Medical Service

ABIDA Z. PERVEEN

**** **** *** **********, ** ***62 916-***-****

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OBJECTIVE: A full-time position working as a Medical Social Worker

Nine years of professional experience and accomplishment

working or learning about social work field

EDUCATION: Masters of Social Work May 2007 CSU

Sacramento

Bachelor of Arts in Social Work May 2004 CSU, Sacramento

Associate of Arts December 2000 American

River College

WORK HISTORY

Social Service Director, Carmichael Care and Rehab Center

06/09-08/11

Ensure the safety of residents by advocating for them; delegate work

out to an employee related to podiatry, vision, dental, hearing, room

changes, collaborate with interdisciplinary team in care conference to

evaluate resident's medical or physical condition for assessing needs;

plan discharges; promote quality of life for residents.

Social Worker, Vitas Innovative Hospice Care

09/09-06/11

Attended interdisciplinary team, and psychosocial team meeting;

visited Assisted Living Facility, Skilled Nursing Facilities and

patient's home with other social worker, chaplain, nurses, and hospice

aide; participated in training and in-service education; and met with

families that needed bereavement assistance.

Social Service Director, Roseville Care Center

01/08-08/09

Managed employees and ensure the safety and effectively assisted

residents by delegating out work related to podiatry, vision, dental,

hearing, room changes, set-up of transportation for residents to

medical appointment; collaborated with Interdisciplinary Team in care

conference to evaluate resident's medical or physical condition; plan

discharges; promoted a quality of life for residents; ensured

resident's safety by reporting to California Dept of Public Health or

ombudsman, attended meetings, consulted with consultant.

Social Worker, Altamedix Adult Day Health Care Center

12/07-01/08

Intake eligibility assessments; psychosocial assess, psychosocial

monitoring, safety monitoring, individual counseling; antidepressant

group therapy; multidisciplinary team meeting (physical, occupational

therapy, speech therapy or nursing); family contact; taught classes;

CADCare done for quarterly

Social Worker, Growing Alternatives Foster Family Agency

02/07-12/07

Assisted in the work with foster parents and children to help them to

adjust to a new placement; provide direct social services to the

foster child, foster parent(s), and the biological parents; liaison

with county social workers; did all the documentation; sat in

supervised visits; transported clients to the county office; assisted

in maintaining a caseload; kept up with auditing files for the

Community Care Licensing (CCL).

ABIDA Z. PERVEEN

7101 Main Ave Orangevale, CA 95662 916-***-****

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Intern & Social Work Assistant, Health for All Adult Day Health Care

Center 8/05-12/06

Liaison with different agencies such as University California Davis

Linkage, Multi Senior Services Program, In Home Health Support

Service, Alta California Regional. Attended Multidisciplinary Team

Meeting, & in-service; collaborated with occupational therapy,

physical therapy dietician, activities coordinator and nursing.

Facilitated group for cognitive, sensory stimulation, promote

independence and increase socialization; received supervision from

Licensed Clinical Social Worker. Administer Mini Mental Status Exam

to clientele.

Intern Social Worker, Rancho Cordova Adult Day Health Care Center

2004-2005 Advocated for elderly clients. Filled out initial

assessment forms regarding clients; assisted clients in securing

housing; referred clients to agencies for the purpose of receiving

assistive devices and medical equipment; escorted clients on field

trips; made reports to Adult Protective Services. Made referrals to

Para-transit; made doctor's appointments for the clients. Made home

visits to evaluate the client's need; prepared psychological

evaluations for the LCSW.

SKILLS and QUALIFICATIONS:

Social Work Skills

. Worked with cross-cultural client facing language barrier

. Able to work across language barriers

. Patient, caring

. Knowledgeable of local agencies to help with variety of challenges

clients face

. Experienced working with young and elderly

. Enthusiastic client advocate

Communication

. Able to reach people of all ages, diverse ethnic and socioeconomic

backgrounds through patient, nonjudgmental communication.

Languages

. Speak, read and write fluently in Urdu, conversant in spoken Hindi

Computer Skills

. Conversant in Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS)

. Excellent knowledge of MS Office

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