SABRINA MORRELL
Ocala,Florida
Summary
To secure a position with a well-established organization with a stable environment that will lead to a lasting relationship.
Rehabilitation professional equipped to drive impactful outcomes through strong team collaboration and adaptability. Skilled in developing and implementing individualized rehabilitation plans, fostering patient progress, and ensuring high standards of care. Known for effective communication, problem-solving, and leadership abilities that inspire and guide teams towards achieving optimal results.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Vocational Rehabilitation Supervisor
Service Source
Ocala, Florida
01.2025 - Current
- Consultation on staffing patterns, facilitation of quality assurance activities, development and optimizing team goals by providing coaching, guidance, training and evaluation to staff.
- The Team Leader will also monitor the quality of VR services delivery.
- Counseling duties include career planning, assessment or the coordination of assessment services, review of documentation for eligibility determination and development of Individualized Plan of Employment (IPE).
- Communicating with the Assistant Project Director (APD) and VP of Operations, the State of Florida Counselor/Analyst (CA), VR Area Director, VR auditors, One-Stop Career Center staff and the counseling team.
- Ensuring that all DVR Contractual obligations are met for their Team.
- Maintaining documentation of counseling interactions, consumer choice, case proceedings, and management of resources to ensure fiscal accountability.
- This includes oversight of Internal Quality Control and Face to Face monthly meetings with staff.
- Manage staff and travel frequently between the two (2) assigned VR offices and staff in both Ocala and Inverness, FL.
- Complete all travel requests and travel reimbursement in a timely and accurate manner, complete timesheets in a timely and accurate manner, and ensure that all expenses are turned in during the month that they are incurred.
- Review and comply with Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC) Code of Ethics Guidelines
Vocational Rehabilitation Specialist/Counselor/Consultant
Service Source
Inverness/Ocala, Florida
08.2017 - 03.2025
- Works directly with customers by obtaining referral information, makes referrals for appointments.
- Communicates with vendors, staff, community rehabilitation providers, community/One Stop partners, and employers to expedite services for new and existing customers.
- Schedules customer services identified in the Individual Plan for Employment (IPE) or case record.
- Assists counselor with job placement, follow-up services, in identifying, and customer in obtaining comparable benefits.
- Rehabilitate eligible applicants who are severely and most severely disabled.
- To perform eligibility determinations for program applicants on the DOE/DVR 95% state standard.
- To write and initiate Individualized Plans for employment.
- Provide and coordinate professional vocational rehabilitation counseling to individuals with a diversity of disabilities in order that they may attain employment.
- Develop an Individualized Plan for employment with the full participation of the customer with a disability to determine employment outcomes.
- Conduct in-depth interviews with individuals with disabilities requiring rehabilitation strategies to determine eligibility for vocational rehabilitation services and the feasibility for achieving employment outcomes.
- Successfully rehabilitate customers in accordance with established goals.
- Provide guidance and counseling to customers during the entire rehabilitation process.
Child Protective Investigator
State of Florida DCF
Ocala, Florida
11.2015 - 10.2016
- Conducts investigations regarding allegations of abuse, neglect, abandonment and/or special conditions for children.
- Collects information through observation and interviews with the children, parents, relatives, neighbors, and other parties associated with the case, as well as analysis of criminal, past service history and other records.
- Engages families to understand the family’s perspectives about family dynamics, challenges and solutions, identifies needs and determines the level of intervention needed to include voluntary services or court ordered dependency services.
- Provides families with services linkages to agency and community resources based on needs assessment and provides recommendations for development of case plan to Case Manager.
- Prepares appropriate reports/documentation in coordination with Children’s Legal Services and provides testimony in court.
Education
Masters - Rehabilitation Counseling and Mental Health
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky01-2019
BA - Criminal Justice
Saint Leo University
Ocala, Florida01-2015
AA - Criminal Justice
College of Central Florida
Ocala, Florida01-2014
Paralegal Diploma - undefined
Webster College
Ocala, Florida01-1991
Skills
- All Windows operating systems
- Microsoft Word
- Excel
- WordPerfect
- Internet proficiency
- Adobe
- Document Imaging
- ACCESS
- AMS
- BlueZone Mainframe
- Aware
- Typing 55wpm
- Excellent writing skills
- Organization skills
- Fax machines
- Large printers
- Phone systems
- Scanning documents
- Videoconferencing
- Projectors
- Automated equipment
- Time management
- Problem-prevention
- Problem solving
- Maintaining secrecy of sensitive information
- Verbal communication
- Quality improvement
- Therapeutic techniques
- Behavior modification
Accomplishments
- Collaborated with team of 12 in the development of Rehabiliation Services.
Certification
- 2024, Certified Vocational Evaluator
- 2022, Certified Rehabilitation Counselor
- 2019, CPR certified
- 2017, (Distance) Sales Associate Pre-License, Course #0017361 Certificates
- 2016, Criminal Justice Information System Security Awareness Level 1
- 2016, Florida Certification Board Child Welfare Provisional Certification
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Vocational Rehabilitation Supervisor
Service Source
01.2025 - Current
Vocational Rehabilitation Specialist/Counselor/Consultant
Service Source
08.2017 - 03.2025
Child Protective Investigator
State of Florida DCF
11.2015 - 10.2016
BA - Criminal Justice
Saint Leo University
AA - Criminal Justice
College of Central Florida
Paralegal Diploma - undefined
Webster College
Masters - Rehabilitation Counseling and Mental Health
University of Kentucky