Candice Romero

Jail re-entry case manager:

• Collaboration with consumers, family members, and significant others in identifying strengths and needs in identifying treatment needs.
• Work with consumer and family/support system for appropriate service delivery
• Provide assistance in developing community-based resources for social, vocational, and leisure skills
• Maintain communication and links with other Jefferson Center programs e.g
• Access, Inpatient, Outpatient, Navigation and Wellness programs
• Coordination for emergency services when clinically indicated/medically necessary; risk/lethality assessment (including inpatient admission)
• Resource acquisition and assistance with application for benefits and entitlements in collaboration with Benefits/Navigation Team
• Assist consumers with basic needs such as housing, food, clothing, medical and dental care, legal, vocational, and psychiatric services
• Provide on-going training and educational opportunities for officers to increase awareness of de-escalation, mental health and intervention
• Provide family members with necessary information and education to further assist clients and themselves
• Participate in team meetings, clinical staffings, and clinical consultation as scheduled
• Utilize clinical practice guidelines, Jefferson Center and State Division of Mental Health standards for appropriate service delivery
• Appropriately screen and assess referrals for admission into the CJMH program or other Jefferson Center Networks; document, process and organize referrals in a timely manner
• Coordinate consumer needs and fosters relationships while working with JCSO and other Criminal Justice Representatives.
• Attend treatment team and jail program staff meetings and clinical staffing.
• Provide case management services including linking to services, monitoring, follow-up, and crisis management for consumers
• Provide services to meet need: office based, community based, or in the consumer’s home

Clinical Outpatient DUI Therapist:

• Treat all clients with dignity and respect;
• Conduct drug/alcohol evaluations; interview clients for admission; assess the need for on-going treatment or referral to other agencies.
• Conduct individual, group, and family counseling sessions.
• Collaborate with Client to develop, implement, and revise individualized treatment plans.
• Integrate Motivational Enhancement Therapy into all aspects of counseling;
• Provide psycho-education classes and other educational presentations on substance abuse and mental illness.
• Communicate with families, probation/parole officers, and community agencies regarding treatment, discharge and aftercare plans.
• Maintain required documentation in all areas including, but not limited to: counselor's admit notes, assessments, daily charting, weekly clinical staffing notes, and discharge summaries according to company and professionally accepted standards.
• Attend training sessions for the purpose of upgrading skills and obtaining or maintaining counselor certification.
• Collaborate with peer mentors.
• Observe confidentiality requirements.
• Functions in accordance with the professions Code of Ethics and Facility's policies and procedures.
• Facilitate MRT
• Complete treatment SMART goals with client and update them every eight weeks.
• Make appropriate referrals to and act as liaison with community agencies, service providers, and natural support systems
• Provide in-reach and out-reach at designated facilities as assigned/appropriate.

• Provide at home assistance to elderly patients.
• Provide support to patients for daily living including: showering, cleaning, meal preparation.
• Maintained safe, secure, and healthy patient environment and completed all additional household chores.
• Monitored clients' overall health and well-being and noted significant changes.
• Laundered items, changed sheets and made bed to keep patients' bedroom clean.

• Respond to enquiries and referrals from Probation and external agencies and compete intake procedures for client in accordance with agreed policy, criteria and guidelines
• Establish a comfortable atmosphere in a non-judgmental way in order to obtain family background, current problems and past attempts at problem resolution
• Contribute to the establishment of individual client services so they are delivered in a safe and timely manner
• Facilitate DUI groups IDEP curriculum and evidence base practices
• Monitor women submitting urinalysis testing
• Attend Sobriety Court once a week and staff clients with Judge, Probation, District Attorney and Public defender in order to advocate for clients and give updates about their progress
• Complete treatment SMART goals with client and update them every six months
• Facilitate relapse prevention cog groups with adults as well as group for adolescents.

• Served food and beverages promptly with focused attention to customer needs.
• Worked with POS system to place orders, manage bills, and handle complimentary items.
• Cultivated warm relationships with regular customers.
• Maintained clean and organized dining areas to uphold restaurant hygiene standards.
• Bussed and reset tables to keep dining room and work areas clean.
• Resolved customer complaints promptly and professionally to maintain positive reputation.

• Provided fast, fun, and friendly costumer service on sales floor in high volume store
• Sustained inventory efficiency
• Handled money, signed up costumers for credit cards, and bagged their items
• Returned merchandise at guest services and organized merchandise on sales floor
• Loss prevention attendant tracked down empty packages and recorded item numbers
• Provided fast, fun, and friendly costumer service on sales floor in high volume store