Management Service
Resume:
MELISSA WILLOW
*** **** ******, ***, ** Brooklyn, NY 11209
email: ***********@*****.***
mobile: 917-***-****
PROFILE
Social worker with 17 years of experience in evaluation, treatment and
department management with medical, education, and community programs.
Specialized experience in pediatric developmental disabilities, evaluation,
mental health counseling, case management, and medically complex
populations. Employment history is extensively as an independent contractor
and private practitioner. Strengths include working independently,
efficiently and effectively, engaging and supervising staff, multi-tasking
to fulfill multiple responsibilities, organization and time management to
meet deadlines, quality assurance and clinical review. Currently seeking to
advance my career through a position that combines clinical and management
experience to provide an opportunity for growth and learning.
LICENSING AND EDUCATION
New York State, 2003-present
Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) 067420
New York University, School of Social Work, 2003
Master of Social Work (MSW)
University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1997
Bachelor of Arts
EXPERIENCE
TheraCare, Early Intervention Program, Brooklyn, NY, 4/2013- 1/2015
Clinical Evaluation Coordinator
. Analyzed data and reports and presented department budget, trend analysis
and development strategies to upper management.
. Managed evaluation department to achieve successful compliance with New
York City Department of Health regulations, maintain internal policies
and procedures, passing internal and Department of Health audits.
. Trained, supervised, and coordinated multidisciplinary therapeutic teams
and collaborated with TheraCare departments to develop and maintain
referrals, marketing, as well as external outreach.
. Provided clinical triage of evaluation cases, clinical QA review of
reports, clinical representation at Department of Health service planning
and evaluation standards review.
Kings County Hospital, Behavioral Health, Child and Adolescent Outpatient
Department, Brooklyn, NY, 10/2012-3/2013
Social Worker, (Clinical training)
Conducted psychiatric evaluation, individual/collateral psychotherapy, and
behavioral sessions with children and adolescents with psychiatric
diagnoses.
United Cerebral Palsy, Children's Preschool Program, Brooklyn, NY 10/2011-
10/2012
Social Worker
. Collaborated with multidisciplinary team members and Department of
Education administration to facilitate individual education plan
services, resources, and support for students with disabilities and
complex medical healthcare needs.
. Provided counseling and case management to parents and teacher support.
INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR/FEE FOR SERVICE POSITIONS
Allied Professional Partners, Brooklyn, NY, 2011-Present
Social Worker, Private Practice
. Provide evaluation and counseling services to children, adolescents,
and adults utilizing various therapeutic modalities such as Applied
Behavior Analysis, Cognitive Behavior Therapy with emphasis on
integrative health.
. Specialize in treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorders, Attention
Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Anxiety, and Depression diagnoses.
Brooklyn Center for Psychotherapy, Brooklyn, NY, 4/2012-09/2012
Therapist, (Clinical training)
. Conducted weekly individual and collateral psychotherapy sessions with
children and adults with psychiatric diagnoses.
St. Mary's Hospital for Children, Queens, NY, 9/2009-6/2012
Case Manager, Care at Home Program
. Provided comprehensive case management for children with special health
care needs receiving Medicaid waiver services.
Early Intervention Program, various agencies, Brooklyn, NY, 8/2010-4/2012
Social Worker/ABA Therapist
. Provided home-based supportive counseling, parenting skills training,
play therapy, and applied behavior analysis therapy for children with
autism-spectrum disorders.
Elizabeth Seton Pediatric Center, Long Term Home Health Care Program,
New York, NY, 9/2009-8/2010
Medical Social Worker, Lombardi Program
. Conducted home visits, psychosocial assessment, counseling, advocacy,
access to resources, and discharge planning for children with severe,
chronic medical illnesses.
Connecticut Birth to Three Program, Fairfield County, CT 9/2006- 8/2010
Social Worker, TheraCare
. Administered standardized and curriculum based developmental testing and
reporting to determine eligibility for services.
. Provided case management and service plan development, implementation,
and review.
. Provided supervision and coordination to multidisciplinary team members.
Early Intervention Program, various agencies, Bronx, NY, 9/2003-8/2006
Social Worker
. Provided home-based supportive counseling, parenting skills training, and
psycho-educational play therapy.
FULL TIME POSITIONS
St. Mary's Hospital for Children, Bayside, NY
Social Worker, Early Intervention Program 11/2003-2004
. Collaborated with multi-disciplinary team members to conduct
developmental evaluations specializing in premature and medically fragile
infants and children.
Early Intervention Service Coordinator 1/2002-9/2002
. Developed and coordinated service plans for children and families
enrolled in New York City early intervention program. Provided case
management tasks and procedures.
Westchester Medical Center, Westchester Institute for Human Development,
White Plains, NY, 9/2002-7/2003
Social Work Intern
. Provided individual play therapy with children in foster care and
collateral counseling sessions with parents and children working towards
reunification and development of parent-child relationship.
Medical and Health Research Association, Bronx, NY 9/1999-1/2002
Early Intervention Service Coordinator
. Developed and coordinated service plans for children and families
enrolled in New York City early intervention program. Provided case
management tasks and procedures.
St. Christopher's, Inc., Dobbs Ferry and Bronx, NY 9/1997-8/1999
Foster Home Developer, Reauthorization Specialist
. Certified foster homes through training, interviewing, and assessment
processes.
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