Medical Service
Resume:
Sharon K. Torrison
Odenton, MD 21113
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Objective: To obtain a position as a Licensed Certified Social Worker -
Clinical
HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATION:
Licensed Certified Social Worker - Clinical (LCSW-C)
(September 2012)
Over 8 years experience in the Clinical Social Work Field
Extensive background in utilizing a cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)
approach in conjunction with a solution focused effort while working with
people through conflict, crisis, and stress; providing supportive active
counseling techniques to identify stress responses in patients and
families; crisis intervention and task centered models of therapy (family
and individual); psycho-social/behavioral assessments and needs based
diagnostics; interviewing techniques and diagnostic evaluation.
High-level proficiency Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Typing:
84 wpm)
Proficient in Microsoft Publisher; Microsoft Access, Netscape Communicator,
ERP
Proficient in Medi-Tech, HIP 3/3, OCIS, POE, Allscripts, Halogen, Helper
EXPERIENCE:
(03/13 - Present) Licensed Certified Social Worker -
Clinical Congruent Counseling Inc., MD
Provides ongoing therapeutic intervention and follow-up with children,
adolescents, families, adults and couples
Provides clinical crisis intervention
Conducts BioPsychoSocial assessments
Conducts clinical assessments to determine type and level of services
provided such as medication management, IOP or therapeutic intervention;
develops treatment plans
Maintains appropriate documentation for each client as required
Collaborates with multidisciplinary teams for continuity of service
Participates in IEP meetings to provide for scholastic psychosocial needs
of children and adolescents.
(03/12 - 03/13) Clinical Social Worker
Hospice of Dayton, OH
Provides social work services to an 25 patient case load in the Dayton
Hospice House at Hospice of Dayton
Provides bereavement follow-up care (phone calls, mailings, support groups,
and individual counseling) for all families of patients that passed while
admitted to Dayton Hospice House
Works with skilled nursing, extended care, and rehabilitation facilities in
the Hospice of Dayton regions to coordinate long term care arrangements for
patients that are no longer able to stay at home
Provides caregiver support and counseling for families/loved ones providing
primary care for patients
Provide patients and their families with resources for health insurance,
inpatient/facility coverage, prescription drug coverage, and support groups
Attends weekly interdisciplinary team meeting to review the entire
inpatient census (a 50 bed facility)
(12/07- 12/11) Clinical Social
Worker Johns Hopkins Hospital, MD
Provided social work services to 16-bed solid tumor unit at Sidney Kimmel
Comprehensive Cancer Center
Provided supervision on the inpatient unit for social work students and
interns
Provided psycho-social mentorship and teaching opportunities on the
inpatient unit for nursing and medical students
Engaged in crisis counseling for newly diagnosed patients and provided
ongoing support for returning/relapsed patients
Presented academic teaching case studies at grand rounds throughout the
year to both staff and students to include annual Ethics Brin rounds and
Schwartz rounds
Participated in weekly discharge rounds, attended daily rounds with
multidisciplinary team
Worked outpatient gastro-intestinal population and melanoma population
providing clinical counseling and functional care
Provided psycho-social mentorship and shadowing opportunities in the
outpatient offices for multi-disciplinary students to include social
workers, nurses, and medical students
Organized quarterly speaker presentations and associated marketing efforts
as Co-Chair of Johns Hopkins' Survivorship Program
Pilot member of Service of Remembrance Committee, responsible for
organization of memorial service for over 800 patient's families
Led individual and group treatment assessments for new patients at the
Pancreatic Multi-Disciplinary Clinic
Provided assessment screenings prior to consult for Director and Oncology
Fellow at Greenspring Station a Kimmel Cancer Center sister campus
(5/07- 10/07) Clinical
Social Worker University of Virginia, VA
Provided case management services to clients with acute psychiatric
symptoms requiring emergent admission to the hospital
Provided social work services to a 16-bed inpatient psychiatric unit at The
University of Virginia Hospital
Met with clients on a daily basis to assess medical, housing, mental
health, vocational, and educational needs. Made referrals to community
resources accordingly
Worked with local and regional placement and rehabilitation facilities to
coordinate housing arrangements and treatment care for patients
(10/06 - 4/07) Clinical Social
Worker Comprehensive Community Care, Inc., NC
Maintained up to a 25 patient caseload; responsible for their Psychosocial
Assessments, Weekly Progress Notes, Initial Diagnostic Assessments, and
hourly weekly sessions with every client
Co-facilitated and planned curriculum for a family support group for
intervention with children w/Oppositional Defiant Disorder
Utilized a diverse spectrum of therapies (ranging from brief therapy, task-
centered model, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Gestalt therapy, and behavior
modification) individualizing each plan of care and incorporating a broad
variety of interventions
(9/05 - 5/06) Social Work Intern
Wesley Woods Alzheimer's Care Facility, TX
Worked in an Alzheimer inpatient facility serving patients with social work
needs ranging from mild to severe disease progression
Co-facilitated a grief support group for families dealing with anticipatory
grief
Attended medical rounds on during weekly schedule with facility physicians
Provided patients and their families with resources for health insurance,
inpatient/facility coverage, prescription drug coverage, and support groups
(9/04- 5/05) Social
Work Intern Providence
Hospice, TX
Conducted assessments and coordinated patient and family care with a multi-
disciplinary team regarding end-of-life decision making, treatment options
for symptom and comfort management, and anticipatory preparations and
concerns for death
Attended family meetings with medical team to discuss end-of-life options
Provided case presentations at utilization review meetings
Co-facilitated a grief support group for families, friends, and loved ones
dealing with the loss of a patient
(9/02 - 6/06) GS Student Employment Program,
Civilian Personnel Records Administrator
Wright Patterson Air Force Base Medical Center,
OH
Handpicked 1 of over 200 summer employees for guaranteed continued GS
student employment
Maintained civilian employment records for the Wright Patterson AFB Medical
Center - 365 personnel
Liaison with Wright Patterson AFB logistics, legal, and manpower offices
guaranteeing accurate record keeping and personnel actions
Recorded and provided reports from multiple databases on various costs,
personnel actions, and awards
Prepared presentation material for upper management personnel decision
meetings
EDUCATION:
Master of Social Work Baylor
University, Waco, TX (May 2006)
GPA: 3.9/4.0
MSW Research Thesis: The Effects of Multi-Sensory Stimulation Environments
with Alzheimer's Disease Patients
The purpose of this research is to examine the efficacy of MSS environments
in significantly reducing maladaptive behaviors as measured by standardized
behavioral measures
BA/Sociology/History The Ohio State University,
Columbus, OH (May 2004)
GPA: 3.1/4.0
Senior Thesis (Sociology): Criminal Behavior in Older Adults: An overview
Senior Thesis (History): Yellow Fever: A history of the spread and
containment of this disease
PERSONAL REFERENCES:
Mark Donovan LCPC, LCADC
CEO, Clinical Director
Congruent Counseling Services
10630 Little Patuxent Parkway, Suite 209
Columbia, Maryland 21044
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Evan J. Lipson, M.D.
Professor Medical Oncology
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center
1550 Orleans Street, Room 507
Baltimore, Maryland 21231
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Lisa Balster, MA, LSW, CHA
Director of Care: Patient and Family Support Services
Hospice of Dayton, Inc.
324 Wilmington Ave
Dayton, OH 45420
937-***-**** ext. 2291
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Mario Eisenberger, M.D.
R. Dale Hughes Professor of Oncology and Urology
The Bunting Blaustein Cancer Research Building
1650 Orleans Street Room 1M-5
Baltimore, MD 21231
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