
Licensed Master Social Worker with experience providing trauma-informed mental health services in psychiatric residential and therapeutic educational settings. Skilled in crisis intervention, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), psychosocial assessments, treatment planning, IEP development, and multidisciplinary collaboration. Experienced working with youth presenting with complex emotional, behavioral, and psychiatric diagnoses, developmental disabilities, trauma histories, and problem sexual behaviors.
• Provided individual, group, and family therapy to children and adolescents in a Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility (PRTF).
• Conducted biopsychosocial assessments, treatment planning, discharge planning, and comprehensive clinical documentation.
• Utilized CBT, DBT, and trauma-informed interventions to address emotional dysregulation, psychiatric symptoms, behavioral challenges, and trauma.
• Conducted crisis intervention, behavioral de-escalation, and safety planning while supporting youth with severe emotional and behavioral disorders, including problem sexual behaviors (PSB).
• Collaborated with psychiatrists, nurses, residential staff, educators, families, DCF, probation officers, and community providers to coordinate treatment and ensure continuity of care.