TONI BLOCKER
St. Petersburg,FL
Summary
Clinical Social worker offering extreme compassion and extensive experience working with mental health intervention. Adept at performing risk assessments, crisis interventions and psycho-education. Dedicated and energetic with excellent listening skills and establishing therapeutic relationships with clients/patients while working to enhance their quality of life. Collaborative with multidisciplinary teams to create solid support networks for client needs. Highly motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong worth ethic, adaptability, and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Therapeutic Social Worker
Windmoor Healthcare
09.2023 - Current
- Enhanced client well-being by conducting comprehensive assessments and developing individualized treatment plans.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary team members to develop comprehensive care plans for clients, ensuring continuity of care.
- Implemented crisis intervention strategies during high-risk situations, ensuring safety of both clients and staff members.
- Facilitated psychoeducational groups to help clients develop coping skills and improve communications.
- Documented client progress and activities in accordance with agency policies and procedures.
- Developed and maintained strong relationships with community resources for successful referrals.
LEGAL ASSISTANT
Kathi B. Halvorsen Esq
07.2021 - 09.2023
- Communicate with clients, gathering necessary documents and information to begin building a case
- Manage all administrative responsibilities in the legal office
- Manage office scheduling and kept accurate notes on deadlines, motions, and other dates
- Organize and executed court calendar with daily cases, hearings, mediations, and supervisor meetings
- Organize all legal documents in a confidential way
- Draft correspondence, document data and submit materials to appropriate parties
- Knowledgeable dealing with pleadings, affidavits, motions, and exhibit preparation
- Organize and prepare case exhibits and evidence for trial
- File pleadings and appeals with court clerks to meet strict deadlines and/or to expedite trial proceedings
- Contact witnesses and scheduled interviews and evaluations.
INTERNSHIP: CASE MANAGER
Metropolitan Ministries
08.2022 - 04.2023
- Worked directly with anew caseload of 15 client individuals or families bi-weekly
- Conducted pre-screens, intakes, and follow-ups as needed with potential residents and their families for intake and other Metropolitan Ministries programs
- Administered comprehensive assessments to determine clients' needs
- Used knowledge of successful crisis intervention techniques, active listening, and solution focused therapy techniques with domestic violence survivors
- Administered domestic violence screenings and assessments to determine clients' safety and needs
- Presented client individuals or families case profile to review team within 2-3 weeks from initial intake, for consideration of residential program
- Maintained lists of community resources helpful to clients
- Completed counseling, education, food and clothing pantry, and employment referrals.
MENTAL HEALTH TECHNICIAN II
Morton Plant Hospital, BayCare
03.2019 - 03.2021
- Conducted intake interviews with new patients to complete forms, assess mental health condition and obtain treatment history
- Provided direct patient care to psychiatric inpatients under direct Supervision of a Registered Nurse
- Used thermometers or blood pressure gauges to take and record measures of patients' physical condition
- Bathed, fed, and dressed patients based on individual abilities
- Monitored patients' well-being and reported changes or unusual behavior or physical illness to medical staff
- Restrained violent or suicidal patients using approved verbal or physical techniques
- Documented patient interactions in compliance with HIPAA requirements
- Engaged clients in therapeutic groups to promote coping skills, education, and life skills
- Modeled appropriate communication and problem-solving skills in crisis situations involving patients, family, or staff.
RECOVERY SPECIALIST
Boley Centers, Inc
10.2019 - 02.2021
- Developed and optimized treatment plans along with behavioral contracts for high-risk clients to address barriers to treatment
- Facilitated weekly group sessions focused on various issues surrounding substance abuse, mental illness, and other concerns
- Utilized de-escalation skills and provided stabilization support to reintroduce calm in crisis situations
- Documented all client services provided within a forty-eight-hour period and maintained productivity standards to the level set by the department
- Provided direct/indirect assistance, guidance and instruction in tasks related to the maintenance of independent living skills
- Assisted clients with completion of paperwork for available community resources (i.e Food stamps, social security benefits, vocational rehabilitation, HUD, etc.).
INTERNSHIP: CASE MANAGER/COUNSELOR
Boley Centers, Inc.
01.2020 - 08.2020
- Supported a caseload of 15 clients, creating, monitoring, and adjusting their treatment plans as needed
- Completed a biopsychosocial and mental health assessments as it related to each client to identify individual needs and created treatment plans to address objectives and goals as identified during evaluation
- Assessed patients for risk of suicide attempts or harmful behavior toward others
- Encouraged clients to express feelings and discuss happenings in life to help develop insight into themselves or relationships
- Assisted individuals with stress management, self-esteem and issues associated with emotional and mental health
- Guided clients in developing skills or strategies for dealing with problems
- Counseled clients individually or in group sessions to assist in overcoming dependencies, adjusting to life, or making changes.
MENTAL HEALTH CRIMINAL JUSTICE LIAISON
Pathways Behavioral Health
08.2016 - 04.2018
- Assessed clients in active drug and alcohol withdrawal and provided interventions to manage physical and psychological withdrawal symptoms
- Discussed with offenders how such issues as drug and alcohol abuse and/or noncompliance of mental health medications, might have played roles in current and past criminal behaviors
- Completed biopsychosocial and risk assessments on each client while incarcerated
- Had daily interactions with clients who are mentally ill, seriously emotionally disturbed and/or chemically dependent who, due to their impairment, are at high risk for labile, volatile and/or unpredictable behavior
- Worked closely with drug court staff in designing treatment plans specific to each client's needs
- Worked closely with and maintained a professional relationship with Judges, Court Clerks, Attorneys, Law Enforcement Officers, Recovery Drug Courts, and Treatment facilities
- Provided referral, advocacy, and services to help the client access and mobilize resources to meet their needs
- Completed legal documentation within the courts on each client
- Provided monthly updates of each client directly to the Judge.
Education
Registered Clinical Social Work Intern
10.2023
Master of Clinical Social Work - Crisis and Mental Health
Widener University
Chester, PA05.2023
Bachelor of Science - Business Management and Organizational Development
Bethel University
McKenzie, TN08.2016
Skills
- Case Management
- Client Advocacy
- Crisis Intervention
- Problem-Solving
- Group Therapy
- Treatment Planning and Implementation
- Charting and Clinical Documentation
- Community Re-entry Planning
- Rapport Building
- Therapeutic Interventions
- Suicide Risk Assessments
- Behavioral Health Assessment
- Substance Abuse Treatment
- Interdisciplinary Collaboration
- Adaptability and Flexibility
Certification
- BLS- American Heart Association, Expires 09/2025
- Mental Health First Aid, 03/2023
- Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)
- Crisis Intervention Training (CIT), 03/2018
Timeline
Therapeutic Social Worker
Windmoor Healthcare
09.2023 - Current
INTERNSHIP: CASE MANAGER
Metropolitan Ministries
08.2022 - 04.2023
LEGAL ASSISTANT
Kathi B. Halvorsen Esq
07.2021 - 09.2023
INTERNSHIP: CASE MANAGER/COUNSELOR
Boley Centers, Inc.
01.2020 - 08.2020
RECOVERY SPECIALIST
Boley Centers, Inc
10.2019 - 02.2021
MENTAL HEALTH TECHNICIAN II
Morton Plant Hospital, BayCare
03.2019 - 03.2021
MENTAL HEALTH CRIMINAL JUSTICE LIAISON
Pathways Behavioral Health
08.2016 - 04.2018
Registered Clinical Social Work Intern
Master of Clinical Social Work - Crisis and Mental Health
Widener University
Bachelor of Science - Business Management and Organizational Development
Bethel University
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