Experience

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  Children's home society of florida

  Jan 2010 - Jan 2012

  Counselor ii

  Completed in-home family assessment and case plans for parents and children enrolled in DCF system’s psycho-education program. Coordinated treatment plans and utilized solution-focused training to meet clients’ needs. Arranged and supervised visits between parents and children. Maintained case files and entered data into statewide data system.

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  Hernando county school district

  Nov 2011 - May 2012

  Substitue teacher

  Work with main stream, and exceptional elementary, middle, and high school students.

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  The arc

  May 2012 - Dec 2012

  Msw intern

  Provided qualitative research support as part of a intensive supervision program for a community-based organization serving patients with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families.

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  The centers

  Jan 2013 - Jun 2014

  Provided adult outpatient substance abuse therapy for a community behavioral health center. Supervised and trained two direct reports. Served as member of TAC-TEC Federal Grant team responsible for bringing telehealth to county. Led case management activities that included conducting process groups / pyscho-educational classes, workshops, and client meetings for adults and children. Coordinated biopsychosocial assessments, outreach, individual and family therapy and groups to clients who met criteria for outpatient services. Developed flow charts and standardized processes for patient care workshops. Show less

  • Adult Outpatient Substance Abuse Prevention Therapist

    Jun 2013 - Jun 2014

  • MSW Intern

    Jan 2013 - Jun 2014
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  Fresenius medical care

  Jun 2014 - May 2016

  Medical social worker

  Serve as Social Worker for company providing quality care to patients with renal and other chronic conditions. Coordinate crisis planning / interventions, fundraising activities, resources, patient education, and HIPAA compliance / confidentiality. Complete and document psychosocial evaluations. Work with multidisciplinary team to address patient psychosocial issues affecting treatment. Build and sustain rapport with patients and families. Respond to patient questions regarding Medicare / Medicaid, health insurance, and billing. Show less

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  Davita kidney care

  Jun 2016 - May 2017

  Medical social worker

  Oversaw psychosocial assessments and recommendations for clients suffering from mental health related issues. Accountable for client documentation, reporting requirements, and team communication training related to patient engagement, conflict management, and support of patients.

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  United states department of defense

  May 2017 - now

  Awarded the Air Force Public Affairs Director’s Excellence Award for Best Crisis Communication. Awarded Civilian Service Commendation Medal for meritorious service. Selected Highlights• Preformed Structured Child Interviews for children suspected of being victims of abuse.• Created and deployed training for all of DoDEA Pacific principals, administrators, along with Child and Youth Services administrators for identifying and referring for problematic child sexual behavior.• Analyzed relevant data from legal, investigatory, medical, command, social service agencies, and schools, resource programs to identify and report abuse or neglect to the FAP Case Review Committee.• Established an Army Clinical Family Advocacy Program in Okinawa Japan that included creating memorandum of understanding and SOPs with Air Force partners to allow for use of shared clinal space with Air Force FAP.• Selected by MEDCOM headquarters FAP to work with Penn State Clearing house to develop a non-clinical referral tool for Problematic Sexual Behavior in Children and Youth,• Deployed a Family Advocacy Command Assistance Team in response to a child sexual abuse case, serving as a Primary Case Manager for 95 impacted families.• Created initial groundbreaking training for a multi-disciplinary team that was adapted by OSD and disseminated to FAPs across all branches of service.• Headed the first joint Child Sexual Maltreatment Response Team that included multi-disciplinary teams from the Army, Air Force, and Marines.• Identified by OSD and Penn State as beta testing and pilot site for non-clinical screening tool.• Partnered with community stakeholders to create Commanders Guide to assist incoming noncommissioned officers with suicidal ideations, domestic violence, and provide introduction to unique operating environment in OCOUNS location. Show less Serve as a Social Worker providing oversight, training and supervision of clinicians through evaluation of assessment and intervention skills. Accountable for client relations, crisis management, resource / referral management, reporting requirements, medical records / documentation, regulatory compliance, and program coordination & execution. Participate in the sponsorship, training, and orientation of new staff members and interns. Collect information and make recommendations to Commands and social service agencies. Presented with Civilian Achievement Award for exceptionally meritorious series as a federal civilian of the Department of Defense. Show less

  • Senior Strategist

    Feb 2021 - now

  • Lead Social Worker Family Advocacy Program

    Nov 2018 - Feb 2021

  • Family Advocacy Social Worker

    May 2017 - Nov 2018