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SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS * 12 years experience working with individuals with a history of mental illness and/or substance abuse in a social service/mental health environment with homelessness and substance abuse issues * Field and in home based case management addressing needs of housing with homeless families * School - based case management as an advocate for homeless children living within shelters and transitional housing programs * Conduct on-going child, adult, individual, family therapy and case management to clients with major disorders * Engaged clients in sessions by asking questions and encouraging participation in discussions exploring transparency beneficial toward their growth and wellness * Conducted case management during treatment with homeless families assessed clients by prompting information that became useful in addressing their housing and mental health needs * Used independent judgment when determining financial subsidy assistance given to clients based on household income * Scheduled and met for services, using my expertise to identify options during assessment while also meeting with clients and their families in the field, always emphasizing on client's right on self determination * Use observation to help client become self aware of his or her strengths and in turn motivated and empowered client over his or strengths Formulate a treatment plan that will support client's development and continuum of his or her goals which will promote growth, social interaction, and overall wellness * Provide crisis intervention by using conflict resolution helping client become emotionally regulated and offering appropriate communication skills and techniques * Incorporate and provide educational materials by offering training and presentations focused on health and psychoeducation to community and clients overall * Knowledgeable in the usage of Word, PowerPoint and MS Excel * Maintain client documentation containing thorough description of his or her services provided, abiding by policies and procedures of agency values and guiding principles ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS * Co-facilitated a men's group, employing empathy and support, while offering coping mechanisms appropriate to participants' sexual orientation, diverse background and medical concerns * Facilitated a teen group with encouragement and understanding, while valuing and respecting adolescent stages of emotional and social development * Linked families in need of mental health and psychiatric services to community resources that over time lessened co-occurring disorders and violent episodes in children * Collaborated with medical doctors, psychiatrist and outside social services regarding client treatment planning and provided referrals to help coordinate client services maintaining discretion, following Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) laws, and obtaining proper consent * Contain strong written and oral communication skills * Designed, introduced, and implemented first-ever initial assessment form used to collect necessary client information on individual document available for reference * Designed a step by step instructional guide to Homeless Management Information System (HMIS), a program designed to gather information on homeless families used by agency case managers * I possess acceptable and current California license, good driving record, and AAA automobile * Insurance * I enjoy field work and my schedule is available to accept occasional evening hours PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE in Clinical Marriage and Family Therapist Internship Pacific Coast Behavioral Health, August 2014 - March 2016 Marie A. King, PhD, Torrance, CA
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