SANDRA SABBIONI L.C.S.W., L.M.S.W.

Licensed as a master's level clinical social worker in NY and NJ, OK

license pending

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Edmond, Oklahoma 73013

908-***-****

acf1hf@r.postjobfree.com

04/2012 to Present: INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT

Senior Care Therapy Per diem LCSW, providing individual psychological

treatment to residents in a nursing home facility.

01/1995 to Present ADOPTION CONSULTANT

Consultant to foster care and adoption agencies and those seeking to

adopt, as an adoption specialist, conducting home study interviews and

evaluations of prospective adoptive parents and intensive writing of

'reports of investigation' as well as providing counseling and

resources to adoptive parents, children and birth parents. Services

include counseling adoptive couples while they transition from the

grief and loss of infertility toward adoption and working with birth

parents who have chosen to place their child for adoption. Use of

highly developed interviewing, assessment and writing skills and the

ability to create a safe and trusting relationship with clients of all

ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds. Extensive experience working with

private adoption attorneys, independent and public agencies and

individuals seeking to adopt. Have worked directly with NY agencies

such as Graham Windham, Good Shepherd, JCCA/Ametz Adoption program,

Children's Aid Society and Graham's Gift Foundation.

05/2009 to 05/2014 - community YMCA

08/2011 to 05/2014 - MAXIM HEALTH SERVICES

Fee-for-Service position, providing in-home psychological services to

children in the community who are in crisis and at-risk. Working with

their families to develop stronger family relationships through

parenting skills and effective communication skills.

1/2009-3/2011 COMPASSIONATE CARE HOSPICE SOCIAL WORKER

Fulfilled role as team player and integral member of hospice team to

meet the social/emotional/financial needs of hospice patients, elderly

clients and their families, including community services and insurance

eligibility benefits. I developed positive relationships with facility

staff members, nurses, doctors and families to effectively meet the

needs of clients and their families.

04/1993 - 04/1997 TALBOT PERKINS CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Foster Care and Adoption Child Care Agency

116 West 32nd Street, New York, New York 10001

Social Work Supervisor - Supervision of five caseworkers and one

housing specialist, with each caseworker managing a caseload of twenty-

five children that included all facets of the foster care and adoption

process. Biological families were provided with all types of services:

drug rehabilitation programs, psychotherapy and counseling, parenting

skills, housing, domestic violence services, etc. Foster families and

children were provided with: educational services, play therapy,

family therapy, counseling toward adoption, adoption home studies,

medical and tutoring services for children, etc. Staff was also

directly involved with Family Court proceedings - extensions of

placement, terminations of parental rights and voluntary surrenders,

annual reviews, and adoption finalizations.

02/1992 - 04/1993 FEDERATION OF EMPLOYMENT AND GUIDANCE SERVICE

Manhattan Mental Health Clinic

62 West 14 Street, New York, NY 10012

Social Worker/Therapist. Responsible for caseload of forty clients,

providing individual and group therapy, crisis intervention, case

management and concrete services to children, adolescents and adults.

Acted as liaison between several internal programs as intake

coordinator taking psychosocial histories, making assignments to

different programs, and coordinating scheduling with psychiatrists for

psychiatric evaluations and medication; responsible for treatment plans

and all chart documentation. Also worked in school settings in

bullying prevention programs.

09/1991-09/1992 FIFTH AVENUE CENTER FOR COUNSELING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY

10 West 10 Street, New York, NY

10011

Psychotherapist. Trained and supervised to provide psychodynamic

psychotherapy to adults with a wide range of personality and mood

disorders.

08/1990-02/1992 INTERFAITH MEDICAL CENTER

Brooklyn, NY 11238

Social Worker/Therapist in Out-patient Psychiatry Clinic. Responsible

for completing psychosocial histories and evaluations as to concomitant

emotional and social problems; provide psychotherapy and counseling--

individual, joint, family, group and other related social work

activities on assigned cases; participate in case conferences, outreach

programs, social work meetings, seminars and workshops. Also provided

community services to clients as needed.

09/1989-05/1990 POSTGRADUATE CENTER FOR MENTAL HEALTH

124 East 28th Street, New York, NY 10016

Internship - Twenty-one hours of weekly training in psychoanalytic

psychotherapy training with a caseload of six adults.

09/1988-05/1989 NEW YORK CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION

P.S. 34 and 91 - District One - Manhattan

Internship - Recruited elementary school students from classrooms and

conducted individual play therapy and counseling under supervision;

wrote process recordings and recommended interventions; communicated

with teachers, school administrators, parents and outside social

service agencies. Was involved in team meetings and learned about IEP

process.

EDUCATION: WURZWEILER SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK

YESHIVA UNIVERSITY, New York, NY

Master of Social Work, 1990

ALBERTUS MAGNUS COLLEGE, New Haven, CT

Bachelor of Arts, English Literature

Training and certification as a Clinical Supervisor and certified as a

School Social Worker.

Ongoing educational development in the field of social work related

to developmental stages in children, adolescents and adults and the

geriatric population. Certified as a yoga instructor.

Working knowledge and ability to communicate superficially in Spanish

and Italian.

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