Sonia Songui

Experience

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  New Jersey Department of Labor & Workforce Development

  Jan 1998 - Jan 2003

  Employment Counselor

  Facilitated workshops focused on work readiness as appropriate to the Welfare to Work Reform. Developed the daily agenda/ curriculum of a 30 day workshop while maintained compliance to federal guidelines. Coordinated communications amongst multiple agencies to ensure compliance of rules and regulations of program.

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  Kent Mental Health Clinic

  Jan 2003 - Jan 2007

  Psychiatric Social Worker

  Performed individual therapy sessions to underserved populations and conducted crisis intervention services in the community.

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  UHS

  Jan 2005 - Apr 2022

  Access Counselor

  Assessed appropriate level of care onsite at hospital as well as providing consultations in local emergency to determine appropriate level of care. Crossed trained in several departments to offer additional supports to facility.

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  Division of Youth and Family Services

  Jan 2012 - Jan 2013

  Clinical Care Corrdinator
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  Advocate of Healing

  Jan 2014 - now

  District CPMs will be the main point of contact for the Center for Drug and Health Studies, which will be evaluating the implementation of MTSS outcomes for Project Aware efforts. At a tier 1 level, District CPMs may also be involved in supporting school wide initiatives for the project.District CPMs responsibilities will be divided between service coordination for students receiving tier 2 services and project implementation with fidelity (e.g., Evidence Based Programs and diminishing the Stigma around Mental Health.) More specifically, District CPMs will support MHPs and other professionals providing tier 2 services by engaging parents and youth linking youth and their families to community services as needed. In addition, District CPMs will support Project Aware by marketing its offerings to school staff.Tier 3 level intervention requires the most intense collaboration of family members, community partners and mental health professionals. District CPMs will be devoting majority of their clinical time to engaging caregivers and professionals outside the school to participate in cross table discussions and partnerships. District CPMs will compile a resource guide of organizations, support groups, mental health agencies, and other helping institutions that can provide financial assistance and emotional support. As in the lower two tiers, District CPMs will take the lead in implementing new policy or programmatic changes impacting tier 3 services, while providing feedback on old ones; and will support the evaluation’s team’s efforts to track utilization, fidelity and outcomes for tier 3 services. Show less Conducted Individual therapy sessions as well as psycho-education presentations. Social marketing of skills and services offered by various organizations. Highly motivated counselor committed to facilitating the change process. Provide interventions for students and families to address student's behavior; Conduct Mental health/Substance abuse, Trauma and suicide risk assessments; Provide therapeutic classroom support (observation, crisis intervention, staff consultation); Faciliate suicide prevention worshops for students, parents and school staff; Facilitate psychosocial groups; Provide short- term family therapy and parent training for family support; Facilitate workshops/trainings for parents, teachers and administrators on mental health issues; Provide referals to and colloborate with other mental health agencies Show less

  • Community Project Manager

    Feb 2019 - now

  • Behavioral Health Services Program Coordinator

    Jan 2014 - Apr 2022