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Guastella Frank Resume
- 1. FRANK GUASTELLA 130 ArtistLake Drive 631-645-1720 Middle Island, NY 11953 frankguastella@mail.adelphi.edu LICENSURE New York State Licensed Master of Social Work EDUCATION Adelphi University Garden City, NY Master of Social Work, GPA 3.96 Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY Bachelor of Arts (Double Major: Psychology and Sociology), December 2013 EXPERIENCE RES Company Bohemia, NY Cognitive-Behavioral Specialist June 2014 – present • Manage a caseload of eleven clients with traumatic brain injurious • Complete functional behavioral assessments, individualized service plans and goal plan reviews • Differentially apply multiple therapeutic interventions to counsel traumatic brain injury survivors with co-occurring substance use and mental health disorders • Attend meetings to re-design clinical and community-based interventions with multidisciplinary treatment team Independent Support Services, Rock Hill, NY Direct Support Worker May 2014 - present • Provide home and community based services to clients under OPWDD state and federally funded self-directed plan • Develop and modify behavioral intervention methods to alleviate maladjustment • Trained new staff to work with client on autism-spectrum • Document sessions to determine nature or cause of maladaptive behaviors such as aggression and pica (i.e. eating non- tangible objects) • Organize community events for clients on higher functioning autism spectrum Quannacut Outpatient Riverhead, NY Intern - Substance Abuse Counselor September 2014 - August 2015 • Conducted psychosocial assessment and diagnostic procedures • Developed and implemented individualized treatment plans; documented treatment progress notes • Co-facilitated substance abuse group with licensed social worker • Counseled clients with co-occurring substance use and mental health disorders • Collaborated with treatment team (e.g. psychiatrist, probation officer) to track clients’ progress • Submitted monthly reports to federal and state programs • Administered drug tests and monitored toxicology reports Hope House Ministries Port Jefferson, NY Intern - Mental Health / Substance Abuse Counselor September 2015 - August 2016 Executed evidence-based interventions (e.g. Motivational Interviewing, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy) to provide individual and group counseling services to clients with co-occurring substance use and mental health disorders Designed and facilitated psycho-educationalsubstance abuse group for adult and adolescent males Integrated skill building theme groups and music group into existing Hope Academy curriculum Provided case management services by connecting clients to community resources OTHER EXPEIRENCE Eastern Suffolk BOCES Westhampton beach, NY Individual Aide December 2009 - August 2011 • Implemented behavioral therapy to reduce maladaptive behaviors such as aggression, pica and self-injury • Collaborated with teachers, social workers, occupationaland speech therapists to enhance student performance • Taught students ‘functional-independence’ by administering vocational and educational skills programs SKILLS Organizational: Proficient in writing detailed session notes that track clients’ progress in treatment Familiar with review and implementation of detailed service plans Communication: Knowledge of multiple theoretical frameworks used in clinical social work practice Crisis Management: Familiar with crisis situations in clients’ home, community or schoolenvironment Computer: Microsoft and Macintosh operating systems, MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint