NERIELY SOSTRE BRITO
Buckeye
Summary
Mental health professional with experience in individual, group, and crisis intervention. Conducts mental health assessments and provides individual and group counseling services, documenting and evaluating individual service plans. Has also been serving as a social worker in areas of adoption and voluntary surrenders, victims and survivors of domestic violence, oncology patients, and survivors of natural disasters. Also, with skills in completing adoption home studies, offering empathic service, and practice professionally guided by models and theories relevant to clients' needs.
Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong work ethic, adaptability, and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
CLINICIAN
Southwest Key Program
06.2022 - 03.2025
- Conduct intake, admission, and diagnostic assessments, individual, group, and crisis interventions.
- I worked as a team with treatment team members and clients to develop individualized treatment plans.
- I facilitated weekly psychoeducational and therapeutic groups for youth and continuously assessed client's mental well-being, making necessary modifications to the individualized service plan to provide the most appropriate service for the client.
ADOPTION PROGRAM SOCIAL WORKER
Hogar Cuna San Cristóbal
12.2021 - 05.2022
- Evaluated applications from potential adoptive parents.
- I conducted residential visits to complete Social Studies reports.
- I participated in the judicial process related to adoptions and voluntary surrenders whenever necessary.
- I monitored children in the adoption process and provided counseling to families regarding their needs (healthy attachment, behavior modification, among others).
INSTRUCTOR OF PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE OF SOCIAL WORK
Universidad de Puerto Rico Recinto de Humacao
12.2021 - 05.2022
- Supervised ten (10) students while doing their internship as Social Workers.
- Audited your assigned case files and corrected analyses and work plans.
- I did performance evaluations and led meetings at assigning tasks and work plans.
CASE MANAGER
Salvation Army
12.2018 - 02.2021
- Company Overview: Houses to Homes Program
- Conduct individual psychosocial interventions and crisis interventions to survivors of Hurricane Maria.
- Coordinated necessary community resources for clients, offered educational workshops to the community, and developed and managed a support group for victims and survivors of domestic violence.
- Houses to Homes Program
SOCIAL WORKER
Casa de la Bondad, Inc.
10.2014 - 08.2018
- Company Overview: Rapid Rehousing Program
- Conducted individual psychosocial interventions and crisis interventions for survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence.
- Offered educational workshops to the entire community focused on domestic violence prevention.
- I provided support to victims and survivors of domestic violence and court proceedings under Law 54 of 1989.
- Performed administrative tasks and participated in radio interviews to disseminate the educational message and promote domestic violence prevention.
- Rapid Rehousing Program
SOCIAL WORKER
San Jorge Children's Hospital
08.2015 - 05.2016
- Company Overview: Oncology Area and Mental Health Unit
- Offered individual psychosocial interventions and crisis interventions to young oncology patients.
- Planned and developed a support group for parents of oncology patients.
- Within the mental health unit, I had the opportunity to conduct initial assessment interviews with young patients, as well as family interventions aimed at guiding and educating parents and/or guardians of minor patients about their children's diagnosis, the care and attention they needed to stabilize their mental health, among other important aspects.
- Oncology Area and Mental Health Unit
Education
MASTER'S DEGREE - SOCIAL WORK WITH SPECIALTY IN FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN'S
Escuela Graduada de Trabajo Social Beatriz Lasalle (UPR-RP)
05.2018
BACHELOR'S - BACHELOR OF ARTS WITH CONCENTRATION IN SOCIAL WORK
Universidad de Puerto Rico Recinto de Humacao
05.2014
HIGH SCHOOL DEGREE -
Escuela Superior Vocacional Tecnológica Manuel Mediavilla Negrón
05.2008
Skills
- Empathy
- Active Listening
- Analytical and Problem-Solving skills
- Flexibility
- Teamwork
- Crisis intervention
- Individual treatment planning
- Group facilitation
Certification
Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) of Arizona
Permanent Social Work License of Puerto Rico
CPR certification
CPI certification
Language
Spanish - Native language
English - Basic Intermediate (B1)
Timeline
CLINICIAN
Southwest Key Program
06.2022 - 03.2025
ADOPTION PROGRAM SOCIAL WORKER
Hogar Cuna San Cristóbal
12.2021 - 05.2022
INSTRUCTOR OF PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE OF SOCIAL WORK
Universidad de Puerto Rico Recinto de Humacao
12.2021 - 05.2022
CASE MANAGER
Salvation Army
12.2018 - 02.2021
SOCIAL WORKER
San Jorge Children's Hospital
08.2015 - 05.2016
SOCIAL WORKER
Casa de la Bondad, Inc.
10.2014 - 08.2018
MASTER'S DEGREE - SOCIAL WORK WITH SPECIALTY IN FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN'S
Escuela Graduada de Trabajo Social Beatriz Lasalle (UPR-RP)
BACHELOR'S - BACHELOR OF ARTS WITH CONCENTRATION IN SOCIAL WORK
Universidad de Puerto Rico Recinto de Humacao
HIGH SCHOOL DEGREE -
Escuela Superior Vocacional Tecnológica Manuel Mediavilla Negrón