Susannah Lamb Email & Phone Number

Sunrise

• Performed psychosocial assessments of patients to gain better understanding of their social needs
• Provided short-term support to patients (adults 18+), families, and significant others
• Collaborated with multidisciplinary team of doctors, nurses, and case managers to ensure safe and appropriate discharge to home, shelter, rehabilitation facility or otherwise
• Provided short-term psychological counseling, substance abuse counseling, and life transition counseling towards medical diagnoses
• Advocated for patients with the Department of Homeless Services, Adult Protective Services, and various home health care and inpatient rehabilitation facilities, as well as other organizations
• Participated in successful JCAHO (Joint Commission) accreditation process

• Provided weekly in-home counseling to homebound senior clients in collaboration with client’s case manager
• Worked with clients to overcome feelings of abandonment by family, anxieties within relationships and other interpersonal issues, overwhelming depression, as well as issues of hoarding, money management, and memory loss
• Worked on the Geriatric Mental Health Initiative, screening older adults for depression and alcohol or drug abuse The process included following up with and referring clients for identified services
• Attended a variety of trainings on issues dealing with older adults, including HIV/AIDS, Medicare/Medicaid, mental health disorders, supplemental trust funds, and palliative care

• Worked as a teacher for special needs students ages 2-5 years old with disabilities such as Rett Syndrome, Down Syndrome, Autism, and other developmental delays
• Developed lesson plans based on multiple curriculums, wrote Individual Education Plans (IEPs) for each individual student
• Completed assessments (Hawaii Early Learning Profile & BDI-II) and used them to develop goals and objectives specific to each child’s individual needs
• Coordinated with my teacher’s aides to run an effective and efficient classroom
• Coordinated with speech pathologists, occupational therapists, and physical therapists to implement goals and activities in all areas of development
• Used manipulatives, assistive technology, and picture symbols to elicit language development in all students

Masters Of Social Work, Social Work

Activities and Societies: Phi Alpha Honor Society, Pi Pi ChapterMasters in Social Work, May 2014

Bachelors, Psychology

Activities and Societies: Phi Alpha Honor Society, Pi Pi ChapterBachelor of Arts in Psychology, January 2005 Minor in English, GPA 3.50