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• Provide transition of care management to mental/behavioral health patients discharging from inpatient to lower levels of care• Provide coaching and brief, solution-focused, and primarily motivational-interviewing counseling to help members develop individual care plans and take steps toward their healthcare goals• Provide members with interpersonal support and referrals to health and community resources• Conduct regular health risk assessments with members to guide interventions and goal-setting• Consult with registered nurse care managers in cases where members have complex physical and mental health needs

Portland, Oregon, United States

Windhorse Integrative Mental Health (WIMH) is a nonprofit organization committed to providing mindfulness-informed, compassionate, team-based care to individuals experiencing life-disrupting psychiatric distress. Clients live in their own apartment with a therapeutic housemate. They meet with a team of counselors, who spent spend time with them during 1-3 hour shifts throughout the week. These shifts are dedicated to whatever the client needs at that time: friendly conversation, support toward personal or professional goals, emotional support during difficult times, companionship while engaging in hobbies, space and/or silence when desired, etc. The pervasive therapeutic mode at WIMH is relational, where staff are encouraged to bring as much of the full, authentic selves as possible to the treatment process. Many staff members experience mutual recovery as well, such that they also feel healed from the work.As a Clinical Team Leader, my responsibilities include:• Oversee 3-4 treatment teams• Engage in 10-20 hours of direct client contact each week, providing therapeutic services • Facilitate weekly team meetings• Provide weekly one-on-one supervision to therapeutic housemates and team counselors• Work in tandem with team psychotherapists to develop client treatment programs and provide case management services • Provide on-call crisis services two weeks each quarterly period• Interview prospective therapeutic housemate candidates

New York City Metropolitan Area

• Engage 3-5 individuals or couples in psychotherapy (primary therapeutic modalities include psychodynamic, dialectical behavioral therapy, relational, and cognitive behavioral therapy)

Bronx, Ny

• Supervise day-to-day tasks of social workers and case managers as well as general office operations• Manage cases of individuals with highest-tier scores on risk assessment tool• Assist in clinical oversight and supervision of social workers and case managers under the direction of the Clinical Director • Interview and assist in hiring decisions for social worker and case management positions• Assist in creation of training materials for social workers and case managers• Facilitate weekly staff meetings

Bronx, Ny

• Manage cases of 50+ clients enrolled in SRP for the duration of their criminal court proceedings• Conduct assessments and interviews to determine client needs, make appropriate service referrals, and follow up with social service professionals• Present in criminal court when appropriate in order to advocate for client needs and make on-the-record reports to justice system professionals• Engage clients in motivational interviewing and other brief intervention strategies to increase likelihood of compliance with the justice system• Provide voluntary individual counseling to clients seeking mental health and interpersonal support

Greater New York City Area

• Engage 3-5 individuals or couples in psychotherapy (primary therapeutic modalities include psychodynamic, dialectical behavioral therapy, relational, and cognitive behavioral therapy)

• Conducted biopsychosocial assessments of clients on parole or probation to determine appropriate level of care and make relevant service referrals • Managed cases of referred adolescent clients involved in juvenile court and adult clients upon release from Jamesville Prison so that they engaged in appropriate services, maintained good standing with the justice system, and made progress toward treatment goals• Collaborated with caseworkers, legal professionals, and service providers in order to ensure high quality and continuity of care for referred clients• Attended juvenile court proceedings with referred adolescent clients in order to make progress reports to the presiding judge and advocate for client needs• Represented CNY Services Forensic Program during arraignments and received client referrals • Observed, supported, and co-facilitated treatment and therapy groups of Jamesville Prison inmates struggling with substance abuse• Participated in one-hour individual supervision once a week

Salvation Army Family Place

• Conducted biopsychosocial assessments of the parenting and interpersonal skills of parents referred to the agency by the Department of Child and Family Services and Onondaga County family court system• Counseled families with mental health, domestic violence, interpersonal, and substance abuse concerns and documented progress via CONNECTIONS software in accordance with FASP• Created reports based on assessment of families and made appropriate service referrals• Educated and coached parents by teaching and reinforcing age-appropriate, research-based parenting skills during scheduled visits and feedback sessions• Participated in one-hour individual supervision once a week

David B Falk College

• Review transcribed interviews with young adults with at least one parent who has been or currently is incarcerated to determine themes that guide future research inquiries• Code and organize transcribed interviews to aid in data analysis• Proofread initial drafts of supervisor’s research articles by reviewing grammar, checking references, analyzing rationales and claims of the articles, and suggesting areas for improvement• Conduct literature reviews for the purpose of providing empirical basis of future research articles• Co-coordinate the Legislative Policy Day, an annual professional development event for first-year MSW students to learn about the influence of public policy on macro-level and direct social work

Daniel Boone Regional Library

• Assisted a diverse population of library patrons with reference and research inquiries• Taught and supervised a variety of computer skills classes

University Of Missouri - College Of Education Career Services

• Enhanced the professional development of undergraduates, graduates, and alumni by providing career services advice and mentoring• Reviewed and edited professional documents such as resumes, cover letters, and job postings• Maintained social media outlets• Collaborated with Career Services staff to develop office initiatives, including the Career Readiness Program• Helped coordinate and oversee Career Services events including St. Louis and Kansas City Interview days and the Missouri Job Opportunities in Education career fair

• Counseled university students presenting a variety of mental health concerns including anxiety, depression, and one student with a co-occurring mood and personality disorder• Participated in one-hour individual supervision once a week; two-hour group supervision twice a week

• Identified themes included in adoption stories and code variables into easily-analyzed data• Collaborated with research team to ensure measurement validity and coder reliability

• Participated in a research study on efficacy of services in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy• Trained in BASIC, a “skills toolbox” approach to therapy• Counseled three adolescents aged 12-16 with depression, anxiety, and behavioral concerns

• Conducted literature review and scholarly writing to assist the research team in creating the International Student Plaza, an online resource for International Students studying abroad

• Fulfilled the role and responsibilities of full-time social studies teacher in grades seven, eight, and nine in a private school for Jewish students• Developed curriculum for legality and civics courses to be used by future social studies teachers• Created and implemented curriculum modifications for students with special needs• Connected with parents to better understand individual and communal student needs and interests

Master Of Social Work (M.S.W), Social Work

Master Of Education (M.Ed.), Educational And Counseling Psychology

Bachelor Of Science In Education (B.S.Ed.), Social Studies Education

Activities and Societies: College of Education Ambassadors (Director of Service), College of Education Honors Program (Undergraduate.