Social Worker Psychotherapy

Casey Catello
604 Harmony Lane
Pleasantville, CA 94588
(925) 555-1234

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

• Provide quality case management and psychotherapeutic services to adult, adolescent, and child clients with chronic mental illness and chemical dependency.
• Conduct psychosocial assessments to document history, identify preliminary issues for treatment focus, and provide group and family process-oriented therapies using various professional treatment modalities.
• Assess family and community resources to meet client's after-care needs. Develop and coordinate individualized plans.
• Dedicated to the understanding of "how the system works" and to effectively work within that system.
• Coordinate meetings and present program and daily outpatient service information to hospital staff, physicians, and treatment centers throughout the state for referrals.
• Conduct support groups for sexual assault survivors.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

• Patient Care • Problem Solving
• Patient Relations • Counseling
• Policies and Procedures • Medical Documentation
• Presentations • Case Management
• Psychosocial Assessment

CERTIFICATIONS

Certified Graduate Social Worker
Certified in Corporate Crisis Intervention
Completed a two-year clinical supervision for LCSW

EDUCATION

TULANE UNIVERSITY, New Orleans, LA
1999
Masters, Social Work (M.S.W.)

LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY, Ruston, LA
1996
Bachelor of Arts, Child Life and Family Studies /, Minor: Sociology

EXPERIENCE

COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CLINIC, Shreveport, LA
2000 - Present
Social Worker
• Assessed and referred children, adolescents, and adults for mental health services.
• Conducted psychosocial assessments, document history, current symptoms, and acute needs for treatment.
• Conducted therapeutic and educational groups and individual sessions to address needs of the dual diagnosed client in a daily outpatient setting.

Selected Accomplishments:
• Served as a member of an Interdisciplinary team to develop weekly treatment plans focused on client's individual needs.

COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CLINIC, Shreveport, LA
1999 - 2000
Community Outreach Coordinator
• Provided program education to hospitals and treatment centers throughout the state.
• Conducted assessments to determine appropriateness for daily outpatient treatment.

Selected Accomplishments:
• Served as Outreach Representative at the annual NASW conference in Baton Rouge, LA.

BATON ROUGE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM, Baton Rouge, LA
1998 - 1999
Social Work Intern (School Social Work Services)
• Conducted individual, group, and family counseling to elementary and middle school students experiencing difficulties with learning due to various emotional and environmental factors.
• Conducted individual home visits as a tool to assess and advocate parental involvement.
• Provided on-sight training of suicide issues and child abuse to school faculty and administration.

Selected Accomplishments:
• Assisted in the development of individual education, and behavioral plans for students with special needs.
• Utilized community resources to assist students and families who where homeless, or in need of psychiatric services.

ACME HEALTH CENTER, New Orleans, LA
1997 - 1998
Psychiatric Technician (Child and Adolescent Services)
• Developed interventions for adolescents experiencing acute psychiatric difficulties and conducted crisis intervention techniques in acute situations.

Selected Accomplishments:
• Served as a member of an Interdisciplinary team to provide structure and behavioral modification.
• Served as co-facilitator of educational groups dealing with adolescent substance abuse.

COMMUNITY SHELTER, Austin, TX
1996 - 1997
Counselor
• Conducted assessments and referrals for children who needed emergency placement as a result of physical and sexual abuse and neglect.
• Trained staff on the developmental stages of childhood and the impact of abuse on a child's life.

Selected Accomplishments:
• Worked successfully with Child Protective Services and other community agencies to provide therapeutic and advocacy services.

ASSOCIATIONS

National Association of Social Workers, Member

PRWRA Judy Arabie - Just Your Type, Inc. - Résumé Manager - http://www.justyourtype.com - resumes@justyourtype.com