Sandra LYBRAND
Leawood,KS.
Summary
Experienced Social worker working as a member of an interdisciplinary team. Responsible for completing psychosocial assessments, linking families with community resources for support, and providing short-term case management. Compassionate Clinical Social Worker with 20 years of experience advocating for families of children with medical complexities.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Britain Development/AdventHealth
04.2019 - 09.2022
- Completed new parent/patient inquiry information documentation and assessed the family's need for community resources.
- Offered support to parents with children who are medically complex through parent support group sessions, individual conversations, and crisis intervention.
- Linked parents with non for profit organizations to support the needs of specialized equipment not covered by health insurance.
- Maintained regular contact with parents to establish relationships and learn about stressors and needs for support or community resources.
- Provided program referrals for community-based resources.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams of physical occupational, and speech therapists to provide comprehensive plans of care.
- Participated as a team member in new family/patient evaluations.
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Children's Mercy Hospital
02.2000 - 04.2019
- Demonstrated sensitivity and understanding of individuals from diverse educational, cultural socio-economical, and ethnic backgrounds.
- Provided supportive listening to learn coping skills and motivations.
- Supported individuals through personal counseling, advocating, and referral to resources.
- Provided crisis intervention to individuals experiencing a critical illness, mental illness, loss, financial challenges, and other psychosocial stressors.
- Participated as a member of the interdisciplinary team for family-centered care
- Involved in case management with individuals and families to address needs or challenges to receiving care.
- Collaborated with the team, patients, and families to implement an effective treatment plan.
- Provided ongoing counseling to help patients/families cope with their condition and maneuver the health care system.
- Identified and address barriers to adherence.
- Provided psychotherapeutic techniques.
- Completed psychosocial assessments.
- Provided patient education.
- Coordinated program referrals for community-based resources.
- Created and maintain computerized record management systems to record and process data.
Education
Masters of Social Work -
Washburn University
Topeka, KSBachelors of Social Work -
Kansas University
Lawrence, KSSkills
- Psychosocial assessments
- Compassionate
- Interpersonal Communication Skills
- Community Resource Referral
- Interdisciplinary team collaboration
- Emotional Support
- Patient Health Information Access
- Emotional Support
- Support Group Organization
- Knowledge of medical terminology
- Interdisciplinary team collaboration
- Active Learning
Licensure
Kansas Licensed Masters Social Worker (LMSW)
Kansas Specialist Clinical Social Worker (LSCSW)
Missouri Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
Publications
- Christenson, K., Lybrand S ., Ricks, C., Hubble R.,Ahsen, L., Black, P., (2009). Including the Perspective of the Adolescent in Palliative Care Preferences, Journal of Pediatric Health Care ,Vol.24, Issue 5
- Kaye, A., Lybrand, S ., (2016). The Cleft Team Social Worker, Social Work in Health Care , Vol.55, No.4
- Kaye, A., Lybrand, S ., Chew, W. L., (2018). Assessment and Management of Psychosocial Needs: Social Work Utilization in Comprehensive Cleft Team Care. The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal , 55(8)
- Kaye, A., Lybrand, S ., Martin, S., (2018). Incidence and Outcomes of Child Protective Services Referral in a Cleft Lip and Palate Population. Pediatrics Volume 142/Issue 1
Timeline
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Britain Development/AdventHealth
04.2019 - 09.2022
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Children's Mercy Hospital
02.2000 - 04.2019
Masters of Social Work -
Washburn University
Bachelors of Social Work -
Kansas University
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