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Houston, Texas Area

• Provide coordination of service delivery, and client assistance for a Community Based Parent Education program. • Assist the Program Coordinator and clinical staff in providing program development, • Assist with scheduling, marketing, enrolling, evaluating, and monitoring services to clients.• Assist with referral sources in the community. • Assist with Facilitate education with client families; provide referral assistance, resource linkage, advocacy and support to clients of the program. • Provide administrative support to program staff through completion of data entry and maintaining required databases.

Houston, Texas Area

• Determined the eligibility of clients for Medicaid programs, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF). • Conducted interviews to qualify clients for benefits. • Documented information gathered from clients. • Scheduled interview meetings and followed up with them. • Explained program benefits and requirements. • Assisted the elderly people and pregnant women with benefit applications. • Issued out receipts to applicants for benefit. • Directed clients to appropriate windows or pod depending on their case.

Houston, Texas Area

• Consistently exercised discretion and judgment to analyze, interpret, make deductions and then decide what actions are necessary based on the varying facts and circumstances of each individual case.• Worked with supervisory assistance to evaluate possible courses of conducts and making decisions in the absence of supervisory assistance.• Maintained an active caseload providing interventions as needed within area of expertise and limits of credentials.• Acquired and provided detailed information regarding an assigned client to the team in order to establish the foundation for a Treatment Plan.• Worked with the client on a daily basis, using professional judgment and discretion to implement Treatment Plan determined by the team.• Assisted in the development, implementation and revision of individual treatment plans.• Assured that services provided are specified in the Treatment Plan and monitored progress toward treatment goals.• Consulted and cooperated with community systems to facilitate linkage, referral, crisis management, advocacy, and follow up with the focus on attaining treatment goals.

Houston, Texas Area

• Advocated for individuals with issues ranging from financial, medical, and other social needs.• Explored and communicated free resources/services and educated individuals on acquiring and utilizing these services.• Assisted in, transportation and monitoring of clients as indicated by their service plan (personal care, socialization, education, recreation, orientation, behavior management, and safety plans).• Educated clients on the various health cares and housing opportunities available in their community.• Attended and participated in community organizational meetings aimed at fostering the wellbeing of the elderly, organized by the National Hispanic Council on Aging, Houston, Texas.• Practiced face-to- face communication with clients which enabled me to differentiate personal values of clients in order to remain professional.• Interacted daily with patients and families, social workers, and other interdisciplinary team members (nurse aides, nurses, volunteers, and spiritual care specialists).• Educated patients and families on social service programs available in the community.