Medical Social Worker

• Dec 2022 - Present

Social Worker

• Oct 2021 - Dec 2022

Clinical Social Work Intern

• Sep 2020 - May 2021

Social Work Intern

• Feb 2020 - Aug 2020

▪ Providing social work support and advocacy to clients ▪ Conducting intake and client interviews, assess clients’ needs and goals, and ensure clients are engaged in appropriate and meaningful service plans ▪ Maintaining contact with service providers to obtain letters for court ▪ Working collaboratively with attorneys, parent advocates and paralegals to represent parents in Child Protective (Article 10) and Termination of Parental Rights proceedings in Family Court: Objectives of the teams include shortening lengths of stay for children in foster care, promoting quality visiting arrangements and ensuring that families receive services that are well tailored to expediting safe and lasting reunification. Show less

Health Home Care Manager

• Feb 2018 - Jan 2020

▪ Primarily responsible for assessments, service plan development, case coordination, linking and advocacy; monitoring and evaluating needs for children in the foster care system as well as children with disabilities, special needs, complex trauma, SED and developmental delays. ▪ Provide outreach, engagement, enrollment, clinical consultation, IEP review and care coordination services to members using six core services defined by Health Home (CBC) requirements. ▪ Work collaboratively with all relevant stakeholders to assess the needs of 30 members and establish a Plan of Care (POC) ▪ Document all interactions and services provided in clinical notes according to Health Home guidelines. Show less

Care Coordinator II

• Aug 2015 - Feb 2018

•Provide care coordination services and outreach, engagement and enrollment to assigned program participants as defined by BHCC program and health home requirements. •Develop and assist in implementing care plans determined by goals and priorities of program participants, including reviewing care plans with program participants, identifying progress, and revising plans as needed.•Document interactions and services provided according to BHCC and health home guidelines.

Counselor III

• Sep 2013 - Aug 2015

•Provide services to clients with goals and life restructuring tasks•Meet with caseload on a weekly basis providing individual supportive counseling.•Update and maintain resident’s files on caseload while completing treatment plans, crisis plans, psycho-socials and progress notes •Facilitate groups which help clients enhance their social skills, independent living skills, creative expression, trust building skills and women's issues•Provided individual counseling to those in need•Disperse medication to residents on a daily basis while educating them on their medications. Show less

Therapeutic Recreation Counselor

• Feb 2008 - Sep 2014

•Implement and coordinate all (group/individualized) recreation therapy programs •Responsible for all recreation programs daily operation while developing therapy programs aimed to improve residents’ social, emotional, cognitive and physical functional behaviors •Provide one to one individual therapeutic care to all residents while striving to achieve an increase in active participation from residents and motivating them to socialize. •Provide individual support and counseling •Implement and coordinate all (group/individualized) recreation therapy programs •Responsible for all recreation programs daily operation while developing therapy programs aimed to improve residents’ social, emotional, cognitive and physical functional behaviors •Provide one to one individual therapeutic care to all residents while striving to achieve an increase in active participation from residents and motivating them to socialize. •Provide individual support and counseling

Program Coordinator

• Sep 2011 - May 2012

•Develop and facilitate issue training workshops for young people •Plan and arrange logistics for the day in Albany: the rally in Albany and meetings with Legislators •Represented NFSC atCity Council meetings, public hearings, and press conferences on youth services •Implement new strategies to advocate for welfare preventive strategies, disconnected youth and education. •Develop and facilitate issue training workshops for young people •Plan and arrange logistics for the day in Albany: the rally in Albany and meetings with Legislators •Represented NFSC atCity Council meetings, public hearings, and press conferences on youth services •Implement new strategies to advocate for welfare preventive strategies, disconnected youth and education.