Samantha Gutierrez
Riverside,IL
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Adolescent Treatment Coordinator (PHP/IOP)
SunCloud Health
12.2022 - Current
- Provided individual sessions to patients suffering from mental health issues.
- Assessed clients' mental health needs, developed treatment plans and monitored progress.
- Facilitated group therapy sessions, promoting a supportive environment for shared learning and growth.
- Provided crisis intervention services, stabilizing clients in distress and connecting them with necessary resources.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to develop and deliver treatment plans and patient care.
- Maintained detailed case notes and documentation, ensuring effective tracking of progress and continuity of care across providers.
- Collaborate with school while patient is in treatment, ensuring tailored support for academic success.
Bilingual Social Worker
Hartgrove Hospital
10.2021 - 11.2022
- Complete Psychosocial Assessments
- Offer therapeutic services and crises intervention to emotionally disturbed children and adolescents.
- Help clients develop new coping mechanisms and techniques to drive behavior modification.
- Formulate treatment plan strategies with multidisciplinary teams to provide comprehensive and continuous care plan.
- Facilitated family therapy sessions between children, and their caregivers.
- Coordinate individualized discharge plans to manage safe transition back into community and home environments.
- Conduct 2 process group sessions each week.
- Document case notes daily
Bilingual School Clinician/Counselor
Center For Special Education Services
12.2019 - 06.2021
- Direct Counseling Minutes (Non IEP)
- First responder to crisis intervention
- Conduct Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Groups
- Conduct Social Academic Instructional Groups (SAIG) Groups
- Positive Behavior Intervention System (PBIS) Team
- Used data to monitor students' progress and recommend solutions for improvement
- Brief Functional Assessment of Behavioral/Behavior Intervention Plan (FBA/BIP)
- Risk Assessment
- Check ins/mentoring with students
- Time on task observations for record reviews
- Teacher Consultation
- Meeting with parents
Bilingual Intact Case Manager
OMNI Youth Services
10.2016 - 11.2019
- Provide in-home case management services to children and families who have an indicated report of abuse or neglect through the Department of Child and Family Services (DCFS)
- Interviewed and evaluated clients, including conducting safety and risk assessments
- Link children and families with community resources that best serve their needs
- Monitor family progress towards goals, while conducting ongoing monitoring and assessment
- Use clinical expertise to develop workable solutions for recurring problems, for individuals and families
- Maintain files, daily case notes, and electronic databases
- Provide testimony in Juvenile Court regarding the best interests of the children/family
Case Manager BHS Intern
MacNeal Hospital
08.2017 - 06.2018
- Conducted therapeutic individual and group therapy sessions for adults
- Observed and monitored client behavior and responses to treatment
- Provided comprehensive case management services, including creating treatment plans and connecting clients and families to appropriate resources
- Assessed patient behavior, moods and other responses to determine level of care
- Consulted and trained with highly skilled mental health and medical staff
- Documented all information, plans, and responses
Bilingual Child Welfare Specialist
UCP Seguin Of Greater Chicago
08.2013 - 10.2016
- Assessed clients and delivered comprehensive case management services
- Worked with special need children in foster care, with co-occurring disorders who have an indicated report of abuse or neglect through the Department of Child and Family Services (DCFS)
- Evaluated and addressed individual client needs and concerns
- Maintained a caseload of fourteen clients, working under strict deadlines
- Conducted court reports, case plans, and other legal documents
- Attended court hearings and case reviews
- Scheduled family meetings and supervised visitation between parents, siblings, and children
- Advised patients on community resources, made referrals, and kept communication with service providers
- Cultivated positive relationships with other mental health professionals, programs, and associations
Education
Master of Arts - Counseling Psychology
The Chicago School of Professional Psychology
Chicago, IL2018
Bachelor of Arts - Sociology
Northern Illinois University
Dekalb, IL2012
Skills
- Bilingual English/Spanish
- Individual Counseling
- Crisis Intervention
- Group Therapy Facilitation
- Case Management
- Assessments
- Treatment/Safety Planning
- Culturally sensitive
- Court testimony
- Strategic planning
- Licensed Child Welfare Specialist
- Specialized Foster Care
Timeline
Adolescent Treatment Coordinator (PHP/IOP)
SunCloud Health
12.2022 - Current
Bilingual Social Worker
Hartgrove Hospital
10.2021 - 11.2022
Bilingual School Clinician/Counselor
Center For Special Education Services
12.2019 - 06.2021
Case Manager BHS Intern
MacNeal Hospital
08.2017 - 06.2018
Bilingual Intact Case Manager
OMNI Youth Services
10.2016 - 11.2019
Bilingual Child Welfare Specialist
UCP Seguin Of Greater Chicago
08.2013 - 10.2016
Bachelor of Arts - Sociology
Northern Illinois University
Master of Arts - Counseling Psychology
The Chicago School of Professional Psychology
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