Ashley Hurley
Fall River
Summary
Professional with hands-on experience in collaborative environments, prepared to contribute to project success. Known for reliability and adaptability in meeting dynamic team needs. Exhibits strong organizational abilities and effective communication skills.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
1st Year MSW Therapeutic Training & Support Staff
Family Services Association
09.2024 - Current
- Facilitates healthy family functioning by improving coping strategies and communication skills.
- Maintains paperwork requirements and timeframes of agency, Mass Health Managed Care Entities and other commerical insurances.
- Identify and manage critical safety hazards through resource coordination.
- Cultivates supportive relationships with youth, young adults, and families.
Family Partner
Department of Mental Health
09.2021 - Current
- Provides support and advocacy for families and caretakers across the spectrum of services
- Serves as a mentor to persons served and family members to promote hope, empowerment, self-determination, and personal wellness
- Collaborates with the ACCS team to promote a team culture in which each family member’s point of view, experiences, and preferences are recognized, understood, and respected, and in which person served self-determination and decision making in treatment planning are maximized and supported
- Provides support to persons served and family members in group formats while exploring meaningful activities of wellness and community life
- Serves as a liaison between the ACCS team and consumer-run programs such as self-help groups and drop-in centers that support a person served goals and aspirations
- Assists persons served and family members to plan and carry out activities to help the person served structure their time, increase social experiences, and provide opportunities to practice social skills
- Maintains regular, face-to-face contact with the family as determined by the treatment team and maintain regular contact with treatment providers
- Assists caregivers in recognizing the importance of self-care and helping them connect with support in self-care as well as support in the form of individual, peer/caregiver support and self-help groups
- Collaborates with the team to ensure the protection of person served rights to help persons served improve their knowledge of client rights and grievance procedures
Outreach Worker
Department of Mental Health
09.2019 - 09.2021
- Assess the needs of assigned persons on a regular basis by reviewing records, providing supportive counseling and maintaining regular contact with their families via outreach in their home or other community environments
- Serves on a multidisciplinary team by attending regular team meetings, by coming prepared to present psychological history, mental status, treatment provided, and treatment planned
- Works with team to secure appropriate services for person served by working with other community agencies including SSI, Mass Rehab, Day Programs, Psychiatrist and medical services to assure person served receives optimal care
- Responsible for the knowledge of all medications used within the program including the indications, risks and side effects, and knowledge implementation of person served medications procedures, in order to teach persons served all aspects of their medication through supervision of programing nursing, all medication relation materials, MAP training and other available trainings
Education
MSW - Masters in Social Work
Boston University
09-2023
Bachelor’s - Psychology
Bridgewater State University
01.2023
Skills
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Fast learner
- Problem-solving
- Passionate
- Resourceful
- Adaptable
- Empathetic
Timeline
1st Year MSW Therapeutic Training & Support Staff
Family Services Association
09.2024 - Current
Family Partner
Department of Mental Health
09.2021 - Current
Outreach Worker
Department of Mental Health
09.2019 - 09.2021
Bachelor’s - Psychology
Bridgewater State University
MSW - Masters in Social Work
Boston University
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