Franklin Fode-Kallay. BA. MSW.

SOCIAL WORKER, MSW.

Philadelphia, PA

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TO GAIN EMPLOYMENT WITH A REPUTABLE GOVERNMENTAL OR NON-GOVERNMENTAL

ORGANIZATION WHERE I CAN PUT MY EDUCATION, EXPERTISE AND VAST EXPERIENCE TO WORKFOR

THE BETTERMENT OF MY CLIENTELE.

Authorized to work in the US for any employer

Work Experience

SOCIAL WORKER/THERAPIST

WORK EXPERIENCCE

September 2015 to November 2016

Duties include, but are not limited to: Intake screening of patients in psychiatric crisis; initial psychosocial

assessments; Treatment Plan formulation; liaison activities with other mental health and social services

agencies; case notes and patients' records maintenance; referral to other agencies in the public

and private sectors; individual and group therapy; consumer counseling; worked in conjunction with

Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Nurses and Direct Care staff.

Mental Health Specialist/Community Support Worker/Case Manager

HILLCREST CHILDREN, ADULTS AND FAMILY CENTER

May 2010 to April 2015

Duties include, among other things, Intake Interviews of consumers referred to the Core Service Agency

by D.C Superior Court for mental health services; consumer's discharged from the psychiatric wards of

community hospitals (Providence Hospital; P.I.W.; Howard University Hospital; United Medical Center;

George Washington Hospital; George Town Hospital etc); consumers referred by Shelters ( CONV, Central

Union Mission; La Casa; Calvary Women Shelter; Hannah House etc); consumer in Re-Entry Programs

( Hope Village, etc); consumers referred from drug treatment programs ( Habor Lights, etc). Regularly

makes referrals to collateral agencies/programs for transitional housing, emergency food, pro-bono

legal assistance, medical and dental services, Representative Payee programs, etc. Regularly assists

consumer with SSI/SSDI/IDA/ IMA applications, etc. Counseling, Community Support, Crisis Intervention,

Assessments, Locus Worksheet, Tx Plan Formulation, other duties as necessary.

As of 03/16/11, I started working as a team member of the Hillcrest ASSERTIVE COMMUNITY TREATMENT

(ACT) team. The team provides intensive mental health and case management services to persistently

and seriously mentally ill consumers; services are primarily community-based

SOCIAL WORKER

Dept. of Mental Health - Washington, DC

November 2007 to November 2009

Washington, D.C.- St. Elizabeth Psychiatric Hospital.

Worked on an Interdisciplinary Treatment Team that consisted of an array of Psychiatrists, Social

Workers, Nurses, Psychologists and Medical Students. Worked with hospitalized patients with acute

psychiatric symptoms. As a member of the team, I actively participated in the conceptualization of

diagnoses; Treatment Plan formulation and implementation; psychotropic medications management; as

well as family/significant others and collateral agencies liaison activities

Social Worker Child And Family Services Agency

Investigative - Washington, DC

April 2006 to November 2007

I received and responded to reports of child abuse and/or neglect. Interviewed caretakers and alleged

victims; visited schools and hospitals to ascertain pertinent information; enter notes in a computer

database; petition legitimate reports to court; court appearances on behalf of the Govt. of Washington,

D.C., Foster Care placement and monitoring; referrals to other agencies for the provision of necessary

services, etc.

Social Worker Dept. of Mental Health

M.U.S.T - Washington, DC

2002 to 2006

Worked on the Mobile Urgent Stabilization Team (M.U.S.T.) . The team responded to community telephone

calls pertaining to children in psychiatric crisis; said children were assessed to determine immediate

danger to self or to others; where necessary, involuntary psychiatric hospitalization was indicated and

facilitated by trained FD12 form( a legal form) agents ( I was one of those agents); follow-up with the

children and their caretakers to monitor progress or the lack thereof, did necessary paper work and

attended meetings, training, and conferences that were relevant to the execution of my duties.

Social Worker Dept. of Mental Health

C.P.E.P - Washington, DC

2001 to 2002

Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program (C.P.E.P.). Worked in an Emergency Room setting for

adults in acute psychiatric crisis; worked in conjunction with psychiatrists and psychiatric nurses to

determine the nature of symptoms and the indicated psychotropic agents for the timely and safe

stabilization of patients. Made sure that actively psychotic or otherwise dangerous patients were safe by

way of chemical or physical restraints. Where necessary, facilitated long-term inpatient hospitalization

to St. Elizabeth Psychiatric Hospital. Did pertinent paper work.

SOCIAL WORKER

Dept. of Human Services - Washington, DC

2000 to 2001

Washington DC, Commission on Mental Health-Central Intake Division. Intake screening of patients in

psychiatric crisis; initial psychosocial assessments; liaison activities with other mental health and social

services agencies; case notes and patients' records maintenance; referral to other agencies in the public

and private sectors; telephone intakes; consumer counseling; worked in conjunction with Psychiatrists,

Psychologists, Nurses and Direct Care staff.

Director of the Home Health Aide Program

VMT Home Health Agency - Washington, DC

1996 to 1998

Recruited Direct Care workers for the program. Also worked as the Individual Habilitation Plan (IHP)

Coordinator. I generated IHPs for the Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Administration

(MRDD) of Washington, DC. Coordinated doctors, nurses, psychologists, dentists, other social workers

regarding the patients' IHP meetings; chaired the meetings and compiled the various s professional

recommendations, goals and objectives into one logical pamphlet (IHP) for submission to MRDDA. IHPs

are yearly Treatment Plans for mentally retarded patients.

(Intern) VA Community Nursing Home Program

DC VA Hospital

1994 to 1995

Visited Veterans placed in community nursing home to determine the necessity pf care with various

therapist and providers. Also to observe care provided.

Intern

Child and Family Services Agency - Washington, DC

1993 to 1994

Worked with the Adoption and Foster Care Unit. Identified and help train prospective adoptive parents;

outreaching to sensitize the public to the needs of children waiting to be adopted; coordinated all

incoming and outgoing correspondence.

High School English Teacher

Dept. of Education

1985 to 1988

Taught English As a Second Language.

Education

M.S.W.

Howard University - Washington, DC

1995

B.A.

FBC University of Sierra Leone

1985

Skills

• case management (10+ years)

• Social Work Practice Direct Services./ Some computer skills. (10+ years)

• Social Work

• Mental Health

• Trauma

• counseling

• therapy

• documentation

• Microsoft Office

• Individual / Group Counseling

• Group Therapy

• Addiction Counseling

• Child Protective Services

• Intake Experience

• Crisis Intervention

• Behavioral Health

• Mental Health Counseling

• Child & Family Counseling

• Behavioral Therapy

Certifications and Licenses

Social Work License

Additional Information

SUMMARY OF SKILLS AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Over 22 years of post M.S.W. experience in a broad range of Social Work/ Program Design,

Implementation and Evaluation/ Case Management/ Delivery of Services to a panoramic clientele

composition that includes, but not limited to: adults in acute psychiatric crisis; children in psychiatric

crisis; adults and children hospitalized to psychiatric hospitals; the homeless; the dually-diagnosed;

children in foster care secondary to abuse and/or neglect; parents and other caretakers under Child

Protective Services Investigation; persons with mental retardation; mentally-ill defendants etc. I have

vast experience working in close concert with Psychiatrists, Counselors; Therapists; Medical Students;

Psychologists; Psychiatric Nurses; and other Psychiatric Social

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