Lisa C. West LCSW, CCM

Experience

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  University of South Florida

  May 1999 - Dec 2002

  Instructor

  teaching Master's level students in Ethics, Social Work and Gerontology.

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  James A. Haley VA Hospital

  Jan 2002 - Jun 2005

  Research Assistant

  Investigator and project manager for research grants that focus on patient safety and technology. Responsibility for day-to-day operations related to the administration of grants, including projects with paralyzed veterans. Conduct clinical interviews with veterans for research projects. Oversee the data collection and data entry process. Coordination of Institutional Review Board (IRB) and Veteran’s Administration Research & Development (R&D) approval. Organize team-building effort, committees, and supervise other employees. Assist in preparing the final analyses of research results, in the form of professional articles, presentations, posters and research reports. Co-authored many publications. Show less

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  Chapters Health System formerly Lifepath Hospice

  Oct 2005 - Feb 2011

  Pschosocial Consultant

  Leadership position to support managers, staff and counselors. Social worker for the admission team facilities and home teams. Provide an empathetic, nonjudgmental therapeutic approach to support patients, caregivers and their families dealing with terminal illness. Provide crisis management, case management, de-briefing and risk assessment. Collaborate closely with interdisciplinary team members in the development of care plans. Assist with end of life issues, advance directives, and the grief process. Show less

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  Aetna, a CVS Health Company

  May 2011 - Jun 2014

  Case Manager

  Care manager for Medicaid population addressing the bio-psycho-social needs of members. Maintain full responsibility for a caseload of 50-80 members. Assessment, and collaborative care plan development. Provide members assistance with disease management, mental health and substance abuse issues, community resources, pharmacy concerns, transportation. Networking with providers. Redirect members to appropriate levels of care and assist with compliance with all performance measures. Facilitate with coordination of care, discharge planning and continuity of care. Team member with physicians, case managers, CMA's, CCR, UM and other providers to coordinate follow up and ensure continuity of care and adherence to HEDIS standards. Participate in quality improvement activities supporting network development and interfacing with treatment facilities and the professional community. Show less

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  Seven Seas Wellness and Counseling

  Jun 2013 - now

  Mind Body Counselor

  MSW, LCSW, CCM, has over twenty years of experience as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Certified Case Manager, and Certified Traumatologist. Have been teaching health, wellness, meditation and yoga for over 20 years and am a certified yoga and meditation instructor.Areas of specialty include: nxiety and Stress Related Disorders, Depression, Trauma and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Chronic Medical or End of Life Issues, Pain ManagementGrief and Loss, Life Coaching, Life Transitions, Health and Wellness , Weight Loss or Body Image Issues, Sexual Identity Issues, Pre-Adolescent and Adolescent IssuesParenting, Recovery Issues, Relationship Issues/Divorce, Career Related IssuesUse holistic and wellness approach that includes a variety of methods such as cognitive/behavioral therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), motivational interviewing (MI) and other experiential approaches. Mindfulness meditation and exploring spiritual aspects of life are integral part of my practice. Also am Florida Dept. of Health Qualified Supervisor for Social Work Interns. Show less

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  Florida Medical Clinic Foundation of Caring

  Jan 2015 - Nov 2015

  Mind, Body Counselor

  MSW, LCSW, CCM, with over twenty years of experience as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Certified Case Manager, and Certified Traumatologist. I have been teaching health, wellness, meditation and yoga for over 20 years and am a certified yoga and meditation instructor.Areas of specialty include: anxiety and Stress Related Disorders, Depression, Trauma and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Chronic Medical or End of Life Issues, Pain ManagementGrief and Loss, Life Coaching, Life Transitions, Health and Wellness , Weight Loss or Body Image Issues, Sexual Identity Issues, Pre-Adolescent and Adolescent IssuesParenting, Recovery Issues, Relationship Issues/Divorce, Career Related IssuesUse holistic and wellness approach that includes a variety of methods such as cognitive/behavioral therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), motivational interviewing (MI) and other experiential approaches. Mindfulness meditation and exploring spiritual aspects of life are integral part of my practice. Also am Florida Dept. of Health Qualified Supervisor for Social Work Interns. Show less

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  Chrysalis Health

  Oct 2015 - now

  Assessment of children and adults for Behavioral Health Services. Diagnose and complete Bio-psycho-social assessments in client’s home or facility. Evaluate referrals for abuse and neglect of adults and children. Diagnose mental health disorder from the diagnostic mental health manual.DLA 20Substance abuse assessment

  • Assessor

    Oct 2015 - now

  • Assessor

    Oct 2015 - now