Ewa Maselek Email & Phone Number

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

•Facilitating utilization by conducting reviews for Adult Acute Care, ASAM 4WM, 3.7WM, 4.0 and 3.7 LOC, ensuring members are accessing evidence-based behavioral and substance use treatments based on established medical necessity criteria.•Managing multiple providers, maintaining HIPPA compliance through encrypted emails, coordinating care level reviews, streamlining treatment histories, monitoring alerts, coordinating providers with correct departments, and completing trainings. •Collaborating with CBH Physician and Psychologist Advisors to authorize appropriate treatments, write denials, and coordinate peer-to-peer consultations, ensuring alignment with evidence-based practices and the most effective outcomes.• Consulting on complex cases at Red Flag Meetings and collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams to ensure appropriate treatment is provider and referrals for discharge planning for members.• Spearheading quality monitoring by documenting issues, coordinating quarterly meetings to address provider strengths and areas of improvement, and using data-driven strategies to improve decision-making and treatment plans. • Demonstrating leadership within the team by assisting in the training of new employees, managing coverage for absent team members, and actively participating in all assigned meetings to enhance effectiveness and care continuity.• Enhancing member treatment by providing timely responses to care coordination correspondence, ensuring immediate attention to urgent needs and fostering a supportive environment.• Following up regarding member complaints and concerns with providers and advocating on behalf of members to ensure they receive the best possible care at all times.

• Collaborated and met with various campus partners, including Student Health Services, Student interventions Services, Student Counseling, and Department of Public Safety on a weekly basis to identify substance use related incident reports and medical transports to emergency department.• Maintained a student referral excel sheet tracking repeat student incidences, number of outreach attempts for SUPER individual meetings, and successfully implemented intervention services. • Scheduled students for 1:1 intervention, as well as successfully increasing student response and participation in program.• Developed SUPER individual meeting forms with the intention to collect data on students’ substance use histories, academic, social, physical, mental health wellbeing, and social norm beliefs surrounding substance use. • Provided students with 1:1 strength-based harm reduction brief interventions utilizing motivational interviewing and S-BIRT to assess for substance use disorder, providing harm reduction education before, during and after consumption, and goal setting to prevent future substance use related incidences and emergencies. • Facilitated a confidential support group called Alcohol, Drugs, and You Group providing support for students who are reassessing their relationship with alcohol or other substances. • Researched the most up-to-date information on harm reduction and substance use disorder to develop evidence-based education-initiatives and interventions.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

• Successfully managing a caseload of 80 open cases, screening clients regularly for psychosocial function, barriers, mental health, and overall well-being.• Verifying client eligibility for program, scheduling in home and telehealth visits to prepare initial intake, orienting clients to program, informed consent, and conducting various assessments to determine client’s needs and level of care.• Maintaining compliance with Claims Conference (German government) guidelines within the program, grant regulations, including application process for reparations.• Setting up home care services for clients based on approved hours as well as assisting clients in signing up for community resources such CAP, LIHEAP, SNAP, and PCA.• Coordinating documentation from doctor’s, obtaining invoices from billing departments of various agencies, and allocating money from funders for client’s dental expenses, hearing aids and other medical equipment.• Providing bereavement counseling for client’s who have suffered a loss, as well as counseling care takers on approaches with parents to improve communication and relationship.• Organizing and attending events for the department and traveling on coach bus to greet clients, ensure safety, welcome speakers, and set up or dismantle events.• Collaborating closely with team members to successfully deliver project requirements, develop solutions, and meet deadlines.• Serving as a member of the Sensitivity in Trauma Training committee, (SIT) including attending monthly meetings and contributing relevant knowledge and resources.

Athens, Ga

• Counseled patients in accordance to their phase level with evidence-based approaches to cultivate patient’s intrinsic motivation in treatment and improving coping mechanisms.• Screened regularly for barriers with mental health, psychosocial function, medication management, scheduled UDS with knowledge of treatment benefits and limitations of urine screen, toxicology, and other testing procedures. • Performed SBIRT and DAST screening test and determined if MAT treatment was an appropriate level of care for patients.• Prepared intakes, oriented patients to program, informed consent, and patient’s rights, phase system requirements, rules to ensure patient’s understanding of compliance.• Executed biopsychosocial, needs assessments, person-centered treatment plans on sound research, and personal histories.• Authored, organized and securely managed patient’s interpretive summaries, DAP notes, services delivered, treatment reassessments, discharge summaries, and other documentation in accordance with applicable federal, state and agency standards.• Collaborated with an interdisciplinary team of professionals as well as patients to determine appropriate treatment options, evaluated patient’s progress in goals, and adjusted treatment plan accordingly.• Educated patients about addiction as a disease, the stages of change, Methadone, BUP, Hep C and HIV.• Provided harm reduction education to patients on safer use, never using alone, testing substances for fentanyl, signs & symptoms of an overdose, administering Narcan, safer modes of methods of substance use to prevent infections, and other blood borne illnesses, while providing patients with Narcan, test strips, pipe kits, safe sex kits and sterile syringe kits.• Chaired and coordinated meetings with the district commissioner and clinical team.• Developed and maintained a community resource bulletin board with up-to-date community resources, Dharma Recovery, SMART Recovery, and Harm Reduction Works Network.

Athens, Ga

➤ Gained practical experience and best evidence-based practices in the treatment of dual-diagnosis substance use disorders. ➤ Studied and implemented treatment plans with medical professionals, understanding addiction and human behavior.➤ Achieved integrative therapies utilizing expressive art therapy activities for the purpose of treating comorbid substance use disorder.➤ Prepared activities for process groups, focusing on anger and behavioral management, social skills, and self-esteem.➤ Facilitated multiple weekly expressive art therapy groups informed by DBT, ACT, motivational interviewing, and trauma-informed care.➤ Analyzed and distinguished between contributing physical, social, behavioral, psychological, and social factors.➤ Co-facilitated ten groups per week with other clinicians including process groups, PRIMES Solutions, and Mindfulness-based Sobriety.➤ Incorporated other modalities in groups, such as games, explorative coloring, creative writing, psycho-drama, and movement.➤ Documented daily individual and group session notes in charting software and attended daily progress and monthly staff meetings. ➤Conferred with an interdisciplinary team to complete initial history and physical, discuss patient’s cases and improve treatment strategies. ➤ Cultivated collegial and productive relationships with other substance use professionals, programs and associations.

Gainesville, Ga

➤ Effectively facilitated Drug and Alcohol psychoeducation classes and Anger Management psychoeducation classes. ➤ Overserved family violence psychoeducation classes and co-facilitated a variety of activity group curriculum.➤ Provided education to clients about Harm Reduction strategies to maintain safety if clients decided to return to use after program.➤ Efficiently evaluated clients' needs and worked with counselors and referred clients to local health agencies.➤ Provided life skills advocacy and adhered to the highest standards of the “National Association Social Work Code of Ethics”.➤ Coordinated with client’s development in transition and help coordinate alternative contingency plans.➤ Worked with clients in obtaining appropriate, necessary resources, referral, and linkages to long-term services.➤ Considered clients' cultural differences and special needs in therapeutic interventions.➤ Executed programs and helped develop curriculum for the drug and alcohol classes.➤ Maintained consistent communication with Clinical Supervisors regarding client progress and issues.➤ Screened participants for substance use, completing and administering monthly progress letters to Probation Officers.➤ Completed required documentation, met deadlines while maintaining a high level of confidentiality and following strict guidelines.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

➤ Successfully worked with and impacted people with Alzheimer’s disease, physical, developmental and intellectual disabilities in their home setting. ➤Collaborated with clients, and caregivers to develop person-centered plans to help clients meet their fullest potential. ➤Effectively supported clients in finding projects and activities that provide meaning to their lives.➤Created and implemented art activities, experiential outings, that maintained the strengthen a client’s independence and dignity.➤Assessed clients' abilities, interests, and achievements, and provided support every step of the way in their journey.➤Helped with daily living skills, personal care, household chores, and other activities.➤Attended meetings with clients, and guardians, to report progress and to identify any needs or barriers.

Master Of Social Work - Msw, Focus Combined Both In Micro/Macro Social Work With A Certificate Is Marriage And Family Therapy.

Bachelor'S Degree, Painting

General Studies, Psychology And Art