Social Worker Clinical

George Vettikunnel

LCSW

Email: *********@*****.*** Phone: 956-***-****

Brownsville, Texas 78520

Professional Summary

•George Vettikunnel is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with training and experience treating patients with psychiatric disorders across practice settings from hospitals, Department of Corrections, in-patient and outpatient clinics.

•Experienced in case management, individual, family and group counseling with children and adults. Besides CBT alternative therapies like Meditation & Breathing modalities are engaged.

•Proven skills in need identification, program planning and program development.

•13+ Years Licensed Clinical Social Worker experience in various service settings including hospital, behavioral, child welfare, forensic inpatient & correctional social work.

Assessment and Counseling

•Conducted clinical interviews and performed bio-psycho-social assessments for clients in various settings.

•Provided individual and family counseling for children and their families.

•Offering supportive counseling for coping with illness and life transition problems of developmentally disabled.

•Provided crisis intervention, problem solving and psycho-education groups of emotionally challenged children, adults, and their families.

•Prepared court reports for adolescents and adults who are on probation.

•Facilitated the early release of long-term convicts and coordinated their rehabilitation.

•Provided aftercare services for children in conflict with the law.

Treatment Planning and Case management

•Developed an individualized plan of services using treatment modalities and available resources.

•Linked clients and families with resources and community services based on assessment and plan of service.

•Made appropriate referrals for transition to open prisons from closed ones for convicts.

•Maintained accurate clinical records in accordance with professional standards and agency's requirements.

•Conducted case conferences and coordinated services for clients.

Program Planning and Development

•Developed and conducted in-service program for the agency staff.

•Participated in the drug dependency assessment for the Planning Commission of India.

•Taught MSW final year students for one academic year and provided supervision and field instruction for two years.

•Developed guidelines for the early release and rehabilitation of convicts.

•Taught fundamentals of Corrections and Criminology at the Correctional Officers ‘Training School.

•Coordinated field work opportunities for student social workers in Corrections.

Skills

•Case Management

•Mental Health

•Counseling

•Social Work Therapy

•Documentation

•Microsoft Office

•Problem solving

•Individual / Group Education

•Counseling

•Group Therapy

•Crisis Intervention

•Mental Health Counseling

•Behavioral Therapy

•Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

•DoD Experience

•Curriculum Development

•Intake Experience

•Addiction Counseling

•Crisis Management

•Child & Family Counseling

•Motivational Interviewing

•Behavioral Health

•Behavior Management

Education

M.S.W concentration in & Correctional Social Work, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, 1984 -1986

Licensure and Certifications

BLS (AHA) 05/2026

LCSW – TX # 51765 05/2026

Professional Education

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Private Practice

Jan 2024 - Present

•Provided individual therapy, group therapy, family therapy, and crisis intervention counseling.

•Provided individual assessment, treatment planning, risk assessment, and psychosocial assessments.

LCSW

Kerrville State Hospital, Kerrville, TX

May 2018- Dec 2023

•Responsibilities include Biopsychosocial assessment, group therapy, individual & family sessions.

•Master treatment plan & Discharge/Continuity of care planning of forensic psychiatric clients.

Disability Integration Advisor

FEMA, Houston, TX

Oct 2017 – Mar 2018

•The role is to work w/ mitigation, DSA in identifying survivors and providing them w/ services and linking those w/ resources to be resilient to spring back to pre-disaster capabilities & function.

Case Manager MSW

Rio Grande Regional Hospital, McAllen TX

Sept 2015 – June 2017

•The role focused on enabling the patients to choose an optimally beneficial discharge plan.

• Linking clients with community resources apart from being the liaison between the patient, the treatment team and the insurance agencies.

Correctional Officer

Hidalgo East Detention Center, La Villa, TX

Jun 2014 – May 2015

•The responsibilities included enabling the orderly routine activities of offenders within the facility as a team ensuring the safety & security of inmates, as per the Geo Group Inc rules, procedures and chain of command.

Social Worker Case Manager

Valley Baptist Behavioral Health Services, Brownsville, TX

Jan 2009 – Sep 2012

•Responsibilities include Biopsychosocial assessment, group therapy, individual & family sessions, Master treatment plan & Discharge planning.

Correctional Officer

Texas Department of Correctional, Huntsville, TX

Oct 2008 – Jan 2009

•The responsibilities included enabling the orderly routine activities of offenders within the facility as a team ensuring the safety & security of inmates as per the TDCJ rules, procedures & chain of command.

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