Camille Howard

Conduct comprehensive initial and ongoing psychosocial assessments including resident’s mental, emotional, social history, and cognitive functioning for long-term and short-term rehabilitation residents. Developed and updated individualized care plans in collaboration with interdisciplinary medical teams, nursing staff, and families Managed safe discharge planning, coordinating home health services, durable medical equipment needs, and community resources.

Social Services Director - Apostolic Christian Home

(2023-07)

• Conduct comprehensive initial and ongoing psychosocial assessments including resident’s mental, emotional, social history, and cognitive functioning for long-term and short-term rehabilitation residents.
• Developed and updated individualized care plans in collaboration with interdisciplinary medical teams, nursing staff, and families
• Managed safe discharge planning, coordinating home health services, durable medical equipment needs, and community resources.
• Acted as the primary liaison for discharge planning, hospice admissions, psych services and coordinated all appointments with ancillary service providers
• Maintain accurate, professional, up-to-date documentation in Electronic Health Records (EHR)
• Help residents adjust to long term placement and cope with anxiety, depression, dementia, grief, or behavioral changes, showing love, care and empathy to residents with each interactions
• Build relationships with residents families walk them through placement choices, situations are often stressful chaotic, families are in crisis, with no end of life planning help walk them through big life change assist with any needs that arise, provide additional care and support during end of life of resident

Career Services Advisor - Wayne County Schools Career Center- Adult Education

(2015-09 - 2023-12)

• Conduct information sessions and orientations for all incoming students
• Process all trade and industry students through the enrollment process, advise throughout programs, handle all drops in accordance with financial-aid guidelines
• Monitor and input full-time attendance records daily for up to 30 classes, send out attendance letters monthly, stay in constant communication with students, by phone email or Google Voice text
• Teach curriculum in areas of Professional Development, Rise Up Customer Service and Digital Literacy
• Advocate for students and offer support as needed, connect them with area agencies to remove barriers
• Proctor 1/3 of my schedule, for Pearson, KTN & WorkKeys as well as business testing

Adult Diploma Program Coordinator - Wayne County Schools Career Center- Adult Education

• Work closely with the Ohio Department of Education, helping remove barriers and re-enforcing follow through so students can attain career certification, and earn their High School Diploma as an adult
• Of the 85 participants that have attended the last 5 years, 82 have successfully earned their diploma

Employment Services Social Worker - The Counseling Center of Wayne & Holmes Counties

(2012-05 - 2015-09)

• Identify barriers that prevent client from obtaining and retaining employment, which include, but are not limited to: mental health diagnosis, addictions, environmental stressors, academic, cognitive and/or physical delays and/or felonious backgrounds
• Assist client in establishing attainable career goals by removing identifiable barriers, providing feedback on resumes and cover letters, assisting with online applications, linking clients to interviews and volunteering; assessing sites for client work evaluations and job coaching
• Interface with Wayne County employer’s on clients’ behalf especially regarding felonious backgrounds

Children’s Case Manager/ Community Psychiatric Support - The Counseling Center of Wayne & Holmes Counties

• Worked with client and family to establish clear treatment goals, maintaining professional boundaries
• Coordinated and linked client to community supports that provide wrap around services needed in attaining identified goals as well as improving physical and emotional well being

Bachelor of Arts - Social Work - The University of Akron