Prachi Patel
Summary
Caring professional prepared to deliver case management and client advocacy. Dedicated to helping others achieve progress toward goals and meet specific needs. Wide-ranging knowledge of applicable services and professionals appropriate for clients.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Social Worker
Circle Of Life Adult Day Care Center
2022.09 - Current
- Updated client documentation for accurate, compliant and current records.
- Interviewed clients, families, or groups to assess situations, limitations and issues and implement services to address needs.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to ensure appropriate care coordination and resource allocation for clients.
- Educated families on available community resources, connecting them with essential services such as housing assistance, financial aid, or healthcare providers.
- De-escalated stressful situations through individual and family crisis interventions.
- Maintained accurate case documentation, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards and facilitating informed decision-making by team members.
- Improved client well-being by conducting comprehensive assessments and developing tailored intervention plans.
- Assisted clients with navigating and accessing social services such as housing and medical care.
- Provided crisis intervention services for clients experiencing acute mental health or substance abuse issues.
- Assisted clients in identifying community resources and connecting with appropriate services.
Volunteer
Make a Wish Foundation
- The mission was to create life-changing wishes come true for children with a critical illness
- Encouraging the outer world to come forward and donate to fulfill the dreams of children who battle for life.
Intern
Ashbrook Care and Rehabilitation Center
2021.08 - 2022.05
- Psychosocial Assessment BIIMS and PHQ-9
- Assessed, developed treatment plans
- Assessed patients' psychosocial needs on rehabilitation and acute units
- Addressed patient family needs prior to patient discharge.
Intern
Delaware State University
2021.01 - 2021.08
- Oral History Research Program
- Program Evaluation
- Quality Assurance
- Developed Database.
Customer Service Rep.
Edible Arrangements
2020.06 - 2021.05
- Provide excellent customer service
- Take orders over the phone and when guests walk into the store
- Make fruit arrangements
- Work as a team to complete daily tasks and independently.
Trainee
Budget Motor Lodge
2019.11 - 2021.05
- Care for hotel guests from reservation to check-in through check out.
Researcher
UUU (Uoon, Udai, Uraividam) Foundation
2019.05 - 2019.06
- Providing three basic needs (food, clothing, and shelter)
- Provided an informal education and career guidance program to underprivileged children.
Researcher
TamilNadu Development for Corporation of Women
2019.05 - 2019.06
- Conducted research study on self-help groups and the products they make which is organic
- Conducted study economic and social factors
- Marketed products of terrace gardening and self-help group.
Education
Master of Social Work - Social Work
Delaware State University
Dover, DE08.2022
Bachelor of Arts in Sociology -
University of Madras
06.2019
Skills
- Positive Attitude
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Organized and Efficient
- Attention to Detail
- Computer Skills
- Foreign language proficiency
- Administrative tasks
- Documentation And Reporting
Internship
- Ashbrook Care and Rehabilitation Center, Scotch Plain, NJ, Department of Social Work, 08/2021, 05/2022, Psychosocial Assessment BIIMS and PHQ-9Assessed, developed treatment plansAssessed patients psychosocial needs on rehabilitation and acute units.Address patient family needs prior to patient discharge.
- Delaware State University, Dover, DE, Department of Social Work, 01/2021, 08/2021, Oral History Research ProgramProgram EvaluationQuality AssuranceDeveloped Database
- TamilNadu Development for Corporation of Women, Chennai, India, Researcher, 05/2019, 06/2019, Conduct research study on self-help groups and the products they make which is organicConducted Study economic and social factorsMarketed products of terrace gardening and self-help group
Volunteer Experience
- Make a Wish Foundation, The mission was to create life-changing wishes come true for children with a critical illness. Encouraging the outer world to come forward and donate to fulfil the dreams of children who battle for life.
- UUU (Uoon, Udai, Uraividam) Foundation, Providing three basic needs (food, clothing and shelter) Provided an informal education and career guidance program to underprivileged children
Languages
Gujarati
Full Professional
Hindi
Full Professional
Tamil
Full Professional
English
Full Professional
Timeline
Social Worker
Circle Of Life Adult Day Care Center
2022.09 - Current
Intern
Ashbrook Care and Rehabilitation Center
2021.08 - 2022.05
Intern
Delaware State University
2021.01 - 2021.08
Customer Service Rep.
Edible Arrangements
2020.06 - 2021.05
Trainee
Budget Motor Lodge
2019.11 - 2021.05
Researcher
UUU (Uoon, Udai, Uraividam) Foundation
2019.05 - 2019.06
Researcher
TamilNadu Development for Corporation of Women
2019.05 - 2019.06
Volunteer
Make a Wish Foundation
Master of Social Work - Social Work
Delaware State University
Bachelor of Arts in Sociology -
University of Madras
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