Sarah Martin
Ukiah,USA
Summary
Dynamic Clinical Social Worker with 31 years of experience bridging different groups of people, including at-risk teenagers, families, and severely and persistently mentally ill adults, to help create positive outcomes for overall well-being. Proven track record in developing therapeutic treatment plans and enhancing client outcomes through trauma-informed care, crisis intervention, and EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy). Excel in communication, empathy, and problem-solving to support patient well-being and facilitate effective services delivery.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Associate Clinical Social Worker
Adventist Health Ukiah Valley
Ukiah, CA
10.2022 - Current
- Placed in the family medicine residency clinic to meet with individuals/family/staff/Doctors to assist with mental health issues as they arise.
- Counsel regarding psychological and emotional problems, develops and implements therapeutic treatment plans
- Educates about mental illness, interventions, group therapy process and program components and coordinates collaborative resources as needed
- Assists in making recommendations to management on process improvement, new processes, tools, techniques, or development of new clinical services
Social Worker
Madison Ave Support Services
Ukiah, CA
11.2021 - 02.2022
- Contractor working with the HUD-VASH program
- A partnership between the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Veterans Affairs
- Responsible for providing intensive case management as well as psychosocial services for chronically homeless Veterans who acquire permanent housing through HUD’s Section 8 voucher system
Clinical Director
Manzanita Services
Ukiah, CA
01.2021 - 09.2021
- Ensure that clinical records are accurate, current, and meet standards and licensing regulations
- Provide and oversee through the Quality Assurance department the following services to clients: (a.) Information and referral to clients and community services (b) intake interviews and admission paperwork and (c) crisis intervention
- Develop and implement new policies and procedures for the department
- Serve as the Compliance Officer and Privacy Officer
Clinical Manager
Manzanita Services
Ukiah, CA
10.2020 - 01.2021
- Supervise 9-12 care managers and consult and advise the therapeutic staff as needed
- Approve notes in the electronic health record, complete Assessments, and provide individual therapy up to 20 percent billable hours
- Make fiscal decisions regarding Single Case Agreements (SCA) and ensuring overall productivity of the care management staff
- Compliance Committee member and Agency representative for Behavioral Health Court
Mental Health Rehabilitation Specialist/Clinical Supervisor
Manzanita Services
Ukiah, CA
05.2019 - 10.2020
- Supervise 8 Care Managers and provide them direction as they each manage a caseload of between 35 and 45 clients with severe and persistent mental illness.
- Liaison between the county and Project Room Key.
- Work with the community to assist in meeting client needs.
- Monitor both Housing units to meet the client needs as well as community needs
Case Manager – Behavioral Health Social Services
Creekside Behavioral Health
Santa Rosa, CA
07.2017 - 05.2019
- Creekside Behavioral Health Case Managers provide direct case work services to residents and their families in a psychiatric treatment facility
- Overall responsibility is to prepare the residents for discharge
- The case manager makes referrals for placement, provides case management and after care services for a case load from 14-15 residents
- Leads or co-leads psychotherapeutic and psycho-educational groups, completes social service assessments, monthly summaries, and Quarterly IDT (Inter Disciplinary Team) notes and certifications for the client’s medical record, as well as upgrading clinical skills through in-services and education
Education
Master of Social Work -
Our Lady of the Lake University
San Antonio, TX07.2016
Master’s in Criminal Justice -
Boston University
Boston, MA09.2005
Bachelor of Arts Degree - Psychology and Sociology
Converse College
Spartanburg, SC05.1994
Skills
- Crisis intervention
- Team leadership
- Grief counseling
- Cognitive behavioral therapy
- Dialectical behavior therapy
- Trauma-informed care
- Facilitating groups
- Dual diagnosis experience
- Substance abuse counseling
- EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing Therapy)
- C-PTSD (Complex Post traumatic Stress Disorder)
- MEND Model
- TF-CBT (Trauma focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy)
Trainings
- Extremely proficient in the Electronic Health Record
- ANSA Certified
- Cultural Responsiveness In Clinical Practice
- Best Practices for delivering Tele-Health
- HIV and AIDS for Behavioral Health Practitioners
- CA Law and Professional Ethics
- Sexual Harassment for Supervisors in California
- How to respond to a Subpoenas for Social Workers
- NASW Code of Ethics: Social Workers ’Ethical Responsibilities
- Pro-Act: Professional Assaultive Crisis Training
- Spousal Abuse Assessment and Reporting
- Elder Abuse Assessment and Reporting
- Suicide Assessment Treatment and Management
- CA Child Abuse Assessment and Reporting
- CA Culture the Social and Psychological Implications
- Human Sexuality - Sex Disorders and Sex Therapy
Affiliations
- Mendocino CERT (Community Emergency Response Team)
- Disaster Services Worker
Accomplishments
- Chair - Mendocino Juvenile Justice Delinquency and Prevention Commission 2025
Certification
- LCSW - 98838
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Associate Clinical Social Worker
Adventist Health Ukiah Valley
10.2022 - Current
Social Worker
Madison Ave Support Services
11.2021 - 02.2022
Clinical Director
Manzanita Services
01.2021 - 09.2021
Clinical Manager
Manzanita Services
10.2020 - 01.2021
Mental Health Rehabilitation Specialist/Clinical Supervisor
Manzanita Services
05.2019 - 10.2020
Case Manager – Behavioral Health Social Services
Creekside Behavioral Health
07.2017 - 05.2019
Master of Social Work -
Our Lady of the Lake University
Master’s in Criminal Justice -
Boston University
Bachelor of Arts Degree - Psychology and Sociology
Converse College
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