CAROLINE MKUBWA

San Antonio, TX ***** 1-210-***-**** ad0rv6@r.postjobfree.com

Willing to relocate anywhere

SUMMARY

To obtain a challenging position that calls for strong demonstration of knowledge and application of social work concepts.

SKILLS

Mental Health Counseling

Motivational Interviewing

Individual / Group Counseling

Crisis Intervention

Child & Family Counseling

Addiction Counseling

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Group Therapy

Skilled in computers 101

Social Work

Intake Experience

Crisis Management

Applied Behavior Analysis

Dementia Care

Curriculum Development

Program Development

Behavioral Health

Case Management

Medication Administration

Hospice Care

Management

Behavior Management

Meeting Facilitation

Administrative Experience

Conflict Management

Teaching

Supervising Experience

Program Management

Child Protective Services

Tutoring

Psychotherapy

Documentation review

Spanish

Microsoft Office

EXPERIENCE

05/2022 to 07/2023 Social Worker

Unique Rehab Washington, DC

Taking the lead for interdisciplinary meetings, Completing social service assessments with the patients documenting of the patient's progress and reviewing patients care plans

11/2021 to 04/2022 Mental Health Counselor

Freedom Healthcare

Worked as a mental health therapist sing psychosocial approach, cognitive behavior therapy, crisis intervention, task centered, psychodrama, problem solving skills approach, completed biopsychosocial assessments

06/2021 to 10/2021 Social Worker

Heritage Nursing Home and Rehab San Antonio, TX

Discharge plans, care plans, individual assessments initial, quarterly and annual

Attend meetings, master on duty as department head and do referrals to doctors and home health, nursing homes SNF, hospice, and APS cases.

03/2021 to 05/2021 Mental Health Technician

SOSi International San Antonio, TX

Collaborated with other healthcare professionals such as social workers, psychiatrists, counselors and nurses to coordinate quality care for each client.

Ensured safety of all clients through continuous observation and monitoring during shift hours.

Encouraged positive behaviors through rewards systems when appropriate.

Provided education about mental illness symptoms and causes to family members of patients.

01/2021 to 04/2021 Mental Health Therapist

Freedom health care

Working with clients who are mentally ill by providing housing and psychotherapy for as long as the clients are compliant to the program.Teaching them the coping skills how to manage the anger, depression, irritability OCD, anxiety and providing both short term and long term goals

Intervention, helping them with barriers the clients face by also identifying their strengths.

07/2019 to 12/2020 Consultant

ALL YOUR HOME HEALTH

To the Members of the Health Team, Assess the patients potential to cope with his/her social and health problems

Act as a consultant to the members of the health team, assists them in understanding the social, emotional and environmental factors related to the patient's health problems

Help patients to utilize the resources of their families and the community Provide rehabilitative and supportive casework

Assists patient and their families in coping with personal and environmental difficulties which might predispose them toward illness or interfere with obtaining maximum benefits from Medicare. 01/2016 to 07/2019 Mental Health Clinician

AS A COUNSELOR

Job duty is to make sure assessments related to mental health/behavior is completed

Providing therapeutic intervention when it is necessary especially noticing a client in distress

Providing recommendations when it is necessary., A teenager with history of poor social skills, diagnosed with developmental delay, psychosis NOS, anxiety issues and diagnosis of schizophrenia and Bipolar Also depression and autism

This are the presenting issues that the teenager has to deal with throughout his/her life

Sometimes the teenager have a psychosis episode and sometimes on denial

Allowing the teenager to vent paves the way of using CBT or Commitment and acceptance model.

01/2016 to 07/2016 Social Worker

PEARSALL NURSING HOME Pearsall, TX

Discharge planning

Psychosocial Assessments, provide emotional support and concrete services to the patient and their families.

01/2015 to 05/2015 Social Worker

Altus Hospice San Antonio, TX

To fulfil variety of roles and tasks, biopsychosocial assessment guides practice and is a repeated throughout the episode of care Assessments focus on the goals, needs, and strengths of both the patient and family caregivers

Specialized and focus on individual needs of each patient and his or her family

Health

01/2013 to 01/2015 Texas Home Health, All

Psychosocial Assessments to the Patient at Home

Provide and Explain Available Community Resources available for the seniors

To Provide and Explain Advance Directives

Medical Power of Attorney, Durable Power of Attorney, DNR and Full Code to the Clients

Identify needs for the Patient in order to stay Comfortable at Home Liaison Between All Departments

03/2011 to 02/2013 Cedar Creek Nursing Home

Assists in pre-admission and admission process with customers: aids clients in adjusting to nursing home placement

Interviews residents and families to obtain relevant past and present adjustment, behavior and lifestyle

Document progress and updates plans of care at the inter- disciplinary care conference

Arranges transportation, makes appointments and acts as a liaison between all departments, resident families and outside agencies Assists in handling and accepting placement through one-to-one counseling and group work

Ascertain potential and develops discharge plans when clients are admitted

Arranges for post discharge services and follow-up care. 07/2009 to 08/2011 Social Worker

Nurses Etc Staffing San Antonio, TX

Assists patients and their caregivers with personal and environmental difficulties which predispose illness or interfere with obtaining maximum benefits from medical care by performing the following duties: Assess the patient's psychosocial status

Works in collaboration with physicians and other agency personnel in patient evaluation and treatment to further their understanding of significant social and emotional factors underlying the patient's health problem

Provides counseling or intervention according to the plan of care. 07/2009 to 06/2010 Girling Health Care, Inc

Performing home visits, crisis interventions, differentiating Dementia from depression, guide to APS Referral Process

Assess the social, economic, environmental and emotional factors which may support or impede the patient's recovery or medical condition

Assist in the development plan of care

Provide counseling, education, and therapeutic interventions related to the patients' Medical condition

Promote patient self-determination and self-advocacy. 04/2008 to 04/2009 Social Worker

Northeast Baptist Hospital San Antonio, TX

Review all discharged patient orders for appropriateness and contact MD if clarification is required

Execute discharge plans to arrange for post-acute service set-up I have covered different units from Oncology, Medical Surgical Telemetry, ER, ICU, MICU and CVU

I provided counseling to patients and families

I discussed options and levels of care from home health care, skilled nursing facilities, acute rehabs, and long term acute care In addition to the previous duties I also co-ordinate with doctors about hospice referrals, coordinated services with home health agencies, skilled nursing facilities, acute rehabs, long term acute care and hospice agencies

Discharged planning for patients and their families Active member of the multi-disciplinary treatment team and participates in all multi-disciplinary rounds, treatment planning conferences and staff meetings

Utilize Midas Work list for psych-social referrals Completed comprehensive psychosocial assessments of inpatients, outpatients and families to assist in the development of the multi- disciplinary treatment plans

Evaluations included high risk patients and their families, to include patients who have terminal illness and who have chronic/debilitating illness, who are physically abused or neglected, who are financially exploited, who live alone and cannot care for self, and/or who are mentally incompetent.

09/2007 to 04/2008 Transplant Social Worker

University Hospital San Antonio

Medical and Public health social worker provide families psychosocial support needed to cope with chronic, acute, or terminal illness such as End Stage of Renal disease, End

Stage of Liver Disease and Lung disease

Customer service and program administration: Coordination of social services offered to patients throughout the transplant process, it includes travel and lodging

Also includes coordination of social services, offered to patients on inpatient surgical wards and their families

Direct patient care/clinical evaluation/assessments: developed and planned effective treatment; implemented effective treatment, provided individual, family and group counseling: independently assisted patients and families of community resources. 10/2000 to 09/2007 Prevention Coordinator

Comal San Antonio, TX

Provided social work services and mental health services to the inmate's population in the Mental Health Service

Responsibility of those services included medical and psychosocial treatment to inmates having acute and chronic problems Part of the treatment is helping inmates in the following areas: Health Care for Homeless inmates, Suicide, Suicide Prevention Case Manager Mental Health Clinic, Inpatient Psychiatry Unit, Emergency Department, Addictive Disorders Treatment Program, or Local Recovery Program

Provided comprehensive individual, family, and group psychotherapy Screens and identifies inmates who are mentally ill, chemically dependent or suicidal

Provides crisis intervention and counseling to assist the inmate in the resolution of any personal or situational difficulties Works effectively with multi-disciplinary health care teams Appropriately adapt assigned patient assessment, treatment and care methods to accommodate the unique physical, psychosocial, cultural, and age-specific and other developmental needs of each patient served

As a credential medical social worker, provides sophisticated social work consultation, counseling in direct services as directed to select ASAP clients

Provided therapy for individual patients and provided consultation assistance to supervisors, and medical personnel

In individual and group therapy, explores basic personality structures in relationship to development of behavior patterns, mechanisms, and symptoms, and determined facts concerning patient's alcohol and drug dependency, the underlying causes, and understanding consequences for the individual

Analyzed and evaluated information concerning the patient's substance abuse/dependency, staff's cases with supervisor, made diagnosis, and advises nurses, doctors, supervisors as to treatment plan, design, and development

Social Work Case Worker and Therapist health care services 01/2000 to 01/2007 Suicide Prevention Coordinator, Suicide, Prevention Case Manager Mental Health Clinic San Antonio, TX

Facilitated trainings on topics such as substance abuse prevention, mental health awareness, and violence prevention.

04/2000 to 09/2000 Community Outreach Referral& Evaluation San Antonio Facilitated family/professional collaboration at all levels of hospital, home and community care through: care of an individual child: program development, implementation, evaluation and evolution and policy formation

Exchanged complete and unbiased information between families and professionals in supportive a manner at all times

Ensured that hospital, home, and community service and support systems for children needing specialized health and developmental care and their families were flexible, accessible and comprehensive in responding to diverse family identified needs

Completed intake assessments, and service plans, follow up and case closure forms

Served as a social work case worker and therapist

Concentrated in areas of spouse and child abuse

Received initial referral or identification of known or suspected abusers or victims

Conducted intake interviews, contacted other sources of information as necessary, and made psycho-social assessments with particular emphasis on determining the presence and evaluating the level of violence in the situation

Where significant hazard of severe or continuing abuse was identified, made recommendation for and took action to effect removal and protection of family members and others from the abuser Was tasked to intercede in instances of domestic violence to protect victims and limit further violence

Developed a proposed treatment plan for abusers and/or victims based on identified problems, psychosocial factors, and treatment capabilities.

CERTIFICATIONS

Licensed Master Social Worker in the state of Texas EDUCATION AND TRAINING

01/2000 Masters: Social Work

Our Lady of the Lake University

01/1994 Masters of Philosophy: Sociology

School of Advanced Liberal Studies

08/1992 Masters: Social Work

Rajasthan Vidyapeeth

07/1989 Bachelors of Arts: Sociology

Mohanlal Sukhadia University

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