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Embracing Equanimity LLCTherapist
Oct. 2024New York, United States
MJHSHospice Social Worker
Dec. 2020United States, New YorkPsychosocial support counseling in regards to end of life hospice related care with all age groups (Pediatrics and Adults).
Grief counseling for dying patients and families around anticipatory grief in home, community facility, and inpatient hospital
settings.
Collaborate Hospice interdisciplinary professional medical teams with RN, NP and MD to create and manage patient centered
care plans.
Clinical Supervision to Fordham University Palliative Hospice Fellow Interns.
Precepting of new staff as part of employee retention.
Asian Community Care Management (ACCM)Social Work Care Manager
Aug. 2017 - Dec. 2020• Perform Psychosocial, Planning, Intervention
• Facilitates telephonic and in-home assessment appointments
• Patient and Family Counseling
• Crisis Intervention
• Participate in interdisciplinary plan of care meetings to identify needs of patients
• Promote community resources and assist with coordination of care
• Coordinate discharge planning process with patient and family
• Outcome / Practice Evaluation
• Teamwork /Collaboration
• Patient / Family Education to help them understand coordination of care.
• Patient / Family Advocacy for patients in need of services to better their health
• Make appropriate abuse referrals to Adult Protective Services
• Communicates with patients and families at acute and long term care facilities as needed.
• Arranges Hospice and Palliative Care appointments
• Assists with transition of care from institutional to home including transportation,
authorizations, etc.
• Quality Improvement
• Maintains/prepares social services productivity documentation and o ther reports.
• Performs member follow up calls
SCO Family of ServicesHealth Care Integrator (HCI)
Aug. 2015 - Jun. 2017Bedford- Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, NYThe Health Care Integrator (HCI’s) will have primary management responsibilities for the child’s health care coordination needs and administration of his/her Individual Health Plan. · Provide in-home intensive therapeutic services. · Provide the service of Health Care Integration to three populations of children in foster care (Seriously Emotionally Disturbed, Developmentally Disabled and Medically Fragile) ages 0-21.
· Coordinate a team of 13 different service providers to meet the goals outlined on the child’s Individual Health Plan. Children enrolled in the Bridges to Health Waiver are currently in Foster Care under the care of NYS OCFS.
· Provide the service of Health Care Integration to a caseload of six clients, the B2H Waiver service through which the Individualized Health Plan is created and managed.
· Assess the need of services and develop and update the IHP.
· Provide linkages for the child and caregiver to Waiver service providers and any additional community service needs.
· Stabilize the environment for the child and caregiver and advocate with the child’s needs.
· Development of a close working relationship with the child’s case planner and/or case manager.
· Coordinate team meetings and a constellation of services and providers to meet the specific needs of each enrolled child.
· Complete all necessary paperwork, documentation and training associated with the B2H Waiver program.
- Provide 24 hour on-call emergency coverage
Apicha Community Health CenterCare Manager (CM)
May. 2015 - Jul. 2015Lower Manhattan, New York• Provide supervision to Care Navigator and Outreach Worker staff by chart review, face to face
case discussion and performance reviews.
• Hire and evaluate a team of Care Navigators and Outreach Workers under his/her own
supervision.
• Meeting performance goals set by APICHA’s Client Services Department.
• Responsible for creation and implementation of service plan, supported by Care Navigator.
• Coordinates and oversees the implementation of the comprehensive care plan.
• Coordinates and oversees services between patient and extended care team providers to ensure
that integrated care plan is fully implemented.
• Provides clinic-based health education in conjunction with regularly schedules primary care visits
as needed.
• Performs the initial entitlements assessment and collates the comprehensive plan.
• Works closely with the interdisciplinary care team including PCP, psychiatrist, therapist, ACT
Team, etc.
• Provides backup to Care Navigators as needed.
• Collate data reports (e.g., appointment dispositions, laboratory results, etc.) produced by clinic
information systems (EMR).
• Maintain client-related records and other required documentation according to the protocols and
standards of APICHA’s Client Services Department.
• Working as a part of the unit at the quality assurance and continue quality improvement (CQI)
tasks.
• Represent the agency at various venues to promote agency services.
The Ali Forney CenterSocial Work Intern
Oct. 2014 - May. 2015Harlem Drop-In- Assignment of 15+ therapy clients with varied numbers of engagements of clients.
- Provided 45-minute session of therapy. Predominantly focused on relational therapy with supplementary therapy practices from Mindfulness, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), and Grief Counseling. - Facilitate weekly groups that focus on social analysis, identity orientation, and community building, managing mental health symptoms and developing coping skills. - Assigned weekly intake shifts to start the paperwork to provide clients with program services. Inputting information into a program data program, organize agency paperwork, inform clients of HIPPA forms, and brief counseling around present life status as a homeless LGBTQ youth. - Completed post incident interviews with clients and offers mediation.
- Provided coverage for vital drop in roles, assigned weekly 1-hour shifts, which included supervising community space during unstructured time and serving food.
Visiting Nurse Service of New YorkSocial Work Intern for the Chinatown N-NORC
Sep. 2013 - May. 2014Chinatown, Lower Manhattan, NY- Collective agency case management of over 500 + clients with mixed engagement.
- Responsible for referrals of clients to other health care providers, service providers, and other senior agencies.
- Outreach with community benevolent society to organize community activities during Chinese holidays.
- Facilitated seminars on fire safety, healthy eating, low impact exercises, and information about governmental senior programs and benefits. - Assigned to over 10 + home visit clients to provide geriatric mental health counseling.
- Used mindfulness techniques and motivational interviewing to help support clients.
- Provided bereavement counseling and support for grieving clients.
- Caregiver counseling around care for Dementia and Alzheimer patients. - Facilitated weekly evidence based Alzheimer’s prevention groups with 7-10 senior participants.
Burke Museum of Natural History and CultureData Entry/ GIS Assistant
Mar. 2012 - Jun. 2012Seattle, WA* Database plant specimens in the United States.
* Use Geographic Information Systems to map specimen locations.
* Database used created by University of Washington similar to Microsoft Excel.
U.S. Census BureauCREW LEADER ASSISTANT
May. 2010 - Jul. 2010Seattle, WA* Provide guidelines to enumerators from the Census regional office.
* Organize and manage enumerator payrolls and interview materials.
* Follow up and troubleshoot for problematic interviews.
Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American ExperienceHISTORICAL MUSEUM DOCENT
Jul. 2009 - Mar. 2012Seattle, WA* Conducted lectures on local historical timeline and evolving cultures.
* Provided guided tours through century old historical Seattle landmarks. * Collaborated in customized docent informational lectures and scripts.
Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American ExperienceSUMMER PROGRAM COORDINATOR
Jun. 2008 - Aug. 2009Seattle, WA* Manage daily artists, staff, and participants schedules and workshops.
* Conduct group dynamic dialogues with participants.
* Implementation of Summer Cultural Arts Experience program, a community-based, art and activism- focused program for teens
15-19.
Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American ExperienceYouthCAN ASSISTANT PROGRAM DIRECTOR
Oct. 2007 - Aug. 2010Seattle,WA- Weekly meetings to plan workshops, schedules, speakers/artists.
- Daily maintenance of program files and attendance for grant applications. > Organize and execute exhibit production with staff and participants.
- Provide assistance for development and implementation of program, a
community-based, art and activist focused program for teens 15-19. - Aid to grant writing and fundraising.
Youth in FocusFreelance Photographer Youth Coordinator
Feb. 2003 - Jun. 2003Seattle, WA* Coordinate Freelance photographer s schedules. * Contact clients, collect and organize information.
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