jacqueline m. kipfer, lcsw

*** ******* **** *****, **** B, Pekin, IL 61554

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Over 30 years of experience in hospice, mental health, chemical dependency, Employee Assistance, Human Resources/Employee Benefits and Case Management.

Experience

4/24/2017 – Present AND 1/10/2007-10/6/2016

MEDICAL SOCIAL WORKER, HARBOR LIGHT HOSPICE

Work as part of an interdisciplinary team to provide needed resources and emotional support for terminally ill patients and their families; provide bereavement counseling and referrals, if needed after a family member loses a loved one.

1/2017 – 4/2017

MEDICAL SOCIAL WORKER, HOSPICE COMPASSUS

Work as part of an interdisciplinary team to provide needed resources and emotional support for terminally ill patients and their families; provide bereavement counseling and referrals, if needed after a family member loses a loved one.

Education

May, 1991

Master of Social Work, University of IL, urbana-champaign

GPA 4.9/5.0, Worked on an article on Task-Centered Social Work with two professors at U of I

May, 2004

Master of Science in Communication, illinois state university

GPA 4.0/4.0, Thesis on Communication: Humor and Information Retention

Skills

Ability to work with any client/patient population

Active Listener

Continuous learner

Excellent oral and written skills

Good educator, coordinator, case manager

Self-starter

Activities

Presented seminars for grief and the professional caregiver for skilled nursing facilities

Sang at many area churches; currently sing to my terminally ill patients

Previously taught Dri Roads for Peoria County

Taught two classes of Speech 110 for IL State University in my role as a Graduate Assistant

Presented “Alcohol and Drugs in the Workplace” at Proctor Hospital

Additional Employment Experiences

EAP Coordinator/HRIS Administrator, Keystone Steel & Wire, 8/1997-1/2004

Case Management/Utilization Review for Chemical Dependency and Mental Health, Case Management Associates, 3/1993-2/1997

Addictions Counselor, Chestnut Health Systems, Lighthouse, 6/1991-3/1993

Mental Health Associate, Methodist Medical Center of IL, Adolescent Psychiatric Unit, 6/1987-1/1990

References: Furnished Upon Request

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