Behavioral Health Social Worker

Jim Di Pirro MBA, MSW

Tucson, AZ ***** ● 520-***-**** ● ****************@*****.***

CAREER PROFILE

Master's level Social Worker (MSW) and MBA with a passion to make a positive difference in people's lives.

My Clinical Practice is informed by:

•Resilience •Cognitive Behavioral Therapy •Dialectical Behavioral Therapy •Constructive Learning •Catholic Imagination •Trauma Informed Care •Expressive Art Therapy • Recreational Therapy •12 Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous •Humor

EDUCATION

Master of Social Work, GPA 3.73, Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ

Master of Business Administration: Marketing GPA 3.49, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI

Bachelor of Arts in Marketing, Cum Laude, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Palo Verde Behavioral Health Dec 2021 – Jun 2025

THERAPIST (MA/MSW) – Inpatient – Pro Re Nata

Provided 60,000+ Billable Clinical Patient Hours group therapy services at a Level 1 behavioral health hospital facility.

Easterseals Blake Foundation AVIVA Children’s Services Aug 2021- Nov 2021

Easterseals Blake Foundation AVIVA Children’s Services Jan 2020- Mar 2020

Independent Contractor. Part-time Visitation Supervisor for Court Ordered parental visitations. COVID-19 suspended the operation March 21st, 2020. I re-applied to return to work after I had full vaccination immunity on 4/16/2021 and was offered a position beginning in August 2021.

Van Guard Care LLC; Care Manager Dec 2017 – Jun 2018

Independent Contractor for Humana Health Insurance. Assist Humana Medicare Parts C and D members to avoid fragmentation of care when transitioning from one care environment to another. Help member's understand doctor's advice, learn about and find ways to help afford their medicine, make arrangements to get medical appointments, make their home a safer place to live, provide ways to help them get meals and groceries and find options to help with their finances.

Southwest Key; Clinician (Bi Lingual Mental Health Counselor) Jun 2014 – Feb 2015

Responsible for providing mental health assessment and counseling intervention services, as well as continually monitoring and documenting clients’ mental well-being and overall adjustment to the program. The Clinician’s functions are performed as part of a multi-disciplinary team and include development and implementation of client therapeutic plans, facilitating transfers, and reunification planning.

Sierra Tucson; Crisis and Substance-abuse Counselor Aug 2013 – May 2014

~Participated in weekly patient staffing with Doctors and Therapists,

~Assisted patients in meeting their treatment goals,

~Facilitated patient and family groups,

~Provided Substance-abuse and crisis counseling,

~Prepared current patient progress reports.

Arizona’s Children Association; Clinician III (Bi-Lingual), Jan 2013 – Jul 2013

~Provided outpatient and in-home therapy to children and families,

~Provided case management services,

~Completed all required elements on each assigned case,

~Completed in a timely manner and kept case demographics current.

Child and Family Support Services, Inc.; In Home Services Team Lead, Jul 2012 – Jan 2013

~Provided services to children and families involved in the CPS system with the goal of keeping families together or assisting with reunification,

~Provided case management services,

~Provided parent education and support,

~Provided individual, couples, and family counseling in family homes,

~Provided crisis intervention services,

~Coordinated care with families and other service providers including CPS, behavioral health, foster & adoptive families, schools, medical providers, etc.,

~Utilized engagement skills to develop rapport and trust with family members,

~Assisted families in developing increased natural supports,

~Worked both independently as well as part of a team,

~Provided role modeling, coaching, teaching with children and parents.

University of Arizona Medical Center South; Social Work Intern, Aug2011 – Apr 2012

~Did Case Management assisting in patient discharges,

~Participated in weekly patient staffing’s with Doctors, Nurses, and Behavioral Health personnel,

~Conducted social work interviews of Emergency Department (ED) patients and collaterals (family members and others) to evaluate patients’ mental health statuses,

~Assessed ED patients for Danger-to-Self (DTS) and Danger-to-Others (DTO) including suicide (SI) and homicide (HI),

~Wrote ED Brief Psychiatric Assessments used in consultation with hospital Psychiatrists to determine a patient’s need for further hospitalization and stabilization,

~Co-facilitated Expressive Arts Therapy and Psycho-education in a group setting for Adult and Senior Care in-patient populations with Severe Mental Illness (SMI),

~Wrote Behavioral Health Services (BHS) Social Services Assessments for Adult in-patients with Severe Mental Illness (SMI),

~Researched and analyzed patients medical records for mental health issues.

Pima County Public Defender; Mitigation Specialist Intern, Jan 2011 – Jun 2011

~Did Case Management connecting client with re-entry resources,

~Developed sentencing strategies and collected the evidence to support those arguments and then presented them in a persuasive written fashion to the judge as member of defense team,

~Wrote persuasive biopsychosocial histories (mitigation reports) to advocate for fair sentencing,

~Collected and analyzed documents, records and research, and assessed mental health issues to support arguments for fair sentencing,

~Interviewed clients and collaterals.

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