Mental Health Management

Florence Nadler Chernak, LCSW, MBA

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Social worker with strong therapeutic skills applied to senior, adult and adolescent populations.

Experience in facilitating therapeutic, supportive and educational groups. Effective in verbal and

written communications. Resourceful regarding community services. Proven ability to work well

with multidisciplinary teams. Keen business sense provides insight into understanding of

competing organizational interests

Core Strengths

Diagnostic Assessment

Case Management

Individual and Group Therapy

Treatment Goals

Integrated Behavioral Heath Care

Interdisciplinary Communications

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

People’s Community Health Centers, Baltimore, MD

2011 2014

Clinical Social Worker

Counsel medical patients and their families. Provide grief therapy utilizing the Worden model.

Employ cognitive behavior techniques to treat individuals with mental health disorders including

depression, anxiety and bipolar disorder. Use short term solution focused therapy with EAP

patients to resolve issues in their workplace.

Improve patient’s medical outcomes by employing integrative behavior health to encourage

supportive behavioral changes

Conduct pain management and tobacco cessation groups coordinated with primary care

physicians.

Facilitate behavioral change sessions for diabetes management groups

Harford Belair Community Mental Health Center, Baltimore, MD

2008 2011

Outpatient Mental Health Clinic

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Mental Health Therapist

Perform phone and walk in intakes. Conduct initial assessment including full psychosocial

evaluation and psychiatric diagnosis. caseload of 80+ diverse clientele diagnosed with chronic

mental illness, dual diagnosis, mood and anxiety disorders. Collaborate with internal and external

service providers to develop optimal treatment plans to achieve client goals. Ensure up to date

treatment authorizations. Manage client’s psychiatric medications.

Improved patient functioning resulting in decreased number of visits, increased

employment and enhanced family relationships

Treated large percentage of trauma survivors

Implemented “mindfulness” and motivational interviewing as therapeutic tools

Launched and facilitated women’s support group providing participants the opportunity to

express themselves and communicate through artistic medium

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North Baltimore Center, Baltimore, MD

Adult Outpatient Mental Health Clinic

Mental Health Therapist

2007 2008

Therapist

Intern

2006 2007

Counsel individuals and couples and facilitate groups utilizing cognitive behavior therapy,

object relations, ego psychology, narrative therapy, solution focused therapy and empowerment

model (caseload 80+ clients). Coordinate services with multidisciplinary teams including case

management, community rehabilitation program, psychiatrists and other therapists. Conduct

intake evaluations. Collaborate with clients to develop and implement treatment plan. Maintain

up to date documentation.

Provided crisis intervention resulting in clients’ resumption of regular daily routine

Counseled recovering addicts and ex offenders to support their integration into community

Interfaced with executive team members to create an organizational analysis, which

included strategies for continued growth and optimized client treatment

Baltimore City School System, Baltimore, MD

2005 2006

Social Work Intern

Provided individual and group psychotherapy and crisis intervention to elementary and middle

school students (caseload of 40 students). Gathered and assessed information from teachers,

students, parents and/or guardians to develop psychosocial evaluation in order to implement

therapeutic strategies to ensure positive educational experience. Actively participated in

Individual Education Plan (IEP) meetings.

Improved students’ social, behavioral and academic performance

Initiated and facilitated a behavioral modification group

VIPS, Towson, MD

1991 2002

Programmer Analyst

Developed and maintained computer software used by Medicare providers to identify fraud and

abuse. Acted as liaison between company executives and staff to facilitate communication and

balance priorities between the two groups.

Created collaboration among varied teams to increase quality and productivity

Skilled in understanding the link between accurate and accessible computer data and an

organization’s success

Translated client requirements into software functions

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EDUCATION

Master of Social Work, July 2007

School of Social Work, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD

Specialized Coursework Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Group Methods, Death, Dying and

Bereavement and Program Management

Honors

Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society

The National Dean’s List

Who’s Who Among Students In American Universities and Colleges

Master of Business Administration, 1985

School of Management, University of Buffalo, Buffalo, NY

Awarded one of five graduate assistantships providing a tuition waiver and yearly

stipend

Bachelor in Psychology with Honors, 1983

Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY

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