Shelby Schilling Email & Phone Number

Portland, Oregon, United States

-Facilitate referrals from interdisciplinary team members in order to provide community resources and support for families of children facing significant developmental challenges-Conduct biopsychosocial needs assessments to gather information necessary to develop an appropriate plan of care -Provide supportive counseling for families in order to help manage stress, anxiety, fear, and grief -Collaborate with community partners and medical team members (within PCDI, specialty clinics, PCP, etc) to improve health outcomes and build a network of support for families-Contribute knowledge of trauma informed care to clinic providers and utilize this approach in working with families -Obtain clinically significant history in monthly diagnostic clinic for school aged children alongside developmental pediatrician, psychologist, speech and occupational therapy-Document all interactions in the electronic medical record and maintain patient confidentiality according to HIPPA guidelines-Receive supervision and obtain clinical hours in pursuit of Clinical Social Worker Licensure (LCSW)-Created and presented presentation for health care providers on ways to navigate difficult conversations with patients and families

Houston, Texas Area

-Conducted psychosocial and needs assessments in an effort to alleviate barriers to care and provide appropriate resources to families of severely medically complex children -Worked in collaboration with interdisciplinary team members to continuously evaluate and update the plan of care based on ongoing communications with Complex Care families-Documented in the electronic medical record and maintained patient confidentiality according to HIPPA guidelines-Educated providers on the effects of social determinants of health and advocated for the needs of patients and families -Collaborated with members of Child Protective Services when cases of medical neglect were present -Assisted and provided guidance for families in working with insurance providers to best meet patient needs-Facilitated partnership with Houston Food Bank to establish monthly food stamp clinic at Texas Children's Hospital (TCH) to ensure families received benefits they qualified for-Created quarterly newsletter including resources in the community to be distributed to Complex Care families-Raised funds and worked with community partners as well as clinic staff to provide annual resource fair for clinic population June 2018 and 2019-Coordinated with donors and multiple TCH departments as well as developed marketing strategies to present Complex Care families with holiday events-Member of Social Work department Transition Committee, a quality improvement initiative focused on improving the current process for pediatric patients transitioning to adult care-Chair of Social Work department Research Committee. Developed a survey, analyzed data, and lead effort to implement a program to better support TCH inpatient nursing staff when dealing with behaviorally complex patients-Maintained yearly BLS/CPR certifications according to hospital standards

Houston, Texas Area

-Provided psychosocial screenings and assessments to patients in clinic -Coordinated community resources to best meet patient's needs -Facilitated crisis intervention when necessary -Collaborated with an interdisciplinary team to evaluate patient cases -Participated in outreach to community area schools -Trained in EPIC patient portal software -Advanced development of listening, communication, and problem solving skills

Spring, Tx

-Completed referrals made by physicians for various pediatric specialties -Managed patient's cases depending on type of insurance and appointment availability-Notified parents of referrals made and appointment dates and times-Shadowed physicians and medical students when seeing patients-Participated in weekly supervision meetings

Chicago, Il

-Worked on cases (mapped, karyotyped, reported band levels, and identified abnormalities) -Observed set up and harvesting of multiple sample types (POC, amnio, CVS, blood and bone marrow)-Observed multiple types of banding including G-Banding, C-Banding, and NOR-Staining -Received an intro to microarry processing and analysis-Presented case to lab personnel for continuing education credits

Chicago, Il

-Completed 15 cases consisting of 300 metaphase cells (mapped, karyotyped, reported band levels, and identified abnormalities) -Observed specimen handling and processing, culturing methods, harvesting, slide dropping and banding-Obtained practice in scoring FISH samples including both CLL and MDS panels

Houston, Tx

-Set-up cultures of patients’ bone marrow according to both diagnosis and white blood cell count-Banded slides using Giemsa/Trypsin/Leishman (GTL) staining technique and inspected chromosomes using a microscope-Trained in operating equipment (RoboSep machine) to separate plasma cells from patients diagnosed with Myeloma. Also trained in harvesting and dropping slides for these cultures.

Master Of Social Work (Msw), Clinical Social Work, 3.93

Specialization in Health and Behavioral Health Internships at Northwest Assistance Ministries Children's Clinic and Texas Children's.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Cytogenetic Technology, 4.0

Activities and Societies: AGT Conference, Children's Art ProjectWon for Best Student Abstract at Association of Genetic Technologists.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Biomedical Sciences, 3.07

Activities and Societies: Student Counseling HelpLine, Sighma ALpha Lambda Honor Society, Pre-Vet Society, Biomedical Students.