Clinical Therapist - The Nelson Center for Family Therapy
(2026-06)
- Providing therapy services to adults and couples.
- Provide couples therapy to couples experiencing high conflict, infidelity, domestic violence, and any other relational challenges.
- Informed in CBT, DBT, EFT, SFBT, Sex Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Person-Centered care, and Trauma-Informed care.
- Completing comprehensive treatment plans, intake assessments, risk assessments, providing resources, and more.
Case Management Social Worker - Henry Ford Health System – Main Hospital
(2026-05)
- Provide case management services to patients admitted to the emergency department
- Provide mental health resources to patients
- Coordinate inpatient psychiatric hospitalizations
- Connect patients with outpatient mental health providers
- Coordinate psychiatric hospitalization placements
- Complete social work assessments assessing for safety and social determinants of health
School-Based Case Manager - Easterseals MORC
(2025-07 - 2026-05)
- Completed biopsychosocial assessment, crisis plans, individual plans of service, MichiCANS, safe-T (CSSRS) assessments, PHQ9, and obtain all necessary annual paperwork
- Coordinated with school faculty and attend meetings to ensure IEP and 504 plans are properly developed and successfully implemented
- Completed timely, HIPAA compliant documentation
- Provided crisis intervention services
- Serviced children and adolescents who may be experiencing suicidal ideation, self-harmful behaviors, homicidal ideation, and further
- Service children and adolescents who are impacted by SED disorders
- Collaborated with supervisors and interdisciplinary teams (psychiatrists, therapists, outside agencies, etc) to ensure quality care
Autism Supports Coordinator/Case Manager - Easterseals MORC
(2025-02 - 2025-07)
- Completed timely documentation while maintaining privacy and dignity, following HIPAA guidelines and regulations
- Compose, complete, and enforce treatment plans, TWIN14. Intake assessments, MichiCANS, crisis plans, etc as well as GAD7, PHQ9, CSSR SAFE-T, and further
- Coordinate with school social workers, teachers, school psychologists, and behavior interventionists for IEP accommodations and enforcements
- Attend IEP meetings as required
- Provide resources to families for housing, food assistance, Medicaid, SSDI/SSI, etc
- Connect clients and families with ABA, OT, PT, SLP, and respite services
- Maintain authorizations for ABA, OT, PT, SLP, and respite services to avoid a delay or lapse in services
Case Management Intern - Easterseals MORC
(2024-06 - 2024-11)
- Completed timely documentation while maintaining privacy and dignity, following HIPAA guidelines and regulations
- Compose, complete, and enforce treatment plans, case management assessments, crisis plans, etc as well as GAD7, PHQ9, CSSR SAFE-T, LOCUS, and further
- Continuously assess for safety and provide crisis intervention services to clients who are experiencing a mental health or substance use crisis, including individuals experiencing self-harmful behaviors, suicidal ideation with plan and intent, homicidal ideation, or episodes of psychosis
- Coordinate with interdisciplinary treatment teams
- Consult with supervisor on a daily basis regarding client's needs and progress towards goals
- Maintain initial and annual paperwork in the chart to ensure audit compliance
- Coordinate with hospitals for discharge planning
- Provide community resources
Benefits Coordinator - Easterseals MORC
(2024-04 - 2025-02)
- Obtain and maintain Benefits-to-Work coach certification
- Provide benefits counseling to individuals in the IPS supportive employment program
- Assist individuals in applying for SSDI, Cash Assistance, Medicaid, etc and other MDHHS/SSA benefits
- Provide benefits counseling services to individuals in the IPS supportive employment program on how working will impact their government benefits
- Assist individuals in the IPS supportive employment program with resume building, job searching, connecting to job boards for job searching, work on interpersonal skills, as well as other retention skills to help individuals obtain and maintain employment
Certified Community Health Worker - Easterseals MORC
(2021-11 - 2024-04)
- Maintain MiCHWA certification
- Continuously assessed for safety and provided crisis intervention services to clients who are experiencing a mental health or substance use crisis, including individuals experiencing self-harmful behaviors, suicidal ideation with plan and intent, homicidal ideation, or episodes of psychosis
- Completed petitions for involuntary hospitalizations when clients are a danger to self or others and testify at probate court to obtain pick up orders when necessary, filling out necessary paperwork required for hospitalization
- Completed initial assessments to assess for integrated healthcare needs, GAD7, PHQ9, CSSR SAFE-T, and further
- Visited clients when they are admitted to the hospital for psychiatric or physical health reasons and coordinated with nursing and social work departments to assist in discharge planning after hospitalizations
- Provided integrated care to assist clients with managing their physical health needs
- Assisted clients in making doctor's appointments, setting up transportation for appointments, managing medications, learning self-advocacy, and addressing mental health disorders, intellectual/developmental disabilities, and substance use disorders
- Coordinated care and communicated effectively with providers, supervisors, therapists, case managers, and other members of the treatment team to ensure equitable and quality care was provided and to ensure positive health outcomes
- Assisted clients in developing goals and objectives for working in the Behavioral Health Home program
- Completed referrals as needed for specialists who will help clients address and maintain their needs
- Provided clients with various resources including housing, food banks, clothing banks, etc
- Provided clients with resources and education regarding physical health as needed
- Completed timely documentation while maintaining privacy and dignity, following HIPAA guidelines and regulations
Discharge Planner and Court Liaison - Henry Ford Kingswood Hospital
(2021-05 - 2021-10)
- Coordinated with providers, attorneys, and probate courts in multiple counties to initiate and continue the court process for involuntary hospitalizations
- Coordinated and facilitated court hearings with and for patients
- Assisted patients with Medicaid applications to ensure insurance coverage during hospital stay
- Completed and maintained HIPAA compliant documentation in a timely and professional manner, including in the use of the EMR 'EPIC'
- Coordinated with internal and external providers to set up patients for aftercare follow up appointments, including partial hospitalization, substance abuse support groups, and general outpatient care
- Performed frequent chart audits to ensure proper documents are uploaded into chart
- Participated in treatment team meetings as requested to contribute to patient care and development of treatment
- Engaged in de-escalation strategies to maintain patient safety and ensure a supportive, encouraging, and therapeutically engaging environment on the milieu
- Worked with youth and adult populations with varying acuity and diagnoses, including (but not limited to) chronic and acute psychiatric conditions such as Depression, Suicidal Ideation, Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, and further
Human Services Worker - Believe, Trust, and Change Counseling
(2020-12 - 2021-09)
- Performed moderate level case management including assisting clients with housing, benefits applications, mental health treatment/informal therapy, report writing, reviewing and accepting/declining referrals, etc
- Performed comprehensive intake paperwork, including initial assessments, performed termination and monthly reports, completed treatment plans (including goals, objectives, and outcomes), and discharge planning
- Provided Direct Family Assistance services to assist clients with mental health services, budgeting, family/household management, appropriate grocery shopping, parenting strategies, housing, connecting clients with community supports, providing community outreach, etc
- Worked closely with DHS and CPS case workers, maintaining weekly contact with DHS regarding progress with clients and families
Behavioral Health Technician - Henry Ford Kingswood Hospital
(2020-07 - 2021-05)
- Performed 15-minute safety rounds, reporting any changes to nurses assigned to patients, encouraged and assisted patients with engagement during therapeutic groups and activities
- Managed patient care with warm and compassionate bedside manner, monitoring for changes in mental state and diagnostic symptomology
- Assisted with admissions and discharges, checking in belongings, oriented patients to the milieu
- Completed and maintained HIPAA compliant documentation in a timely and professional manner
- Assisted patients with daily living activities such as eating, dressing, and undressing
- Engaged in de-escalation strategies to maintain patient safety and ensure a supportive, encouraging, and therapeutically engaging environment on the milieu
- Worked with youth and adult populations
