Shakera R. Email & Phone Number

Virtual Appts Only

As the Founder and Psychotherapist at Empowered Minds Wellness Center, I am dedicated to empowering individuals to overcome mental health challenges and achieve successful, fulfilling lives. I leverage my extensive experience and expertise to provide compassionate, practical, and therapeutic methods tailored to each client's unique needs. My role involves guiding the overall vision and direction of the center while ensuring that our clients receive the highest quality of care through innovative telehealth services. I am committed to fostering a supportive environment where both clients and future therapists can thrive and grow

Marlton, New Jersey, United States

Program Summary:Responsible for the execution of strategic and operational oversight of all NJ Area Health Education Center (AHEC) programs and activities. Serves as the main liaison between Virtua Health and the NJ AHEC Program Office. Provides effective leadership for all constituents and ensures an outstanding student experience.Position Responsibilities:Provides primary oversight of the Area Health Education Center, ensuring it is meeting the expectations of the grant, the students, and the community. Proactively works toward building community connections and relationships both internally within Virtua Health as well as externally in the community. Serves as the main point of contact and collaborator with the AHEC Program Office. Drives outstanding student/customer/participant/colleague engagement and satisfaction.Develop corridor for third year medical students to engage in robust field rotation within the Virtua network and communities. Works with all key stakeholders in achieving metrics to meet grant objectives and delivering exceptional results.Attend all required monthly and quarterly meetings, maintain NAO membership and contribute to any board membership(s) necessary.Maintains overall budget responsibility for the Area Health Education Center. Works with leadership and finance to create and manage operations budget with a consistent focus on expense management. Regularly monitors both federal and non-federal budgets to ensure compliance with departmental and system-wide goals. Prepare and submit quarterly reports and financial invoices that are reflective of the efforts exerted within the period.Other duties as assigned by Virtua Health leadership and/or the AHEC Program Office

Camden, New Jersey

Creating and Developing Standard Operating Procedures for Community Based Palliative Care Social Worker Position Conducted Palliative Care Clinical Social Work assessments with patients and families under clinical supervision by a LCSW licensed social worker.Developed individualized treatment plans utilizing personal information of client, client family history, physicians, and team members for medical long term support services. Provides case management and employs a variety of casework methods and techniques to maintain a therapeutic relationship for clients.Coordinated with organizations in providing support to patients to assist with reduction of hospitalizations. Recommends or makes referrals for community resources or other appropriate programs.

Vineland, New Jersey

per diem Licensed Social WorkerMAJOR FUNCTION: Provides a variety of social service needs to the medical patient and caregivers as they transition to the appropriate level of care. Responsibilities include completing psychosocial assessments for specific patient populations including dialysis, mother baby and oncology; collaborating with the interdisciplinary team in discharge planning for high risk patients. Participates in interdisciplinary rounds; educates patients and provides them as well as their caregivers with appropriate community resources and agencies to help ensure safety upon discharge. The Masters Prepared Social Worker will function within the guidelines of the National Association of Social Work and ensure responsibility for continued professional and personal growth

Remote

Psychotherapy, or talk therapy, is a way to help people with a broad variety of mental illnesses and emotional difficulties. Psychotherapy can help eliminate or control troubling symptoms so a person can function better and can increase well-being and healing.Problems helped by psychotherapy include difficulties in coping with daily life; the impact of trauma, medical illness or loss, like the death of a loved one; and specific mental disorders, like depression or anxiety. There are several different types of psychotherapy and some types may work better with certain problems or issues. Psychotherapy may be used in combination with medication or other therapies.

Sewell, New Jersey

ICMS engages consumers at the point of hospitalization and participates in the discharge planning process to assist with the transition from hospital to community. I conduct direct in home assessments with consumers with severe mental illnesses to identify problems, strengths, and treatment needs. Developing individualized treatment plans utilizing information from the client, family, other service providers, physicians, and team members providing linkage to both mental health and non-mental health services. The consumer is linked to resources that support the ability to remain stable within the community.

Millville, Nj

In the absence of the regular classroom teacher, I help the students to learn subject matter and/or skills that are required for scheduled lessons and provide meaningful instruction for assigned classrooms. I follow the lesson plans left by the classroom teacher and create a classroom environment that is conductive to learning and appropriate to the maturity and interests of the students.

Cumberland County, Nj

As a therapist, I provide in-home clinical support for parents/guardians and youth with behavioral and emotional disturbances. These interventions are to provide family stability and are based on targeted needs as identified in the ISP/ICP/treatment plan. The ISP/ICP/treatment plan also includes specific intervention(s) with target dates for accomplishment of goals that focus on the restorative functioning of the child/youth with the intention of stabilizing the child/youth’s behavior(s) that led to the crisis.

Atlantic County, New Jersey

I support social workers, administrators and staff at identified organizations to improve the quality of life of prospective members. I facilitate Medicare/clinical educational events across their respective territories. I provide eligible candidates and all organizations with Clover marketing items. I direct individuals interested in joining Clover to ECE representatives in the territory.

Camden

Cross-Site Learning program, which is dedicated to fostering nationwide community initiatives that care for high-utilizing patients by providing technical assistance.The primary responsibilities of this position include:Helping to organize and prepare for meetings, presentations, conferences, and site visits, including event planning and travel arrangementsAssisting with photo and video coverage at Coalition eventsOrganizing and maintaining the Coalition’s video and photo libraryAssisting with updates to the cross-site learning website, materials, and the Coalition-wide newsletterManaging the Coalition’s social media accounts with direction from the senior program managerProviding coordination and support at site visits and conferences as neededAssisting Coalition staff with other projects as needed

Cmmi (Link2Care)

AmeriCorps is a national network of programs that engages thousands of Americans each year in intensive service to meet critical needs in communities throughout the nation. As a health coach, I help some of the highest emergency department utilizers with chronic disorders. I assist patients with connecting them to a primary care physician, social services, and patient education. Also I’m trained in core professional social work skills including harm reduction, group medical visit facilitation, motivational interviewing, and crisis management.

New Jersey

Support people with developmental disability or a traumatic brain injury.Help consumers develop a range of practical skills so they can make choices and decisions.Assist consumers with basic physical care so that they can live in good health and independently as possible.Experience opportunities with consumers to develop interpersonal skills necessary to form relationships.

* Direct (Face to Face) communication with customers on a daily basis* Cash Management* Process Routine Financial Transactions

* Direct (Face to Face) communication with customers on a daily basis* Cash Management* Educated new employees on regular job duties* Solved multiple customer problems* Work 14-20 hours per week while full-time student paying college expenses* Contributed outgoing personality to keep workforce morale highPersonal Banker April 2006-July 2007Sun National Bank, Vineland NJ* Assess customer needs and effectively sell appropriate banking products and services* Provide personalized banking services ensuring the highest level of quality service is provided to current and prospective customers* Cash Management* Completed multiple projects* Assisted Manager with management task

Influential supporter of teens of various agesAssisted teachers with classroom workshopsMonitored teens behavior (positive or negative)Created an attentive environment for youth academic developmentMaintained accurate records on teens progress and attendance

Provided peer counselingFacilitating weekly peer group of 8 membersWeekly accountability with each resident studentAttend weekly team meetingsDesigned weekly lesson plan

Vineland, Nj

Customer ServiceProcess Daily Financial TransactionsCash ManagementCommunity Service

Master'S Degree, Social Work, 4.0

Masters, Human Service: Health And Wellness

Activities and Societies: Student Leadership

Bachelor'S, Health Promotion:Clinical

Activities and Societies: Peer Leader

Associates, Math And Science