Therapist Intern Candidate with ACSW Licenses

LESLEY WASHINGTON, MSW, ACSW

Lancaster, CA, *****

Cell: 760-***-****

Email: *********@*******.***

Job Announcement:

U.S. Citizen: Yes

Security Clearance: inactive SECRET

NPI# 142*******

ACSW 126242

CAQH# 16749416

EDUCATION

2018 Walden University

Master's in social work (CSWE-accredited)

2016 National University

Bachelor of Science in Paralegal Studies (ABA Approved)

2014 College of the Canyons

Associates’ in paralegal studies (ABA Approved)

2025 Adult First Aid/ CPR

American Red Cross

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Star View Teammates

Mental Health Specialist II

Supervisor: Virginia Alvizio, LMFT

Dates: 8/18/2025 – Present

Phone: 562-***-****

Hours: 40 hours/ week

Salary: $73,500.00

This position assists staff and consumers in determining the need for specialized services and researches the availability of specialized services. This position provides resource identification and referral and training support for all clients and families. Finds community resources to provide needed resources to clients and families. Interaction with all staff members, clients, and families, outside agencies and the public.

U.S.Vets Las Vegas

Crisis Case Manager

Supervisor: Terry Jones

Dates: 4/16/2025 – 7/31/2025

Phone: 725-***-****

Hours: 40 hours/ week

Salary: 25.00/ hour

Under supervision of Case Manager III, Program Coordinator, or Clinical Director, assists with assessing veterans referred to the program to include any problems, needs, or barriers identified in the following areas: Housing, Employment, Education/Training, Financial, Sobriety Support/Addiction Treatment, Legal, Family/Social, and Medical/Psychiatric

Coordinates care with VA personnel and other community partners on behalf of clients to for eligibility documentation, mental and physical health services.

Facilitates client intake process and compiles client files for the program and teammates, ensuring all program eligibility documentation is complete

With supervision, collaborates with clients to complete Individual Action Plans (IAP) that are approved and signed by Case Manager III, Program Coordinator, or Clinical Director

Assists all Case Managers in maintaining confidential client files in a professional and timely manner ensuring all forms are the most recently revised versions and in compliance with organization standards; all required documents are present, complete, signed by the client and staff as applicable; and documents are placed in the correct order according to organization standards

Meets with clients as specified by program requirements and documents progress notes in Data/Assessment/Plan (DAP) format that are approved and signed by Case Manager III, Program Coordinator, or Clinical Director

Reviews and documents updates for IAPs on a monthly basis

Completes timely discharge summaries that are approved and signed by Case Manager III, Program Coordinator, or Clinical Director

Conducts home visits (whether at project-based units or scattered site) to provide case management services and ensure health and welfare of clients

Assists in quality management activities, data collection, and preparing reports

With supervision, facilitates client life skills classes

Conducts random drug and alcohol screenings of clients

Maintains confidentiality in compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) standards

Completes accurate and timely data entry into the HMIS system as applicable and other required internal and external databases

Documents client referrals for services

Attends scheduled team meetings and training

Maintains and submits time sheets, mileage logs, client expenses, and other required documentation accurately and in a timely fashion

Performs other duties as required

County of Los Angeles DHS Correctional Health

Psychiatric Social Worker I

Supervisor: Anthony Dellagrotta, LCSW and DR. Charlene Goodman, Psychologist

Dates: 6/2023 – 5/1/2025

Phone: 661-***-****

Hours: 40 hours/ week

Salary: $74,381.52 - $94,946.16 Annually

Interviews individuals and/or their families to obtain a family, social work, medical, and mental health treatment history.

Makes assessments of the patient's functioning in his/her environmental setting.

Establishes a treatment plan designed to resolve or cope with the mental or emotional problem. The treatment plan may include individual, group, family or conjoint therapy, and/or referral to another treatment source such as a psychologist, vocational or rehabilitation counselor, psychiatrist for medication or another agency.

Provides psychotherapy to individuals, groups, families, and significant others.

Determines the duration of the therapy, the priorities of the problems to be dealt with, the therapy methods, and the need for changes in the treatment goals at successive intervals during the treatment process.

Interviews persons seeking psychiatric assistance on an emergency basis and utilizes crisis intervention techniques to prevent hospitalization and to aid the person in dealing with the emotional crisis.

Assists clients, families, and significant others in understanding the mental health problem and their reactions to the problems, accepting the need for treatment, working toward the solution of the problem and stresses interfering with treatment or social functioning, modifying unrealistic attitudes and strengthening patients and families and significant others toward gaining their acceptance of and participation in treatment recommendations.

County of Los Angeles DHS

Psychiatric Social Worker I

Supervisor: Alex Kopelowicz, Chief Psychiatrist

Dates: 2/10/2020 – 6/2023

Phone: 747-***-****

Hours: 40 hours/ week

Salary: 75,303.00/ annually

Interview individuals, their families and/or significant others to obtain a family, social, employment, medical, substance abuse, and mental health treatment history. Plans and conducts the client's therapy program under the guidance of supervisory staff by considering the client's treatment goal and by determining the priorities of the programs to be dealt with and the length and modality of therapy. Provides psychotherapy to individuals, groups, families, and significant others. Requests LPS-authorized persons to complete an application for immediate 72-hour detention at a hospital facility. Interviews persons seeking psychiatric assistance on an emergency basis and utilizes crisis intervention techniques to prevent hospitalization and to aid the person in dealing with the emotional crisis. Serves as a member of a mental health emergency intervention team and/or joint law enforcement/mental health emergency intervention team by evaluating the behavior of persons to determine if they are, as a result of a mental disorder, dangerous to themselves, others, or gravely disabled. Develops a tentative CCCP designed to resolve or cope with the mental or emotional problem, which may include individual, group, family or marital counseling, case management, and/or referral to another treatment source such as a psychiatrist, a psychologist, a vocational or rehabilitation counselor, or another agency. Provides case management services to secure resources for clients, families, and significant others to achieve treatment goals. Assists clients, families, and significant others by discussing their reactions and attitudes concerning mental health problems and co-occurring substance abuse disorders; explains need for treatment; and encourages all concerned parties to work together cooperatively to resolve the problem and minimize the stresses that impact social functioning. Works with families and significant others toward gaining their acceptance of and participation in treatment recommendations. Assesses client's functioning in his/her environmental setting. Participates in multi-disciplinary team conferences to discuss and evaluate the nature of the client's problem, to evaluate the client's progress, and to develop a CCCP.

County of Los Angeles DPSS – District 67

Veteran Intern/ Eligibility Worker II

Supervisor: Augustine Cambreros

Dates: 10/2015 – 2/2020

Phone: 661-***-****

Hours: 40 hours/ week

Salary: 44,468.88/ annually

Interviews applicants or participants receiving public assistance to obtain financial and other eligibility data and assists applicants or participants in completing the necessary documents for the initiation, continuation, or modification of benefits.

Explains provisions of the various public assistance programs, applicable federal and state regulations, county policies, legal rights and responsibilities of persons applying for or participating in public assistance programs.

Advises participants of sanctions for non-compliance with the terms and conditions of initiating and continuing benefits.

Reviews and analyzes financial and eligibility information to determine initial or continuing eligibility for one or more public assistance programs, e.g. CalWORKs, General Relief, Cal-Fresh, Medi-Cal or others.

Contacts individuals, agencies, insurance companies, schools and other relevant institutions to verify or clarify information provided to resolve discrepancies.

Analyzes available information and make appropriate disposition recommendations.

Computes benefits for eligible applicants or participants of public assistance programs to determine whether funds can be authorized for special needs, initiates and updates program participants' financial information and budget documents.

Organizes, monitors and prioritizes assigned cases to ensure required case records and documents are properly filed, processed, verified and updated within specific time limits to meet the deadlines established by legislation and regulations.

Makes home calls or field visits to interview participants, to verify eligibility and clarify other pertinent information related to a participant's case file.

Makes preliminary assessment of applicants or program participants' social situation to determine potential problems for appropriate referrals to social service staff.

Refers applicants or program participants to appropriate County departments, community-based organizations, and other agencies for services and resources to address their immediate and long-term needs.

Prepares the forms necessary for entering participant's financial and biographical data into the computer system; review computer generated data reports to verify and ensure data entered are accurate.

Searches various income and eligibility related computer databases to ascertain whether the applicants or participants of the programs are receiving income from other sources of public assistance aids or programs, and to verify eligibility status.

Participates in a job referral and placement project for potentially employable applicants and participants of public assistance.

Verifies earnings or incomes to compute the amount of over-payment or over-issuance, generate over-payment reports and Notices of Action, and, when appropriate, makes referrals to the Welfare Fraud Prevention and Investigations unit.

Follows existing criteria in identifying suspected cases of welfare fraud for referrals to the Welfare Fraud Prevention and Investigations unit.

Palmdale Regional Hospital Center

Social Worker Intern

Supervisor: Joe Ely, LCSW, MSW

Dates: 5/ 2017 – 11/ 2017

Phone: 661-***-****

Hours: 24 hours/ week

Salary: none

Provides quality counseling services by assessing patient/ family system needs, then developing & implementing treatment plans in accordance w/ departmental & medical center policies. Documents interventions in appropriate formats, legibly & w/in departmental time frames. Assist case managers with difficult discharge planning of patients. Evaluates the need of aged, blind, elderly, and disabled patients and assists them begin the process of obtaining In-Home Supportive Services/ assist with the arrangement of home health services so each patient may have a better level of care than before arriving at the hospital.

Los Angeles County, DPSS – In Home Supportive Services

Title: Veteran Intern

Supervisor: Sona Gharibian/ Robert Manukian

Dates: 03/ 2015 – 10/2015

Phone: 818-***-****

Hours Worked: 40 hours

Salary: $ 28,980.00/ annually

Functions as a receptionist in a variety of settings and files, and sorts and arranges documents, correspondence, or other materials; assists the public by providing directions, instructions, and responses to basic inquiries in person or by telephone; uses keyboarding skills to prepare plain or corrected copy, draft letters, reports, vouchers, receipts, permits, lists, schedules, etc.; receives payment and fees, valuables, and issues receipts for selling merchandise at a cashier’s window; assists in compiling, arranging, and tabulating routine statistical-financial data; assists in the procurement of supplies, equipment, and services; and collects and delivers correspondence, records, packages, etc., on regular messenger rounds upon request.

Employment Development Department

Veterans Work Study/ Disabled Veterans Outreach Program Representative

Supervisor: J.D. Jiles

Date: 04/ 2014 – 02/2015

Phone: 661-***-****

Hours Worked: 40 hours

Salary: $ 41,136.00/ annually

Complete the initial intake of Veterans to determine eligibility: Cal Jobs (Complete/Resume/Veteran Status), Direct Veteran’s with barriers to the appropriate resource, Make appointment w/DVOP

Assist Veterans in an instructional and training manner to navigate: Create master application, Cover letters, Job search, Faxing, General VA questions

Ensure excel spreadsheets is current and maintained: Basic & Pertinent Information, CHAPTER 31’s, Hired/Working

Ensure resume folder (electronic) is current and maintained: Most current resume

Keep assembled (50) Veterans Kits: Employment materials, Websites, Job referrals, Job fair/Workshop Announcements, EDD notices and regulations concerning Veterans, VA & Community Resources

Assist Veteran Representative with Veteran Workshops: Setting Up/Breaking down, preparing brochures, Misc. materials, Video set up

Via phone, notify and sign up Veterans for upcoming: Workshops, Job fairs, Job club events, Recruitments

Neighborhood Legal Services

Michael Antonovich Courthouse

Legal Assistant Volunteer

Supervisor: Misty, Esq.

03/2013 - 08/2013

Phone: 818-***-****

Hours Worked: 30 hours

Salary: 0.00

Assist the litigants with understanding and preparing documents to be filed with the courts i.e. paternity, divorce with/ without children, request for orders, and response to unlawful detainers. Assist Attorneys with paperwork and receive mentoring to further my educational and professional goals as well. Direct litigants to the correct places within the courthouse to obtain information.

Communications Team Leader/ Administrative Assistant

January 2011 – November 2012

U.S. Army, Fort Irwin, CA

Supervisor: Sergeant Cahill, Valentine

Telephone: 760-***-****

Hours worked/week: 80 hours

Salary: $45,000/ year

Coordinated administrative and technical requirements with client offices; maintained contact with administrative offices of primary responsibility for communications security programs; provided procedural assistance and guidance on routine and technical matters; maintained databases and identified patterns, trends and gaps; compiled reports; planned, identified, communicated and delegated work orders to appropriate technicians; worked under deadlines; responded to calls and requests for service; received and processed transactions and requests; communicated and coordinated with dispatchers, customer service and field operations employees; supervised, evaluated and counseled three junior soldiers.

Communications Specialist

December 2006 - January 2011

U.S. Army, Fort Stewart, GA

Supervisor: Sergeant First Class Thomas

Contact data: not available

Hours worked/week: 80 hours

Salary: $44,500/ year

Assignments included 2 deployed tours to Iraq (10 months and 15 months): Coordinated administrative and technical requirements with client offices; maintained contact with administrative offices of primary responsibility for communications security programs; provided procedural assistance and guidance on routine and technical matters; maintained databases and identified patterns, trends and gaps; prepared and compiled documents and reports; monitored transactions; maintained records; processed service requests and resolved discrepancies; provided routine and technical security program information and data to users; installed, maintained, troubleshot and assisted battlefield signal support systems, terminal devices, satellite communications equipment and automated telecommunications computer systems, networks and routers; installed and operated re-transmitter stations; operated and maintained generators and communications equipment; assisted supervision of junior soldiers; installed operated and maintained radio, wire, cable, and data systems.

Communications Specialist/ Administrative Assistant

October 2003 –December 2006

U.S. Army, Kaiserslautern, Germany

Supervisor: Sergeant Johns

Contact data: not available

Hours worked/week: 80 hours

Salary: $43,000/ year

Assignments included 2 deployed tours to Pakistan and Bulgaria (8 months and 6 months respectively): prepared and compiled documents and reports; monitored transactions; maintained records; processed service requests and resolved discrepancies; provided routine and technical security program information and data to users; gathered data for routine and technical reports; maintained transaction and performance logs and journals; maintained office files, records and automation systems; ordered routine equipment and services; typed office documents and reviewed document packages for accuracy and completeness; prepared graphs, charts, Excel spreadsheets and Power Point presentation media; installed, maintained, troubleshot and assisted battlefield signal support systems, terminal devices, satellite communications equipment and automated telecommunications computer systems, networks and routers; installed and operated re-transmitter stations; operated and maintained generators and communications equipment; assisted supervision of junior soldiers; installed operated and maintained radio, wire, cable, and data systems.

Communications Specialist Trainee

June 2003 - October 2003

U.S. Army, Fort Gordon, GA

Supervisor: not available

Contact data: not available

Hours worked/week: 80 hours

Salary: $42,000/ year

Installed, repaired, troubleshot, and maintained electronic systems; applied soldering methods and safety procedures; maintained combat net radio systems, analog and digital terminal devices, mobile subscriber units and antenna systems; installed and configured Microsoft Windows based networked PCs.

Basic Recruit/Trainee

March 2003 - June 2003

U.S. Army, Fort Jackson, SC

Supervisor: Sergeant First Class Manning

Contact data: not available

Hours worked/week: 96 hours

Salary: N/A

Learned basic ground combat tactics and techniques, drill and ceremony, customs and courtesies; employed individual and team weapons; physical conditioning; employed First Aid.

SPECIALIZED TRAINING

Certificate, RAID 17m Aerostat Operator Course, U.S. Army, Mosul, Iraq, 2010

Certificate, Moving Traffic Management and Accident Prevention Course, U.S. Army, Mosul, Iraq, 2010

Qualification, Combat Lifesaver Course, U.S. Army, Miesau, Germany, 2005

Qualification, Signal Support Systems Specialist Course, U.S. Army, Fort Gordon, GA, 2003

Certificate, German Customs and Speech Course, U.S. Army, Kaiserslautern, Germany, 2003

Qualification, Basic Combat Training Course, U.S. Army, Fort Jackson, SC, 2003

AWARDS & HONORS

Army Commendation Medals (2); Army Achievement Medals (2); Meritorious Unit Citation; Army Good Conduct Medals (2); National Defense Service Medal; Iraqi Campaign Medal with 2 Campaign Stars; Global War on Terrorism Service Medal; Army Service Ribbon; Overseas Service Ribbons (3); National Poet Society- published poet. Nine and a half years Honorable service in U.S. Army as Communications Specialist/Team Leader and type 45 words per minute as tested 29 Nov 2011.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

U.S. Citizen; Veteran’s Preference: +10 points;

SECRET security clearance (inactive);

Active Associate Clinical Social Worker License with BBS

More than ten years Customer Service,

Twenty plus years of Case Management

Dispatch and communication support experience in military and civilian sectors;

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Reference and retrieval tasks with dispatching;

Computer Literate (Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Ten Key)

Ability to handle stressful situations in a calm manner

Strong Time Management and Attention to Detail

Comfortable meeting deadlines and working independently

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