Ti’kayz Reed
Summary
Compassionate Social Worker with years of comprehensive experience providing social services to various groups of people to aid with day-to-day issues. Well-versed in assessing client strengths, advocating for client resources and conducting thorough home and community visits. Kind and respectful professional with demonstrated conflict resolution skills and strong decision-making abilities.
Professional social worker with experience in healthcare settings, specializing in patient advocacy and resource coordination. Skilled in crisis intervention, case management, and emotional support. Strong focus on team collaboration and achieving outcomes under changing circumstances. Valued for empathy, adaptability, and communication skills.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Medical Social Worker
Gentiva Hospice
04.2024 - Current
- Assessed client needs and developed individualized care plans to enhance overall well-being.
- Coordinated with healthcare teams to facilitate access to medical services and community resources.
- Conducted crisis intervention and provided emotional support to patients and families in distressing situations.
- Educated clients on available social services, ensuring informed decisions regarding their healthcare options.
- Coordinated individualized discharge plans to manage safe transition back into community and home environments.
- Enhanced interdisciplinary team collaboration for optimal patient care through regular case conferences and communication.
- Worked with medical teams, patients and families to implement effective treatment plans.
Therapist
CHRIS 180
05.2023 - 04.2024
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to conduct home and wellness visits and administer drug screening.
- Conduct assessments, biopsychosocial, eco-maps, genograms to identify and address social, emotional, and financial barriers for children and families.
- Connect clients with various community resources to support basic needs such as housing, financial advancement, and other supportive programs.
- Establish positive relationships with clients, families, and other outside resources to help support the client(s) well-being.
- Meet with all client weekly to ensure that needs are being completely met.
- Case manage families with children dealing concurring physical, emotional and/or financial barriers.
Therapist
Coastal Harbor Health System
06.2022 - 05.2023
- Conduct mental health counseling using evidence-based practice and clinical models.
- Maintain progress notes and documentation for patient health records including goals as well as progress.
- Assisted individuals with stress management, self-esteem and issues associated with emotional and mental health.
- Collaborated with mental health professionals and other staff members to perform clinical assessments or develop treatment plans.
- Encouraged clients to express feelings and discuss happenings in life to help develop insight into themselves or relationships.
- Performed comprehensive assessments for each patient.
- Evaluated substance use disorders and related mental health issues.
- Promoted client awareness and growth with therapeutic interventions.
- Acted as client advocate, coordinating required services and resolving emergency problems in crisis situations.
Substance Abuse Counselor
Spectrum Health Systems
05.2022 - 05.2023
- Discuss with offenders how such issues as drug and alcohol abuse and anger management problems might have played roles in past criminal behavior.
- Assess patients in active drug and alcohol withdrawal and provided interventions to manage physical and psychological withdrawal symptoms.
- Develop client treatment plans based on research, clinical experience and client histories.
- Identify problem areas impacting participants' ability to successfully complete treatment through treatment goals.
- Complete comprehensive assessments of clients' substance abuse history and treatment requirements to develop individualized treatment plans.
- Conduct individual and group therapy sessions for outpatient clients.
Case Management
Seeds That Grow Therapeutic Foster Care
08.2021 - 05.2022
- Responsible for ensuring that the educational, medical, emotional, and social needs of the child are met.
- Established behavioral modification goals and assessed progress toward goals.
- Counseled parents on proper child-rearing choices.
- Responsible for ensuring that the foster parent's needs are met to enable them to care for the child.
- Process intake information and place children referred with providers.
- Gather data on assessment placements.
- Coordinate and collaborate with representatives from outside agencies.
- Ensure that documentation is accurately inputted in GA shine and GA score system.
- Met with children to ensure comprehensive happiness and success of placements.
Education
Master of Science - Clinical Social Work
Albany State University
Albany, GA05.2023
LCSW-A Pending
06-2025
Bachelor of Science - Social Work with a Minor in Sociology
Albany State University
Albany, GA05.2022
Skills
- Proficient in Microsoft Office 365
- Interviewing & Recording
- Client Advocacy
- Active Listening
- Reliable & Trustworthy
- Thinking, and problem-solving skills
- Case Management
- Flexible Schedule
- Crisis Intervention
- Patient Counseling
- Coordinating Care
- Rapport Building
Certification
- CANS/ANSA
- Trauma STARS
- Utilizing Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Across the Continuum
- Identifying Automatic Thoughts, Intermediate and Core Beliefs
- 6 CE’S
- Certified in Strategic Prevention Framework (Specialized Training – SOR Project)
Timeline
Medical Social Worker
Gentiva Hospice
04.2024 - Current
Therapist
CHRIS 180
05.2023 - 04.2024
Therapist
Coastal Harbor Health System
06.2022 - 05.2023
Substance Abuse Counselor
Spectrum Health Systems
05.2022 - 05.2023
Case Management
Seeds That Grow Therapeutic Foster Care
08.2021 - 05.2022
Bachelor of Science - Social Work with a Minor in Sociology
Albany State University
Master of Science - Clinical Social Work
Albany State University
LCSW-A Pending
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