets to meet their needs through community resources.
- Coaches team members on productivity strategies to accomplish challenging goals for each youth to complete services.
- Maintains thorough case history records and written detailed reports in Care4 software.
- Administers and adheres to all company policies, procedures, and state regulations for staff and clients.
Senior Recovery Specialist
Rockford Center
Newark, DE
06.2021 - 12.2022
- Escorted individuals from the unit to meals, activities, and visitation areas to maintain the standard of safety and security.
- Identified behaviors that necessitated intervention and obtained assistance from qualified personnel to complete intervention.
- Observed individual behaviors and mental status and notified RN of unusual or potentially dangerous occurrences.
- Attended therapeutic, educational group meetings and supported clients with guidance from RN or medical professional.
- Performed scheduled client safety checks and documented results to establish the client's well-being.
- Applied de-escalation and limit-setting techniques to promote client cooperation.
Social Work Intern
Alfred I. Dupont Hospital For Children
Wilmington, United States
08.2019 - 03.2020
- Performed comprehensive evaluations, biopsychosocial histories, and psychosocial assessments for patients with long-term and short-term health concerns.
- Coordinated care in collaboration with the client, their family, and the multidisciplinary team to identify effective interventions to help the patient meet rehabilitation and treatment goals and improve quality of life.
- Coordinated patient discharge and continuity of care following release.
- Offered community resource guidance to clients to meet family needs for assistance.
- Explained medical care options to help families make informed healthcare decisions.
- Completed detailed charts to summarize interactions with patients and booked follow-up sessions.
- Recorded progress notes and interventions, including client and family's response to interventions in Epic database.
Therapeutic Support for Families
Jewish Family Services Of Delaware
Newark, DE
06.2019 - 12.2019
- Identified risk and resiliency factors within the individual, peer groups, family, school, and community and developed intervention strategies.
- Provided one-to-one behavioral interventions to the client with social-emotional disorders (SED) using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Crisis Intervention Model, and Solution-Focused Therapy.
- Provided guidance and counseling techniques to families and school personnel.
- Delivered therapeutic supervision to clients and their families during treatment and educational activities.
- Worked collaboratively with the lead therapist and all team members to ensure the service plan met the client's needs.
- Documented behavioral progress notes in the valant database.
Clinical Social Work Intern
Jewish Family Services
Newark, Delaware
08.2018 - 05.2019
- Completed detailed charts to summarize interactions with patients and booked follow-up sessions.
- Mediated between family members to facilitate conflict resolution and build healthy family relationships.
- Offered community resource guidance to clients to meet family needs for assistance.
- Assisted Social Workers with wellness checks and home visits to supervise separated families.
- Assisted social workers with medical records reviews to facilitate improved performance and quality assurance.
- Performed client screenings and accurately recorded data in case files to facilitate clinical case coordination services and case management duties.
- Explained medical care options to help families make informed healthcare decisions.
- Counseled individuals and families regarding mental health, substance abuse, physical abuse, and rehabilitation issues.
- Visited individuals in homes and attended group meetings to provide information on agency services, requirements, and procedures.
Youth and Family Specialist
VisionQuest HomeQuest
Wilmington, United States
10.2015 - 04.2018
- Responsible for holding clients and their families accountable for completing required services, including but not limited to cognitive-behavioral self-counseling skills, aggression replacement training, individual sanctuary psycho-educational sessions, community service, guided recreation, casey life skills, accountability, street smarts, and girl self-esteem.
- Facilitated groups at the New Castle Detention Center by helping clients develop new coping mechanisms and techniques to drive behavior modification.
- Accommodated individuals with academic and vocational training to deliver information on future career opportunities.
- Delivered clients transitional assistance in education, life skills, and career development.
- Created and facilitated recreation and education activities for clients to engage in groups in a safe environment.
- Applied crisis intervention methods to de-escalate potentially dangerous scenarios.
- Visited individuals in homes and attended group meetings to provide information on agency services, requirements, and procedures.
- Maintained documentation and records of progress notes in Epitomax.
Evening Reporting Center Program Coordinator
VisionQuest HomeQuest
Wilmington, DE
04.2014 - 10.2015
- Organized and managed program development from conception through successful execution.
- Provided a strength-based approach to developing positive therapeutic relationships while using systems theory to understand how clients' behavior is influenced by various factors that work together.
- Implemented a day-to-day orderly operation of the program and its comprehensive service delivery, including scheduling, facilitating groups, coordinating client's movement and transportation, and delivering high-quality, evidence-based services.
- Facilitated groups by administering evidence-based and evidence-supported curricula, including aggression replacement training, sanctuary psycho-education curriculum, victim/community awareness, keeping it real, sex education 101, and Casey life skills.
- Maintained a safe environment for the youth assigned to the ERC by conducting searches per VQ policy daily when the clients arrived on site.
Behavioral Therapist
AdvoServ
Bear, Delaware
07.2012 - 04.2014
- Delivered frequent summaries on resident progression and regression in treatment to provide recommendations toward treatment plans for success.
- Addressed behavioral and emotional needs of residents through activities and interventions, increasing resident socialization and interpersonal and social skills.
- Assisted residents in adhering to treatment plans by setting up medical appointments, arranging transportation, coordinating services, and providing emotional support.
- Cared for residents by assisting in changing bed linens, washing and ironing laundry, cleaning, and personal hygiene.
Education
Master of Science - Social Work
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
West Chester, PA 08.2017 - 05.2020
Bachelor of Science - Behavioral Sciences
Wilmington University
New Castle, DE 01.2016 - 05.2017
Associate of Arts - Liberal Arts And Sciences
University of Delaware
Newark, DE 08.2006 - 05.2008
Skills
Crisis Intervention
Case management
Referrals and networking
Strengths-based solution-focused therapy
Skilled community-based case manager
Analytical thinking
Compassionate
Efficient under pressure
Life skills counseling
Generating schedules
Document management
Affiliations
Phi Alpha Honor Society Member
Certification
First Aid/CPR Certified
Licenses
Licensed Baccalaureate Social Worker (LBSW) |State of Delaware|
Timeline
Senior Recovery Specialist
Rockford Center
06.2021 - 12.2022
Social Work Intern
Alfred I. Dupont Hospital For Children
08.2019 - 03.2020
Therapeutic Support for Families
Jewish Family Services Of Delaware
06.2019 - 12.2019
Clinical Social Work Intern
Jewish Family Services
08.2018 - 05.2019
Program Supervisor
VisionQuest HomeQuest
04.2018 - Current
Master of Science - Social Work
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
08.2017 - 05.2020
Bachelor of Science - Behavioral Sciences
Wilmington University
01.2016 - 05.2017
Youth and Family Specialist
VisionQuest HomeQuest
10.2015 - 04.2018
Evening Reporting Center Program Coordinator
VisionQuest HomeQuest
04.2014 - 10.2015
Behavioral Therapist
AdvoServ
07.2012 - 04.2014
Associate of Arts - Liberal Arts And Sciences
University of Delaware
08.2006 - 05.2008