Kristine Lyons, MSW, LMSW

703-***-****

addy5a@r.postjobfree.com

CERTIFICATION

LMSW (MD), LGSW (DC)

EXPERIENCE

Oasis Health Ventures 05/04/2020 – current 21 hours/week

Rehabilitation Specialist /OMHC Therapist 410-***-**** 2500 N Rolling Road

$24/hour Windsor Mill, MD 21244

Work with 65 clients through office visits and the supervision of their three Family Service Counselors to provide:

-Comprehensive transitional care (create a work plan, prepare for job interviews, job coaching on or off the job, learn to manage personal finances & dress for success)

-Individual and family support (learn social skills, develop relationships, & build self-confidence)

-Community/social support referrals (community mobility, encourage productive community life)

Beacon of Hope 01/28/2019 – 01/05/2020 40 hours/week

Rehabilitation Specialist 410-***-**** 828 Guilford Avenue

$32,500/year Baltimore, MD 21202

Work with 150 clients in a Psychiatric Rehabilitation Program

Help those clients develop an understanding of mental health disorders, medication management, financial management, anger management, healthy living practices, and conflict resolution through increased self-esteem, better communication skills, improved social skills, and a sense of belonging through development of Individual Rehabilitation Programs, weekly group meetings, and individual counseling.

Robert Lyons, CPA 09/2016 — 12/2018 16 hours/week

Proofreader/Editor 703-***-**** New York, New York

$512/month

Proofread and/or edit up to five documents per week, received from published author Robert Lyons, Certified Public Accountant, based in New York City, NY.

Create PowerPoint presentations for presenting/teaching said documents.

Hollins House/ Community Preservation and Development Corporation 01/2016 – 04/2016

Relocation Case Manager/Case Manager 1010 West Baltimore Street

$25.45/hour Baltimore, MD 212010

Developed professional, working relationships with the property's over 200 senior residents and the property management staff.

Provided advocacy-based case-management to all residents. Approximately fourteen of them received therapy intervention from me, as well.

District of Columbia Office on Aging/Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC) 02/2010 – 04/2012

Money Follows the Person Community Outreach Specialist 501 K St NE

202-***-**** Washington, DC 20002

Starting salary: $63,999.00 Ending salary: $64,499.00

Developed the budget for DCOA part of project Money Follows the Person.

Supported the agency's advancement of the District of Columbia's strategic plan, and contributed to the improvement of the quality of life for all 10,000 senior citizen residents of our nation's capital by working with D.C. Government agencies and community-based organizations to fulfill the mandate of DCOA.

Represented the agency by attending over 37 community activities as assigned - including, but not limited to, community conferences, planning meetings, Advisory Neighborhood Commission meetings, neighborhood organization meetings, etc.

Provided resources to 55 low-income program participants and potential participants in nursing facilities throughout the District.

Advocated on behalf of the community within the government structure by addressing a wide range of staffing, funding and policy issues that affected both the availability and quality of services to residents of the District of Columbia, both in front of the City Council and at city meetings.

Emmaus Services for the Aging 01/2008 – 09/2009

Advocacy and Housing Coordinator 1426 9th St. NW

$40,000.00/year Washington, DC 20001

Gained knowledge of home and community-based services (HCBS) for seniors and advocated for those services at city and state levels.

Advocated for the rights of approximately 10,000 senior citizens in the District of Columbia.

Maintained the transportation system for over 800 seniors.

National Institute on Drug Abuse 12/2000 – 10/2006

Correspondence Specialist 6001 Executive Blvd.

$33,552.00 Bethesda, MD 20892

Analyzed and edited all documents from the Institute director or deputy director, averaging 18 per week.

Provided various other means of administrative support for the entire institute, to include typing and creating mail merge documents.

Researched responses to congressional inquiries, researcher questions, and the public.

Administration on Aging 9/2004 – 5/2005

Student Intern

Conceived of and co-authored fact sheets on aging issues.

Gathered extensive information and created a report on rural caregiving in preparation for presentations.

Participated in meetings and workshops with various caregiver coalitions, and with individual agency employees to plan future activities.

Woodley House, Inc. 07/2002 – 06/2003

Student Intern

Provided individual and group counseling to 12 adults at a time, about 48 total, at Crossing Place, a short-term residential facility for homeless adults with mental illnesses, with or without substance abuse issues.

Orchestrated and participated in family meetings.

Called various agencies to obtain information about AA/NA meetings.

Coordinated housing accommodations.

EDUCATION

• Master of Social Work (MSW), Social Work, 05/2005

The Catholic University of America

• Bachelor of Arts (BA), Philosophy, 08/2000

The College of William & Mary

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