Social Worker Utilization Management
Resume:
Joan Placido, LMSW
Behavioral Health Clinician
Contact
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Objective
To continue my career in providing utilization reviews ensuring appropriate services and outcomes are obtained. I would like to become a full-time employee in a clinical position where my skills can help promote growth and wellbeing for others while also being an environment where I may continue to learn and grow.
Education
Eastern Michigan University Bachelor of Social Work
Wayne State University
Master of Social Work
Experience
9/2022- Present
Clinical Therapist• Better Health
Providing therapeutic treatment to clients using video, telephone, and or messaging per the clients’ preference.
Treatment services provided are evidence based and include treatment methods such as cognitive, behavioral. and psychodynamic practices.
1996-Present
Behavioral Health Clinician • Hospice care, Inpatient Psychiatric Care, and Emergency Center Crisis Care • Ascension Health
Providing ongoing support and assistance to adults and children as they experience life transitions, crisis, and mental health issues. Provided services to both insured and indigent consumers needing assessments and authorizations for services. Extensive experience in provided utilization review/management to persons with Medicaid, Medicare and commercially insured. Provide communication with external agencies, assist families as they seek help for their family members, make referrals to outside agencies so that essential living needs can be met, assist in transferring consumers within and outside of our system.
1983 -1995
Team Supervisor • Foster Care Transition • Ennis Center for Children
Assisting children to learn to live better lives, to feel confident, to find personal gratification, and to be successful.
Key Skills
Independent Worker
Creative Problem Solver
Strong Advocate for Consumers
Communication
Good Insight into Verbal and Nonverbal Consumer Communication.
Addresses consumer comfort needs before clinical interview so that consumer is more able to engage.
Implemented a written shift change report that includes treatment goals and progress toward those goals for each ED patient, which is now used by all shifts.
References
Dr McGraw, 1-313-***-****
Quentin Calvert, 1-248-***-****
Dr. Danielle Ivanova, 1-602-***-****
Carl Grady, 1-313-***-****
Additional references available upon request.
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