Rashima Ferguson
Brooklyn,New York
Summary
Compassionate social worker with extensive experience delivering social services to diverse populations. Proficient in assessing client safety, strengths, needs, and resources. Approachable and respectful professional with strong advocacy and problem-solving skills. Collaborates effectively with team members to ensure optimal outcomes for clients or patients.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Clinical Case Coordinator
Cases
Brooklyn, New York
07.2024 - Current
- Provide supervision and community-based services to a caseload of pretrial participants.
- On an ongoing basis, conduct psychosocial and service need assessments with participants, assessing any factors impacting their participation with supervised release, motivation, and need for treatment.
- Review legal and court screening documentation with participants to analyze their offending behavior patterns, identifying behavioral changes, and need for supports that may reduce likelihood of any pretrial arrests.
- Utilize problem-solving techniques, such as motivational interviewing, to help motivate and engage participants in any needed process of change.
- Ensure participants receive services that are strengths-based, gender-specific, trauma-informed, and culturally sensitive to increase engagement in community-based services and support participants to achieve their self-identified goals for treatment, recovery, rehabilitation, and crime-free community integration.
- Work collaboratively with the court, pretrial staff, and community partners to facilitate and ensure participants' successful completion of supervised release.
- Enter assessment, supervision appointment reporting, and progress note documentation into program database in a timely fashion.
- Meet monthly case management contact and outreach goals, as established by supervisory staff.
MSW STUDENT INTERN, ADVANCED YEAR FIELD PRACTICUM
SOHOMD, PLLC
New York, NY
09.2023 - 05.2024
- Provide individual psychotherapy to patients experiencing depression, anxiety, and attention deficit disorder.
- Document therapy session notes in the electronic health record (EHR).
- Participate in interdisciplinary meetings to collaborate on patients with complex treatment needs, including, but not limited to, those with co-occurring disorders.
- Participate in agency-wide training, including cognitive behavioral therapy, motivational interviewing, and mindfulness.
MSW STUDENT INTERN, FOUNDATION YEAR FIELD PRACTICUM
WESTHAB INC. SACKETT RAPID RE-HOUSING CENTER
Brooklyn, NY
09.2022 - 05.2023
- Meet weekly with clients to complete wellness checks
- Co-Facilitated weekly groups with assigned task supervisor
- Respond to critical incidents involving clients and implement safety plans when necessary
- Document routine client contact, critical incidents, and incident follow-up in CARES
- Assist with the completion of bio psychosocial assessments
- Document field experience in weekly process recordings
SUPERVISOR II
NYC ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN'S SERVICES
New York, NY
06.2006 - 04.2023
- Supervise Child Protective Specialists investigating allegations of abuse and/or neglect
- Provide ongoing supervisory guidance and case reviews of active investigations
- Participate in and make recommendations in child safety conferences with families and community partners
- Ensures the CPS implements appropriate safety interventions to ensure the safety of children and families
- Ensures the CPS make the necessary service referrals for children and families
- Monitor coordination with law enforcement and district attorney's office on critical cases
- Provide oversight to ensure investigations are submitted timely
- Maintain data to ensure compliance with ACS and New York State (OCFS) mandates and timeframes
- Monitor staff time and leave
- Provide on-the-job training for newly employed child protective specialists
Education
MSW - INTEGRATED HEALTH
STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY, SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WELFARE
New York05.2024
BACHELOR OF ARTS - CRIMINOLOGY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
College Park, MDSkills
- Safety Planning
- Biopsychosocial Assessments
- Service Delivery Coordination
- Cultural Competency
- Trauma-Informed
- Multidisciplinary team collaboration
- Proficient in Office Suite Applications
- Comprehensive Documentation Skills
Certification
New York State Education Department, Office of the Professions
July 2024
Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW)
New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs
July 2024
Licensed Social Worker (LSW)
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Clinical Case Coordinator
Cases
07.2024 - Current
MSW STUDENT INTERN, ADVANCED YEAR FIELD PRACTICUM
SOHOMD, PLLC
09.2023 - 05.2024
MSW STUDENT INTERN, FOUNDATION YEAR FIELD PRACTICUM
WESTHAB INC. SACKETT RAPID RE-HOUSING CENTER
09.2022 - 05.2023
SUPERVISOR II
NYC ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN'S SERVICES
06.2006 - 04.2023
New York State Education Department, Office of the Professions
July 2024
Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW)
New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs
July 2024
Licensed Social Worker (LSW)
MSW - INTEGRATED HEALTH
STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY, SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WELFARE
BACHELOR OF ARTS - CRIMINOLOGY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
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