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Canyon College

Charlene Law, MSW, CSW
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Biographical Information

Education

Degree Programs:
M.S.W., Walla Walla College, College Place, Washington
B.S.W., LCSC, Lewiston, Idaho

Professional Experience:

2/96 - Present
Targeted Case Manager - Susan Call's Case Management, Lewiston, ID

• Assess client needs.
• Assist clients to gain access to needed services such as: medical, housing, financial, educational, vocational, social, mental health, community, and legal.
• Assist clients in organizing services and make sure each part runs smoothly.
• Coordinate, Advocate, Consult for clients with community agencies.
• Communicate with Psychiatrist, Physicians, Counselors regarding client care and medications.
• Attend court hearings as needed.
• Write Assessments, Action Plans, Reviews, Progress Notes, and Letters.

5/98 - Pressent
Individual Psychosocial Rehab Specialist - Susan Call's Case Management, Lewiston, ID

• Assist client in gaining and utilizing skills necessary to undertake school or employment.
• Teach client symptom management, personal hygiene and grooming, securing appropriate clothing, time management and other skills to help client gain goals.
• Teach client how to interact in social settings including improving communication skills and role modeling appropriate interpersonal behavior.
• Assist client to gain and utilize ADL skills housekeeping, meal planning and prepartion, shopping, money management, budgeting, and transportation utilization to help them live independently in the community.
• Provide crisis support to ensure clients health and safety.
• Write task plans, reviews and progress notes that meet Medicaid guidelines.

3/94 - 2/96
Clinical Coordinator - V & T Mental Health Day Treatment Center, Lewiston, ID.

• Interview clients for history
• Write up needs assessments, Day Treatment plans, progress notes reviews.
• Supervise Day Treatment Center staff. Oversee every day management of the Center.
• Group work with clients.

5/93 - Present
Crisis Line Volunteer - YWCA, Lewiston, ID.

• Listen to and support people in crisis and help them work through problem solving process.
• Assess person for safety and provide safety planning when needed.
• Refer person in crisis to other resources where needed.

Social Work Seminars and Trainings

• Cortex Mind Matters Educational Seminars: "Emotions" and "Understanding Anger"
• The Milton H. Erikson Foundation Evolution of Psychotherapy 12/95 and 5/00
• The Institute for Integral Development "Conference on the Family, Addictions, and Relationships 9/98 and 10/97
• American College of Forensic Examiners 8th Annual Conference 10/00
• Institute for Advancement of Human Behavior, "Treating Difficult Patients" Donald Meichenbaum, Ph.D. 12/00

Summary of Qualifications

Over 8 years experience working with clients who have a major mental illness and/or developmental disability. Coordnite, advocate, consult with clients and community providers; teach clients skills that allow them to live successfully in the community; create and implement needs assessment, action plan, progress notes, letters to professionals.

Client-driven focus: Build rapport with client; arrange, link, coodinate services for client; teach skills.

Team-orientated: work with other Social Worker staff when clients are shared and when on-call for agency and other staff.