Highly skilled, Master’s prepared, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, who utilizes evidenced based practice to promote optimum health and wellness with individuals and families. Successful and productive employment history in the hospital and community arenas, where I worked in both frontline staff and leadership positions including Director of a Multiservice Center and Team Lead. I excel at combining compassion with standards of care and professionalism. I am currently utilizing my talents as an Independent Contractor and am working closely with State and Local child welfare entities to provide strength based clinical therapy to vulnerable families and individuals. I am passionate about being a lifelong learner so that my skill set allows me to practice at the top of my degree, while being beneficial to those with whom I have the privilege to work.

Private Contractor who facilitates therapeutic groups using researched based curriculum to educate Residents about the wide reaching trauma of Domestic violence, in order to empower them to move from being victims to victors, in a healing and safe environment.

Mother Baby-Labor and Delivery-Triage Social Worker 2018- provided comprehensive support and resources to expectant and parenting mothers, newborns, families/assessed for potential incidences of postpartum and abuse/collaborated with IN DCS to provide safe interventions for minor children Team Lead Adult Inpatient Social Workers 2015-2018-lead team of 30+ Master prepared Social workers throughout the hospital/provided clinical support/crisis intervention/policy development and enforcement/resource acquisition/APT-BA behavioral management with patients and visitors/ICM systemwide presenter to IUH Team members/adhered to IN DCS state reporting lawsCardiovascular Critical Care Unit Social worker 2012-2015-responsible for completing biopsychosocial assessments on patients/provided support and resources to a minimum of 30 patients a day including those with LVAD’s and on ECMO/facilitated crisis interventions and care management family meetings on behalf of the physiciansInterim Social Work Manager 2013-2013IU Health Physicians Family Medicine Social Worker and Residency Adjunct Faculty 2008-2012-Clinical Patient Direct Care – Public Health/Community Homebased Rotation Coordinator – Behavioral Science and Jr. Clerk Medical Students Program Coordinator OASIS Active Start 2006-2008-Implemented and facilitated the researched community based Active Start Senior health improvement program throughout the city with neighborhood partners at their Senior Centers