Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Timeline
Generic

Sara Treadway

Costa Mesa,CA

Summary

Compassionate aspiring LCSW candidate providing support to vulnerable populations. Skills include crisis management, care coordination, and advocacy for clients' rights and needs. Demonstrates ability to establish trust with clients while effectively managing high caseloads. Notable impact on improving client well-being through personalized care plans and resource allocation.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience

Work History

Clinical Case Manager at Homeless Shelter

People Assisting the Homeless (PATH)
Santa Ana
06.2024 - Current
  • Assists clients in identifying available community resources such as housing options, transportation assistance, employment opportunities.
  • Conducts comprehensive psychosocial assessments of clients to determine their needs and eligibility for services.
  • Provides crisis intervention services when needed.
  • Collaborates with interdisciplinary team members to develop treatment plans for clients.

Clinical Social Worker 1

Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Emergency Department
Los Angeles
08.2023 - Current
  • Interviews patient and family members and prepares psychosocial assessments, crisis intervention, suicide risk assessments, child abuse and neglect assessments, DCFS reporting, resource coordination, and emotional support in response to new diagnoses
  • Performs mental health assessments for child and adolescent psychiatric patients in crisis to determine eligibility for psychiatric holds
  • Assists patient/family in utilizing services, provides ongoing emotional support to enable them to cope with difficulties, and effectively utilize services.
  • Collaborates with clinical care coordinators, case managers, and other members of the interdisciplinary treatment team
  • Attends regularly scheduled supervision, division and staff meetings.

Program Manager

The People Concern
Los Angeles
04.2023 - 08.2023
  • Responsible for the daily oversite of the Intensive Case Management Team, which includes 5 case managers-assistance with crisis management, coordination of services, discussing interventions, care planning, and housing retention efforts for unhoused population
  • Liaison between DHS and ICMS team, ensuring funder standards are being met- - productivity and documentation requirements
  • Facilitates weekly team meetings and case consultations utilizing a trauma-informed care lens and harm reduction approach
  • Assists with ongoing assessments for voluntary and involuntary psychiatric hospitalizations, reports to DCFS and APS, and overall well-being of our most marginalized clients.

Clinical Case Manager

The People Concern
Los Angeles
01.2021 - 04.2023
  • Provides case management services to caseload of approximately 20 clients by conducting weekly phone calls and home visits to support with housing retention
  • Works with clients to address barriers to housing, linking clients to mental and physical health services, income support, socio-emotional support while also advocating for clients needs
  • Utilizes client-centered approach which includes trauma informed care, harm reduction, crisis intervention, and motivational interviewing to create strong, trusting relationships with clients.

Education

Master of Science - Social Work

Fordham University
The Bronx, NY
12.2020

Bachelor of Science - Social Work

Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, AZ
05.2019

Skills

  • Crisis Intervention
  • Active Listening Methods
  • Complex Problem-Solving
  • Client Needs Assessment
  • Reporting and Documentation
  • Case Management
  • Task Prioritization
  • Resource Coordination
  • Team Collaboration
  • Time Management

Timeline

Clinical Case Manager at Homeless Shelter

People Assisting the Homeless (PATH)
06.2024 - Current

Clinical Social Worker 1

Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Emergency Department
08.2023 - Current

Program Manager

The People Concern
04.2023 - 08.2023

Clinical Case Manager

The People Concern
01.2021 - 04.2023

Master of Science - Social Work

Fordham University

Bachelor of Science - Social Work

Northern Arizona University
Sara Treadway