Experience

Caring Hospice Services

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• On-Call Social Worker

  • Jul 2018 - Present

  • Develops and implements a Plan of Care that addresses the biopsychosocial needs of the patient and family and takes into account unique spiritual, cultural, religious, and other relevant factors that influence the family system. • Uses discretion and judgment to support patients and their families with the complex emotional needs associated with terminal-illness, anticipatory grief, and bereavement by analyzing their needs to determine appropriate counseling and providing individual/ family counseling and therapeutic interventions as needed.• Advocate for needed services and support on behalf of the patient and family. Navigate complex social systems/ networks to obtain resources and link the patient and/ or family members to appropriate services.• Promote Agency philosophy and administrative policies to ensure quality of care. Assist patient and family with consent signing• Attend interdisciplinary team meeting, participate in the patient care planning process and collaborates with Interdisciplinary Team to promote coordination of patient care. • Accept clinical assignments that are consistent with education and competence to meet the needs of the patients. Provide ongoing education and support regarding end-of-life issues and death, dying, and bereavement



Youth Service, Inc.

• United States
• Individual and Family Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Runaway and Homeless Youth Program Supervisor

  • Jan 2018 - Nov 2019

  • Oversee the completion and as required conduct intakes for all RHY residents.• Manage staff to ensure 24-hour crisis individual/family interventions, information and referrals are provided to 400 youth on a nonresidential basis.• Supervise staff in conducting weekly group sessions for all residents, and at least one family counseling session to at least half of all residents prior to shelter discharge.• Manage staff to ensure that residential services are provided to a minimum of 85 homeless and runaway youth within a 12-month period.• Supervise and ensure staff develops a written plan for aftercare services, with the participation and agreement of youth for 100% of youths who leave the shelter.• Manage staff to ensure monthly mentoring activities for a least 10 youths at the aftercare stage.• Supervise and assist staff in providing monthly presentations to effectively inform community groups, schools, police, parent groups, and religious organizations about the YSI RHY program.• Routinely review and ensure staff maintains files on all youth/family cases.• Supervise, train, hire and evaluate staff.• Develop family-focused service delivery pattern for RYP. • Creates detailed outreach plans for RYP that is coordinated with the agency’s case management and crisis nursery programs.• Prepare and submits reports as required.• Maintain a caseload in YES and RYP when it is necessary to support staff, which requires doing home visits, collateral appointments and regulated documentation.• Participate in the agency’s supervisory support group, monthly agency trainings, and quarterly QI meetings.• Adhere to the agency’s Code of Ethics.



Asociacion Puertorriquenos en Marcha

• United States
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Adoption Supervisor

  • May 2014 - Nov 2017

  • Responsible for comprehensive case process from intake, case assignment, adoptee and family assessment, adoptive placement, and family supervision to case closure.• Assist and provide adoption & permanent legal custody (PLC) services to children in Foster Care and their pre-adoptive foster/kinship parents until permanency is achieved.• Follow all protocol for Statewide Adoption and Permanency Network (SWAN), the City of Philadelphia Department of Human Services (DHS), the Community Umbrella Agencies (CUA) and Children Youth and Family Services (CYFS). Assure compliance with local, state and federal contract• Maintain Adoption programming in accordance with project team approved service manual. Maintain, enhance, and develop positive relationships with referral sources and community agencies. Provide direct services as needed. Contract additional services as needed.• Facilitate Adoption training for foster parents & pre-adoptive parents. • Develop and coordinate state contract adoption programming within state licensing requirements. Facilitate appropriate referrals and maintain required statistical reports. Complete invoicing monthly. • Attend all trainings that are requires, SWAN, and training surround CYFS. Responsible for training all permanency parents.• Created a partnership with Temple University, Community College of Philadelphia & La Salle University, to provide opportunities for bachelor level students to complete their internship in the adoption department. • Provide direct supervision to 3 case managers, all student interns and manage a case load of 10. • As of November 2017, assisted with 118 adoptions and invoiced over $1 million dollars through completion of 400 SWAN services under my leadership

• Foster Care Case Manager

  • Apr 2013 - May 2014

  • Provide case management to foster child, legal family members, and foster parent(s) in accordance with service description and contract requirements with the Philadelphia County Department of Human Services, Children Youth and Family Services (CYFS). • Coordinate services for the required children in accordance with service description and contract requirements with the Philadelphia County Department of Human Services, Children and Children Youth and Family Services (CYFS).• Work in conjunction with a multidisciplinary team to provide the stated services for foster children, biological families and foster parents. • Complete mandated reports and documentation in the time frames specified within the Foster Care contract requirements.• Conduct a minimum of two home visit per case, to ensure safety and children needs are being met in the foster home.



Teen Challenge

• Intern

  • Aug 2015 - Apr 2016

  • Utilize a variety of theoretical orientations to facilitate individual therapy and psycho-educational group sessions to women with substance abuse problems. • Conduct psychosocial evaluations, develop treatment plans & goals, safety plans and relapse prevention plans. Monitor counselees’ goals and objectives, program compliance and intervene during crisis situations. Complete all paperwork in a timely fashion• Prompt residents to follow daily schedule of activities. Monitored interaction between residents to insure safety and appropriate social format.• Be in synced with the agency faith solution focus model while integrating my MSW academia.



Wordsworth

• Residential Counselor

  • Jul 2012 - Mar 2013

  • Provide a physically and emotionally safe therapeutic environment, intensive supervision and security for all residents in the residential treatment program.• Assure all residents basic needs are meet, aware of clients whereabouts, monitor clients medication distributions and reassure all clients are following daily program • Utilized approved behavior management techniques appropriately with residents including: deescalating potential chaotic or volatile situation and/or approved physical restraint techniques.• Weekly meetings and activities with assigned resident (counselees)



NorthEast Treatment Center

• In Home Detention (IHD) Youth Worker

  • May 2011 - Sep 2012

  • Monitors youth behavior: maintains awareness of signs of withdrawal, AWOL plans, and disturbances. Provide crisis interventions and follow up contact• Coordinates, directs and monitors youth activities. Activities focal points: 1)Life Skill 2) Cultural Recreation 3)Education/Vocation and 4)Community service• Monitor client’s compliance with daily school attendance, curfews, and other court or family- imposed restrictions • Prepare all court reports, internal and external incident report and progress reports.



Providence Center

• Americorps: Youth Service Corps Coordinator

  • Aug 2011 - Jul 2012

  • Recruit, train, monitor, and track 9-12 graders from local high schools, to complete community service and volunteer hours in an after school program and at larger community based projects.• Contact guidance counselors, facilitate information sessions, manage social media for the program, coordinate life skills workshops, and convene weekend service events designed to unite all the youth volunteers in one place• Provide empowerment to young people to grow as responsible citizens, improve their attitudes toward education, and develop workforce skills through four program components: individual service, collective service, reflection, and celebration• Attend and complete all AmeriCorps training and service requirements including orientation, training, team meetings and National Service days

• Americorps: Youth Service Corps Coordinator

  • Aug 2011 - Jul 2012

  • Recruit, train, monitor, and track 9-12 graders from local high schools, to complete community service and volunteer hours in an after school program and at larger community based projects.• Contact guidance counselors, facilitate information sessions, manage social media for the program, coordinate life skills workshops, and convene weekend service events designed to unite all the youth volunteers in one place• Provide empowerment to young people to grow as responsible citizens, improve their attitudes toward education, and develop workforce skills through four program components: individual service, collective service, reflection, and celebration• Attend and complete all AmeriCorps training and service requirements including orientation, training, team meetings and National Service days



Career & Academic Development Institute

• Career Counselor

  • Aug 2010 - Jun 2011

  • Assist student in all facets of post-secondary plans• Responsible for organizing college campus tours, fairs and events for college exposure.• Senior Class manager & Assist student in college essays• Coordinate bi-annual mock interviews & Career Day • Operate as the testing coordinator and administer all testing on site• Manager of Student Government Association • Assist student in all facets of post-secondary plans• Responsible for organizing college campus tours, fairs and events for college exposure.• Senior Class manager & Assist student in college essays• Coordinate bi-annual mock interviews & Career Day • Operate as the testing coordinator and administer all testing on site• Manager of Student Government Association



YouthBuild Philadelphia

• Americorps: Community Project Coordinator

  • Aug 2009 - Jul 2010

  • Facilitated 2 service learning classes that focused on Juvenile Delinquency and Homelessness• Instructed 2 academic study hall that supported and strengthen students’ academic skills• Coordinated Yearbook and Extra-curricular activities for 220 students• Founded and instructed YouthBuild Step Team and Crochet Club. • Facilitated 2 service learning classes that focused on Juvenile Delinquency and Homelessness• Instructed 2 academic study hall that supported and strengthen students’ academic skills• Coordinated Yearbook and Extra-curricular activities for 220 students• Founded and instructed YouthBuild Step Team and Crochet Club.