Megan Reed

Caring, self-motivated, reliable, master's degree in social work, strong written and verbal communication skills within all levels of organization, excellent client interaction skills, leadership skills, and a desire to build business skills and experience.

School Social Worker - Southwestern City School District, Education Service Center

(2022-08)

• Provides social work case management for students and families.
• Collaborates with school staff and other school system personnel in implementing strategies to promote student learning.
• Serves on both school-based and system-wide committees to address educational issues, adjustment problems, safety issues, and program development for students.
• Provides crisis intervention services.
• Conducts staff development on issues related to social, emotional, environmental factors that impact learning.
• Conducts home visits related to establishing communication and positive connections.
• Assists the staff in organizing and coordinating with community resources.
• Works with staff to address social, emotional, and behavioral issues that interfere with student achievement.
• Conducts assessments to determine student needs and develop a plan of interventions.
• Serves on RTI and IEP teams that request social work services or consultation.
• Provides therapeutic intervention services to individuals, groups, and families.
• Provides mental health consultation.
• Develops programs to address the needs of students.
• Provides consultation regarding home/community factors impacting student achievement.
• Serves as school/home/community liaison.
• Provides parents and families with needed information regarding social services and assists them in obtaining such services.
• Provides family support and education.
• Attends program meetings, in-service training, and professional workshops and/or conferences.
• Crisis intervention and follow-up with support services to students, staff, and families.

Licensed Behavioral Health Professional - Armor Health

(2025-02)

Provides the above in a correctional facility as part of an established multidisciplinary treatment team and behavioral health program

• Provides psychosocial assessments and preliminary diagnostic impression
• Provides counseling therapy
• Provides crisis intervention
• Provides case management services to patients
• Collects supporting information about patients through interview, case history, psychological tests, and/or observational techniques
• Evaluates data to identify causes of problems and determines proper therapeutic approach or referral to other specialists
• Provides crisis management counseling, and/or short term therapy to patients as appropriate
• Prepares treatment and follow-up care programs
• Provides therapeutic crisis intervention and emergency services as required
• Demonstrates knowledge of DSM-5/TR criteria and appropriate intervention for each entity
• Consults with other behavioral health practitioners and related staff, as appropriate, in the performance of therapeutic and/or casework

School Based Therapist - The Buckeye Ranch

(2021-10 - 2022-08)

• Develops, revises, and implements treatment plans based on diagnosis of client, family circumstances, and input from the school and treatment team when available.
• Consults with family and teachers to ensure client is getting the individual care they need.
• Schedules and conducts therapeutic counseling sessions with children youth families utilizing the Dialectical Behavioral Therapy Model to clients in school, in their homes, and in the community.
• Manages crisis situations with youth and families utilizing methods such as verbal de escalation.
• Completes documentation in a timely manner.
• Identifies indicators of age-appropriate development in all domains for children and youth.
• Assesses and implements interventions developmentally appropriate for children, youth, and their caregivers based on each individual needs.
• Advocates for children, youth, and family based on their developmental needs.
• Completes comprehensive diagnostic assessments.
• Completes NOMS, DERS, and DLA 20 by due dates.
• Helps build and create orientation binder for new clinicians.
• Helps train new clinicians and graduate interns.
• Trained and certified in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy.

Clinical Therapist- Foster Care - The Village Network

(2021-06 - 2021-10)

• Assesses client's therapeutic needs/strengths and establishes a therapeutic relationship while utilizing interventions.
• Meets productivity standards for documentation, assessments, notes, and service plans.
• Serves as the contact person for families, agencies, and the court system while engaging in correspondence and communication.
• Clinical lead for cases by designing, writing, and coordination individual treatment plans.
• Reads and analyzes material and reports from outside organizations.
• Monitors youth and family compliance with service plans.
• Implements clinical models.
• Manages crisis situations utilizing verbal de-escalation and CPI as needed.
• Completes sessions with clients and families.
• Completes comprehensive diagnostic assessments

Social Work Care Coordinator - Partners for Kids-Nationwide Children's Hospital

(2020-06 - 2021-06)

Plus the continuation of job duties of the medical social worker position (total time at Partners for Kids Nationwide Children's Services was from November 2017 until June 2021)

• Screening and identification of patients
• Completes comprehensive Health Risk Assessment
• Develops family-centered plan of care
• Facilitates communication and collaboration amongst the healthcare team
• Develops patient's/family self-management skills through education and resource provision Manages transitions between settings, caregivers and providers
• Provides monitoring and follow-up across the continuum of care
• Provides consultation, education, and training to staff regarding psychosocial issues that impact the delivery of optimal health care services
• Participates in orientation and continuing education of staff and students as appropriate

Medical Social Worker - Partners for Kids- Nationwide Children's Hospital

(2017-11 - 2020-06)

• Provides care coordination services to complex medical/behavioral pediatric patients and their families
• Outreaches to primary care physicians, specialty physicians, and other service providers to identify patients in need of care coordination
• Works closely with families to guide them through the healthcare system to optimize their care and services they receive to improve child health, decrease costs, and improve satisfaction with care
• Functions as a resource to discharge planners in an inpatient setting as requested
• Travels within a 34-county area including home visiting, participation in primary and specialty care office visits, and collaborative meetings with community agencies including schools and county boards
• Facilitates transitions between settings and caregivers
• Maintains accurate documentation in the medical record
• Develops patient and caregiver skills, knowledge and abilities to self-manage their own healthcare
• Refers, connects, and collaborates with community agencies and resources to meet patient needs
• Demonstrates understanding of the principles of palliative care and incorporates those principles in care coordination activities
• Facilitates and coordinates quality patient care in a timely manner and cost-effective manner while promoting interdisciplinary collaboration between all members of the health care team
• Assesses readiness to change
• Establishes and adjusts goals, interventions, and care accordingly
• Serves as a patient/family advocate in meeting patient and family needs
• Serves on the motivational interviewing committee and taught some of the motivational interviewing onboarding training to the new employees

Intern - The Huckleberry House

(2019-01 - 2020-05)

• Completed intake services when youth first came to the shelter
• Assisted in making decisions if youth were appropriate for the program and the services at Huckleberry House
• Completed biopsychosocial assessments with clients
• Gave diagnosis to youth, under supervision, after reviewing charts and all documentation
• Provided therapy sessions with youth
• Completed office tasks
• Collaborated with children services, hospitals, and other providers in the community
• Interacted with youth and provided informal supports
• Completed duties such as watching the youth and assisting them with their needs
• Reviewed charts and assisted youth as needed
• Completed masters of social work tasks specific to competencies

Child Welfare Case Worker 1-2 - Franklin County Children Services

(2015-10 - 2017-11)

• Initiated cases through phone contact and home visits
• Conducted interviews with families at their homes and in the office
• Assessed the safety of children
• Linked clients with resources
• Contacted law enforcement if needed
• Contacted Collaterals; ie doctors, schools, counselors, and treatment centers
• Utilized strong written and verbal communication skills to complete paperwork according to state guidelines.
• Strengthened families by determining their needs
• Conducted Criminal background checks
• Utilized strong written and verbal communication skills to complete paperwork according to state guidelines for case evaluation and maintain compliance.
• Closed cases or escalate case to long term support

Intern - Butler County Probate Court

(2015-05 - 2015-08)

• Conducted interviews during site visits with guardians and those being served under guardianship
• Served notices of hearings to wards
• Looked at files and filled out paperwork for cases
• Completed paperwork for final adoption hearings
• Served as backup for the adoption worker as needed
• Tracked and scanned adoption documents
• Processed new adoption intakes from beginning to end
• Set and scheduled pretrial and final hearings for adoption cases
• Sent adoption paperwork to attorneys and agencies through certified mail
• Aided in on guardianship, mental health, and adoption hearings
• Pulled files and prepared them for hearings

Intern - The Center for Family Solutions

(2014-05 - 2014-06)

• Met with clients and assisted them in filling out Civil Protection Order paperwork
• Victim Advocate for clients during Civil Protection Order court hearings
• Facilitated groups for victims of domestic violence
• Facilitated a group for children who were a part of families who experienced domestic violence
• Facilitated a group of children to teach them about life and how to interact with others
• Helped plan the annual fundraising event
• Wrote grants for the agency

Master of Social Work - Social Work - The Ohio State University (2020)

Bachelor of Science - Social Work - Cedarville University (2015)