Rebekkah Smith Email & Phone Number

Birmingham, AL

• Team Lead Hospital Consult Service, Substance Abuse Counselor, Center for Psychiatric Medicine
• Team lead for Addiction Medicine Hospital Consult Service, managing 3800+ consults annually for 8 employees
• Ensure efficient delivery of quality and comprehensive services for complex patient population
• Provide education and consultation for consumers, interdisciplinary team, and community partners
• Assist with maximizing resources, workflow efficiency, piloting special projects for unique agency needs, and development of new procedures Interim Social Work Supervisor, Center for Psychiatric Medicine
• Managed and trained team of 15 staff by providing clinical expertise and leadership during a time of transition while onboarding new employees, reducing waste, and improving service delivery

Birmingham, Alabama

• Conducted comprehensive psychosocial assessments to evaluate patient and caregiver needs, provided crisis intervention, and brief supportive counseling for a variety of medical and mental health diagnoses
• Developed safe transition plans for patients in collaboration with patient, caregivers and multi-disciplinary team
• Broker & advocate for the provision of services for indigent patients to address gaps in the continuum of care
• Assisted with transition of care rounds pilot for the medical/surgical team to target and reduce length of stay

Birmingham, Alabama

• Coordinated intensive, in-home wrap around services to preserve and reunify families in crisis including individual and family short term therapy based on cognitive behavioral therapy and the strengths based model
• Assessed therapeutic foster children needing out-of-home care for stabilization while completing comprehensive, family-based assessments to facilitate permanency
• Designed individualized, multi-systemic treatment plans and interventions to meet the unique and specific needs of clients served
• Empowered families to become more self sufficient by advocating and serving as a link to community resources

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Created and implemented emotional health units for group of twelve teens
• Developed and facilitated training curriculum for teen/mentor program that focused on healthcare related interests/experiences for both groups of participants
• Advocated for gaps in mental health services for youth and immigration reform through community organization and policy advocacy

Cullman, AL

• Assessed family’s individual needs and coordinated service plans to aide clients
• Managed and monitored case services to maximize strengths based team developed goals
• Advocated for children and families through the juvenile court system
• Produced detailed professional ongoing family assessments regarding progress and outcomes

Florence, Alabama, United States

• Facilitated initial assessments for forensic interviews for suspected child abuse and neglect
• Coordinated and linked non-offending caregivers to community resources
• Represented agency in community awareness projects and assisted with fund raising efforts
• Participated with a multidisciplinary team to advocate for child victims through the legal system

Master Of Public Administration - Mpa

Master Of Social Work (M.S.W.), Social Work

Advanced standing accelerated degree course Graduated with Honors Washington DC Intership participant

Bachelor Of Social Work, Social Work

Activities and Societies: Phi Alpha Social Work Honor Society, Leading Edge InstituteGraduated with Honors in Social Work. Minored in.