Roxanne Newsome
Elk Grove,CA
Summary
Professional and Master's Level Senior Social Worker with 25+ years of social work experience, engaging with youth and their families in a variety of settings, such as mental health, schools, psychiatric hospitals, and group homes. Providing a strengths-based approach teaching diverse youth how to cope, problem solve, manage emotions, be a positive role model and an asset to society.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Social Worker
San Joaquin County Probation Department
11.2018 - Current
- Conduct intake appointments with youth and their families.
- Administer assessments to identify clients' needs.
- Write individual treatment plans with the client's input.
- Provide weekly Individual and family counseling sessions.
- Create workable solutions with clients for recurring problems.
- Facilitate evidence-based substance abuse and anger management sessions.
- Partner with schools to provide onsite counseling and support.
- Work with students in schools and community-wide to provide individual counseling services and group sessions.
- Assist with training and shadowing Social Workers who are newly hired.
- Experience coordinating and leading Community Accountability Boards in schools to serve as another tool to reduce student suspensions.
- Assisted with training volunteers for our Community Accountability Boards.
- Attend local community meetings and events hosted by community-based organizations.
- Disseminate program information through flyers and presentations.
- Provide resources and referrals to clients.
- Enter client contacts into our 360 Youth Offender Database daily.
- Attend one on one and unit meetings.
- Participate in conferences, symposiums and webinars for professional development.
- Member of our Emergency Operations Center Team to respond to county wide disasters.
- Complete suspected child abuse reports within 72 hours.
Eligibility Worker II
San Joaquin County/Human Services Agency
10.2012 - 11.2013
- Collected, verified, and evaluated financial, personal and social information of clients to determine eligibility and benefits for public assistance programs.
- Interviewed applicants and recipients, reviewed applications, and explained program requirements for Medi-Cal, CalFresh, and cash aid.
- Provided case management and completed document to comply with established timelines.
- Followed state and federal guidelines to determine and authorize or deny public benefits.
- Processed cases through the departments computer system.
- Provided resources and referrals as determined by worker or per client request.
- Answered phone calls and provided new clients with required paperwork to initiate service.
- Liaison between clients and healthcare providers to maintain continuity of care.
Service Coordinator
Valley Mountain Regional Center
05.2011 - 10.2012
- Assessed, monitored, coordinated and implement the treatment plans through the interdisciplinary team process.
- Scheduled and facilitated annual reviews, quarterly reviews, wellness review examinations, clinical consultations, and ID Team meetings as required.
- Completion of case documentation and procedures, including Confidential Summary, Purchase of Service (POS), Individual Program Plans (IPP), Consumer Development Evaluation Reports (CDER), Quarterly Progress Reports (QPR), court reports, Medicaid Waiver, and other correspondence and documentation as required.
- Provided advocacy, education, crisis, intervention, and other support for families and consumers.
- Served as liaison to care homes, day programs, supported living agencies, schools, and other community agencies or service providers as designated
- Collected, synthesized, and reported consumer statistical data as requested, including state surveys, internal surveys, and community agency surveys
- Participated in in-service and out-service training to increase knowledge and skills in the field of developmental services and other related areas
- Served as Officer of the Day (OD) and performed other duties as assigned.
Community Support Worker/ Case Manager
First Home Care/Foundations
06.2004 - 02.2010
- Provided intensive case management, monitored status of a client's progress towards attainment of treatment goals and objectives.
- Assisted clients and their families by identifying appropriate community resources to address their individual and collective needs.
- Scheduled/attended meetings & communicate regularly with collateral contacts and service providers.
- Completed necessary case documentation such as progress notes and monthly reports.
- Responsible for developing quarterly treatment plans in conjunction and coordination with other members of the treatment team.
- Coordinated and monitored services provided by subcontractors.
- Developed skill building activities and therapeutic interventions to assist consumers in achieving their desired outcomes.
Student Intern/Therapist
Pathfinders Project, Inc. (Private Practice)
09.2003 - 04.2004
- Provided individual therapy and developed treatment plans for consumers.
- Utilized the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual to aid in development of diagnostic impressions.
- Completed social summaries.
- Documented all client contact, maintain log notes, and provided ongoing case management.
- Participated in supervision and treatment planning meetings with licensed social workers.
- Conducted case presentations outlining suggested intervention strategies.
- Revised company’s marketing materials.
Family Support Student Intern/Counselor
Center for Child Protection
09.2002 - 05.2003
- Conducted initial intake assessments and maintained client records.
- Provided resources and referrals to program participants.
- Made weekly contact with clients in person and by phone.
- Conducted client home visits.
- Described agency services to clients and community organizations.
- Completed phone referral forms for new clients.
- Gathered information to contribute to and enhance current agency resources.
Youth Intake Coordinator
Private Industry Council
01.1998 - 01.2002
- Trained youth to become employment ready.
- Coordinated and led summer and year around workshops for resume creation, interviewing techniques and application completion.
- Recruited and interviewed youth to participate in summer and year around employment opportunities.
- Job development and job matching for youth workers.
- Helped coordinate the Oakland Mayor's Summer Job Program Kick-Off Breakfast.
- Trained and supervised student interns.
- Coordinated and led staff and planning meetings.
- Assisted with monitoring summer youth employment sites and community-based agencies.
- Enhanced office productivity by handling high volume of callers per day.
- Promoted from Youth Program Assistant to Youth Intake Coordinator.
Education
Master Of Social Work - Social Work Child And Family Track
Howard University
Washington, DC05.2004
Bachelor Of Arts - Criminal Justice
California State University - East Bay
Hayward, CA06.1993
Skills
- Individual and Group Counseling
- Excellent Family Engagement
- Strategic Planner
- Confidential Case Planning and Management
- Psychosocial Assessments Expertise
- Trauma-Informed Care Knowledge
- Multidisciplinary Team Collaboration
- Crisis Intervention Techniques
- Motivational Interviewing
- Analytical Thinking
- Social Work Processes
- DSM-IV Knowledge
- Substance Abuse Trainer
- New Staff Training
Accomplishments
- Saved a non-profit agency 30% by discovering and reporting a major billing error.
- Recruited and trained over 400 youth for a summer job program with a 90% job placement rate.
- Organized a yearly mentor program that paired up students and professionals and received recognition from the organizations Chief Executive Officer and Management..
- Co-facilitated a fundraising project that yielded over $700 in funds to recognize and reward youth who completed programming.
Timeline
Senior Social Worker
San Joaquin County Probation Department
11.2018 - Current
Eligibility Worker II
San Joaquin County/Human Services Agency
10.2012 - 11.2013
Service Coordinator
Valley Mountain Regional Center
05.2011 - 10.2012
Community Support Worker/ Case Manager
First Home Care/Foundations
06.2004 - 02.2010
Student Intern/Therapist
Pathfinders Project, Inc. (Private Practice)
09.2003 - 04.2004
Family Support Student Intern/Counselor
Center for Child Protection
09.2002 - 05.2003
Youth Intake Coordinator
Private Industry Council
01.1998 - 01.2002
Master Of Social Work - Social Work Child And Family Track
Howard University
Bachelor Of Arts - Criminal Justice
California State University - East Bay
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