Caitlyn Yesavage, MSW, LCSW

Experience

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  Transforming Hope Ministries

  Feb 2012 - Jun 2013

  Intern

  This ministry was an anti-sex trafficking organization. As an intern, I assisted the director in public speaking events to fundraise for the ministry, as well as worked weekends in the rescue home for teens.

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  Easter Seals UCP North Carolina & Virginia

  Jan 2013 - May 2013

  Job Coach

  • Intervene and advocate on behalf of client in their workplace.• Assess, evaluate, and document client’s skills on the job site.• Provide additional learning models to assist the company in training the client on the job site.

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  Women's Choice Network

  Aug 2013 - Oct 2016

  Director

  Started with this organization in August of 2013 as an Undergraduate Intern and have advanced over time through both a Graduate Level Internship and a Support Staff position to the Center Director position. Director of North Side Center Task Description: - Proficiently utilizes client scheduling/records and documentation software.- Assists with chart audits and maintains client records. - Oversees the center's staff and volunteer advocates and nurses who provide the services.- Works with Client Service team to recruit, train, and develop volunteers.- Manages volunteer advocacy team including scheduling, communication, and evaluations.- Implements all client programs and follow up, and develops new programming as needed.- Oversees day to day operations of Center location including ordering supplies, maintenance of facility, computer maintenance, etc.- Plans, attends, and staffs community outreach and educational events. - Promotes and provides tours of the Center to potential donors.Client Advocate tasks of the position:- Counsels clients in crisis pregnancy through empowering and empathetic options counseling. - Complete intake, interpret client data, assess client needs, provide appropriate intervention strategies, complete follow-up, referral services, and documentation.- Create plan of care and goal sheet with client. Show less

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  Solomon's Porch

  May 2014 - Jul 2014

  Intern

  • Assisted with the children’s lessons attending Al-Anon with their families.• Created safety plan information packets for the agency to give to women in domestic violence situations. • Assisted with health clinics, vacation bible school programs, organizing storage unit for needy families, and building homes.

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  Allegheny General Hospital

  Aug 2014 - May 2015

  Student Social Worker

  Graduate level field placement. • Assess and evaluate patients on a bio-psycho-social-spiritual scale to assess for heart transplant candidacy.• Assist with discharge planning and lessening roadblocks for discharge. • Received training on motivational interviewing for substance use disorders.• Assist in patient referrals to outside hospitals, agencies, and services.

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  Southwestern Human Services

  Nov 2015 - Jan 2016

  Mobile Therapist/Behavioral Specialist Consultant

  - Complete mobile therapy and behavioral specialist work to children and adolescents with mental health diagnosis and their families within the client environment.- Collaborate with the treatment team of each client, including their families. - Create and update treatment plans and intervention models to best care for the client and client system. - Complete accurate and clinical documentation. - Attend and run interdisciplinary meetings throughout client treatment. - Clinically practice by NASW Code of Ethics. Show less

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  Southwood Psychiatric Hospital, Inc.

  Nov 2016 - Sept 2017

  Social Services Coordinator & Therapist

  ▪ Complete biopsychosocial evaluations and treatment plans for child/adolescent inpatient mental health patients.▪ Regularly communicate/collaborate with interdisciplinary team including patient’s family and both outpatient and inpatient providers. ▪ Attend interdisciplinary treatment team meetings daily to discuss case management and discharge planning needs of each patient. Also attend interdisciplinary meetings with outside agencies for a holistic approach to patient care and discharge planning.▪ Create behavior and treatment plans to meet individual patient needs and goals.▪ Case management to meet patient’s medically appropriate aftercare needs.▪ Complete individual, family, safety planning, and group therapy sessions.▪ Anticipate roadblocks and problem solve roadblocks for safe discharge planning. Show less

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  Daymark Recovery Services

  Oct 2017 - now

  Human Services Clinician

  Outpatient Clinical Social Work with children, adolescents, and adult. Working direct care in both DBT and CBT groups and individuals, as well as working with advanced access walk in services.