Lilly Glass Akoto, MSW, LCSW 3800 NE SANDY BLVD, SUITE 203 Portland ~ OR ~ 97232 503-442-0636 LiLoCounseling@comcast.net
EDUCATION
10/20/05 Licensed Clinical Social Worker, State of Oregon 1993-1996 Masters of Social Work, Portland State University, Oregon 1989-1993 Bachelor Of Arts in Psychology,Skidmore College, New York
WORK EXPERIENCE
3/10-current Pt Care Coordinator, LCSW; PPMC AOS & Prov Psychiatric Clinic East[Portland, OR] 1/08-3/10 Behavioral Health Care Therapist, LCSW; Providence Adult Outpatient Services [Portland, OR] 4/05-4/08 Custody Mental Health Care Coordinator, LCSW; Department of Community Justice – Assessment and Treatment for Youth and Families (ATYF) [Portland, OR] 5/03-5/06 QMHP/Project Respond, LCSW; Cascadia Behavioral Health Care, Inc. [Portland, OR] 3/02-4/05 Acute Care Coordinator, MSW, CSWA; Multnomah County [Portland, OR] 1/02-2/03 Case Manager/Therapist, MSW, CSWA; Cascadia Behavioral Health Care, Inc. [Portland, OR] 10/97-7/00 Therapist, MSW; Rosemont School (Morrison Center) [Portland, OR] 8/96-10/97 Residential Counselor, MSW; Rosemont School (Morrison Center) [Portland, OR] 9/95-6/96 Emergency Services Case Manager, BA; Supervised Internship @ Outside In [Portland, OR] 12/95-6/95 Community Support Specialist, BA; Portland Metro Residential Services [Portland, OR] 9/93-5/94 Social Service Specialist, BA; Supervised Internship @ CSD-East Branch [Portland, OR] 6/92-6/93 Relief Counselor; Transitional Services [Saratoga Springs, NY] 6/92-6/93 Counseling Intern; Domestic Violence/ Rape Crisis Agency [Saratoga Springs, NY]
PROFICIENCIES
Clientele:
Inpatient and Outpatient Adults with co-occurring disorders: Major Depression, PTSD, Schizophrenia, Borderline Personality Disorder, Major Anxiety, Chemical Dependencies
Global Appraisal of Individual Needs (GAIN) Assessments
Children and Adolescent Service Intensity Instrument (CASII)
Juveniles with Fire Needs Assessment
Gun assessments
ASAM assessments
Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing - EMDR
Use of Sand Trays & Role Plays
Responsibilities:
Acute Care Coordinator: provided authorizations for inpatient hospitalizations, sub-acute and respite, concurrent utilization reviews, assessment of past admits and potential payment
Advocate; provided voice for those being lost in the system, supported quality of care for clients, quality communication and relationship building for staff, facilitated multidisciplinary team
Case Manager: administered intakes, provided assessments, developed treatment plans, developed discharge plans, provided referrals, aftercare and follow-up
Community
Liaison: worked with police, hospital personnel, community mental health providers, juvenile court counselors, juvenile custody service specialists, corrections health and culturally specific community partners to coordinate care
Crisis Line Counselor: provided resources, information and referrals, crisis interventions as well as brief crisis counseling, triage for additional support, coordinated proper care for clients in conjunction with direct care professionals
Director’s Designee: assessed clients for possible hospitalization
Educator: drugs and alcohol, HIV and AIDS, community resources, life skills, basic living skills
Group Facilitator: anger management, empowerment, depression, identity, family & culture, self-abandonment, self defeating behaviors, mindfulness, making use of treatment, stress & anxiety
Mental Health Custody Care Coordinator: identified juveniles in custody who have significant mental health issues, coordinated care for these identified youth, made referrals for and educated staff on how to best work with these youth in detention, provided assessments, provided consultation, worked with youth’s family
Program Developer: forms improvement, tools towards better communication and work flow, constructing group skill training modalities
Supervisor: provided training and supervision to graduate students in PSU’s Social Work Program
Therapist: individual, group and family counseling
Trainer: responded to community requests for more information about the Multnomah County Crisis Line, involved in mental health training provided to new juvenile services custody staff, part of educating community about Mental Health Care Coordination Services, part of educating community about Wraparound Oregon
Wraparound Oregon Care Facilitator: responsible for therapeutic facilitation to high-risk families for18 months in pilot project, responsible for setting multi-agency meetings, developing strengths/needs summary, creating care plan, monitoring care plan and promoting successful return of child to community
8/07-present Dougy Center Facilitator o Grief and Loss Facilitator for children who have experienced a violent death loss
8/07-4/08 Juvenile Justice Center o Cultural Competency Steering Committee o Employee Recognition Committee o Fire Safe Committee [2006-2008]
1/06-10/07 Juvenile Justice Center o Participated as a facilitator in pilot project titled Wraparound Oregon. Served as a secretary for our facilitator team, created numerous forms to assist in the tasks of completing our job, and spoke at several conferences to help educate and explain Wraparound Oregon to the community.
69/95-5/96 Portland State School of Social Work Activities o Secretary for the Organization of Graduate School of Social Work (OGSSW), presented first (and perhaps only) honor/awards celebration acknowledging both students and faculty who made an impact on others through the year, co-founded Coalition for Diversity, providing mentorship for persons of color and support to all minorities. Nominated for a community service award.
6/93-9/93 Voluntary Work Camps of Ghana, West Africa o Traveled to Ghana, West Africa to participate in cultural exchange. Assisted small town in building market place/school, learned about the culture of Ghana and educated villagers about the USA.
9/91-5/93 Lab Assistant in the Psychology Department o Facilitated experiments in cognition and memory research. Coordinated research and experiments while professor was on sabbatical. Critiqued data and help to create future experiments based on the findings.
7/91-5/93 Domestic Violence Agency o Coordinated child care volunteers, facilitated “Kid Safe” groups for child victims of domestic violence, operated hotline for women who were in a domestic violence crisis, and organized office space and created user-friendly atmosphere for the agency.
6/92-8/92 “Spa-Ha” o Volunteered time to informal organization designed to educate and encourage street youth to find alternative ways to cope and experience life without drugs.
