Mental Health Assistant

JANET M. HERNÁNDEZ

*** ********* ****. *******, ** 63021

Tel: 787-***-****

Alt: 314-***-****

Email: *************@*****.***

Alt: *************@*******.***

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Passionate about mental health and social services, with substantial experience within medical, clinical, school-based and home-based settings. Ample experience managing high caseloads and providing behavioral intervention services. (e.g. CBT, TF-CBT, CBT-Mindfulness, DBT, Strength Based, Psychotherapy, solution focused, amongst others). Excellent ability to work with individuals, couples, families and/or groups. I am fully bilingual with great skills for quick adaptive reasoning, multi-tasking, building strong therapeutic rapports, and efficiently working under pressure. Proficient working with MS Office, Electronic Health Records & multiple Software Programs.

LANGUAGES

English

Spanish

WORK EXPERIENCES

09/2017-Present

Blash Counseling Associates (St. Louis, MO)

Clinical Therapist-Part Time

Facilitate counseling services focused in multiple and diverse areas such as, Individual Counseling, Adolescent Counseling, Couples Counselinge, Tutoring, Life Skills, Pre-Parenting & Parenting (i.e. men and women), Teenage/Young Adult Pregnancy, amongst others.

Provide support and practical feedback to help clients resolve current problems and change long-standing behavioral patterns.

Develop the steps and daily tools necessary to initiate positive changes in clients lives.

Develop client-centered treatment plans adapted to each of their individual real needs, preferences and general wellness.

01/2017-08/2017

(BIAS) Bilingual International Assistant Services (St. Louis, MO)

Mental Health Therapist-MSW Field Practice

Assess individuals, couples, families and/or groups and offer them therapy interventions tailored to their specific DSMV diagnoses and/or needs.

Track progress and adjust plans as necessary for each client(s) (i.e. a great majority immigrants and refugees).

Complete client’s assessments using standard screening tools, particularly the Mind Over Mood, Anxiety (GAD7), Depression scales (PHQ-9) and the PCL-5 PTSD screening tool.

Create and facilitate psychosocial education groups to promote client’s wellness (e.g. “Journey to Wellness”, an 8-week women’s empowerment group).

Conduct quarterly reviews, to determine progress based on treatments plans.

Engage in practices that advance social inclusion through the identification and assessment of social policies that impact wellbeing, service deliveries and access to services.

Assist in case management tasks specific to immigrant/refugee populations.

Participate and directly contribute as a member of the STL Professional Latino Action Network (PLAN).

Participate as a volunteer tutor within the agency elderly’s citizenship program.

01/2017-08/2017

Bilingual In-Home Assistant Services (St. Louis, MO)

Office Assistant/Payroll Clerk-Part Time

Assist with various HR functions to ensure compliance and confidentiality of employee records (HIPAA).

Conduct accurate data entry for timesheets, training and nurse visits.

Perform various office clerk tasks.

10/2014 – 01/2017

GroupOne Healthcare (St. Louis, MO)

Administrative Assistant/Office Management

Assisted in multiple projects as a client advocate/liaison in between physicians and health insurances.

Assisted with the billing and coding of various client’s accounts.

Tracked payments and contributed with payroll and document accounts receivable tasks.

Assisted and monitored general office operations (e.g. reports, presentations, training, etc.)

04/2013 - 04/2014

Hospital Hima San Pablo (San Juan, PR)

BSW Internship-Social Worker

Performed biopsychosocial assessments to determine patient’s eligibility and appropriateness of admission to all levels of care.

Supported patients and families in identifying ways to cope with the psychosocial aspects of illness, substance abuse, injury and/or trauma.

Provide supportive counseling and crisis intervention during new diagnosis or extended hospital stay to aid in the adjustment to illness and hospitalization.

Scheduled hospital discharge services for patients plus assisted with insurance processes, transportation and homecare services arrangements.

Assisted in marketing initiative targeted towards low income communities to offer health care packages & programs.

Visited private practice offices, public & private schools, mental health rehabilitation facilities and religious/spiritual organizations to engage with patients and assist in treatment planning.

08/2012 - 03/2014

Altegra Health (San Juan, PR)

Social Service Project Coordinator

Contributed as a direct liaison in between private practices, hospitals and health plan agencies.

Assisted with the coordination and delivery of health and wellness programs centered in low income communities.

Maintained direct contact with physicians to collaborate upon the organization, scheduling and/or re-scheduling of their daily home visits agendas.

Scan and retrieve patient’s health information for codification and additional company health projects.

EDUCATION

New England University- Portland, Maine (Online)- MD in Clinical Social Work-Graduated, August 2017

Metropolitan University, Ana G. Méndez – San Juan, Puerto Rico - BD in Social Work - Graduated 2014

CERTIFICATIONS

Licensed Masters of Social Work- St. Louis, MO

Adult and Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED

Music Therapy, Art Therapy and Play Therapy for children, adolescents and older adults introductory trainings

Therapy Animal for children, adolescents and older adults introductory training

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