School Social Worker & Foster Care Liaison

• Aug 2022 - Present

Psychiatric Social Worker

• May 2020 - Jul 2022

• Provide psychosocial evaluation, crisis intervention, psychotherapeutic support, counseling, and/or psychotherapy to patients and their family • Advocate for patient’ physical, emotional, and social adjustment needs • Provides evaluations, ongoing monitoring along with individual and group counseling, and facilitates adjustment to the secondary effects of illness • Liaison between facility, family, government, and community agencies • Facilitate an individualized plan of care in a multidisciplinary team approach for each patient • Works with interdisciplinary team including Physicians, NPs, RNs, MHTs, Pharmacy • Works directly with Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance companies • Assess patients' medical/psychotherapeutic circumstances • Organized/Coordinate transportation to ensure a safe discharge • Provide prescription resource, education, and referrals • Conduct case management, develope and implement patient discharge plans • Understand and navigate probate court websites for guardianship and court orders • Complete and stay up to date on CPI, BLS/CPR trainings, and continued education on policies and procedures Show less

Medical Social Worker

• Aug 2016 - Aug 2017

•Conduct case management, resource referrals, and discharge planning •Complete suicide screening with every patient •Broker for family and patient by making appropriate referrals and linking to needed resources in the community •Work with interdisciplinary team including Physicians, RNs, PT, and OT •Educate and helped navigate Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance companies •Provide crisis intervention •Organized and arranged transportation, medical equipment needs, Meals on Wheels and other food resources •Provide prescription resource, education, and referrals •Arrange assistant living placements Show less

Clinical Care Coordinator

• Jun 2015 - Jun 2016

•Conducts initial assessments and with clinical judgement determines appropriate level of care •Collects and reviews information for concurrent and retrospective reviews for the purpose of extending length of stay for all levels of care. Reviews and makes recommendations as needed on an initial and subsequent continued stay reviews •Review consumer’s assessments with on-call physician to develop appropriate care plan •Provide crisis intervention for consumers calling who are in distress •Complete 7 day reports for Quality Assurance Team to ensure consumers are scheduled for after care appointments Show less

Emergency Department MSW Intern

• Sep 2013 - Apr 2014

• Complete mental health crisis screenings for patients in need of psychiatric intervention • Assess abuse/neglect cases • File 3200s • Provide crisis intervention, case management, and parent education • Work closely with Department of Human Services • Patient/Family support • Collaborate with Medicaid mental health networks Carelink and Gateway as well as private insurance behavioral teams • Collaborate with inpatient psychiatric adolescent hospitals • Advocate for patients’ needs • Shadowed Burn Unit/PICU social worker, asthma/heart transplant social worker, as well as the clef palate/myelo clinic (spina bifida) social worker • Partner with outside agencies to provide outpatient services for patients • Work with an interdisciplinary team to ensure all patients are provided with the best care possible • Maintain statistical records as required by social worker department • Develop discharge planning when out patient services are recommended • Assume responsibly for inpatients social work staff after business hours upon request • Attend month intern social work meetings Show less

Adoption Resource Consultant (ARC)- Relative Locator

• Dec 2011 - May 2012

• Locate prospective homes for youth in foster care who have had the permanency plan of adoption for over two years• Assist all Adoption Resource Consultants as needed (attend meetings, visit children, obtain court documents, etc.)• Perform extensive internet searches for possible relatives• Collaborate with The Oakland Press to highlight children in need of homeso Interview Childreno Write articleso Take pictures• Develop forms for relative locator position• Complete monthly meetings with each ARC worker on specific cases to help brainstorm and over come barriers• Work with Department of Human Services and other agencies to ensure the child’s best interest • Develop a mentoring resource packet for the agency• Develop and instruct a training for all new ARC employees on beneficial resources within the agency• Assist ARC supervisor by inputting information into the system and completing paper work Show less

Intake Assessment Worker

• Oct 2009 - Dec 2011

• Locate foster homes for children referred by Child Protect Services• Set up short term placements for children when requested by foster parents• Locate foster homes on emergency basis for children having to be replaced• Collaborate with private and state agencies to locate foster homes for children all over Michigan• Provide crisis intervention for children entering into foster care • Complete 5-day reports that consist of case information for each child entering into care• Assign foster care cases to workers• Complete monthly reports for executives to provide an update on the agency censuses• Complete intake packets for each child entering into foster care• Complete monthly financial reports for the intake department Show less

Child & Family Worker

• Apr 2008 - Oct 2009

• Case management• Developed and implemented treatment plans with children and families in foster care• Provided advocacy for children and families • Team collaboration to develop and implement appropriate intervention strategies and safety plans• Worked with various professionals to ensure client’s needs were fulfilled: Psychologists, Psychiatrics, Therapist, Child Protective Services, Department of Human Services, Behavior Aides, Educational Professionals, and Attorneys • Supervised family interactions• Attended and participated in court hearings• Completed written reports under a deadline • Completed monthly foster home visits• Educated parents about: child development, child nutritional needs, community resources, behavior management, budgeting, providing structure and routine within the home, and enabling them to become Self- sufficient Show less

Resident Advocate/ Crisis Line Worker

• Aug 2007 - Apr 2008

• Provided crisis support for women and children of domestic violence, sexual assaults, and homelessness • Responded to 24-hour crisis hot-line • Implemented the Empowerment Model • Provided advocacy for women, children, and crisis line callers • Processed intakes • Built rapport with women and children • Ensured a violence-free environment for women and children • Provided crisis support for women and children of domestic violence, sexual assaults, and homelessness • Responded to 24-hour crisis hot-line • Implemented the Empowerment Model • Provided advocacy for women, children, and crisis line callers • Processed intakes • Built rapport with women and children • Ensured a violence-free environment for women and children