Anna Futter, Licsw, Pmh-C Email & Phone Number

Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Area

Provides clinical supervision to MSW students in their advanced practice field placement at BHN.

Springfield, Massachusetts Area

• Collaborates with physicians, nurse practitioners, residents, nutritionists, nurses, and medical assistants within the clinic to provide the highest quality of care possible for the patient population.• Conducts brief assessments and mental health interventions within the primary care setting, focusing on the psycho-social issues that may arise during pregnancy for birthing individuals.• Manages a caseload of short-term therapy clients seen throughout the course of pregnancy and weeks postpartum, utilizing theoretical frameworks and therapeutic techniques including, but not limited to, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), and Motivational Interviewing (MI).• Screening instruments are also utilized to determine risk and appropriate treatment or interventions necessary, including SBIRT for substance use and EPDS for postpartum depression. • Active member of the Policy & Advocacy workgroup within the Social Justice Coalition.• Certified CANS and BPRS assessor in the state of Massachusetts.

• Responded to consultations by medical attendings for psychiatric services in the emergency department. • Conducted full psychiatric evaluations, paying close attention to level of safety, stability, psychiatric symptoms, family dynamics, and other social stressors.• Appropriately assessed for psychiatric symptoms and diagnosed based off DSM-5 criteria for mental disorders.• Contacted collaterals such as outpatient providers, school administrators, and other therapeutic services to obtain further information and determine a plan for discharge and transition.• Determined appropriate disposition plan and referred patient and family to available resources.• Worked collaboratively with physicians, residents, nurses, fellows, psychiatrists, social workers, and other specialists to provide the highest quality of care for patients and families in the emergency department.

Waltham, Ma

• Alternated between two 24-bed adult psychiatric and eating disorder inpatient units that serves people with acute complex eating disorders and psychiatric illnesses including depressive disorders, anxiety disorders, PTSD, Bipolar Disorder, Schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders, personality disorders, and substance use disorders.• Maintained responsibility for the safety of patients while on the unit, and provided intensive 24-hour care as needed.• Worked directly with the nursing staff as the primary line of support for all patients on the unit.• Acted as part of an interdisciplinary team of doctors, nurse practitioners, dietitians, social workers, expressive therapists and nurses.• Provided 1 on 1 and group therapy sessions.• First-Aid/CPR/AED certified along with restraint and crisis management training.

Waltham, Ma

• Provided individual counseling support for students with deficits in social-emotional and overall executive functioning.• Facilitated small groups with students that focus on developing social skills and critical thinking skills.• Worked with students in the classroom by promoting discussions regarding anti-bullying and the four principles of the school: empathy, respect, inclusion, and kindness.• Attended various disciplinary team meetings that are geared towards creating specialized interventions for individual students.

New Haven, Ct

• Interned at the Yale Children's Psychiatric Inpatient Unit• Psychiactric inpatient unit for children ages 4-15 with severe psychiatric, behavioral, and developmental disorders.• Conducted school consultation calls to get further information regarding each patient.• Attended clinical team meetings every week with doctors, psychiatrists, social workers, nurses, recreational therapists, and medical students.• Wrote detailed notes regarding each child's reason for admission, previous diagnoses, symptoms, medications, ongoing behavior, and discharge plan for the future.• Provided 1 on 1 support and attention for children within the classroom in regards to their school work.• Helped staff prepare the classroom before students arrived for the day, and helped facilitate students' learning while in the classroom.

Quinnipiac University

• Organized and file paperwork• Took phone calls and direct calls to correct extensions• Let in students who have been locked out of their residence hall • Completed various tasks around the office

Master Of Social Work (M.S.W.), Clinical/Medical Social Work

Activities and Societies: Study abroad trip to Uganda. SIMPACT Scholar: SIMPACT is a grant program that aims to increase the number.

Bachelor'S Degree, Psychology

Activities and Societies: QU After Dark, Alpha Phi Omega, Psychology Club. Completed my undergraduate thesis on the biological and social.

Education record

Activities and Societies: Girls Varsity Soccer and Tennis, 2008-2012 Interact Club, 2010-2012 Envirothon, 2011-2012 Treble Choir.