Kristin Page, LCSW

• Lead Teacher for Middle and High School Creative Writing.
• Assistant Teacher for High School Art.
• Developed engaging lesson plans that encourage creativity and student participation.
• Provided materials with diverse perspectives to foster cultural awareness.
• Established a positive learning environment and support for diverse learning styles.

• Maintained up-to-date knowledge of and incorporated Child Development Science for podcast episodes and speaking engagements.
• Admin for social media account.
• Field and respond to parents questions related to child development.
• Provide supportive environment and care to empower postpartum mothers.

• Provided crisis intervention and emotional support to patients and families during critical medical situations, including pediatric trauma cases in the ED.
• Supported patients and families in crisis by fostering trust, providing counseling, connecting them with community resources and helping them navigate the health system during their hospital stay.
• Collaborated closely with multidisciplinary teams to ensure patients and families felt informed and supported, and to ensure a smooth hospital stay and discharge.
• Provided care and support to parents of babies admitted to our NICU, including screening for Postpartum Depression.
• Worked with multidisciplinary team to coordinate complex discharges including adolescents transferring to Rehab facilities due to debilitating injuries related to gun violence, NICU babies going home with medical devices and complex care, and working with DCFS to ensure safe discharges of patients newly placed in emergency or foster care.
• Conducted Psychosocial Assessments on patients and maintained accurate and up-to-date documentation in the chart.

• Social Worker for the ED, Pediatrics, Mother and Baby Unit, Special Care Nursery and the ICU.
• Conducted psychosocial assessments on patients to identify client needs and connect patients and families with resources.
• De-escalated highly stressful situations and provided crisis intervention through establishing connection with empathy.
• Coordinated complex discharges through close collaboration with medical team, patients and families.
• Maintained accurate documentation through online charting system.
• Assessed women postpartum for Postpartum Depression and connected patients with related resources for support post discharge.
• Advocated for patients rights throughout their hospital stay.

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• Provided individual therapy sessions to adolescents, children and adults.
• Completed thorough assessments of client needs in order to develop personalized treatment plan.
• Maintained detailed case notes to ensure continuity of care across providers.
• Led with empathy to establish a strong therapeutic alliance and ensure patient trust throughout treatment.
• Utilized play and art therapy with children and adolescents.
• Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams including DCFS and Guardian Ad Litem to ensure safe and comprehensive care for clients.
• Provided crisis intervention to clients during acute mental health episodes.
• Established and maintained clear, consistent boundaries with clients while also maintaining the therapeutic relationship.