Sophia Mora-Fitzgerald
Chicago,IL
Summary
Motivated mental health professional with experience working with vulnerable and disadvantaged communities in inpatient behavioral health and residential substance abuse treatment. Experience includes providing individual and couple's therapy, facilitating group therapy sessions, documenting therapeutic goals and client progress, coordinating individualized discharge plans, screening patient safety, and working with family systems of patients. Adaptable and skilled in working under pressure to provide the best patient care.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Therapeutic Intern
Gateway Foundation
10.2022 - 06.2023
- Completed a 640-hour internship working with marginalized communities in West Lawn at a 28-day residential substance abuse treatment center.
- Worked with the interdisciplinary treatment team to develop treatment plans.
- Documented therapeutic goals and client progress.
- Built trust and rapport with an empathetic approach.
- Facilitated 1-2 group therapy sessions weekly in modalities including Mindfulness-Based Sobriety, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Co-Occurring Disorders, Seeking Safety, and Music/Art Therapy in men's and women's residential units.
- Effectively maintained a caseload of 7-8 individual therapy sessions to meet various therapeutic needs of recovering individuals.
- Quickly learned new skills and applied them to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity.
Case Management Intern
Pavilion Behavioral Health System
01.2022 - 05.2022
- Coordinated 7-10 individualized discharge plans daily to manage safe transition into the community and home environments.
- Scheduled appointments with psychiatrists, counselors, and primary care physicians, if needed, to establish outpatient services once patients discharge.
- Spoke to collateral contacts of patients to update them on their improvement, discharge date, and to confirm no lethal means in the home they are discharged to.
- Worked with patients to create crisis safety intervention plans so patients may combat their triggers and stressors when they arise after discharge.
- Coordinated travel arrangements through insurance and staff transport.
- Observed biopsychosocial assessments.
Personal Care Assistant
Illinois Department Of Human Services
10.2021 - 05.2022
- Supported daily hygiene needs of client by assisting with bathing, dressing, dental care and personal grooming.
- Provided safe mobility support to help client move around personal spaces.
- Engaged client in meaningful conversation, socialization and activity while providing personal care assistance.
- Assisted client with self-administered medications.
Education
Master of Social Work -
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL 06.2022 - 06.2023
Bachelor of Social Work -
University of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign
Urbana, IL 08.2018 - 05.2022
Skills
- Anxiety and Stress Management
- Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Crisis Management
- Cultural Competence
- Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)
- Group Therapy
- Individual Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Program Development and Management
- Psychoeducation
- Substance Use Disorder Treatment
- Time Management
Timeline
Therapeutic Intern
Gateway Foundation
10.2022 - 06.2023
Master of Social Work -
University of Chicago
06.2022 - 06.2023
Case Management Intern
Pavilion Behavioral Health System
01.2022 - 05.2022
Personal Care Assistant
Illinois Department Of Human Services
10.2021 - 05.2022
Bachelor of Social Work -
University of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign
08.2018 - 05.2022
Research Experience
Humans in Nature Project (May 2021-January 2022)
Research Intern
- Investigated various facets of the connection between humans and the natural world.
- Researched the relationship and advantages of combining meditation with nature interaction.
- Wrote articles aimed at promoting nature interaction and cultivating a mutually beneficial relationship with the natural world for individuals of all ages.
- Increased awareness of the positive impact of nature on individual health and family relationships.
Volunteer Work
Global Medical Dental Brigade (May 2019)
- Flew to small communities in Honduras with inadequate healthcare and water supply alongside medical professionals to implement sustainable health systems.
- Created access to sufficient clean water piped directly into homes; 3 water system constructions supported.
- Established access to a clean bathroom by constructing a home sanitation infrastructure beside a family's home; 19 families benefited from the public health project. Had the privilege of getting to know the family and learning about their lives.
- Brigade helped more than 5,000 individuals through patient consultations.
Research Experience
Humans in Nature Project (May 2021-January 2022)
Research Intern
- Investigated various facets of the connection between humans and the natural world.
- Researched the relationship and advantages of combining meditation with nature interaction.
- Wrote articles aimed at promoting nature interaction and cultivating a mutually beneficial relationship with the natural world for individuals of all ages.
- Increased awareness of the positive impact of nature on individual health and family relationships.
Volunteer Work
Global Medical Dental Brigade (May 2019)
- Flew to small communities in Honduras with inadequate healthcare and water supply alongside medical professionals to implement sustainable health systems.
- Created access to sufficient clean water piped directly into homes; 3 water system constructions supported.
- Established access to a clean bathroom by constructing a home sanitation infrastructure beside a family's home; 19 families benefited from the public health project. Had the privilege of getting to know the family and learning about their lives.
- Brigade helped more than 5,000 individuals through patient consultations.
References
References available upon request.
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