LMSW with extensive experience as a therapist/strategist/analyst/consultant/clinic coordinator seeks a position in healthcare or related field

1. Sandee Fried Zuccaro
- LMSW
Summary
LMSW with extensive experience as a therapist/strategist/analyst/consultant/clinic coordinator
seeks a position in education, healthcare or related field.
Experience
VCO Consulting, LLC, Armonk, NY September 2010 - Present (6 years 2 months)
Educational Strategist for clients seeking assistance with college application process.
 Conduct initial interviews to determine each student’s interests and aspirations.
 Record each student’s profile information, including grades, test scores, volunteer
experiences, internships, sports participation and other markers.
 Combine individual student profile information with student’s stated interests and
aspirations to determine the student’s optimal environment, and from that, propose
realistic college options.
 Created Excel-based formula to estimate an individual student’s likelihood of acceptance
at a given school using statistical measures for each element of his/her profile data.
• Track submissions of each student to each college to ensure all deadlines are met.
Recruiter
 Solicit, interview and evaluate tutor position applicants.
In-House Psychotherapist
 Provide psychotherapy to parents and students who want help addressing stress
triggered by college application process, including issues that emerge regarding prestige
of school, academic readiness and parent—child separation issues.
Tutor
 Tutor middle and high school students in a variety of disciplines, including English and
history.
North General Hospital September 1983 - October 1986 (3 years 2 months)
Harlem 190-bed Hospital at Madison Ave. and West 120th St., New York, NY.
LCSW - Head of Social Therapy Clinic
 Discharge Planner – inpatient
 Recorded 60-70 patients’ daily health to ensure that patients remained eligible for
appropriate post-hospital care.

2.  Organized post-hospital healthcare for 60 – 70 patients at any given time, including
arranging appropriate care in health-related and skilled-nursing facilities, or at home
Outpatient Clinic Psychotherapist
 Provided weekly psychotherapy for approximately 20 outpatients at any given time.
 Negotiated client compliance objectives with discharged patients who demonstrated
difficulty meeting them; reassessed patient objectives where necessary.
 Sole point of contact for post-discharge issues, including facilitating concrete services
such as Section 8 housing, Medicaid, Food stamps, Transportation, Medical records,
utilities, disability applications and SSI.
o Liaison between patients and social service agencies, physically transporting
applications and relevant documentation to appropriate government offices to
expedite processing.
Healthcare Provider Educator
 Implemented weekly seminars for doctors designed to improve physician—patient
interactions
 Promoted doctor awareness of patient experiences, particularly those of terminal
patients and those of patients facing lives significantly affected by recent health declines.
 Presented material in a manner that emphasized its educational value while minimizing
potential perception of it as a criticism of current physician bedside manner.
Skills & Expertise
 Research, Editing, Public Speaking
 Public Relations, Community Outreach
 Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel
Education
Hunter College, City University of New York, School of Social Work
Master of Social Work (MSW), Social Work, 1982 - 1984
Activities and Societies: Field placements include Jewish Guild For The Blind, Mount Sinai
Hospital, Inpatient Cardiothoracic Surgery and Pediatric Pulmonary Outpatient Unit
The George Washington University
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Sociology, 1975 - 1979
Activities and Societies: Community Legal Clinic, Operation PEP, Protection For Elderly People
Certifications
License Masters of Social Work
New York State Department of State OFPC
Registration Certificate
The University of the State of New York, Education Department, Office of the Professions License
0311688-1 May 2015