Laura Bloom, MSW
Roseville, CA, U.S.A.
916.251.9301
words2results@gmail.com
Life Coach Specializing in Career Transitions and Author/Writer Coaching
Dedicated MSW, with over thirty one years of experience in the mental health field working with individuals, couples, groups and families providing direct outpatient services and consultation around psychodiagnostic assessment, treatment and compiling and creating psychosocial reports. Also, responsible for creating and maintaining multiple clinical private practices and writing texts and articles around career issues, parenting issues, bullying, and work /life balance.
CORE COMPETENCIES
Collaborative, Ethical, Empathetic, Culturally competent, Clinical supervision skills, Treatment planning. Strong writing skills. Strong research skills. Strong psycho-diagnostic assessment and treatment skills. Knowledge of work culture. Knowledge of referral and linkage to community resources, group facilitation skills. Strong clinical skills.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
*Refined social work skills by providing clinical supervision for mental health interns.
*Responsible for developing and implementing two clinical private practices.
*Experience as a clinical social worker offering treatment services to: Individuals, groups, families,couples, adolescents, adults and seniors.
*Provided clinical social work services to CalWORKs/T.A.N.F recipients.
*Attended Individualized Educational Plan (I.E.P.) meetings and provided biopsychosocial assessment services for special needs children with placement services through the Los Angeles County A.B. 3632 program.
*Expertise working with various systems, including: hospitals, schools, not-for-profit agencies, for profit organizations and the public sector.
*Authored the article Coping with Work Related Stress which was published in the North Beach Journal, June 1999.
*Authored the course book Mastering Clinical Supervision for an online distance learning program, Mckissock, L.P., April 15. 2010.
*Provided assessment, crisis and brief clinical services with linkage and referral to community resources through the Los Angeles County Crisis Management Center.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Founder and CEO
Words2Results.com
10/2015-present
Clinical Social Worker
Dominion Center for Behavioral Health Services,South Riding, VA
05/2014-08/2015
Clinical Supervisor
U. S. Care, LLC , Mclean, VA
05/2012-5/2014
Clinical Social Worker
Child help, Child Center of Virginia, Fairfax, VA
6/2011-5/2014
Clinical Social Worker
Phoenix Family Counseling, Gainesville, VA
11/2009- 5/2011
Private Practice
Laura Bloom, M.S.W., LCSW, Manassas, VA
02/2003 – 06/2005
Closed private practice for maternity leave.
Clinical Social Worker
Group Private Practice Prince William Family Counseling, Manassas, VA
Clinical Social Worker
Private Practice
Laura Bloom, M.S.W., L.C.S.W, San Francisco, CA
07/1996 to 08/2001
Clinical Case Manager
Westside Community Mental Health Center, San Francisco, CA
8/1996 to 08/2001
Clinical Social Worker
Family Service Agency of Burbank, Burbank
10/1986 to 05/1995
LICENSURE
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, CA,1989, #LCS 13856
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, VA., 2002, #0904005151
Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker, D.C., 2002 #LC 300078
EDUCATION
Jane Addams College of Social Work
University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois
Master of Social Work, 1985
Illinois State University,
Normal, Illinois
Bachelor of Science
Sociology, 1983