Miranda Bishop Email & Phone Number

East Hartford, Connecticut, United States

• Contracted with the Department of Social Services Benefit Center.• Data entry, assist clients with questions regarding DSS benefits and programs including other state benefits and community resources.• Effectively managed a high-volume of inbound customer calls (50-70) daily in a fast-paced environment.• Diffused volatile customer situations calmly and courteously.• Accurately documented, researched and resolved customer service issues. • Warm and cold transfers to the appropriate departments for further assistance.

Middletown, Connecticut, United States

• Counsel clients in individual or group sessions to assist them in dealing with substance abuse, mental or physical illness, poverty, unemployment, or physical abuse. • Collaborate with counselors, DCF, probation, physicians, or nurses to plan or coordinate treatment, drawing on social work experience and patient needs. • Monitor, evaluate, and record client progress with respect to treatment goals. • Assist clients in adhering to treatment plans, such as setting up appointments, arranging for transportation to appointments, or providing support. • Refer patient, client, or family to community resources for housing or treatment to assist in recovery from mental or physical illness, following through to ensure service efficacy. • Increase social work knowledge by reviewing current literature, conducting social research, or attending seminars, training workshops, or classes. • Develop or advise on social policy or assist in community development.

East Hartford, Connecticut, United States

• PROUD program (Parents Recovering From Opioid Use Disorders) included working with mothers who were pregnant, nursing, or had children between the ages of 1-15 years old with/without DCF collaboration.• Directs therapeutic interventions to build socialization, behavior management skills, and daily/ community living skills. • Assist clients in setting up and sustaining self-help (mutual support) groups, as well as means of locating and joining existing groups.• Assist clients in articulating personal goals for recovery through the use of one-to-one and group sessions. During these sessions support clients in identifying and creating goals and developing recovery plans with the skills, strengths, supports and resources to aid them in achieving those goals.• Maintains documentation, progress notes, and other data as needed, including incident and accident reports. • Attends staff meetings and clinical supervisions, as required. • Assist clients in developing empowerment skills and combating stigma through self-advocacy. • Collaboration and communication with the Department of Children & Families and other providers to mitigate risk factors with families containing a history of abuse and neglect. • Responds to individual safety needs, including reporting significant changes in behavior and health. • Demonstrates knowledge of agency policies and procedures.• Transportation of clients to self-help groups, medical appointments and other community resources when necessary with personal vehicle.

Mesa, Arizona, United States

• Counsel clients in individual or group sessions to assist them in dealing with substance abuse, mental or physical illness, poverty, unemployment, or physical abuse. •Collaborate with counselors, physicians, or nurses to plan or coordinate treatment, drawing on social work experience and patient needs. • Monitor, evaluate, and record client progress with respect to treatment goals. • Assist clients in adhering to treatment plans, such as setting up appointments, arranging for transportation to appointments, or providing support. • Refer patient, client, or family to community resources for housing or treatment to assist in recovery from mental or physical illness, following through to ensure service efficacy. • Increase social work knowledge by reviewing current literature, conducting social research, or attending seminars, training workshops, or classes. • Develop or advise on social policy or assist in community development.

Scottsdale, Arizona, United States

• Directs therapeutic interventions to build socialization, behavior management skills, and daily/ community living skills. • Provides supervision during medication administration and maintains accurate documentation on the Medication Administration Record (MAR). • Maintains documentation, progress notes, and other data as needed, including incident and accident reports. • Attends staff meetings and clinical supervisions, as required. • Responds to individual safety needs, including reporting significant changes in behavior and health. • Demonstrates knowledge of agency policies and procedures.