Embedded Behavioral Health Clinician

• Jul 2023 - Present

Adjunct Faculty

• May 2021 - Present

Adjunct faculty instructor for Salem State's School of Social Work. Teaching Substance Use Disorders, Theory and Foundation, Field Education, and Assessment and Diagnosis courses Responsible for lesson-planning and facilitating creative teaching methods across in-person and remote classroom settings Provide additional guidance and feedback to students during office hours where needed and collaborate with staff if additional support services need to be implemented for students Facilitate trauma-informed teaching methods across all classes Show less

Pediatric Social Worker

• Nov 2022 - Mar 2023

Provide supportive counseling and emotional support to patients and families coping with a new diagnosis as a result of a traumatic injury or poor prognosis Facilitate patient and caregiver support groups with Child Life Specialist on the unit in order to foster healing and connection while building rapport between families on the unit Participate in twice weekly interdisciplinary team rounds and lead weekly psychosocial rounds in order to discuss social barriers to discharge from the hospital back to the community Responsible for leading psychoeducational in-services on the unit to staff members in providing them with tools to implement improved trauma-informed care Facilitate connecting patients and families to appropriate community resources and grants to assist with off-setting hospital expenses Show less

Outpatient Clinician and Consultant

• Jul 2020 - Nov 2022

Provide psychoeducation to children and families on the impact of trauma on the brain and development Facilitate family consultations and family therapy sessions to assist with meeting the needs of clients Facilitate individual therapy sessions providing various modes of treatment including somatic-based therapy, art-based therapy, play therapy, narrative therapy, CBT, and EMDR Provide consultation services to local community programs to assist with providing trauma-informed care in different community settings Offer in-service trainings to schools and surrounding community agencies on further understanding trauma and its impact on children Show less

Per Diem Outpatient Clinician

• Apr 2019 - Nov 2020

Provide individual therapy to six clients weekly ranging in ages from five-years-old to thirty-years-old Incorporate various therapeutic interventions including CBT, play therapy, art therapy, DBT, and mindfulness Complies with CANS completion for eligible children under MassHealth and completes ninety day re-assessments Collaborate with clients in creating an Individualized Treatment Plan in order for each client to reach measurable and obtainable goals for emotional well-being Provide individual therapy to six clients weekly ranging in ages from five-years-old to thirty-years-old Incorporate various therapeutic interventions including CBT, play therapy, art therapy, DBT, and mindfulness Complies with CANS completion for eligible children under MassHealth and completes ninety day re-assessments Collaborate with clients in creating an Individualized Treatment Plan in order for each client to reach measurable and obtainable goals for emotional well-being

Emergency Department Social Worker

• Jan 2018 - May 2020

Responsible for providing assessments to individuals who are suspected of being abused, facilitate necessary mandatory reports to the appropriate agenciesComplete assessments for individuals in need of community resources and collaborate w/ team members to ensure linkages to appropriate resources takes placeFacilitate substance abuse referrals for those seeking treatment for their substance use disorderWork as an integral part of a multi-disciplinary teamResponsible for networking and collaborating with appropriate community providers that can assist in serving the populations that are served in the EDMember of the MCI sub-committee, DV sub-committee, and trauma committee at Lahey Hospital Show less

Floating Medical Social Worker

• Jul 2017 - Jan 2018

Assisted on medical floors where social workers were not fully staffed for the day; this included regularly filling in on the orthopedic and oncology floorsResponsible for fulfilling social work duties that included biopsychosocial assessments, linking patients and families to appropriate resources, offering therapeutic support, and facilitating or participating in end-of-life discussionsFocused strongly on assessing patients re-admitted to the hospital within 30 days to ensure no social barriers were causing patients to be re-admitted to the hospitalServed on the high risk for re-admission sub-committee meeting to discuss social work efforts to prevent re-admittance and to focus on improving current protocol in working with this population Show less

GTU Social Worker

• Sep 2016 - Jul 2017

Provided a therapeutic environment for individuals on the geriatric treatment unit Facilitated groups geared towards providing education on coping skills, CBT, and other skills geared towards preventing future hospitalization Participated in multi-disciplinary team meetings and advocated for clients to ensure the safest discharge plan was being carried out Led discharge planning for individuals that included finding outpatient providers, enrolling patients in a partial hospital or drug/alcohol rehab program, referring individuals to a skilled nursing facility or assisted living setting from discharge Show less

Master's Level Intern

• Sep 2015 - Aug 2016

Provided outpatient individual therapy to eight clients ranging from latency age to adolescence with a variety of cultural and mental health needs, such as severe depression, generalized anxiety, or ADHD Managed the needs of insurance companies providing funding for outpatient services by completing the necessary paperwork required including CANS assessments, Child/Adolescent Assessments, and Individualized Action Plans Collaborated effectively with various collateral contacts for each client to ensure quality services were being given from a variety of different providers Show less

Master's Level Intern

• Sep 2015 - Jul 2016

Provided a unique social work experience between Jeff’s Place and Wayside Youth and Family Support Network in order to ensure a diverse clinical experience that accompanies working with grief and loss Facilitated two bereavement groups bi-weekly with a co-facilitator where one bereavement group encompassed working with children ages three- to five-years-old and another involved working with young youth ages eleven- to thirteen-years old; both goals for the groups were to help children foster connections with one another and to have a safe space to talk about their grief and to share their different experiences, as well as learn about feelings and basic coping skills to help manage their bereavement Co-led a parent group bi-weekly that are struggling with bereavement of their spouses and offer support and foster forming connections between various group members; participants report that this group helps them feel more connected to others and less alone Excelled at providing a curriculum for groups that involved focusing on different areas of grief throughout the year Show less

Mental Health Counselor

• Jun 2014 - Feb 2015

Assisted in carrying out a treatment plan designed by a licensed clinician while working together to perform in-home therapy services. Provided therapeutic mentoring services to children ages ten to seventeen and community support counseling to adults who had just been released from incarceration or hospitalization. Responsible for designing a biopsychocial and treatment plan for community support and therapuetic mentoring clients. In charge of logging weekly progress notes and keeping in consistent contact with HUB provider or ICM through MassHealth insurance companies. Show less

Bereavement Intern

• Jan 2014 - May 2014

Made bereavement calls and assess clients for any signs of PGD Performed Touch assessments and legacy projects with clients Attended IDG and Supportive Care meetings Provided companionship to clients nearing end of life Made bereavement calls and assess clients for any signs of PGD Performed Touch assessments and legacy projects with clients Attended IDG and Supportive Care meetings Provided companionship to clients nearing end of life