Isaac Smith, MAT, LCSW, NTP

Experience

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  Sun River Church

  Jan 2004 - Feb 2009

  Assistant Youth Director

  • Assist Youth Director in planning and coordinating all youth programs• Expand and implement curricula to be used for student and leadership development• Mentor youth and college students• Develop leadership teams, including service, music, art, and community outreach• Oversee volunteer leadership development, including individuals, parents, and peer-led groups• Facilitate youth community service opportunities in surrounding communities

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  Advance Kids

  Jul 2005 - Feb 2007

  In Home/School Paraprofessional - Autism Intervention

  • Help create and implement behavioral modification plans• Assist developmentally disabled children and teens with acquiring various life skills necessary for personal and social development; work alongside teachers in educational settings, and with families in home environments• Participate in quarterly IEP treatment team meetings• Provide respite care for families

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  Fuller Theological Seminary

  Apr 2009 - Oct 2010

  Security Escort

  • Provided security for individuals in the Fuller community.• Patrolled campus and surrounding areas.• Completed incident reports.• Maintained acurate and detailed security records.

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  The Gathering Inn

  May 2011 - Nov 2012

  Client Monitor - Homeless Intervention

  The programs seeks to intervene by providing clients with immediate access to shelter, support groups, life skills training, and access to on-site dental care.• Issue drug and alcohol screenings using various collection methods including the use of a breathalyzer and saliva tests• Conduct intakes for incoming clients • Maintain safe environment for surrounding community, staff, and clients• Oversee volunteers and trainees, ensuring standards of care are consistently achieved• Conduct detailed incident reports; engage in daily written communication with off-site supervisors Show less

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  New Pathways Counseling

  Oct 2012 - May 2013

  Social Work Intern

  Training position providing Sacramento area residents with direct mental health services including individual, family and group counseling services, in addition to case management and client advocacy. The program exists to help people overcome the financial barriers often associated with gaining access to mental health services.• Provide weekly individual psychotherapy sessions with adults diagnosed with a variety of disorders • Facilitate weekly support group for clients currently receiving direct services, or received services in the past• Conduct prescreening intake interviews and biopsychosocial assessments• Gather and collect community resources; use information to create brochures to assist with meeting the real or potential needs of clients• Provide client advocacy, assisting with referrals as necessary • Participate in weekly treatment team meetings, including individual and group supervision• Attend monthly networking meetings to link with other social service providers Show less

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  Aegis Treatment Centers

  May 2013 - Aug 2014

  Counselor/Caseload Manager

  Aegis provides a comprehensive treatment modality, namely, along with addiction treatment through "replacement therapy," Aegis also provides counseling, case management, social work, referrals to community resources, educational programs, eligibility work, vocational rehabilitation and nutritional counseling. • Provide weekly individual psychotherapy sessions with adults diagnosed with a variety of disorders including Adjustment Disorders, ADHD, Schizophrenia Disorder, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Depression, Bipolar Disorder, Dysthymic Disorder, Anxiety Disorders, Cognitive Disorders and Borderline Personality Disorder• Maintain a caseload of approximately 28 weekly clients• Conduct prescreening intake interviews and biopsychosocial assessments• Conduct assessments using DASS21, ASI, etc. and urinalysis collections to ensure compliance with treatment plan• Provide case management, linking clients to community resources based on individual needs; assist with housing, work eligibility, IHSS, Meals On Wheels, etc. • Develop and write treatment plans, process notes, and diagnostic summaries• Promote Re-Socialization with friends and family, and facilitate re-entry into "mainstream" society• Evaluate patient's lifestyle, support systems, relapse triggers, co-occuring disorders, etc., and assist patients with resolving peer-pressure Show less

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  Auburn Davis Center for DBT

  Feb 2014 - Aug 2014

  Psychotherapist

  • Conduct weekly individual, family and group psychotherapy sessions with adolescents and adults diagnosed with a variety of disorders including ADHD, Depression, Bipolar Disorder, Dysthymic Disorder, Anxiety Disorders, and Borderline Personality Disorder• Co-facilitate three DBT groups, specifically, one for adults, one for teens, and one for parents of adolescents involved in the program• Develop and write treatment plans, process notes, and diagnostic summaries

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  Central Coast Kidney Disease Center

  Aug 2014 - Apr 2015

  Renal Social Worker

  • Provide short-term counseling and case management to assist dialysis patients with the adjustment to renal dialysis and replacement. • Assist the patient and family in understanding, accepting, and adapting to lifestyle changes associated with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) and End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) and renal replacement therapy by providing counseling and psychoeducation. • Develop and maintain a professionally therapeutic relationship with the patient and family; explore end-of-life issues and decisions. • Participate in interdisciplinary team (IDT) review and development of plans of care providing continuous input of psychosocial data. Assure that patient routinely has direct input into their care/treatment plan/plan of care. • Conduct psychosocial assessments, brief therapeutic interventions; use assessments tools such as Kidney Disease Quality of Life (KDQOL-36), Mini Mental Status Exam (MMSE), and Physical Health Questionnaire (PQH-9). • Assist patients with developing Advance Care Directives; POLST; helped patients understand the role of a Durable Power of Attorney (DPOA) for health care. • Explore and develop family and community resources; maintain working relationship with various professionals, agencies, and volunteer organizations. • Provide consultation to the medical and clinic staff on the psychosocial aspects of a patient’s situation, and the services/resources to assist the patient and or family. • Maintain appropriate documentation on all patients receiving social work services, including monthly progress review, initial psychosocial assessments and annual patient updates per policy and regulations set forth. • Attend and participates in the facility’s patient care planning meetings. Takes a leadership role in the education and implementation of Quality Assessment Performance Improvement (QAPI) processes. • Provide crisis intervention as needed. Show less

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  Central Coast Home Health, Inc.

  Apr 2015 - Nov 2017

  • Conduct bio-psychosocial assessment of patient, family and caregiver related to the patient’s health condition, environment, safety, financial, emotional and caregiving needs. • Communicate on-going assessment to registered nurse and interdisciplinary team to provide appropriate interventions. • Use anticipatory grief counseling skills to resolve adverse social/emotional responses and identifies coping difficulties connected with the patient’s illness. • Maintain accurate clinical records on all patients in accordance with Medicare regulations. • Report any changes in client’s condition and response to interdisciplinary team interventions to supervisor and the physician. • Participate in development of the individualized plan of care and attends regularly scheduled (IDT) interdisciplinary team meetings. • Participate in discharge planning as needed. • Provide information and referral services regarding community resources for practical, environmental, financial, medical, caregiving and social support needs. • Assist physician and other team members in understanding significant social and emotional factors related to health problems and death/dying issues. • Serve as a liaison between patients and families/caregivers and community agencies. • Maintain collaborative relationships with organizational personnel to support patient care. Maintain and develop contracts with public and private agencies as resources for patients and families. Show less

  • Bereavement Program Coordinator

    Mar 2017 - Nov 2017

  • Medical Social Worker

    Apr 2015 - Nov 2017
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  UC Davis Health

  Nov 2017 - Jul 2019

  Licensed Clinical Social Worker
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  Whole Wellness Therapy

  Sept 2018 - now

  Executive Director

  Whole Wellness Therapy is a private therapy practice serving Sacramento, CA and Online. We specialize in addiction, anxiety, trauma and grief and loss, providing therapy services (including counseling, psychotherapy, and psychiatric diagnostic evaluations to individuals) to individuals, couples and families. Because we seek to understand the complexity of the human experience, in lieu of assuming it, we begin from a place of curiosity, avoiding stale one-size-fits-all approaches. Instead, we draw from evidence-based psychology (e.g., cognitive behavioral therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, and emotionally focused therapy) in addition to analytic psychology (e.g., psychodynamic therapy and existential therapy) to provide a comprehensive, individualized treatment approach that is as unique as you. Show less