Social Worker Mental Health
Resume:
Lisa A. Warden
Email: ***************@*****.***
Professional Summary
-Passionate Advocate for client and family needs
-Familiar and sensitive to diverse populations and ideologies.
-Team player, works well with other providers across professions
Career Experience
BetterHelp December 2021 to Present
Online counseling therapy platform working with adults in various states (licensed in North Dakota, Utah, Maine, and Michigan) other Countries with symptoms ranging from depression and anxiety to trauma.
Pathways March 2021 to Present
Resumed same duties without having to do the all night on call services.
Medical Social Worker August 2019 to February 2021
OSF Home Care and Hospice
-Linking home care patients with community supports to remain in home and raise quality of life
-Worked with multidisciplinary team to achieve best patient outcomes
-Worked with Family systems to manage anticipatory grief and link with necessary supports post loss
-Worked with families with advanced care planning needs and discussions
-Creative problem solving with patients and families to help people not used to needing help accept the support they require to remain safe.
Social Worker April 2014-August 2019
Pathways Community Mental Health
-Outpatient Therapy for Adults including group and individual sessions in: DBT, SUD, and EBP for Trauma
-Collaboration with community resources
-Extensive work with crisis ER on call assessing need for hospitalization, linking with community supports, and safety planning
-Collaboration with ACT team to provide therapy and team support
Social Worker September 2012-November 2013 Oscar G. Johnson Veterans Administration Medical Center-Circle of Care assessing and determining appropriate level of mental health care collaborating with nurse practitioner, social worker, and health tech to perform Core Assessments, handle consults, and follow up with care management. For a while was able to get BAI (Brief Alcohol Intervention program up and going).
-Collaborated with peers to develop policy for Intensive Outpatient SUD program both as a Tele program from Madison VA, and in person, face to face program
-Worked with ED staff in on call situations and mental health needs in the mornings -Collaborated with Marquette homeless program coordinator to cover the Iron Mountain homeless program following that provider retiring due to illness (assisted Veterans, researched available resources, attended community meetings)
-Individual, Group, and Family counseling sessions designed around specific needs of Veterans and their families.
-Worked for a time handling SUD discharges from inpatient area of the hospital
-Educated and provided specialized Cognitive Processing Therapy sessions for Veterans with PTSD
-Collaborated with other providers such as OEF/OIF, Travel, Billing, VA county officers, etc to provide best support available for Veterans.
Addiction Counselor
Sanilac County Counseling Services September 2008-September 2012
-MCBAP CAADC and ICAADC Certifications for Substance Abuse Counseling
-Individual, group, and couples counseling sessions designed around the needs of clients and couples as related to recovery focus
-Drug Task Force in school counseling for high school students
-Prevention work in elementary, middle, and high schools
-Counseling with clients in Jail
-Anger Management/ Domestic Violence Treatment Groups
-Communicate with referring agencies: probation/ parole departments, Department of Human Services (DHS), as well as self-referred clients with medical contacts
Addiction Counselor May 2007 – August 2007
Turning Point Recovery Center, Otter Lake, Michigan
-Individual and group counseling sessions, including preplanning the sessions around needs of clients
-Reframing therapy to help clients who appear resistant to become receptive -Performed required paperwork and documentation through all stages of therapeutic processes
-Arranged outpatient care to reinforce client’s treatment experience
Education
Michigan State University, East Lansing Michigan 2010
-Masters of Social Work Program with Marriage and Family Endorsement
-Coursework includes: Systems theory, Experiential Therapy, and DBT
-Internship at Lapeer Regional Medical Center Fall 2008-Spring 2009
Behavioral Health Unit- Susan Card Supervisor
-Job related internship placement Fall 2009-Spring 2010
Rochester College, Rochester Hills, Michigan 2007
-Bachelor of Science in Counseling Psychology- Coursework includes: Guidance counseling, Family Systems, Substance Abuse, and Group therapy classes
-Invited to speak at the Symposium
-Graduated Summa Cum Laude
Additional Experience and Endorsements
Workshops: Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Levels I and II,
Dual Diagnoses workshops (mental health and chemical dependence) Addicted Brain,
Communicable Diseases, Posttraumatic Stress, Guidance Counseling, HIPPA guidelines,
Cognitive Processing Therapy, and Franklin Covey Achieving your highest potential,
Prolonged Exposure, DBT, The Body Keeps The Score
Hobbies
Learning about other religious ideologies, yoga, and meditation practice.
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