Social Work Director
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Kimberly Coto LICSW
Objective
To secure a position in a professional environment that is aligned with my clinical strengths, and strong ability to provide brief solution focused therapeutic interventions to individuals and groups in crisis.
Experience
2019-Present Betterhelp.com
Independent Contractor Therapist
Providing individual, couples, and family-based counseling services using a cyber based platform through skill building, de-escalation, and life coaching.
2014-Present Good Samaritan Medical Center
Lead Hospital Social Worker
Participates in daily Senior Leadership meetings, as consultant for social service best practices
Development of safe discharge planning for vulnerable populations within a medical setting.
Engagement in interdisciplinary meetings daily to create ethical, safe, and cost effective discharge planning opportunities
Providing licensure supervision for Social Workers seeking independent licensure status.
Completion on mandated report filing for protection of developmentally delayed, minor children and substance exposed newborn babies, and elderly against abuse and neglect.
Assisting in inpatient psychiatrist patient placement.
Implementing and rollout of hospital policy and program upgrades or changes to align with financial goals
Providing support to families and others to accept and assist patients with life changing diagnosis and medical needs.
2005-2014 Teamworks Program Plymouth Ma.
Clinical Director/ Department of Youth Services
. Provide supervision and management to residential clinicians and case management team who provide director care to caseloads of 20 or more youth.
Assess potential committed juvenile justice individuals for program appropriateness, and readiness to reenter the community
Oversee and audit psychotropic medications and medication distribution to program residents.
Maintain a caseload of 6-12 youth for individual counseling and support services.
Conduct resident intakes and development of bio/psycho/social assessments.
Work with caseworkers to provide comprehensive treatment goals and follow-up care
Facilitate treatment meetings with all parties responsible for resident care
Facilitate treatment based group therapy with a concentration on Substance Abuse treatment, DBT coping skills, and offender risk reduction.
Development of group curriculum as needed to tailor to the needs of program residents.
2004-2005 Plantation Middle School Plantation, Fl
Social Work intern/ Employment
Conduct initial Client intakes and assessing needs.
Develop treatment plans to reduce risky behaviors.
Implement interventions to build on positive relationships and behaviors.
Provide case management to monitor client success.
Work with families to promote cohesion.
2003-2004 Normandin Jr. High School New Bedford, Ma
Science Teacher
Developed innovative lesson plans from eighth grade science curriculum.
Managed classroom behaviors and provided correctives as needed.
Provided a nurturing learning environment to lower socio-economic/ inner city youths.
Education
2020 Udemy Therapeutic Art Coaching Certificate
2011 Trundy Institute of Addiction Counseling, New Bedford MA
2004-2005 Barry University,Miami, Fl, MSW Clinical Social Work
1999-2003 Massachusetts School of Fine Arts Boston, Ma BFA Concentration of Photography
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