Regina (Wester) Arabia
Perth Amboy,NJ
Summary
Successful at helping clients unravel physical, mental and emotional layers to identify root causes of problems and develop strong coping skills for diverse scenarios. Proficient in interdisciplinary collaboration with passion for leaving positive impact on patient lives. Strong background in supporting client treatment plans. Compassionate and driven with unfailing work ethic and passion for helping others
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Therapist LSW
The Howard Center for Wellness
08.2023 - 07.2024
- Documented patient information, treatment plans, and patient responses while managing individual case load up to 30 clients per week.
- Counseled individuals, groups, and families to bring awareness of problems, deal with crisis situations and develop action plans.
- Implemented evidence-based interventions through cognitive-behavioral and solution-focused therapy.
- Developed strategies to help patients cope with stress and anxiety and build resilience.
- Compiled detailed client histories using intake forms, interviews and assessments to build complete picture for determining optimal therapeutic approaches.
Trauma Social Work Intern
Robert Wood Johnson Hospital
05.2022 - 05.2023
- Participate in interdisciplinary Trauma rounds with surgeons, nurse practitioners, medical students, and consulting physicians.
- Conduct discharge planning evaluations with patients to assess needs before and after discharge, including, but not limited to, sub-acute rehab, acute rehab, Traumatic Brain Injury rehab, Spinal Cord Injury Rehab, and inpatient psychiatric facilities.
- Facilitate transfers to rehab by collaborating with facility's admissions department for bed availability, obtaining insurance authorization, and setting up transport.
- Maintained records of patient case history and added detailed reports to Epic database.
- Collaborate with MSW supervisor managing complex caseloads of 30 patients
- Collaborate with Financial Counselors to screen patients for Medicaid, Charity Care, and New Jersey Property-Liability Insurance Guaranty Association (PLIGA) when they have no payer source
- Provide safety education and resources to pediatric trauma patients and their guardians, including pedestrian/bike safety, car seat safety, fall prevention, pool safety, and more.
- Applied effective time management techniques to meet tight deadlines
Instructor for Marching Band and Indoor Percussion
Old Bridge High School
01.2019 - 05.2024
- Promote safe and caring environment conducive to student learning.
- Maintain confidentiality, collaborate with staff, accept constructive feedback, be a positive role model, treating others with respect.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with individuals from many diverse backgrounds and professions, including supervisors, administrators, coworkers, staff, students, parents, and general public.
- Demonstrate compassion, courage, discernment, excellence, honesty, hope, integrity, patience, perseverance, reliability, respect, responsibility, and trustworthiness.
Social Work Intern
Girl Scouts Of The Jersey Shore
08.2021 - 05.2022
- Encouraged girls to develop strong self-confidence and leadership skills.
- Provided guidance and information to parents of girls through e-mail, phone calls, and newsletters.
- Assessed needs and interests of individuals and groups and planned activities around available equipment and facilities.
- Organized activities addressing current issues and girls' interests and needs.
- Scouted and found sponsors for financial support and acquiring needed supplies, in addition to researching grants to apply to and assisting with grant writing.
- Conducted outreach to local referral sources to build strong partnerships for supportive services.
Education
Master of Arts - Social Work
Rutgers University
New Brunswick, NJ05.2023
Bachelor of Arts - Social Work
Rutgers University
New Brunswick, NJ05.2022
Skills
- Empathetic
- Organized
- Effective Communication Skills
- Great Time Management
- Case Management
- Crisis Intervention
- Documentation requirements
- Client Relations
Timeline
Therapist LSW
The Howard Center for Wellness
08.2023 - 07.2024
Trauma Social Work Intern
Robert Wood Johnson Hospital
05.2022 - 05.2023
Social Work Intern
Girl Scouts Of The Jersey Shore
08.2021 - 05.2022
Instructor for Marching Band and Indoor Percussion
Old Bridge High School
01.2019 - 05.2024
Master of Arts - Social Work
Rutgers University
Bachelor of Arts - Social Work
Rutgers University
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