Rosa Encarnación LCSW
Waterbury,CT
Summary
Detail-oriented individual with exceptional communication and project management skills. Proven ability to handle multiple tasks effectively and efficiently in fast-paced environments. Recognized for taking proactive approach to identifying and addressing issues, with focus on optimizing processes and supporting team objectives.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Social Services
Behavioral Health Case Manager
Rushford Hartford Health Care
04.2018 - Current
- Provide Case Management for Mental Health and co-occurring substance use disorders.
Department Education of Puerto Rico
08.2016 - 05.2017
- Counseled teens with low self-esteem
- Counseled teens that needed to improve their GPA
- Workshops for teens with difficult behavior
- Centro Residencial de Oportunidades Educativas Ceiba (CROEC)
Department Education of Puerto Rico
10.2012 - 05.2013
- Teaching Children with Special Needs
- Community Elementary School Urbana Nueva
Hospicio La Paz
03.2011 - 04.2012
- Visit terminal patients in their homes
- Council families through their grieving process
- Digitally report progress and findings
Community Elementary School Ramón Quiñones Pacheco
08.2009 - 12.2009
- Counseled children with low self-esteem
- Coordinated evaluations for children with special needs to enter Special Education program
- Workshops for children with difficult behavior
Human Services Coordinator
Community Housing Pedro Rosario Nieves
01.2009 - 05.2009
- Workshops for Single mothers
Education
Master’s Degree of Arts - Social Work
Universidad Interamericana
Puerto Rico03-2018
Bachelor of Arts - Social Work
Universidad Interamericana
Puerto Rico12-2009
Skills
- Fully bilingual in English and Spanish
- Computer and digital documentation
- Multidisciplinary training and certified in psychosocial treatment for use of Opiates (Buprenorphine)
- Licensed Masters of Social Work
Certification
Licensed Outpatient Counselor II
Connecticut Counseling Centers, Inc
Meriden, CT
Currently working with Methadone Maintenance Program
• Intake Assessments for patients
• ABHS Program • CDCS reporting IOP group therapy sessions as well as Outpatient groups using Cognitive Behavioral modality and Motivational Interviewing
• Individual Therapy sessions using Cognitive Behavioral modality
October 2024 to present
Mental Health Clinician I
CT RENAISSANCE
Waterbury, CT
• Individual therapy sessions for clients on probation referred to the ASIST program with Mental Health and Substance Use diagnosis.
• Individual therapy sessions for clients on probation referred to the ASIST program with Mental Health and Substance Use diagnosis.
• Group therapy sessions using Start Now program.
• CDCS reporting
• Documentation in Care Logic and Epic
• De-escalation of hostile clients
• Fully bilingual in English and Spanish
December 2021 to October 2024
Community Service Activities
Volunteer work at Community Elementary School Berta Zalduondo Cruz, Volunteer work at Community Elementary School Ramón Quiñones Pacheco, Volunteer work tutoring children with special needs, Overseeing and monitoring children’s behavior, Volunteer work at rehabilitation centers, Volunteer work with Senderos de Esperanza Census for homeless people, Volunteer work at Casa de Oración Camino al Cielo Church
Areas of Specialty
- Domestic Violence
- Sexual Abuse in Children and Adolescents
- Child and Family Welfare
- Christian Guidance
- Counseling
- Depression
- Substance Abuse
- ADHD
- Assessments for the needs of the elderly and their families
- Assessments for the needs of terminally ill patients
- Mental Health
- Substance Use
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Behavioral Health Case Manager
Rushford Hartford Health Care
04.2018 - Current
Department Education of Puerto Rico
08.2016 - 05.2017
Department Education of Puerto Rico
10.2012 - 05.2013
Hospicio La Paz
03.2011 - 04.2012
Community Elementary School Ramón Quiñones Pacheco
08.2009 - 12.2009
Human Services Coordinator
Community Housing Pedro Rosario Nieves
01.2009 - 05.2009
Social Services
Master’s Degree of Arts - Social Work
Universidad Interamericana
Bachelor of Arts - Social Work
Universidad Interamericana