Director of Care Coordination

• May 2022 - Present

Clinical Supervisor, LISW-S

• Aug 2019 - May 2022

Clinical Supervisor of the Intensive Home Based Treatment Team at UMCH Family Services.

Mental Health Therapist, Licensed Independent Social Worker

• Jun 2013 - Aug 2019

• Responsible for providing intensive in-home and community-based out-patient clinical services for children and families as prescribed by the Individual Service Plan.• Provide mental health services including Mental Health Assessment, diagnostic updates, and counseling/psychological therapy.• Responsible for initial Mental Health and Diagnostic Assessment as well as Individualized Service Plans for each client.• Use evidence-based practices in individual and family therapy, such as Solution Focused Therapy and Trauma Informed Care. Other interventions used include DBT, CBT, and crisis intervention as needed.• Ensures the treatment team as a whole addresses the clinical issues for each client and makes necessary referrals to internal psychiatrist or psychologist, or an external specialist as needed. Show less

Health Care Integrator, LMSW

• Jul 2012 - Jun 2013

• Create and maintain Individualized Health Plans and Detailed Service Plans. • Conduct team meetings regularly to ensure the caregiver, child, and service providers are working towards goals in the most effective manner. • Assess the strengths and needs of each individual client based on the Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths Assessment. • Link the child and caregiver to appropriate services within the community. • Monitor Waiver Service Providers’ work in relation to the stated goals of the Individualized Health Plan. • Conduct bimonthly home visits to each child and caregiver to help in stabilizing and advocating for child’s needs. • Maintain case records in accordance to ACS and OMH mandates. Show less

Mental Health Specialist Intern

• Aug 2011 - May 2012

• Provided individual counseling for a caseload of 12 adolescents in the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program to support social and emotional success. • Performed bio-psycho-social assessments and diagnoses of clients. • Created and facilitated curriculum designed to address the healthy emotional and psychological development of the program’s participants. • Lead weekly group counseling sessions for program participants. • Developed family assessment tool to better determine needs of participants and their families. • Conducted family interviews to better determine the relevant psycho-social needs of the participants and their families. • Worked with clients’ families seeking medical, dental, and mental health referrals within the community. • Established community outreach and facilitate partnerships with other medical, dental, and mental health programs in the Lower East Side. Show less

English Teacher

• Aug 2010 - Jul 2011