Qamar Abdi
Spring Lake Park,MN
Summary
Results-oriented Mental Health Counselor with extensive experience managing diverse caseloads in both pediatric and geriatric populations at leading healthcare institutions. Demonstrates a strong track record in implementing effective psychotherapeutic interventions tailored to individual client needs, enhancing overall mental health outcomes. Excels in leading insightful counseling sessions, facilitating open communication to address client concerns and improve behavioral strategies. Strong collaborative skills ensure high standards of clinical care while adhering to ethical and regulatory guidelines.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Inpatient Care Coordination
Fairview Health Services
Woodbury, MN
08.2024 - Current
- Developed discharge plans in coordination with multidisciplinary team members that included follow-up appointments and community resources available for continued care after leaving facility.
- Facilitated communication between various departments to ensure effective coordination of patient care activities.
- Facilitated coordination between primary care physician and specialists to ensure continuity of care.
- Managed a caseload of complex acute and chronic cases requiring specialized skills in assessment, treatment planning, intervention, evaluation, coordination of care plan delivery and documentation.
- Manages patients across the health care continuum to achieve the efficient clinical, financial, operational, and satisfaction outcomes.
Behavioral Health Social Worker- Children's Minneapolis -Emergency Department
Children's Hospital and Clinics of Minnesota
Minneapolis, USA
08.2022 - Current
- Completed Mental health assessments and provided emotional support for children and adolescents exhibiting escalated MH behaviors ranging from suicidal ideation, intentional ingestions, and/or high risk self-injurious behaviors
- Provide service and support to children and adolescents who also experience problems at school such as learning delays, behavioral problems, defiance, and reactions to life changes such as a new diagnosis, parental divorce, or death in the family
- Extended support to families who are grieving the loss of a child and provide trauma education
- Clinical modalities used include solution-focused brief therapy, motivational interviewing, cognitive behavioral therapy, person-centered planning, Narrative therapy, Crisis intervention, and harm reduction approach
- Manages and monitors the individual's biological, psychological, biomedical, and social well-being, with the aim of looking at the individual as a whole person
- Facilitated care conference to collaborate with county partners in providing patients shelter and long-term placement options
Mental Health Intern
WASHBURN CENTER FOR CHILDREN
Minneapolis, USA
08.2020 - 01.2021
- Delivered tailored mental health solutions across individual, group, and family settings.
- Interview clients, conduct diagnostic assessments, and coordinate and manage caseloads of 17+ clients
- Facilitate development of treatment plans and administer psychotherapies under the supervision of qualified professionals
- Maintain progress notes and client charts, and record treatment modifications
- Facilitated therapeutic interventions using CBT, DBT, play therapy, talk therapy, TF-CBT and to support youth mental wellness.
- Utilized client-centered methods to boost self-esteem based on individual strengths.
- Maintained a client-centered and insight-oriented approach in managing caseloads and implementing treatments
- Acquired comprehensive knowledge of clients' unique cultural backgrounds to inform mental health strategies.
- Built trust-based connections with families to tailor treatments based on their understanding of clients.
- Maintain organized and current records as instructed to support continuous client safety and wellbeing.
- Held therapy sessions in both clinic/office and telehealth settings to provide continuous mental health support during Covid 19 pandemic.
Education
Master of Social Work -
St. Thomas State University
St. Paul, MN12.2022
Skills
- Mental health support
- Discharge planning
- Diagnostic Assessment
- Treatment planning
- Bilingual: Somali, English
- Individual/Group Counseling
- Caseload management
- Client-Centered Support
- Motivational interviewing
- Clinical documentation
- Cross-Cultural Awareness
- Legal/Regulatory Compliance
- Crisis intervention
- Microsoft Office Suite
- EMR
- Multidisciplinary team collaboration
Affiliations
- supervised several Graduate-Level interns. 2024-2025
Timeline
Inpatient Care Coordination
Fairview Health Services
08.2024 - Current
Behavioral Health Social Worker- Children's Minneapolis -Emergency Department
Children's Hospital and Clinics of Minnesota
08.2022 - Current
Mental Health Intern
WASHBURN CENTER FOR CHILDREN
08.2020 - 01.2021
Master of Social Work -
St. Thomas State University
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