Sandy Sabbioni LCSW
Resume:
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
Edmond, Oklahoma 73013
*************@*****.***
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.
Contact this candidate