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At Sharp Oncology Office of Social Work, served as a clinical counselor to individual patients, couples, families, and facilitate support groups. Created and maintained a number of important programs at Sharp cancer center, including support groups, workshops, and webinars. Assisted patients in coping with grief and loss, trauma, anxiety, depression, and helping patients connect with resources in the community.Assisted caretakers in dealing with burdens, self-care, and anxiety in their duties as caregiving partnersConsulted and coordinated with family and/or support systems regarding client treatment and discharge planning. Conducted crisis intervention and risk assessment for patients with anxiety or panic in medical treatment scenarios.At the CRF Del Sur Crisis Center, I met the bio-psychosocial needs of clients by providing behavioral health services, case management services and/or crisis intervention, and documented services appropriately. Duties included conducting initial behavioral health assessments of new clients, providing individual contacts, group, and milieu psychosocial behavior health services and activities for clients within scope of practice; assisting clients with discharge planning and conducting care coordination by working closely with various providers in the region or system to facilitate access to services; consulting and coordinating with family and/or support systems regarding client treatment and discharge planning.Conducting crisis intervention and risk assessment; and serving as a first responder to intervene in crises when needed and indicated at the program in order to ensure the safety of clients and staff.

Listed skills include Navy, Military Operations, Military, Security Clearance, and 5 others.