Assistant Professor
Temple University
Total years of experience :6 years, 3 Months
• Provide instruction of 12 credits per semester in social work field as well as in any of the additional four curriculum areas: H.B.S.E., Policy, Research, and Practice.
• Provide student advisement.
• Service to the University, including departmental meetings and committee work.
• Participation in area community activities.
• Chair elect, Collegial Assembly
• Senate Representative, Faculty Senate
• Courses taught:
• Dynamics of Health, Health Care, and Health Systems, MSW Program, Summer I 2021
• Integrative Seminar, MSW Program, Summer II
• Seminar in Social Work Practice I, Fall 2021, In-person, BSW Program
• Human Behavior in the Social Environment I, Fall 2021, In-person, BSW Program
• Theory Informed Direct Practice I, Fall 2021, Online, MSW Program
• Integrative Seminar I, Fall 2021, Online, MSW Program
• Foundations of Research, Spring 2022, Online, MSW Program
• Theory Informed Direct Practice II, Spring 2022, MSW Program
• Human Behavior in the Social Environment II: Communities & Organizations, Spring 2022, BSW Program.
• Seminar in Social Work Practice II, Spring 2022, BSW Program
• Dynamic of Health, Health Care, and Health Systems, MSW Program, Summer 2022
• Emotional Disorders in Childhood and Adolescents, MSW Program, Summer 2022
• Committees:
• Curriculum Committee, Course Lead for HBSE I & II; Seminar in Social Work Practice I & II; Course Liaison for Theory Informed Direct Practice I&II.
• Awards Committee
• Student Grievance Committee
• Anti-Oppressive Work Group
Provide therapeutic intervention services to children, adolescents, and adults using
various techniques including cognitive behavioral therapy, brief solution-based therapy,
and assessment tools in a private, outpatient setting.
• Complete intake assessment process, maintain electronic files and documentation in
compliance with state and federal standards.
• Provide continuous treatment planning, tracking progress to ensure quality treatment.
• Engage in weekly peer supervision to address clinical and administrative processes.
• Maintain case load of patients.
Completed initial assessments upon admission to the adolescent inpatient crisis stabilization unit,
identified patients’ strengths utilizing a holistic person-in-the-environment approach.
§ Facilitated one-on-one therapeutic sessions with youth hospitalized on a crisis stabilization unit.
§ Conducted family sessions incorporating the patient and family in discharge planning and aftercare
arrangements.
§ Devised treatment plans with adolescents, identifying their strengths and articulating coping
strategies.
§ Completed all phases of discharge planning.
§ Requested psychiatric consultations and medication evaluations as needed.
§ Participated as an effective team member in daily multi-disciplinary treatment team meetings.
§ Completed Handle With Care Training Program for crisis de-escalation.
Prepared involuntary commitment packets and arranged for courier delivery to the on call emergent
judge.
§ Coordinated with Physicians and collected screening documents and physician certification for each
commitment packet.
§ Conducted all phases of screening, intake, and referrals in the Carrier Access Admission department.
§ Contacted insurance companies for pre-certifications and authorizations for inpatient admissions.
§ Completed intakes from Psychiatric Screening Centers and medical hospitals. Obtained medical
clearances for prospective patients from on call physician.
§ Prepared admission packets with clinical documentation for physician review.
§ Screened incoming phone calls on a crisis inpatient hotline, screened candidates for admission for
meeting inpatient psychiatric and chemical dependency program criteria.
Ed.D.
Area of Emphasis: Children and Adolescents; Violence Against Women and Children Certificate Program.
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