KAREN LINEHAN, MSW

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acgo2n@r.postjobfree.com

Education

Fordham University, Graduate School of Social Service

New York, NY

Master of Social Work May

2008

Rockville

Molloy College

Centre, NY

Bachelor of Social Work May

2007

Social Work Experience

Brookhaven Rehabilitation & Health Care Center

Far Rockaway, NY

Social Worker 5/3/11 – present

• Assist with ongoing needs for patients and their families and provide ongoing support.

• Assess, counsel and provide referrals for residents including psychosocial, cognition, mood &

MDS assessments.

• Organize and co-lead care plan meetings and family meetings to discuss overall patient’s

needs.

• Attend daily interdisciplinary team meetings and incident meetings.

• Facilitate discharge plans with patients and their families; arrange for home care services &

transportation.

• Arrange for assisted living transfers and housing applications when necessary for patients.

• Conduct group practice for bariatric patients in the weight loss program.

• Apply for Social Security for cognitively impaired patients. Interview patients when applying

for Medicaid. Assist patients with access-a-ride applications and facilitate process.

Freeport Pride (Contracted with Nassau County Department of Social Services)

Uniondale, NY

Case Manager for Detention Prevention Program

1/5/09 – 4/29/11

• Case managed adolescents with mental health, substance abuse and special education

needs who are at risk of becoming a PINS (Person In Need of Supervision).

• Performed home and school visits for adolescents: crisis intervention, family and individual

counseling.

• Carried a caseload between 13-18, performed assessments and made appropriate linkages

to community programs.

• Advocated for young adults in need of special education services through Committee on

Special Education meetings amongst other interventions.

• Conducted intakes and submitted referrals for PINS diversion services.

Social Work Internship Experience

Tempo Group, Inc. (Sanford H. Calhoun High School, Tempo Outpatient Clinic)

Merrick, NY

Clinical Social Work Intern

9/07-5/08

School-based drug prevention program:

• Aided students in various issues through individual counseling. Developed a group counsel.

• Worked with adolescents and adults dealing with substance abuse issues using the family

systems model.

• Participated and presented drug prevention presentations in classrooms.

Outpatient Substance abuse treatment clinic:

• Consulted and evaluated needs with parents, teachers, and school personnel to determine

appropriate referrals.

• Evaluated patients and completed written bio psychosocial evaluations.

• Presented evaluations in case conference meetings to discuss treatment plans.

• Attended staff development meetings.

Family Focus Adoption Service Little

Neck, NY

Social Work Intern/Adoption Specialist

9/06 – 5/07

• Conducted home studies for families, performed psychosocial evaluations and history of

adopting parents.

• Visited families who had recently adopted a child on an ongoing basis to ensure health and

safety.

• Attended adoption conferences throughout New York City and reported information to the

agency.

Work

Personal organizer, West Hempstead, NY 10/10 –

present

Certifications & Special skills

• National Association of Social Work (NASW) Member. Certified MRT (Moral Reconation

Therapy) Group Facilitator.

• Identification and Reporting of Child Abuse and Maltreatment Certification. Mandated

Reported for APS

• Computer literate; proficient in Connections, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and the World Wide

Web.

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