Social Worker Mental Health

Presentation of Qualifications

Marcia W. Porter, L.C.S.W.

P.O. Box 370 1

P.V.P., CA 90274

310-***-**** / *********@*****.***

Professional Objective:

An opportunity for continued growth as a part time Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) providing clinical therapeutic services to youth and adults in a mental health program.

Profile:

Professional, outgoing, motivated, and a self-starter, with a well diverse background as an LCSW, assisting clients/ programs from various mental health related settings. Coordinating and facilitating mental health services with individuals, families, couples, and groups in several diverse community mental health settings, or seeing high functioning clients individually in a Private Practice setting one on one after work hours, or on the weekends. Also, able to provide crisis intervention, and evaluate emergency psychiatric evaluation for possible 5150 psychiatric hold in an emergency outreach format for after-hours in a community setting.

Education:

08/-93- 5/95 University of Southern CA (USC) Los Angeles

Master of Social Workers Degree, M.S.W.

09/83- 06/84 California State University, Los Angeles

Post- Graduate Course Work (teaching)

Academically Certificated for Elementally

Education.

09/82- 06/83 California State University, Dominguez Hills

Bachelor of Arts Degree in Liberal Studies

Professional

Experience: Dept of Mental Health/ Mental Health Clinical Supervisor with Los Angeles County (LAC-DMH).

09/08- Supervised therapists gaining clinical hours for (B.B.S.) supervision hours- MSW; Medical Case Workers -B. A., Substance Abuse

12/2021 Counselors (SAC), and Peer Advocates (former clients).

Providing training and ongoing supervision for psychiatric social work services, for staff to assist mentally and emotionally

disturbed individuals from 18 years of age to the older adult population of 65 years, and older.

This would include staff completing Intake Assessments, diagnoses, interventions, follow-up treatment sessions, and crisis intervention.

10/07- Dept. of Mental Health/ Specialized Foster Care Program/ Psychiatric Social Worker II / Los Angeles County Access Center/(LAC-DMH)

09/2008 Psychiatric Clinical Social Worker working with children and families at risk for out of home placement. Providing linkage, and resources

for mental health services to children and families at risk for out of home placement.

Coordination of psychiatric services, and emergency field service e operations (P.M.R.T./P.E.T. Team emergency services).

Crisis intervention and outreach services to mentally challenge d patients and their families.

Developed Core trainings and presentations to Access Program, and County Contracted providers along with DCFS/DMH, and co-located staff.

12/98- Dept. of Mental Health/ Children and Families Outpatient Program/ Psychiatric Social Worker I/ Los Angeles County (LAC-DMH)

10/2007 Outpatient clinical therapist in a DMH clinical setting, providing ongoing weekly treatment to culturally diverse children and their families

(provided mental health services for families from Iran, South Africa, Russia, as well as families who were doctors and lawyers, and families

who were sleeping in their cars).

On 5/ 2006, became licensed with the Board of Behavioral Science (B.B.S.) as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker-(L.C.S.W.) # 23331

Continued to provide mental health services to families, and groups using a short term- bio-psychosocial model of treatment.

Ongoing clinical chart writing, weekly presentations, Quality Assurance Meetings (QA).

School based social work, outreach services and program development for clients and families in the community.

Coordinated and collaborated mental services with AB3632, DCFS, I.E.P., (Individualized Education Programs) Probation, and Contract Providers

in the community.

Facilitated and coordinated groups on Anger Management, Crisis Intervention, and Parent Support Groups.

Contact this candidate