Social Worker

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CLAIR MARIE FIGUEROA

Diligent Social Worker with 15 years of experience assisting clients with building coping mechanisms to address life challenges. Skilled in mediating family members to resolve conflict. Comfortable handling stress and performing under pressure. Invested Social Worker dedicated to forming trusting relationships and advocating for best interests of clients.

Emotional Social Counselor

Keystone Academy School

Maintained positive relationships with students,

faculty, alumni, and administration.

Provided crisis intervention in response to

emergencies, employing existing trust, and

rapport to deescalate situations.

Developed and conducted workshops and

seminars to educate students, faculty and

parents on relevant topics in field.

Partnered with parents and guardians to promote

student success in school environment.

Coordinated with outside agencies to determine

students receive appropriate services and

resources.

Collaborated with teachers to define therapy

objectives and analyze progress.

Empowered students through counseling and

skill-building exercises.

Managed 5-7 student counseling sessions or

meetings to support students per day

2023-03 -

Current

Senior Social Worker

Beijing United Family Hospital, Beijing

Delivered social work services to hundreds of

inpatients and their families.

Create treatment plan strategies with

multidisciplinary medical team to provide

comprehensive and continuous care plans for

improvement.

2013-03 -

2023-02

Address

Beijing 100005

Phone

150********

E-mail

adx1yb@r.postjobfree.com

Assessing Needs

Problem-solving skills

Organizational ability

Crisis Intervention

Multidisciplinary team

collaboration

Knowledge of medical and

psychiatric terminology

DSM-IV knowledge

Referrals and networking

Conversational Chinese

Documented case notes daily and coordinated

follow-up for seamless case management.

Prepared power point presentations for lectures

on mental health, improving communication and

reducing stress.

Used critical thinking to break down patient

concerns, evaluate solutions and make decisive

decisions for improved satisfaction.

Offered friendly and efficient service to

customers, handled challenging situations with

ease.

Attended meetings, conferences and lectures on

improving communication skills, management

training, customer services and understanding

mental health issues.

Worked with mental Health team to create

support hotline during COVID-19 outbreak in

2020. Answered calls and provided emotional

support and skill building techniques to handle

stress.

Worked with psychiatric patients to address

distressing thoughts, reality testing and reduce

anxiety using relaxation techniques.

Used Microsoft Word, Excel and CRM to write

patient notes. Ran monthly reports with patient

feedback data about patient outreach and

international patient satisfaction.

Kindergarten Teacher

Red, Yellow and Blue Kindergarten, Beijing

Delivered lesson plans, implemented school

curriculum and used data to create, monitor and

establish personalized learning plan for each

student.

Prepared and implemented lesson plans

covering required course topics.

Cultivated relationships with parents for complete support network.

Coordinated activities to encourage interest in

reading.

Kept classroom organized, clean and safe for

students and visitors.

2011-01 -

2012-01

Clinical Social Worker

Metropolitan State Hospital, Psychiatric Inpatient 2005-11 -

2010-11

Ward, Norwalk

Treated patients with mental health issues and

dual-diagnoses such as Bipolar Disorder,

Schizophrenia, Anxiety, Major Depressive Disorder

and Borderline Personality Disorder.

Formulated treatment plan strategies with

multidisciplinary teams to provide comprehensive

and continuous care plan for adolescents (14-17

years) and adults.

Provided one to one therapy and group therapy

using Cognitive Behavioral therapy and

Dialectical Behavioral therapy to teenagers and

adults.

Updated treatment plans on monthly basis with

latest intervention strategies and progress notes. Developed and facilitated goal-oriented psycho-

education and therapy groups to improve

residents' quality of life.

Mental Health Therapist

Gateways Adolescent Outpatient Program, Los

Angeles

Provided individual and family therapy to

adolescents aged 11-14 years old, made

assessments, created treatment plans in

collaboration with psychiatrists and treatment

team; co-facilitator of anger management group

for adolescents.

Provided clients with recommendations to

community resources.

Performed client assessments and developed

treatment plans.

Documented client progress in confidential files.

Utilized meditation and visualization to support

clients in meeting therapeutic goals.

Applied array of different methodologies to assist patients with therapy.

Encouraged patients to discuss experiences in

group and individual settings.

Directed family-centered, strengths-based,

culturally competent and individualized intakes

and assessments.

Observed and monitored client behavior and

responses to treatment.

Developed goal-oriented psycho-educational

2005-05 -

2005-09

Education

Additional Information

and activity therapy groups to improve clients'

level of functioning.

Involved clients' family members in planning

social service programs.

Guided clients in effective therapeutic exercises

integrated from Cognitive Behavior Therapy and

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT).

Social Work Therapist

Asian Pacific Treatment, Norwalk

Provided therapy for Asian Pacific Islanders and

Latinos with schizophrenia and depression.

Collaborated with psychologists and participated

in interdisciplinary team meetings

Performed client screenings and accurately

recorded data in case files to facilitate clinical case coordination services and case

management duties.

Mediated between family members to facilitate

conflict resolution and build healthy family

relationships.

Offered community resource guidance to clients

to meet family needs for assistance.

Assessed cognitive abilities and physical and

emotional needs of clients to determine

appropriate interventions.

Interviewed clients and family members to obtain

key information for case planning and

management.

Attended over 20 hours of meetings, conferences

and training courses to advance professional

knowledge of social work.

2003-09 -

2004-06

Master of Arts: Social Work, Mental Health

University of Southern California - Los Angeles

2003-09 -

2005-06

Bachelor of Science: Psychology, Women

Studies

San Francisco State University - San Francisco

1997-09 -

1999-06

TEFL Certification-Certification number:ITT199347

LICENSE: LSCW-26280, Licensed Clinical Social

Worker since 2008.

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