Bethany Ackley
Clinician at United Community & Family Services- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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Licensed Clinical Social Worker
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Experience
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UCFS Healthcare
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United States
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Hospitals and Health Care
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100 - 200 Employee
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Clinician
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Dec 2016 - Present
I provide behavioral health services through the health centers located within each school
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EMPS Clinician
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Dec 2013 - Feb 2017
Provide emergency clinical services for children and adolescents who are experiencing psychiatric or behavioral crises and then help connect the client and their families with other services in the community.
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Northeast Center for Youth and Families
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United States
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Individual and Family Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Residential Counselor
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Jun 2007 - Jan 2014
Provide a safe and comforting environment for clients to live and learn life skills necessary for future independent living. Provide direct care and treatment to adolescent girls ages 13-21. Engage clients in therapeutic programming. Facilitate therapeutic groups for the clients to enhance independent living and other life skills. Provide a safe and comforting environment for clients to live and learn life skills necessary for future independent living. Provide direct care and treatment to adolescent girls ages 13-21. Engage clients in therapeutic programming. Facilitate therapeutic groups for the clients to enhance independent living and other life skills.
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Natchaug Hospital
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United States
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Mental Health Care
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100 - 200 Employee
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Social Work Intern
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Sep 2012 - Apr 2013
Facilitate psycho educational and clinical groups with children ages 5-18. Complete daily notes for groups facilitated. Conduct family sessions with clients and their parents. Assist with the intake process of future clients. Follow through with the case management of individual clients, such as making phone calls to schools, parents and outpatient therapists to assess clients’ progress outside of program. Develop treatment plans for individual clients and complete discharge summary upon completion of program. Participate in weekly team meeting to discuss each client’s progress in program. Show less
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Social Work Intern
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Aug 2011 - Jun 2012
Conduct individual counseling sessions with students in grades kindergarten through eighth grade with various issues, such as attendance problems, behavior issues, low self- esteem, and difficult using appropriate social skills. Conduct group counseling sessions to work on social skills during the students lunch period. Facilitate therapeutic groups for select students with various behavior issues, such as being disruptive in the classroom and bullying other students. Help teachers in the classroom when there are students with behavior issues causing a disruption to their peers. Discuss any concerns with both the students’ teachers and their parents in order to figure out ways to best help the child. Show less
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Education
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2009 - 2013
University of Connecticut School of Social Work
Master of Social Work (MSW), Group work -
2003 - 2007
The University of Connecticut
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Human Development and Family Studies
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