Roxana Vazquez-Hili, LCSW-R
BRONX,NY
Summary
Highly motivated Clinical Director with many years of experience, delivering positive patient outcomes, creative solutions to issues and great interaction with staff, patients, and other stakeholders. An energetic leader, knowledgeable in Foster Care and the Mental Health System.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Clinical Social Worker/
Montefiore/Butler Center for Children and Families
The Bronx, NY
05.2024 - Current
- Provided treatment to children and adolescents with problematic sexual behaviors and history of trauma
- Implemented evidence-based treatments including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, TF-CBT, and TF-CBT/PSB.
- Assisted clients in developing coping strategies for enhancing management of PTSD symptoms.
- Created individualized safety plans for high risk patients.
- Participated in weekly case reviews with clinical team members.
- Led workshops internally addressing trauma-informed care and complex trauma
Clinical Director
The Children's Village
Dobbs Ferry, NY
07.2022 - 05.2024
- Provide clinical leadership to a multidisciplinary team consisting of Social Workers, Caseworkers, psychologists, and Students.
- Facilitate clinical group supervision with multidisciplinary staff.
- Coordinate training programs for the clinical staff.
- Plan, coordinate, and oversee the delivery of mental health services to youth in care.
- collaborate with other stakeholders including legal, child welfare, schools, attorney, parents
- Implemented trauma-informed care into clinical practice with youth in care.
- Provided onboarding and coaching to new hires to help each feel comfortable in job positions and prepared to handle various responsibilities.
- Developed and introduced dynamic policies to streamline operations, ensuring smooth integration.
- Provided consultation to staff in resolving challenging service matters.
- Managed administrative procedures to achieve objectives set by boards of directors or senior management.
- Provided crisis management on an as-needed basis
- Monitored and reviewed treatment outcomes and goal achievement.
- Participated in clinical assessments to help determine appropriate treatment options.
- Identified age and need-appropriate mental health services.
- Observed therapy delivery, noting treatment models and techniques.
- Used knowledge of successful crisis intervention techniques and supportive problem-solving to achieve treatment goals.
- Participated in Family Team conferences to elaborate on case plans and establish collective goals.
- Maintained a diligent approach to enhancing FASP documents through careful review and skillful editing.
- Attended meetings, training, conferences, and seminars to advance professional knowledge.
- Collaborated with community agencies to offer clients additional support.
- Coordinated care with interdisciplinary teams and community contacts to promote continuity of care.
- Developed individualized service plans to meet the needs of each child in foster care.
- Actively participated in interdisciplinary teams focused on improving outcomes for youth served by the agency.
Social Work Director
Partnership With Children
New York, NY
03.2021 - 06.2022
- Supervised Social worker as well as 2 Social Work interns
- Created and lead SEl lessons for school community
- Provided individual counseling to student considered at risk
- Provided crisis intervention as needed
- Planned and facilitated Positive Youth Development Groups for grades K-5
- coordinated communication with teachers and other school staff
- Attended Administrative meeting in the school community
- Facilitated Professional Development Seminar on Social Emotional issues for school staff
- Facilitated Trauma informed practices in schools initiative with entire school community
- Collaborated with team members (social workers, community school director) to identify and accomplish agency objectives.
- Completed monthly administrative Reports and discussed findings during all staff meetings
Bilingual Clinical Social Worker
Monefiore Medical Center/ School Health Program
Bronx, NY
09.2011 - 06.2021
- Provided care to children with multiple Mental health diagnosis, as well as their parents/Guardians
- Wrote timely and accurate case notes to inform follow-up for effective, successful case management.
- Collaborated with school and administrative staff
- Provided crisis intervention as needed
- Developed treatments plans for patient each month with current interventions and progress updates.
- Diagnosed disorders according to DSM-IV criteria and used ICD-10 codes for documentation.
- Led Multiple group counseling sessions each week, including anger management, social skills group, parenting group
- Gave presentations to interdisciplinary team members, including clinical documentation and therapeutic observations.
- Produced referrals for various community resources
- Developed discharge plans for patients with severe Psychiatric diagnosis
- Communicated with public social and welfare agencies to obtain and provide information.
- Provided professional development workshop for teachers around children's mental health diagnosis and behaviors.
- Took on Director responsibility while Clinic Director was on maternity leave
Fee for Servcies Bilingual Clinical Social Worker
Alsarro
Westchester, NY
09.2010 - 08.2011
- Conducted therapy, provided crisis intervention and educated patients and families, children, adolescent and Adults.
- Evaluated and addressed individual client needs and concerns.
- Diagnosed disorders according to DSM-IV criteria and used ICD-10 codes for documentation.
- Wrote timely and accurate case notes to inform follow-up for effective, successful case management.
- Worked as part of a fee for service clinic as an independent provider.
Bi-lingual Clinical Social Worker
Fordham Tremont Community Mental Health Program.
Bronx, NY
09.2005 - 07.2010
- Provided treatment to children and adolescents ages 5-18
- Maintained thorough case history records and wrote detailed reports.
- Oversaw 60 plus social work cases, including assessments, individual, group and family treatment
- Conducted several groups including social skills, and anger management skills
- Attended meetings, training, conferences and seminars to advance professional knowledge.
- Participated in weekly mental health meetings with other providers
- Collaborated with internal and external providers to obtain patient medications.
- Provided supervision as a SIFI supervisor to a Social Work student.
Education
Masters in Social Work - Clinical Social Work
Yeshiva University
New York, NY05.2005
Skills
- Cognitive behavior therapy
- Fluent in Spanish
- Trauma Focus CBT
- Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
- Group counseling
- Psychosocial Assessments
- Interdisciplinary Collaboration
- Clinical Leadership
- Clinical Supervision
- Motivational interviewing
- Psychosocial evaluations
- Trauma focused treatment
Timeline
Clinical Social Worker/
Montefiore/Butler Center for Children and Families
05.2024 - Current
Clinical Director
The Children's Village
07.2022 - 05.2024
Social Work Director
Partnership With Children
03.2021 - 06.2022
Bilingual Clinical Social Worker
Monefiore Medical Center/ School Health Program
09.2011 - 06.2021
Fee for Servcies Bilingual Clinical Social Worker
Alsarro
09.2010 - 08.2011
Bi-lingual Clinical Social Worker
Fordham Tremont Community Mental Health Program.
09.2005 - 07.2010
Masters in Social Work - Clinical Social Work
Yeshiva University
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