Serving the aging population

Counseling, discharge planning, ancillary services coordination, end-of-life planning, home care coordination, training, assessments, clinical documentation

Met with families in the home to assess needs of youth and family and developed plans to meet those needsCoordinated treatment of youth in treatment foster care settingDeveloped and implement interventions with youth and families both biological and foster to improve functioningAssisted youth in developing goals/objectives of treatmentAdvocated for and provided brokerage support to empower youth/families in meeting needs

Provided mental health assessments for adults and children using well-developed interviewing and communication skillsCommunicated accurately, effectively and efficiently with psychiatrists and medical doctors and ensured quality patient careAccurately documented findings with a computer tracking programWorked with various hospitals to admit patients for necessary care and coordinated admissions between patients and patient families and those hospitalsProvided referrals to patients who did not meet admission criteria and offered on-site intervention support for those patientsWorked in conjunction with various community agencies to provide patient support such as law enforcement, courts and children servicesMaintained knowledge of community/emergency resources in order to assist and advocated for incoming hotline callers as well as identified agency clientsCoordinated a task group to increase safety practices as part of the operation of inpatient crisis stabilization unitCreated effective intervention activities for clients receiving services in the crisis stabilization unitThe Glen at St. Joseph (Senior Practicum Site; Provided intake assessments, interventions, parenting education, goal setting, behavior management/modification, mediation (between two or more residents) and boundary setting to single mothers who lived on the grounds of The Glen Assisted in file setup/management, proof read documents, created documents for future use and sometimes acted as a consultant to the incumbent staff on matters that required a fresh perspective to accommodate the staff

Performed measurement tests with MR/DD clients to determine wages according to standards set forth by the Department of Labor Assisted individuals with vocational choice, securing a position, and maintaining employmentSupervised MR/DD individuals working in community placement Instructed clients in the area of vocational skill building and job-seeking skillsWorked to recruit potential employersSupervised seven (7) job coaches and supervised management of schedulesRaised over $3500 coordinating volunteer efforts and soliciting donations for fund raising event during Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta 1999COMPUTER AND OTHER SKILLSProficient with Microsoft Office 2010Trained in crisis prevention (CPI) and CPR/First AidAbility to conduct web searches using various search engines and their advanced optionsType 70 - 80 wpmProficient with Client Assessment Tracking and Triage (CATT) program