Elizabeth Hays, Msw Email & Phone Number

• Assess job skills, natural and professional supports, personal strengths, and mental health needs to develop individualized employment goals with clients.
• Deliver holistic services guided by the individual and involving families, friends, peer groups, and community supports to assist clients with maintaining employment.
• Monitor symptoms, current mental status, and clinical service needs for program members and assists with connecting to those services as needed.
• Educate other colleagues about employment, education, and meaningful roles for job seekers, as central to the recovery process.

Wheat Ridge, Colorado, United States

• Conducted vocational assessments to establish and identify barriers to vocational/education goals.
• Provided strengths-based, collaborative support for job exploration and creation of vocational plans.
• Collaborated with interdisciplinary team of therapists, case managers, nurses, and psychiatrists to create comprehensive recovery plans.
• Assisted clients with accessing additional community resources as needed.

Beaverton, OR

• Connecting low-income individuals with professional training to enter career-trackemployment
• Providing intensive support and relationship-based guidance to participants to achieveeducation and vocational goals
• Assisting clients with applying for scholarships, navigating post-secondary educationsystems, post-training job search, and job retention
• Creating and disbursing outreach materials to increase program enrollment
• Facilitating collaborative, client-centered career planning in group and individual settings
• Providing case management to link participants to community and interagency services

Washington County, Oregon

• Assisted adults diagnosed with severe and persistent mental illness living in residential treatment settings strengthen independent living and mental health management skills
• Facilitated therapeutic and life skills groups
• Coordinated client care with clinicians, residential staff, and community providers
• Provided case management and connecting clients to relevant community resources as needed
• Documented clients' progress in treatment in timely manner in accordance with Medicaid standards.

Fort Collins, CO

• Conducted intakes and orientations with new residents
• Oversaw daily activities of 50-60 residents and up to 21 drop-in clients
• Documented shelter activities and events in daily log
• Worked alongside case managers and program manager to help residents access community resources
• Conducted drug screenings for residents and drop-in clients
• Ensured the safety of residents and clients through maintaining an open and welcoming environment

Alamosa, CO

• Provided case management and advocacy for homeless individuals and families, including migrants, victims of domestic violence, and individuals struggling with mental illness or substance dependency
• Connected residents and drop-in clients to relevant community resources
• Collaborated with other local agencies to address residents' needs and provide wrap-around support

Master Of Social Work - Msw

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Human Development And Family Studies, General

Activities and Societies: National Society of Collegiate Scholars, CREWS Peer Education team