Experience

Westfield State University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Professor

  • Jan 2017 - Present

  Adjunct Professor for the Masters in Social Work Program Asynchronous Class for Human Behavior and the Social Environment Online Class only for Human Behavior and the Social Environment -create syllabus for the class while addressing all competencies related to NASW and accreditation -proctor class either in person or remote due to Covid-19-monitor and communicate with the online class and provide zoom office hours Adjunct Professor for the Masters in Social Work Program Asynchronous Class for Human Behavior and the Social Environment Online Class only for Human Behavior and the Social Environment -create syllabus for the class while addressing all competencies related to NASW and accreditation -proctor class either in person or remote due to Covid-19-monitor and communicate with the online class and provide zoom office hours



MA Department of Children and Families

• Individual and Family Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Supervisor

  • Apr 2016 - Present

  -Review caseloads belonging to 5 social workers -Provide guidance, support and education on policy, case management -collaborate with attorneys on court involved cases -continuous education of risk assessment and intervention services

• Ongoing supervisor

  • May 2014 - Present

• Social Worker

  • May 2014 - Apr 2016

  -Case management-Developing service plans for families -Stabilizing intact families -Reunifying families after services have leveled the risk of harm to the children -conducting parent/child visits to families who are not intact -experienced in writing affidavits for the juvenile court system-engaging families with appropriate services -connecting schools and mental health providers to the families in the community -assisting children in the transition to and from foster home placement



Behavioral Health Network, Inc (BHN)

• United States
• Mental Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Crisis Clinician

  • May 2015 - May 2016

  Completing crisis assessments to determine the mental status of the individual and determine if they need a higher level of care. These individuals are evaluated in the ER, community and in our satellite office. Possible dispositions include section 12:Psychiatric placementEATS CBAT Or:DetoxRespite MCI continuum care Safety planning Discharge low level of risk toSelf and others Completing crisis assessments to determine the mental status of the individual and determine if they need a higher level of care. These individuals are evaluated in the ER, community and in our satellite office. Possible dispositions include section 12:Psychiatric placementEATS CBAT Or:DetoxRespite MCI continuum care Safety planning Discharge low level of risk toSelf and others



Northeast Center for Youth and Families

• Foster Care Bilingual Clinician

  • Jan 2013 - Apr 2014

  -conducting a weekly group for juvenile sex offenders. -treatment based groups with an open forum to allow these children to learn from one another while the group leader encourages the group cohesion to stay focused on the topic discussion. -individual treatment therapy of 13 clients weekly of hourly sessions. Utilizing a variety of therapeutic approaches to recognize their triggers and focus of the recidivism rates for juvenile sexual offenders in the community. -family therapy to allow the children to reunify with their family and many times to fix an estranged relationship with the victim of their offense.



Behavioral Health Network, Inc (BHN)

• United States
• Mental Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Care Coordinator

  • Aug 2010 - Jun 2012

  Utilizing the wrap around model to educate parents on the mental health providers in the pioneer valley. -Encouraging parents to utilize IEPs and 504 plans for their children to excel academically along with their serious emotional disturbance and the stressors that come from that. -assisting parents and providers to work together and prevent an overlap of services by creating a care plan to replace the many treatment plans that are provided to the family. - write a story about the child and the family to be utilized by providers to give a clearer picture on the history and risk factors present for each family and better assist them in creating the care plan that best fits their needs.



Womens Correctional Facility

• Counselor

  • Aug 2011 - May 2012

  Manage a small caseload of 7-8 inmates who were sentenced. -provide therapy to each inmate weekly and following up on their group attendance at the facility. -participate in parole board meetings for those eligible -create release plans for inmates going back into the community and providing them with intake appointments to allow them to have services in place. -conducting 8 week domestic violence groups in the facility to all the woman to be educated on the cycle of violence as a victim and abuser. -conducted weekly groups on attitudes in the facility to inmates to educate them how their attitude plays a huge role in their lives with the court and department of corrections.



Walt Disney World Resorts

• Guest Relations

  • Aug 2002 - Jan 2003

  Provide guests with assistance for disability, language interpretation, celebrity tours, special access tours Work in the call center for Disney Dining to provide dinner reservations across the Disney World Resorts in Orlando, Fl. Provide guests with assistance for disability, language interpretation, celebrity tours, special access tours Work in the call center for Disney Dining to provide dinner reservations across the Disney World Resorts in Orlando, Fl.