Susana B.

Experience

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  Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego

  Aug 2002 - Jun 2005

  Trauma Therapist

  Conducted psychosocial intakes/assessments of child victims of physicaland sexual abuse and other forms of maltreatment.Provided appropriate modality of therapy that could include individual,group or both; focused on resolving PTSD.

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  River Oak Center for Children- Birth and Beyond Program

  Jul 2005 - Sept 2007

  Team Lead

  Supervised 5 home visitors to assist with case management of up to 100clients.Provided weekly strengths-based and reflective supervision to the home visitors.Coordinated and facilitated weekly multi-disciplinary team meetings.Facilitated parenting groups in English & Spanish.Created and revised programmatic policy & procedures, trained staff onimplementation then monitored for efficacy.Maintained personnel files including disciplinary action documentation.Audited charts for quality assurance.Ran reports and interpreted available data regarding the program todetermine if goals were reached or needed to implement change.Conducted community outreach/networking and collaboration. Show less

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  Catholic Healthcare West White Rock Family Clinic

  Oct 2007 - Oct 2012

  Mental Health Therapist

  Conducted psychosocial assessments to determine the appropriate modalityof therapy.Provided individual, couples or family therapy to patients with variousmedical and mental health diagnoses such as PTSD, adjustment D/O,depression, anxiety.Consulted & collaborated with on-site medical staff regarding patients'mental health and barriers to treatment.

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  Dignity Health Mercy General Hospital

  Oct 2012 - Dec 2015

  Palliative Care LCSW

  Participated in family meetings and bioethics committee meetings.Conducted psychosocial assessments with chronically ill patients.Provided research-based interventions to address adjustment, anxiety,depression, anticipatory grief, end of life.Facilitated completion of advanced care planning POLST/AHCD.Participated in program development & evaluations.

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  UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center

  Jan 2016 - Sept 2017

  Adult Oncology LCSW

  Conducted psychosocial assessments of oncology & bone marrow transplantcandidates.Conducted psychosocial intake of patients referred to the oncology psychiatrist.Provided research-based interventions & short-term counseling to addressanxiety, depression, anticipatory grief, end of life based on distress screening.Facilitated completion of advanced care planning POLST/AHCD.

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  UC Davis Health

  Sept 2017 - now

  Assisted with program planning, policies, and implementation of EOLOAprogram for UCDH; currently sit on the advisory committee for revisions.Conduct psychosocial assessments of patients requesting EOLOA.Assist with identifying and making referrals to participating physicians includingMental Health Specialists, if needed.Assist the participating healthcare staff and patients in following all stepsrequired by law.Convene meetings with involved parties if there are unresolved issues. Show less

  • End of Life Option Act Navigator

    May 2019 - now

  • Home Based Palliative Care LCSW

    Sept 2017 - now
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  UC Davis Health

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  Licensed Clinical Social Worker