Sommer Ware, Lmft Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles, California, United States

• Perform virtual psychosocial assessments to identify functional impairments and need for an emotional support animal.• Conduct virtual follow up consults to establish a relationship with client and assess the status of their mental health symptoms. • Provide ESA letter to qualifying individuals and necessary resources to support clients with meeting their needs. • Complete additional accommodation forms verifying clients’ need for their ESA.

Los Angeles, California, United States

• Provide individual therapy virtually to adult clients ages 18+. • Perform psychosocial assessments to identify functional impairments.• Collaborate with clients to develop SMART goals for treatment.• Utilize Client-Centered and Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy interventions to build rapport with clients, process their grievances, and teach them coping skills.• Provide necessary resources to support clients with meeting their needs.

Spa 6, 7, And 8

Wraparound Facilitator • Coordinate and facilitate Wraparound team meetings. • Provide leadership in the development, implementation and evaluation of individualized plans using the phases and activities of Wraparound.• Collaborate with teams to identify needs and create a shared vision and mission for the family. • Assist families in identifying, recruiting and engaging natural supports.• Support clients in identifying their strengths and building upon them.• Develop the problem-solving skills and self-efficacy of the youth and team members.• Identify barriers to full participation in the Wraparound process and develops strategies to overcome them. • Consult and advocate with CSW, probation, and DMH liaisons on the family’s behalf to ensure quality services are being provided.• Ensure the Wraparound processes is completed with high fidelity to the model and tracks progress toward goalsMental Health Therapist• Provide individual and family therapeutic service to assigned clients under the Mental Health Program.• Ensure that services are driven by the client’s needs and desires to empower the client to take charge of his/her life with informed decision making.• Develop the Coordination Plan/ Plan of Care/ Safety Plan with the child/adolescent and family (and other support persons/agencies) when applicable.• Consistently assess the individuals progress toward meeting the Personal Milestones outlined on the Service Plan.• Monitors, supports and assists the client in developing or maintaining skills needed to achieve the individual service plan including medical, dental and psychiatric services; guidance in money management, and the use of education, socialization, rehabilitation and other social services.• Interacts on behalf of the client with family, friends, legal guardian, conservator & significant others to initiate and maintain supportive networks.• Performs evaluations/assessments to determine medical necessity & coordinates the treatment plan.

Spa 6

• Collaborate with clients to create their Self-Care/Wellness Plans. • Travel to meet with clients at their home, in the office, or out in the community.• Act as a liaison between the client and their therapist/doctor.• Participate on a multidisciplinary treatment team, and consult with primary doctors/clinical pharmacologists to review client cases and medication concerns. • Facilitate Nutrition and Wellness support groups.• Provide self-care management education and training, advocacy, and information dissemination• Assist client with understanding their care management plan and following through with provider recommendations and medication regimen as prescribed by provider• Assist in the coordination of care including tracking clients, prompting for appointments and referrals, attend appointments with clients (if requested), and provide linkage to treatment providers including auditory, vision, dental care and social support as needed.• Provide clients with a hard-linkage to Kedren’s Community Care Clinic. • Assist clients with enrolling into Medi-cal, and/or updating their primary care enrollment information.• Utilize 2 electronic health record systems for scheduling appointments and storing session notes; PsychConsult for behavioral health and eClinical Works for primary ca¬¬re.• Complete intake and follow up assessments using the DCI, ASI, PHQ and NOMS instruments.• Complete quarterly reports using TRAC for data collection purposes.• Attend monthly trainings, webinars, seminars, and conferences.

Los Angeles, Ca

• Provide therapeutic interventions in individual, couple, group, and family sessions for general education and IEP students to enhance student’s optimal functioning at school and home.• Collaborate with students on identifying their goals for treatment.• Continually assess the needs and progress of students.• Consult with School Counselor to discuss effective interventions and the progress of students.• Refer students to available on-site supportive resources like tutoring and emotional support groups as needed.• Attend weekly supervision and/or trainings.

• Used ABA strategies to conduct one-on-one, in-home/school behavioral interventions for autistic children, ages 5-19. • Coached children on appropriate interactions in social settings. • Utilized play therapy to instruct clients on appropriate social interactions.• Created phonetic programs to coach nonverbal clients in speech development. • Accurately collected data using Data Finch’s Catalyst database, while simultaneously engaging in therapy. • Researched up to date interventions and different age appropriate games.• Educated parents on new, age appropriate interventions, as well as effective parent-child interaction and how to experientially listen to the needs of the their child for stronger communication.• Trained parents on different coping skills and provided resources to help them feel understood.• Collaborate with supervisor and parents/teachers to develop appropriate program goals.• Establish supportive relationships, and build rapport with the children and their families/teachers by being genuine, and inviting them to share their questions, comments, and suggestions.• Attend and complete monthly team trainings.

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