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City of KirklandCrisis Responder
Aug. 2023Shoreline, Washington, United States• Respond to 911 calls to de-escalate acute crisis responses and increase safe outcomes. • Stabilize individuals, families, and communities experiencing crises while working in coordination with law enforcement, medics, and firefighters.
• Provide acute clinical support, counseling, and resources to individuals experiencing mental health crises, sexual assault, trafficking, exploitation, addiction, domestic violence, loss, abuse, neglect, housing and food instability.
• Increase community safety and well-being by bridging communication between those experiencing crisis and city leadership to identify unmet needs and provide recommendations on building an effective and sustainable safety infrastructure for underserved children, adults, and elders.
• Determine risk, safety, and best practice for individuals experiencing psychiatric crises, reporting abuse and neglect to child and adult protective services. • Advocate for client voice and participation in care, including voluntary versus involuntary psychiatric and substance use treatment.
University of Washington Medical CenterSenior Social Worker, Emergency Department
Apr. 2020 - Aug. 2023Seattle, Washington, United States• Provided clinical and emotional support to the emergency department staff, patients, and families throughout the COVID pandemic.
• Conducted psychosocial assessments of patients during medical and psychiatric emergencies.
• Assessed psychiatric, psychosocial and needs of patients by identify strengths, resources and risks.
• Held multidisciplinary team conferences to build recommendations for patient discharge planning and care. • Collaborated with patients' natural supports, medical and community professionals to ensure their safety and lowest level of restriction. • Coordinated care for complex patients with high medical needs, patients with frequent admissions, or discharge
• Ensured patients and families received the highest quality of care coordination services available through the provision of psychosocial assessments, psychosocial interventions, collaboration with the health care team and thoughtful evaluation of patient outcomes.
Kindred Hospital Rehabilitation Services located at Providence Regional Medical Center, EverettMedical Social Worker
Apr. 2018 - Oct. 2019Everett, Washington, United States• Conducted psychosocial assessments of patients and families experiencing neurological events, traumatic brain and spinal cord injuries requiring rehabilitation and ongoing medical care.
• Provided patients and families with counseling, referrals and guidance through their hospitalization.
• Participated in multidisciplinary team conferences with recommendations for discharge planning and care. • Collaborated with patients, caregivers and providers to arrange follow up therapy, medical care, caregiver support, equipment and psychosocial support for discharge to home and community.
Seattle Children'sNeonatal Intensive Care Unit Social Worker
Feb. 2016 - Feb. 2017Greater Seattle Area• Conducted psychosocial assessments of families whose infants were admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and referred to community service providers. • Provided families with counseling, referrals and guidance through the emotional, psychosocial and medical challenges and decisions that accompany the birth of a premature or medically fragile infant. • Offered clinical support and recommendations to families and multidisciplinary medical teams.
University of WashingtonResearch Coordinator, One Year Appointment
Jul. 2011 - Aug. 2012Greater Seattle Area• Collaborated with researchers at Partners for Our Children, the University of Washington, and the Oregon Social Research Center in developing a parenting curriculum for families with children in the child welfare system. • Monitored grants and tracked timelines for providing deliverables to foundations and community collaborators and stakeholders. • Researched state and national best practices to inform curriculum development and material. • Coordinated local and statewide focus groups gathering qualitative data regarding parenting needs improvement efforts around foster youth and educational attainment. Maintained a strong connection and network to other community agencies serving youth in foster care, especially around education.
King County Superior Court CASA ProgramCourt Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Supervisor
Aug. 2004 - Jul. 2011King County Family Treatment Court• Managed a total of 85 Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA); holding accountability for their training and advocacy for hundreds of children of families engaged in legal proceedings in King County Family Treatment Court. • Brought children's needs to the forefront in an overburdened court system while adhering to federally mandated guidelines addressing early permanency for children. • Worked in collaboration with founders and partners in establishing the Family Treatment Court strategies for client compliance based on clinical and empirical evidence. • Defined and managed CASA roles and responsibilities in Family Treatment Court. • Managed grant requirements and provided reports regarding data, progress and goals. • Presented complex and often challenging recommendations to judges, attorneys, social workers, and treatment providers. • Brought new resources and investment from community stakeholders as a member of the Family Treatment Court Team and presented findings to Advisory Board. • Conducted trainings for advocates, caregivers and professionals on child abuse, neglect, substance abuse, child welfare laws, and the culture of poverty and mental illness.
Swedish Medical CenterWomen & Infant Social Worker
Jan. 2002 - Jan. 2004Seattle, Washington, United States• Counseled numerous parents in antepartum, labor and delivery, postpartum, neonatal intensive care, and pediatric units while supporting them through painful decisions and losses. • Collaborated with child welfare agencies, drug and alcohol treatment facilities, and community programs to provide comprehensive care for children and families.
Seattle Cancer Treatment & Wellness CenterOncology Social Worker
Jan. 2002 - Jan. 2003Seattle, Washington, United States• Coordinated complex medical care delivered by a diverse clinical team including oncologists, naturopaths, acupuncturists, social workers, a massage therapist, nurses and medical assistants. • Managed diverse clinical team members; completed performance reviews, hired staff, established corrective plans, and provided weekly supervision. • Contributed to the national strategic planning process, developing standards of excellence, values, mission and goals. • Facilitated weekly clinical and meetings and monthly clinic staff meetings, including staff enrichment training. • Oversaw the clinic's adoption of HIPAA guidelines. • Designed social work program, including individual, family, group therapy, art workshops.
• Managed discharge planning and coordination of care specific to the needs of each patient and family.
Gilda's Club SeattleContract Group Facilitator, Part time
Sep. 2001 - Aug. 2004Seattle, Washington, United States• Facilitated weekly wellness groups and therapeutic art workshops for caregivers and people living with various types of cancer. • Participated in the development, marketing, and implementation of social service programs. • Performed new member outreach and conducted new member meetings for caregivers and people living with cancer. • Promoted engagement with larger community regarding Gilda's Club philosophy and programs.
AmaraAdoption Social Worker/Trainer
Jan. 1998 - Jan. 2002Seattle, Washington• Evaluated families and composed adoption homestudies for prospective adoptive parents of special needs infants and children.
• Counseled adoptive families through the adoption process from introduction through finalization. • Conducted training for foster and adoptive parents regarding child welfare systems, laws, issues and practice. • Developed adoption process training manual and trained new employees. • Participated in an agency wide strategic planning process including development of standards of excellence, values, mission and goals, served as co-chair of management and operations task force. • Advocated and counseled pregnant women, their partners and families deciding between parenting, termination, and adoption while trying to decrease the power differential between parties that occur with discrepancies in income and education.
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