Nicholas Sutter Email & Phone Number

Sf Vamc; Santa Rosa Cboc

Reaching out to Native American Veteran's within the SF VAMC catchment of rural areas. Serving Lake, Mendocino, and Humboldt counties; including some rural areas of Sonoma county. Through coordination and collaboration with agencies connected to the VA, allowing to enhance access to services for the Native American Nations we serve.

Position: IOP Alcohol/Drug Co-Facilitator Group therapy & In-Home TherapistDuties: Versed in areas of diagnosis (using the DSM) and the impact of the diagnosis on the client. Worked closely within a team environment, participating in a clinical treatment team to evaluate progress, discuss treatment modalities, monitor client progress and coordinate necessary referrals. Worked collaboratively with other professionals providing services to client, including but not limited to, physicians, psychiatrists, nurses, psychiatric nurse practitioners, social workers, attorneys, probation officers, and community service agencies in accordance with state and federal regulations to provide exceptional quality in-home mental health care to clients and families in crisis situations. Additional responsibilities included: 1) Conducting admission assessments for clients entering treatment; 2) Writing mental health status reports; 3) Providing individual and group therapy to clients with a history of dual diagnosis; 4) Preparing current client treatment plans, progress reports, continued stay assessments, and completion notices; 5) Assisting clients evaluating progress towards their treatment goals; 6) Providing courts reports and progress reports to referral sources; 7) Working with insurance companies; 8) Maintaining accurate records to ensure compliance with all Federal and State regulations; 9) Coordinating and cooperating with local agencies and organizations necessary to expedite treatment for each client; 10) Ensure continuation of treatment based on client needs by coordinating transitional services for clients to lower levels of care or higher levels of care.

Duties: As a housing retention specialist my job duties are to provide direct comprehensive case management services to homeless or eminently homeless veterans, community development and advocacy. Screen potential client/veterans and/or veteran family members to determine preliminary eligibility for case management services per the SSVF grant, which provides financial assistance necessary to help keep veterans from becoming homeless or aid the already homeless with developing, coordinating and obtaining emergent, temporary and predominately permanent, safe housing. If eligible complete a comprehensive interview and psychosocial assessment with veterans and family members, in a therapeutic manner to obtain critical information necessary for service planning, daily living assistance, referral and advocacy, and crisis counseling/intervention. Based on veteran preferences/needs, which include complex, diverse, psychosocial problems, use community resources to coordinate services with other providers, by making appropriate referrals to community and other governmental agencies for services to promote ongoing and sustained stability. Per grant requirements compile a veteran charts, which include written documentation, such as progress notes, service plans, releases, screening records, psychosocial assessment records, resource and referral records, payment records as well as input housing information and services into the homeless management information system (HMIS) database. Additional case management responsibilities include assisting veterans in finding housing, ensuring reasonable rent is being charged, housing is safe per Housing and Urban Development (HUD) guidelines, resolve utility needs or issues, mediate problems with landlords and collaborate with other community agencies to coordinate services to ensure veterans and their families obtain and maintain housing.

Master'S Degree In Social Work, Evidenced-Based Interpersonal Practice

Bachelor'S Of Science, Business Administration And Management, General