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New York, New York, United States

• Perform Psychosocial, Planning, Intervention• Facilitates telephonic and in-home assessment appointments• Patient and Family Counseling• Crisis Intervention• Participate in interdisciplinary plan of care meetings to identify needs of patients• Promote community resources and assist with coordination of care• Coordinate discharge planning process with patient and family• Outcome / Practice Evaluation• Teamwork /Collaboration• Patient / Family Education to help them understand coordination of care.• Patient / Family Advocacy for patients in need of services to better their health• Make appropriate abuse referrals to Adult Protective Services• Communicates with patients and families at acute and long term care facilities as needed.• Arranges Hospice and Palliative Care appointments• Assists with transition of care from institutional to home including transportation,authorizations, etc.• Quality Improvement• Maintains/prepares social services productivity documentation and o ther reports.• Performs member follow up calls

Bedford- Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, Ny

The Health Care Integrator (HCI’s) will have primary management responsibilities for the child’s health care coordination needs and administration of his/her Individual Health Plan.· Provide in-home intensive therapeutic services. · Provide the service of Health Care Integration to three populations of children in foster care (Seriously Emotionally Disturbed, Developmentally Disabled and Medically Fragile) ages 0-21.· Coordinate a team of 13 different service providers to meet the goals outlined on the child’s Individual Health Plan. Children enrolled in the Bridges to Health Waiver are currently in Foster Care under the care of NYS OCFS.· Provide the service of Health Care Integration to a caseload of six clients, the B2H Waiver service through which the Individualized Health Plan is created and managed.· Assess the need of services and develop and update the IHP.· Provide linkages for the child and caregiver to Waiver service providers and any additional community service needs.· Stabilize the environment for the child and caregiver and advocate with the child’s needs.· Development of a close working relationship with the child’s case planner and/or case manager.· Coordinate team meetings and a constellation of services and providers to meet the specific needs of each enrolled child.· Complete all necessary paperwork, documentation and training associated with the B2H Waiver program.- Provide 24 hour on-call emergency coverage

Lower Manhattan, New York

• Provide supervision to Care Navigator and Outreach Worker staff by chart review, face to facecase discussion and performance reviews.• Hire and evaluate a team of Care Navigators and Outreach Workers under his/her ownsupervision.• Meeting performance goals set by APICHA’s Client Services Department.• Responsible for creation and implementation of service plan, supported by Care Navigator.• Coordinates and oversees the implementation of the comprehensive care plan.• Coordinates and oversees services between patient and extended care team providers to ensurethat integrated care plan is fully implemented.• Provides clinic-based health education in conjunction with regularly schedules primary care visitsas needed.• Performs the initial entitlements assessment and collates the comprehensive plan.• Works closely with the interdisciplinary care team including PCP, psychiatrist, therapist, ACTTeam, etc.• Provides backup to Care Navigators as needed.• Collate data reports (e.g., appointment dispositions, laboratory results, etc.) produced by clinicinformation systems (EMR).• Maintain client-related records and other required documentation according to the protocols andstandards of APICHA’s Client Services Department.• Working as a part of the unit at the quality assurance and continue quality improvement (CQI)tasks.• Represent the agency at various venues to promote agency services.

Harlem Drop-In

- Assignment of 15+ therapy clients with varied numbers of engagements of clients.- Provided 45-minute session of therapy. Predominantly focused on relational therapy with supplementary therapy practices from Mindfulness, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), and Grief Counseling. - Facilitate weekly groups that focus on social analysis, identity orientation, and community building, managing mental health symptoms and developing coping skills. - Assigned weekly intake shifts to start the paperwork to provide clients with program services. Inputting information into a program data program, organize agency paperwork, inform clients of HIPPA forms, and brief counseling around present life status as a homeless LGBTQ youth. - Completed post incident interviews with clients and offers mediation.- Provided coverage for vital drop in roles, assigned weekly 1-hour shifts, which included supervising community space during unstructured time and serving food.

Chinatown, Lower Manhattan, Ny

- Collective agency case management of over 500 + clients with mixed engagement.- Responsible for referrals of clients to other health care providers, service providers, and other senior agencies.- Outreach with community benevolent society to organize community activities during Chinese holidays.- Facilitated seminars on fire safety, healthy eating, low impact exercises, and information about governmental senior programs and benefits. - Assigned to over 10 + home visit clients to provide geriatric mental health counseling.- Used mindfulness techniques and motivational interviewing to help support clients.- Provided bereavement counseling and support for grieving clients.- Caregiver counseling around care for Dementia and Alzheimer patients. - Facilitated weekly evidence based Alzheimer’s prevention groups with 7-10 senior participants.

Seattle, Wa

* Database plant specimens in the United States.* Use Geographic Information Systems to map specimen locations.* Database used created by University of Washington similar to Microsoft Excel.

Seattle, Wa

* Conducted lectures on local historical timeline and evolving cultures.* Provided guided tours through century old historical Seattle landmarks. * Collaborated in customized docent informational lectures and scripts.

Seattle,Wa

- Weekly meetings to plan workshops, schedules, speakers/artists.- Daily maintenance of program files and attendance for grant applications. > Organize and execute exhibit production with staff and participants.- Provide assistance for development and implementation of program, acommunity-based, art and activist focused program for teens 15-19. - Aid to grant writing and fundraising.

Seattle, Wa

* Manage daily artists, staff, and participants schedules and workshops.* Conduct group dynamic dialogues with participants.* Implementation of Summer Cultural Arts Experience program, a community-based, art and activism- focused program for teens15-19.

Seattle, Wa

* Provide guidelines to enumerators from the Census regional office.* Organize and manage enumerator payrolls and interview materials.* Follow up and troubleshoot for problematic interviews.

Seattle, Wa

* Coordinate Freelance photographer s schedules. * Contact clients, collect and organize information.

Master Of Social Work (Msw), Social Work

Activities and Societies: Student Leadership Council

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Comparative American Ethnic Studies

Activities and Societies: Comparative History of Ideas (CHID) Study Abroad South Africa‬ ‭ Comparative American Ethnic Studies is a degree.

Bachelor Of Arts, American Ethnic Studies

Activities and Societies: CHID