Kelsey Thomas, Msw Email & Phone Number

Oregon City, Oregon

•Lead Service Coordinator for the children's team (support current team with quality assurance, train new staff, assist with hiring, develop policies and procedures for the children's team)•Provide case management services to children with Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities•Develop individualized Annual Plans for children that include strengths, natural/paid supports, and service needs•Provide resource referrals and coordination of crisis services•Facilitate access to behavioral services for children with co-occurring mental health/behavioral issues

Oregon City, Oregon

•Appointed to conduct investigations for adults with intellectual disabilities living in Clackamas County who may need involuntary civil commitment as advised by the Oregon Revised Statutes 427.215. •Perform an investigation of the individual needing commitment by conducting interviews with the client, their family members, group home staff/care givers, case manager, psychologist, behavioral specialist and doctor. •Prepare report detailing the findings of the investigation and provide to the court and all involved parties.•Provide ongoing coordination with all involved parties: the client, judge, district attorney, group home staff/care givers, case manager, appointed psychologist, Clackamas County Developmental Disability Program director, and the Department of Human Services.•File court documents, coordinate and attend the court hearing, prepare a summary for the court regarding the findings of the investigation.

Portland, Oregon

•Developed website/blog for non-profit social service agency•Provided organizational support to Director of Community Pathways, Inc.•Temporary position

Aventura Hospital

•Worked with physicians, nurses, and chaplain to provide palliative care to patients in a 12 bed hospital hospice unit•Completed psychosocial assessments for terminally ill patients•Provided counseling and bereavement supports to patients and their loved ones•Facilitated discharge planning and organized community resources

Portland, Oregon

•Provided case management services to a caseload of 45 individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities•Assessed clients to determine service needs, and developed Individual Support Plans that included natural and paid supports/services, and assisted clients in hiring care givers/skill trainers•Provided community resource referrals, crisis counseling and safety planning, and ongoing assessment to ensure clients received adequate supports via the Individual Support Plan

Newberg, Oregon

•Provided property management services to Housing and Urban Development (HUD) subsidized non-profit apartment complex for adults with developmental and intellectual disabilities•Developed empowering relationships with tenants, planned resident activities to improve social skills, and facilitated interpersonal issues among tenants•Coordinated tenant and parent/volunteer committees to increase the independence and safety of residents, many of whom were living independently for the first time

Beaverton, Oregon

•Facilitated weekly meetings with a child and constructed a Therapeutic Scrapbook•Observed and facilitated interviews with parents, attended staff meetings and trainings, familiarized self with the policies and practices of the DHS Child Welfare system•Researched the impacts of physical, mental, and sexual abuse on children

Portland, Oregon

•Attended weekly staff meetings, collaborated with weekly client meetings, and attended HIPPA and related training modules through OHSU•Visited partner agencies to familiarize self with services available to individuals with HIV/AIDS in the Portland metro area.•Researched the biological symptoms and psychosocial effects of living with HIV/AIDS

Master Of Social Work (Msw), Social Work

Bachelor, Social Work