Holly M. O'Brien

To obtain a job in the field of social work.

Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Clay County Hospital - Flora, IL

(2025-01)

• complete mental health assessments and treatments plans for referred clients
• provide mental health therapy services to clients on caseload
• provide case management services as appropriate to clients

Mental Health Specialist - Illinois Eastern Community College - Olney, IL

(2023-11 - 2025-01)

• create policy and procedures for meeting the mental health needs of students
• assess programming needs of students and staff to support overall wellbeing
• implement programs to ensure compliance with the IL Public Act 101-0251 MHEAC
• co-facilitate peer support programs on each campus
• create and continually update community resource guides and mental health webpage
• create community partnerships with local mental health providers
• provide trainings to faculty and staff on various mental health topics

Assistant Special Education Coordinator - Richland County Community Unit School District - Olney, IL

(2022-08 - 2023-11)

• serve at the LEA representative at IEP meetings for students within the district
• ensure IEP paperwork is completed correctly and follows ISBE regs and state law
• support special education teachers and paraprofessionals as appropriate
• evaluate paraprofessionals annual to consider reemployment for the next school year
• monitor and assist in the RtI process to ensure appropriate special education referrals
• attend quarterly coordinator meetings
• organize and facilitate Richland County Interagency meetings

School Social Worker - Richland County Community Unit School District - Olney, IL

(2019-07 - 2022-08)

• provide counseling services to students as appropriate
• provide crisis intervention services as needed
• prepare and present classroom guidance lessons
• serve on the Student Behavioral Threat Assessment team
• serve on the School Improvement Planning team
• present on social emotional learning standards to staff
• assist in implement social emotional teaching practices into classrooms
• provide RtI group services and counseling group services as appropriate
• organize and supervise the 5th block after school program

School Social Worker - South Eastern Special Education - Ste. Marie, IL

(2018-08 - 2019-07)

• provide individual and group counseling to students with Individual Education Plans
• assist with Behavioral Response to Intervention Services to students within districts
• assist with obtaining Functional Behavioral Analysis data as needed
• attend Individual Education Plan meetings for students on caseload
• complete progress reports quarterly on caseload students
• write goals and objectives for social emotional learning standards for caseload students
• meet with parents to complete Social Developmental Studies as appropriate
• provide training to staff on behavioral and social emotional learning issues as appropriate
• assist in crisis incidents as arise within districts served

PRN Home Health and Hospice Social Worker - Clay County Health Department - Flora, IL

(2018-11)

• complete psychosocial assessments on all Hospice patients and Home Health patients
• provide education and assistance with completing Advanced Directives as appropriate
• provide end-of-life and anticipatory grief counseling to patients and their family
• make referrals necessary to ensure patients' needs are met
• provide bereavement counseling and support to all Hospice patients' families

PRN Social Worker - Wexford Healthcare- Lawrence Correctional Center - Sumner, IL

(2009-09 - 2020-04)

• complete mental health assessments on inmates
• provide mental health therapy and counseling to mentally ill inmates
• provide crisis evaluations and determine appropriate intervention
• make referrals to psychiatrist for medication evaluation and management
• monitor psychiatric medication benefit and compliance

Hospice & Home Health Social Worker - Richland Memorial Hospital Home Care Services - Olney, IL

(2008-01 - 2018-08)

• complete psychosocial assessments on all Hospice patients
• provide end-of-life and anticipatory grief counseling to patients and their family
• make referrals necessary to ensure patients' needs are met
• provide bereavement counseling and support to all Hospice patients' families
• provide educational presentations to local senior citizen organizations
• provide volunteer training annually

SASS Caseworker - Kids Hope United - Mt. Vernon, IL

(2007-09 - 2007-12)

• complete mental health assessments, including a diagnosis, and treatment plans
• provide mental health therapy for children and adolescents in their home and schools
• provide appropriate case management services to ensure that client's needs are being
• conduct pre-hospitalization screenings for psychiatric placement if client is in crisis

Child Advocate - Kids Hope United - Mt. Vernon, IL

(2006-11 - 2009-01)

• on-call for SASS program
• conduct pre-hospitalization screenings for psychiatric placement for children/teens
• provide necessary crisis intervention- deflection or hospitalization

Social Services Assistant/Discharge Planner/Senior Life Solutions Therapist - Fairfield Memorial Hospital - Fairfield, IL

(2006-06 - 2007-09)

• perform biopsychosocial assessments on all acute care patients and skilled care residents
• provide counseling to patients and their families
• carryout doctor's orders for discharge planning
• present Abuse and Neglect In-services twice yearly
• conduct Interdisciplinary Team Meetings every Friday
• prepared and implemented new acute care social service assessments and care plans
• facilitate group therapy sessions with the geriatric population weekly
• conduct chart audits on all geriatric outpatient psychiatric charts

Master's Level Intern - Southeastern IL Counseling Centers - Fairfield, IL

(2006-01 - 2006-06)

• provided mental health therapy for adults, adolescents and children
• provided substance abuse counseling to adults and adolescents
• provided Early Intervention Substance Abuse services to Mill Shoals Learning Alternative
• revised Early Intervention program materials and made program manual for staff
• attended Multi-Disciplinary Team meetings with The Amy Center and Family Violence
• assisted with the reintroduction of the Substance Abuse Group Education Program
• revised the Substance Abuse Group Education Program content and made new manual

Drug Free Community Support Program Community Development Specialist - Southeastern IL Counseling Centers - Albion, IL

(2004-12 - 2006-01)

• implemented Project Northland, an alcohol prevention curriculum, in 6th, 7th, & 8th grades
• implemented Second Step in Edwards County schools
• organized community and school education campaigns
• assisted in grant writing and reporting to secure funding
• implemented the Strengthening Families Program in Edwards County

Social Service Designee - Fairfield Memorial Hospital - Fairfield, IL

(2005-01 - 2005-08)

• performed biopsychosocial assessments on acute care and skilled care patients
• assisted in discharge planning for patients
• provided counseling to patients and their families
• assisted with Abuse and Neglect In-services

Masters degree - Educational Administration - Eastern Illinois University (2019-03 - 2022-03)

Masters degree - Social Work - University of Southern Indiana (2005-09 - 2006-08)

Bachelor's Degree - Social Work - University of Southern Indiana (2003-03 - 2005-03)

Associates Degree - Science - Wabash Valley College (2001-06 - 2002-09)