Professional Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Certification
Interests
Timeline

Sierra Williams

Centerstone
St. Peters,MO
1
Certification
10
years of professional experience

Dedicated human services professional experienced in supporting individuals in residential, behavioral health, substance use, and developmental disability settings. Expertise includes case management, client advocacy, treatment planning, and community resource navigation. Proven ability to build rapport, remove barriers to care, collaborate with providers, and promote client independence and community integration.

Work History

Community Support Specialist

2 Years 5 Months
Centerstone | 03.2024 - Current
  • Provide individualized support and case management services to clients receiving behavioral health and substance use disorder services working toward substance use recovery and increased independence
  • Assists clients with identifying and accessing community resources related to housing, sober living, healthcare, transportation, employment, education, financial assistance, benefits, and legal needs
  • Coordinate and assist with medical, dental, vision, behavioral health, and other healthcare appointments and follow-up care
  • Advocate for clients and assist them in communicating with healthcare providers, social-service agencies, housing programs, legal professionals, and other community partners
  • Assists clients with completing applications, referrals, releases of information, benefits paperwork, and other documentation necessary to access services
  • Support clients in developing independent living, communication, coping, problem-solving, self-advocacy, and recovery skills
  • Assists clients with establishing and working toward individualized treatment and recovery goals
  • Participate in treatment-team collaboration and communicate relevant needs, progress, barriers, and accomplishments
  • Provide recovery-focused education and facilitate groups address life skills, healthy relationships, coping strategies, recovery, and community integration
  • Assists clients with discharge and transition planning, including establishing connections with outpatient treatment services, sober living, healthcare, and other continuing-care resources
  • Provide transportation and community-based assistance when appropriate to facilitate access to essential services and support recovery goals
  • Maintain accurate, timely, and professional documentation of services provided, interventions, client participation, and progress toward treatment goals
  • Maintain confidentiality, professional boundaries, ethical standards while utilizing a person-centered, trauma-informed, and recovery-oriented approach

Community Support Specialist

1 Year 2 Months
ADAPT of Missouri | 08.2022 - 10.2023
  • Provide individualized, community-based support to adults experiencing behavioral health and substance use challenges
  • Utilize person-centered, strengths-based, and recovery-oriented approach to assist clients in establishing and achieving wellness and recovery goals
  • Provide education, skill development, advocacy, resource coordination, and support to promote independence, stability, and successful community integration
  • Coordinate access to healthcare, housing, financial assistance, transportation, and other community resources while collaborating with clients, families, treatment providers, and community partners to promote continuity of care
  • Assist clients with daily living skills, symptom management, recovery planning, and transitions between levels of care.
  • Maintain accurate and timely documentation of services and client progress while adhering to organizational, ethical, and confidentiality standards

Direct Support Professional

2 Years 11 Months
Boswell Regional Center | 07.2016 - 06.2019

Provided person-centered residential support to adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, assisting with ADLs, individualized care plans, behavioral and emotional support, healthcare needs, community integration, rehabilitation, and independent-living skills while maintaining accurate documentation and promoting client dignity,safety, and independence

Education

Bachelor of Science - Psychology

Mississippi State University | Starkville, MS | 05-2022

Skills

Case Management & Care Coordination
Resource Navigation
Benefits and Social Services Assistance
Housing and Discharge/Transition Planning
Crisis Support & Problem Solving
Treatment Planning & Goal Development
Client advocacy & Self-Advocacy
Psychoeducation & Group Facilitation
Interagency & Provider Communication
Professional Clinical Documentation
Familiarity with Electronic Health Records (EHR)
Confidentiality & Professional Boundaries
Trauma-informed/Person-Centered Support

Accomplishments

  • Supported clients in achieving and maintaining long-term sobriety thorough individualized recovery support, skill development, advocacy, and connection to community resources

Certification

  • CPR/First Aid
  • Trauma-Informed Care

Interests

I enjoy creative arts and crafts
including embroidery
diamond painting
and coloring; journaling and reflective writing; video gaming and attending concerts.

Timeline

Community Support Specialist

Centerstone
03.2024 - CurrentRead More

Community Support Specialist

ADAPT of Missouri
08.2022 - 10.2023Read More

Direct Support Professional

Boswell Regional Center
07.2016 - 06.2019Read More

Mississippi State University

Bachelor of Science from Psychology
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Sierra Williams