RAINA WILLIAMS
Baltimore,MD
Summary
Dynamic therapist with extensive experience at At Your Best Behavior Health, skilled in treatment planning and crisis intervention. Proven ability to build rapport and empower clients through tailored strategies, enhancing their coping skills and resilience. Committed to ethical practice and effective communication, ensuring comprehensive support for diverse mental health needs.
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
Work History
THERAPIST
AT YOUR BEST BEHAVIOR HEALTH
02.2021 - Current
- Built strong rapport with clients, fostering trust and open communication for effective therapy sessions.
- Maintained detailed case notes and documentation, ensuring effective tracking of progress and continuity of care across providers.
- Established clear boundaries with clients, maintaining ethical practice standards while preserving the therapeutic relationship.
- Provided individual and group therapy sessions to patients suffering from mental health issues.
- Enhanced client well-being through personalized treatment plans tailored to individual needs and goals.
- Assessed clients' mental health needs, developed treatment plans and monitored progress.
- Documented patient information, treatment plans, and patient responses.
- Developed strategies to help patients cope with stress and anxiety and build resilience.
- Counseled individuals, groups, and families to bring awareness of problems, deal with crisis situations and develop action plans.
- Delivered brief interventions to help clients develop healthy coping skills.
- Coached clients on effective coping strategies, empowering them to manage symptoms independently outside of therapy sessions.
- Developed and implemented intensive individualized treatment plans addressing family relationship problems, destructive patterns of behavior and other psychosocial issues.
SOCIAL WORKER
Child And Family Services Agency
06.1997 - Current
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to ensure appropriate care coordination and resource allocation for clients.
- 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.
- Advocated for clients to assure respected rights and wishes.
- Improved client well-being by conducting comprehensive assessments and developing tailored intervention plans.
- Maintained regular contact with clients by calling and visiting clients' homes.
- Conducted home visits to assess living environment and facilitate access to necessary resources.
- Assisted clients with navigating and accessing social services such as housing and medical care.
- Conducted home visits to assess family dynamics, providing guidance on effective communication strategies and conflict resolution techniques.
- Provided crisis intervention services for clients experiencing acute mental health or substance abuse issues.
- Collaborated with schools to address students'' social-emotional needs, working closely with teachers and administrators to create supportive learning environments.
Education
Master of Arts - SOCIAL WORK
University of Maryland, Baltimore
Baltimore, MD08-1997
Bachelor of Arts - SOCIAL WORK
Delaware State University
Dover, DE05-1996
Skills
- Treatment Planning
- Building rapport
- Crisis intervention
- One-on-one sessions
- Family therapy
- CBT techniques
Timeline
THERAPIST
AT YOUR BEST BEHAVIOR HEALTH
02.2021 - Current
SOCIAL WORKER
Child And Family Services Agency
06.1997 - Current
Master of Arts - SOCIAL WORK
University of Maryland, Baltimore
Bachelor of Arts - SOCIAL WORK
Delaware State University
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