License Independent Clinical Social Worker, in Washington State, since 2013 to present. Twenty years of social work experience including: Eight years' experience in Child& Family Services, (CPS) Social Worker, Lead. Including Guidant of Latium, Two Years as a Peace Corps Volunteer, social work and trainer, serving St. Lucia, in the West Indies. Two years' experience as a counselor for teen mothers, trainer and advocate for the first Maternal Child and Health (MCH) program in California. Three years lead with drugs treatment and recovery, 12 steps and inpatient treatment. Two years' experience as a social worker aid with Adult Protection Services. Supervisor and Trainer in assessment of Family Dynamics, and high-risk relationships, with high risk families. 3 years as a Military Family Life Consultant (MFLC), 2 years as a VA therapist and social worker, master's Degree in social work with a concentration in Youth, Children, and Families, maintaining a 3.9 GPA completed in 2002. YWCA, Domestic Violence, certified. Too many additional trainings to list, including Mindfulness, DBT, CBT, PTSD, combat PTSD, MST, case management, and discharge planning. I developed many treatment programs and group curriculum, for therapeutic agencies, that qualified for Federal reimbursements. Lead the Admissions Forensic, at Western State Hospital. Forensics, Washington State License Independent Clinical Social Worker, February 2013. Twenty-five Years' experience as a Children and Family, Medical, Military, DOD, VA, Forensic, Hospice, Employees Assistance Professional (EAP) therapist. Willing to relocate. Social Work and Case Management: Managed multidisciplinary teams, including outpatient mental health and substance use disorders. Responsible for the administrative and personnel functions related to all staff and departments. Ensured compliance with the standards established by the employers, state, and federal agencies. Developed a standard skill to stay up to date and knowledgeable of current directives, and trained staff on updated and new policies. Provided supervision to employees in order to accomplish the work of the organizational unit. Supervisory duties included all members of the multidisciplinary teams and departments. Provided guidelines and performance expectations for staff, and clearly communicates these needs and expectations. Assures staff members are trained and are fully compliant with the provisions of the safety regulations. Provided psychotherapy services in an individual, group, and/or family counseling format. Provided Clinical Social Work feedbacks of the therapeutic role, the clinical social worker provides to clients, and the interdisciplinary team regarding evaluation, identification, and treatment of psycho-social concerns and psychiatric diagnoses. Provided outpatient behavioral health services and crisis response to Clients with the full spectrum of mental health disorders including Serious Mental Illness, PTSD, Depression, Anxiety, other mental health diagnoses and substance use disorders. * Admissions of forensic patients for mental health care, triage and treatment planning. Assessment of forensic patients at admission and provide assessment conclusions to the treatment team members. Assessment of patients' moods, behaviors, mental status, and placement needs to receive treatment. Assessment of substance abuse issues, DV concerns, life and social skills levels. Write admissions reports, from screening of admissions patients, treatment plans, psychosocial, referrals, letters to court, and AG office. Develop of treatment plans from completed assessments. * Discharge patients to the community which includes continuous care needs, providing transportations, referrals to hospitals, making referrals to community resources, developing relationships with community providers, assessment of involuntary and voluntary treatment needs, and recovery programs. Also discharge to private residents, shelters, and relatives care, and coordinate in home care. Coordinate care with community liaisons/case managers. Trained staff in accessing services and mental health processes. * Provide in home care of patients and their families with End of Life (EOL) care including but not limited to psychosocial assessments, assessments and coordinating in home care and services, patient and family educations if medical and EOL processes. Medical documentation needs assessments. Development if medical treatment planning, including monitoring patients in home care and reporting needs and changes in treatment plans. * Provide assessments of severally ill mental health patient in a Day Treatment setting develop treatment plans, and referrals. Coordinate with Group Homes and relative care, in home assessment of patients' needs and family support to determine how care can be maintained in the home/community. Coordinate with community resources, mental health professional and other agencies to assist with patients care in the community with the goal of maintaining the patient in the community, to avoid the need for a high level of care. * Provided child, family counseling, assessment of client's needs, and community resources. Advocacy. Developed assessment format to unify the assessment process of staff for their clients. Group therapy and treatment to men in forensic treatment programs, documentation of treatment progress. * Develop and collaborate with members of assigned community committee such as social service, schools, mental care providers, medical professionals, and law enforcement agencies. To apply information to develop a sound treatment plan and assist clients/patient's in accessing and assessing progress in gaining stability and self-care in the community. * Expert level knowledge in MSW/CMS Child Welfare software, McKesson, MCCA, and TREX medical, behavioral and social services documentation software. * Formulated, developed and implemented curriculums to train and facilitate groups, training and teaching to train in areas including but not limited to, Child Welfare assessments, Forensic assessment, 300 and 600 WIC code training, also life skills, social skills, self-awareness and self-esteem groups. When facilitating groups with families, professional, and at risk patients, groups will triple in attendance. * Proven ability to set reality base limits in developing sound treatment plans. * Saw the need and secure funds to increase the counseling library by 75% without any cost to the agency. Instructor and Trainer: * Current BLS certificate from the American Heart Association, May 2016 - May 2018 * 40 hours Employees Assistance Professional (EAP) March 2016. * 20 hours Military Family Resources, certified 2013. * 60 hours Military Family Structure and Life Risk Issues, certified 2013. * 60 hours Military Family Structure and Life training, certified 2013. * 20 hours of Motivational Interviewing Training, certified in 2011. * 16 hours of Washington State Voluntary End of Life Training, certified in 2009. * 60 hours of Treatment of Violence Patients Training, certified in 2010. * 60 hours of McKesson electronic medical documentation, certified in 2009. * Certified over 500 government employees, teachers, supervisors, managers, and community leaders in American Red Cross First Aid and CPR, for adult, children, and infants (of which 40% of these students utilized English as their second language). * Provided training to staff in providing behavior modification counseling and case management services. * Structured youth behavior modification program, groups and resources. * Trained staff in facilitating self-awareness self-esteems groups. * Facilitated in-service training to 60 staff as to the social, emotional and ethical relationships with clients when developing case plans. * Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) consultant, on cases involving domestic violence and child protective issues.

Highlights:

• Services
• Computer Aided Software Engineering
• Apple MacIntosh
• Assessments
• Behavioral Health
• Blackberry
• BLS
• broadband
• Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
• Cms