Experience

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  The home for little wanderers - preschool outreach program

  Jun 2008 - Jan 2009

  Child & family mental health clinician

  ● Facilitated consultation services for 5 Head Start preschools and childcare centers, including classroom evaluations and recommendations to effectively incorporate social / emotional supports into daily curriculum ● Provided individual play therapy, family therapy, and social skills groups for 18+ preschool-aged children and their families in home, preschool, and office settings

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  Bay cove human services - boston emergency services team

  Mar 2010 - Nov 2016

  Best urgent care / mobile crisis team clinician - child focused team and clinical supervisor

  ● Conducted psychiatric crisis evaluations for children and adults and referred to community-based and acute treatment services attending to their safety, needs, and preferences to ameliorate the presenting crisis● Promoted to on call clinical administrator to supervise team of 50+ clinicians and clinical interns, reviewed clinical presentations of crisis evaluations, and troubleshooted program and client concerns

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  Eliot community human services - the eliot center

  Nov 2013 - Jun 2015

  ● Provided individual and family therapy to a caseload of 30+ children and families at an outpatient clinic utilizing play therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), relational therapy, and motivational interviewing● Developed intake and diagnostic assessments and prepared and progressively updated treatment plans with objective and measurable goals in collaboration with clients, families, and community-based supports ● Coordinated and provided short-term and solution-focused individual and family therapy and coordinated treatment team meetings and therapeutic groups for 6 residents ages 0 to 13 in state custody● Completed comprehensive biopsychosocial assessments during 45-day evaluation period that included treatment and placement recommendations with a focus of maintaining intact families

  • Child & Adolescent Clinician

    Jun 2014 - Jun 2015

  • Clinical Director and Consultant

    Nov 2013 - Jul 2014
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  Massachusetts general hospital

  Aug 2017 - now

  Clinical care coordinator - acute psychiatry service - per diem

  ● Facilitate and obtain insurance authorizations for all levels of care as and coordinate patient dispositions● Collaborate with acute psychiatry service providers including attending psychiatrist, psychiatry residents, and nursing staff regarding insurance status, clinical impression, and disposition of patients

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  Cambridge health alliance

  Jan 2018 - Aug 2019

  Psychiatric admissions coordinator

  ● Facilitated admissions to five inpatient psychiatric units through coordination with referring behavioral health professionals, emergency service providers, public safety officials, payers, and regulators● Received and processed administrative calls as well as fielded clinical calls from the general community to connect them to appropriate referral or clinician for triage purposes

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  Newton-wellesley hospital

  Aug 2019 - Sept 2023

  ● Conduct psychiatric crisis evaluations for emergency department patients and refer to both acute and community-based treatment services in order to ameliorate the presenting crisis● Use strengths-based, person-centered, and trauma-informed care throughout evaluation process to ensure safety and to best meet each patient’s needs and preferences ● Coordinate safe discharge planning utilizing community-based resources for patients with ages ranging from prenatal to older adults according to their medical needs● Provide brief solution-focused clinical interventions to address both acute and chronic psychosocial stressors contributing and relating to each patient’s medical diagnosis to ensure safe discharge

  • Emergency Services Clinician - Psychiatric Triage Department - Per Diem

    Feb 2017 - Sept 2023

  • Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker - Care Coordination

    Aug 2019 - Jun 2021