Licensed Clinical Social Worker

N E I L M I L L E R, LCSW

**** *. ******** **., ***. 209

Los Angeles, CA 90027-3727

Cell: 323-***-****

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Currently Licensed Clinical Social Worker who managed and provided direct client services at adult residential treatment program at satellite of a Los Angeles hospital and mental health center. Presenting as a professional, conscientious and mature clinician/manager with a M.S.W. from the USC School of Social Work who utilizes solution-focused treatment methods. Competed extension course series and selected individual classes at the Institute of Contemporary Psychoanalysis in Los Angeles. Guest lecturer at USC School of Work. Computer literate.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

SATELLITE OF GATEWAYS HOSPITAL AND MENTAL HEALTH CENTER,

Program Clinical Supervisor and Psychotherapist (August 2010 to February 2016)

Managed day-to-day operations of Satellite Adult Residential Program, including

supervision of therapists, case aide, activities coordinator and peer advocate, to

provide services to adults with mental disorders who were receiving treatment at an IMD Stepdown treatment facility. Responsible for up-to-date compliance of

client charts and billing of services. Worked cooperatively and constructively with Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health to maintain client admissions and discharges. Approved and countersigned progress notes written by non-licensed therapists and counselors. Prepared and distributed memos providing therapists with deadlines for client chart reviews to ensure timely completion of documentation.

SATELLITE OF GATEWAYS HOSPITAL AND MENTAL HEALTH CENTER,

Social Worker/Psychotherapist (April 2003 to February 2016)

Provided individual and group psychotherapy, case management, crisis

intervention and referrals to adults in a forensic mental health program. Trained and experienced with CBT, IPT, DBT, solution-focused treatments. Prepared assessment, treatment and discharge plans for each client. Interacted with appropriate agencies and individuals, such as Department of Public Social Services, Medicare, MediCal, and Social Security. Provided full case work services with an assigned case load, including case recording, preparation of court reports, progress notes, discharge summaries, and all other appropriate documentation.

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THE ALMANSOR CENTER, Psychotherapist (September 2001-December 2002)

Practiced psychotherapy with ethnically diverse children, adolescents,

families and groups. Assisted clients with problem solving life situations

and provided crisis intervention as needed. Diagnosed clients using DSM

and developed treatment plans. Linked clients to in-house case

management services when required to assure client access to local

resources, including psychiatric and medical care, housing, rehabilitation

programs, drug/alcohol services and socialization services. Documented

case progress and maintained confidential client records in accordance

with agency and Department of Mental Health guidelines.

FAMILY SERVICE OF SANTA MONICA, M.S.W. Internship (September 1999 to

October 2000)

Provided individual and conjoint psychotherapy, diagnostic evaluations

and case management for children, adolescents and adults at agency that

received Agency of the Year Award from the USC School of Social Work

for 1999-2000. Most clients showed improvement, some significant,

during longer-term clinical work. Made specific diagnoses using all five

axes of DSM-IV. Referred clients to appropriate community resources.

Co-led psycho-educational groups for parents. Conducted group therapy

for 5th- and 6th-graders at local Santa Monica school. Wrote agency

newsletter and fund-raising letters.

KAISER PERMANENTE DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHIATRY (SUNSET), M.S.W.

Internship (September to December 1998)

Practiced long-term and short-term outpatient treatment of children,

families and adults at HMO with well-developed student training

program. Multiple supervision model that utilized object

relations/psychodynamic approach. Connected with and maintained

trust of clients who, in some cases, had habitually discontinued treatment

after two or three sessions in previous attempts at therapy.

L.A. CAREGIVER RESOURCE CENTER/TINGSTAD OLDER ADULT

COUNSELING CENTER, M.S.W. Internship (September 1997 to August 1998)

Conducted in-home assessment and consultation for caregivers and

families of brain-impaired adults for LACRC, a state program with a

regional office in the USC School of Gerontology. Provided resources,

information and referrals, as well as respite, legal and short-term

counseling for caregivers. Case managed and conducted psychotherapy

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at TOACC, a non-profit counseling center serving people 55+. Modalities

used: individual (short- and long-term), family and group.

OTHER PERTINENT EXPERIENCE

Analysand in psychoanalytic psychotherapy with James T. Scott, M.D., Ph.D.;

Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, UCLA-NPI; Training and Supervising

Analyst, Institute of Contemporary Psychoanalysis; faculty, Southern California

Psychoanalytic Institute (1990-2012).

Guest lecturer on intersubjectivity theory at USC School of Social Work.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

M.S.W. (Mental Health), University of Southern California (2001)

Extension Series, Institute of Contemporary Psychoanalysis, Los Angeles (1999)

M.F.A. (Writing), University of California, Los Angeles (1979)

B.A. (English), Fort Hays State University, Hays, KS (1977)

REFERENCES

Wendy Lyons-Hatcher, PsyD: 707-***-****

Brett Morana, PsyD: 323-***-****

Jenifer Johnson, LMFT: 818-***-****

Seairra Ready, PsyD: 310-***-****

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