Taylor Bartholomew

Conduct comprehensive crisis and risk assessments for Emergency Department patients, evaluating safety concerns, risk of harm to self or others, and collaborating with physicians to determine hospitalization requirements.

• Respond to individuals in crisis using advanced interpersonal skills, including debriefing, active listening, conflict resolution, and problem-solving.
• Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to ensure comprehensive care delivery.
• Assessing client needs through interviews and observation techniques.
• Knowledge of complex mental health illnesses and diagnoses to conduct crisis intervention.
• Functional understanding and ability to use concepts, principles, and specific techniques of crisis intervention within a clinical context.
• Coordinated referrals to community resources and mental health services.
• Conducting client follow-up calls.
• Clinical client documentation of crisis assessment, substance use, discharge summary, LOCUS, and OCAN.

Providing individualized 1:1 support to adults with serious mental health diagnoses by promoting independence, increasing life skills, using a psychosocial rehabilitation model, a strengths-based approach, and trauma-informed care.

• Manage a caseload of 12–15 medium- to high-needs clients, offering weekly in-person or phone appointments based on clients' needs and goals.
• Develop and implement comprehensive rehabilitation plans, including goal setting, functional assessments, direct skill teaching/programming, discharge planning, and follow-up.
• Support clients with life skills development, resource navigation, and crisis problem-solving (e.g., accessing primary care, medication challenges, eviction risk, housing applications, and completing forms).
• Coordinate care by collaborating with multidisciplinary professionals and family members to ensure integrated, client-centered support.
• Facilitate a weekly Concurrent Disorders group focused on relapse prevention, healthy coping, and maintaining mental, and emotional stability.
• Developed trusting relationships with social services, health care providers and governmental agencies.
• Facilitate communication between clients, families, and community resources for support.
• Maintained accurate case records and documentation in compliance with policies.
• Advocated for clients' rights and needs within the community service framework.

Completed student placement with the Salvation Army, with a case worker, and front-line staff.

• Utilizing approved case management tools, Outcome Star, SPDAT, and Pathway of Hope, with the supervision of the case worker.
• Identified the needs of clients for housing purposes and legal issues, providing support.
• Needs/Skills Assessment for housing history, barriers to housing, and immediate and ongoing needs (identification of financial, food, housing, clothing, medical, and education); conduct preliminary individualized goal setting/plan.
• Ensure that the privacy and confidentiality of clients are maintained within established standards, policies, and procedures.