Shelley A. Lari, LCSW-R
Bayside, NY 11361
***********@*****.***
Objective: To obtain a supervisory position as a Licensed Clinical Social
Worker.
Education:
SIFI Certified
State University of New York at Stony Brook
Master of Social Work
August 1995 through May 1997
State University of New York at Binghamton
Bachelor of Arts in Social Science
August 1990 through May 1994
Experience:
F.E.G.S., New York, NY
Division of Corporate Compliance
Utilization Review Specialist
June 2010 to Present
Evaluate quality of care and utilization of services ensuring treatment
meets client needs with a positive outcome.
Perform admission and continued stay reviews demonstrating and in-depth
knowledge of all local, state and federal laws related to the agency's
operation.
Assist with facilitation of agency's adverse outcome event data, track
corrective action.
Participates in creating Performance Improvement Plans based upon areas of
review.
Senior Social Worker
Developmental Disabilities Services
PSCH, Inc.
May 2008 to June 2010
Supervise social work staff in day treatment program settings. These
programs are responsible for serving developmentally disabled and dually
diagnosed consumers. Responsibities included staff development, providing
day program and residential staff in-services, completing psychosocial
assessments, and assisting with family interventions when necessary.
Responsible for initiating and hosting Consumer Council meeting for New
York and New Jersey residential consumers, and organizing activities
related to the consumer council meetings. Coordinated referrals to the
PSCH Informed Consent activities, and attended the PSCH Incident Review
Committee.
Licensed Clinical Social Worker/
Clinical Review Teams
PSCH, Inc.
March 2007 to May 2008
Conducted clinically-focused chart reviews, in residential and day
treatment settings, as part of an interdisciplinary team. Responsibilities
included but were not limited to crisis intervention, program research and
development, and the development and implementation of staff competency
trainings. Proficiency obtained in developing staff training curriculum and
organizing data to create Power Point trainings.
Psychiatric Licensed Certified Social Worker
Department of Behavioral Health
Mary Immaculate Hospital
Jamaica, NY
April 2005 to March 2007
Responsibilities included completing psychosocial assessments, counseling,
family intervention, crisis intervention, and appropriate discharge
planning/aftercare referrals for clients in both chemical dependency and
acute psychiatric inpatient units. Facilitated case management and
provided psychiatric care reviews for managed care clients as part of a
multidisciplinary treatment team. Proficiency obtained in time management
and multi-tasking in an acute inpatient unit serving clients with diverse
psychiatric and chemical dependency diagnoses.
Clinical Case Manager
Behavioral Health Services
Fidelis Care of New York
Rego Park, NY
September 2004 to April 2005
Managed psychiatric treatment of consumers for a managed care organization
serving Medicaid, Medicare, Family Health Plus and Child Health Plus
members in NYC and NYS. Cases were managed to determine medical necessity
criteria based upon Milliman and Rothman criteria. Responsibilities
included reviewing outpatient care, partial hospitalization, and inpatient
acute psychiatric admission, including drug and alcohol detoxification and
chemical dependency rehabilitation admissions. 7, 30, and 60-day follow-up
was provided for designated at-risk subscribers, as determined by NYS HEDIS
protocol.
Licensed Certified Social Worker
Department of Behavioral Health
St. Joseph's Hospital
Flushing, NY
June 1997 to August 2004
Completed psychosocial assessments and discharge planning in an acute
inpatient hospital setting. Provided supportive therapy to individuals and
families, conducted family meetings, and provided appropriate aftercare
referrals. Emergency room coverage as required.