Mental Health Manager

Summary

Highly talented and results-driven social worker with experience in case management, psychosocial support, counseling, coupled with managing illness, recovery, and rehabilitation programs. A career oriented professional with a proven success record at county and state levels pertaining to Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (micro-level), Bowen Family Systems Theory (mezzo level), and the Ecological Perspective/Systems Theory (macro level). Experience working with the mental health population who are diagnosed with schizophrenia, depression, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder, substance abuse, developmental disabilities, and individuals with SPMI (Serious Persistent Mental Illness) who are high risk for readmission to an inpatient setting. In addition, possesses immeasurable abilities that establish trusting and therapeutic relationships with clients, knowledge of various psycho-social factors, statistical data management, as well as organizational and case management skills.

Education

Master of Social Work

University of South Carolina

Columbia, SC

GPA: 3.5

Licensure: LMSW Certification expected January 2012

Bachelors of Social Work

Savannah State University

Savannah,GA Cum Laude

Work Experience

2010-Present

Georgia Regional Hospital-Savannah

Savannah, GA

(Social Service Provider/Repeat Admissions Recidivism Designee)

•Completes recidivism reassessments within 72 hours of admission based on interviews with social workers, treatment teams, coupled with maintaining confidentiality and demonstrating an understanding of resources, tools, and interventions needed to increase sustainment of recovery plans post discharge.

•Demonstrates an understanding that each individual’s treatment plan needs should be tailored specifically to their discharge barriers and continuity of care issues.

•Proficiently demonstrates efficacy in networking with support networks and community based agencies to develop preliminary and successful discharge plans for individuals being admittied to GRH-Savannah.

•Interviews recidivism individuals, reviews electronic and hard copy medical records, communicates with other regional hospital personnel, gathers collateral information that assists with formulating assessments to address barriers to compliance and ensure continued continuity of care.

•Addresses a complex continuum of care with a focus on discharge, development, implementation, and recommending creative strategic plans that address specific needs of the individual.

•Co-facilitaes discharge planning needs for individuals by functioning as a intreval part of the interdisciplinary team to implement appropriate goal related objectives, interventions, and discharge specifics as they are related to the transitional/discharge planning process on the IRP (Individual Recovery Plan).

•Assists Repeat Admit Review Coordinator in supervising the RAR Outreach team in order to collect statistical data pertaining to follow up outpatient care to submit to the Social Work Mentor on a monthly basis.

•Assists Repeat Admit Review Cordinator to ensure data collection for individuals who meet recidivism criteria is tracked and trended for GRH Savannah to provide accurate and reliable outcome measures.

•Collects and tract statistical for RAR to identify trends and thresholds to monitor outcome measure and community barrierss in accordance to the Department of Justice mandates.

•Co-facilitates monthly Reapeat Admit Review Transitional meeting which focuses on a collaborative effort with community providers to identify barriers in order to reduce the likehood of recidivism.

2009- 2010 Family Intervention Specialist, Inc.

Savannah, GA

(Independent Clinician)

•Provided hands-on assistance to youth and families during the facilitation, implementation, and coordination of the Individual Resiliency Plan (IRP) which included providing skills support in the youth/family’s self-articulation of personal goals and objectives.

•Planning in a proactive manner to assist the youth and families in managing or preventing crisis situations.

•Identify with the youth their strengths which may aid them in achieving resilience, as well as barriers that impede the development of skills necessary for age appropriate functioning in school, with peers, and with family.

•Created and implemented treatment plans conducive to meet the needs of clients based on interpersonal familial conflict and behavior interventions for therapy sessions with therapists and paraprofessionals.

2008- 2009

Bryan Psychiatric Hospital-Wellspring

Columbia, SC

(Mental Health Social Work Assistant: Adult and Geriatric Population)

•Effectively served on the treatment team (consisting of psychiatrists, nurses, psychologists, and social workers) for men, women, and the geriatric population with limited supervision.

•Conducted therapeutic sessions with patients to discuss progress in treatment, future discharge plans, and scheduled aftercare appointments with mental health centers for pre-discharge patients.

•Developed treatment plans for incoming and existing patients.

•Developed discharge plans for outgoing patients.

•Served as a mental helath hospitla liaison between the patients’ families, case manager, and mental health center.

•Group facilitator for discharge preparation and anger management which provided consumers with information to assist in maintaing their mental health level of stabilty and implement coping skills to enhance daily functioning.

2007- 2009

College of Social Work

University of South

Carolina Columbia, SC

(Graduate Assistant)

Assisted department faculty and staff members through administrative tasks developing teaching materials such as syllabi, visual aids, and executing projects with other students

Field Experience

August 2008-May 2009

Columbia Area Mental Health Center Columbia, SC

(Children, Adolescents, and Family Unit)

•Conducted agency referred home/school visits of secondary level students and their families.

•Collaborated during family therapy sessions that addressed anger management, social skills training, and impulse control of teenagers.

•Partnered with students and parents to create behavioral modification tools for students coupled with providing crisis intervention services.

August 2007-May 2008

Bryan Psychiatric Hospital-Wellspring

Columbia, SC

(Adult Population; male, female, and geriatric)

•Performed efficiently as an assistant liaison for the patients’ family, case manager, and mental health center.

•Maintained clinical records by documenting evaluations, plans, observations, and progress of clients.

•Collaborated with supervisors on discharge planning and treatment team involvement.

August 2006-May 2007

Central Learning Center Springfield, GA

(Pre-Kindergarten)

•Created and implemented the Central Learning Center Parent Support Group

•Sought out and provided educational programs that encouraged family literacy and organized workshops that incorporated familial interaction amongst parents and their children

•Coordinated services for Pre-K program students in order to foster intensive input with families that would introduce them to community and educational resources.

References

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