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Lancaster, Pa, Us

Lancaster, Pennsylvania

San Diego, Ca

• Provided clinical/psychosocial assessment, counseling and intervention with diverse patient population and families.• Developed short and long-term goals relating to patients’ care plans in collaboration with physicians and RNs.• Executed discharge plans encompassing a variety of patients post-admission needs (e.g. skilled nursing placement, durable medical equipment, home health, hospice, palliative care, long-term care, legal issues, complex social issues).• Ensured that all patients and families have access to needed medical, social, educational and other services/resources.

Greater San Diego Area

Conducted biopsychosocial assessments and interventions with hospice patients and their families while providing them with ongoing social and emotional support. Conducted appropriate end-of-life therapies with patients including Dignity therapy, Life Review and Cognitive Behavorial therapy. Participated in bereavement support groups. Attended interdisciplinary team meetings with hospice physicians and advocated on behalf of patients. Prepared and led presentation to Silverado staff regarding end-of-life conversations based on hospice research and staff informed surveys.

La Jolla, California

Created a psychosocial intervention aimed at increasing resilience in older adults. Incorporating years of past research, this intervention is currently being rolled out as a commissioned research study at various retirement communities located throughout the U.S.

Escondido & Poway, California

• Conducted biopsychosocial assessments relevant to patient/family functioning and performed brief interventions and crisis interventions for culturally diverse patient population.• Served as a liaison between multidisciplinary team members and community providers to facilitate problem-solving and coordinating post hospitalization care/discharge planning.• Provided patients with a variety of community and financial resources tailored to specific needs.

Alexandria, Virginia

• Provided social companionship to residents in assisted living setting.• Assisted with events and activities for residents under the direction of the Social Director.

Beaufort, Sc

• Provided companionship, socialization, respite care and non-medical support services as needed to hospice patients and their families throughout Beaufort County, SC.

Camp Lejeune, Nc & Beaufort, Sc

• Provided financial educational, and other counseling-related assistance to service members and their dependents.

• Managed the strategic and day-to-day public relations and/or public affairs operations for multiple accounts including The Irvine Company, Lennar, Rancho Mission Viejo, Newland Communities, and The EastLake Company. • Managed client budgets in excess of $400,000 per year, supervised account team hours and prepared client’s monthly billing summaries.

Virginia Beach, Va

Atlanta, Ga

Atlanta, Ga

Masters Of Social Work, Clinical/Medical Social Work

Activities and Societies: Recepient of the Lowy Certificate in Gerontological Social Work and winner of the Frances G. Frank Prize.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Public Relations