Francesca A. Vitale Licsw, Emt, Ryt Email & Phone Number

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Arlington, Ma

Provide hands on, community based, supports for individuals and families experiencing mental health and substance use challenges. Supporting clients in reaching their goals through sustainable wellness, talk therapy, side by side work, and skills building.

Erich Lindemann Mental Health

• Teach yoga at the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health [DMH] to both clients and staff. Classes utilize emotion regulation, interpersonal effectiveness, and mindfulness skills through breath, movement, and group discussions.• Incorporate a Vinyasa [breath with movement] trauma-informed flow that is infused with a social work perspective; working with all levels of students; use a functional approach to yoga allowing students to take what they learn in class into their everyday life off the mat and on the road.

Edward W. Brooke Courthouse

• Contact and develop relationships with stakeholders and engage with families and individuals by providing community-based services (home visits) and conducting and managing client assessments and case consultations.• Act as a neutral party to both landlords and tenants to preserve housing for families and tenants who experience mental illness, addiction disorders, and/or developmental disabilities and are at-risk or court involvement.• Connect underserved populations with community-based services to enhance tenant skill set and improve independence.

Boston Emergency Services Team

• Inform direct service and treatment interventions for children, youth and adults by conducting emergency mental health assessments in the community and the Urgent Care Centers.• Collaborate with hospitals, schools, families, clients, and community providers to develop a client-centered treatment plan that best ensures the client’s safety and optimizes resolution of the crisis.• Facilitate the client’s engagement or re-engagement in behavioral health services through referral to community-based services that are consistent with the client’s individual needs and preferences.

Cambridge, Ma

• As a member of an interdisciplinary legal defense team, worked with third year law students and clinical law supervisors to facilitate and develop collaborative client-centered goals.• Collaborated with high-risk urban youth, families and other clients to develop treatment goals, advocate for resources and coordinate clinical care with community providers.

Somerville, Ma

• Developed assessment and treatment plans for at-risk children, families and individuals.• Collaborated with schools and community providers, and advocated for resources. • Provided home-based therapy including developing coping skills and behavior plans.

Somerville, Ma

• Provided a variety of pre-hospital care through rapid in-field assessment, treatment, and transportation while working in conjunction with healthcare facilities.

Master Of Social Work, Social Work

Bachelor'S Degree, Sociology And Textile Conservation

BA: Sociology Minor: International Textile Conservation

High School, Fiber Arts, Textile And Weaving Arts

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