NADINE ELIZABETH SACHS, LCSW 213 Ravinia Park Rd. Highland Park, Illinois 60035 847-514-7260 ns13b43be@westpost.

net OBJECTIVE Seeking a position in the field of social services utilizing my professional kn owledge, experience, and expertise. SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS * LCSW with 17 years professional experience as a clinical and medical social wo rker practicing in a wide range of settings and serving a broad-based patient cl ientele. Practice settings include hospitals, home health agencies, hospice and palliative care agencies, child and family service agencies, ICF-MI nursing hom es, government agencies, corporate-based practice and private practice. Patients include young children, adolescents, adults, couples, families, the elderly, IC F-MI patients, corporate teams and the terminally ill. * Skilled in the assessment, planning, and delivery of appropriate and effective treatment. * Qualified in long and short-term therapy, crisis intervention, solution-focuse d treatment, family of origin work, marital and family therapy, and Milan-style reflecting te am interventions. * Proficient in case management including advocacy, maintaining progress notes, and resource linkage. * Experienced in working with clients of diverse ethnic and economic backgrounds in Chicago and suburbs. * Core competencies: - Outstanding practical experience in human resources and the performance of pr ofessional social casework. - Excellent oral and written communication skills including a thorough and deta il- minded style. - Strong leadership skills reflected in staff development and program planning. - Extensive experience conducting comprehensive psychosocial evaluations in com pliance with governmental guidelines. EDUCATION Masters in Social Work (MSW), Awarded December 1988 Jane Addams School of Social Work University of Illinois - Chicago Bachelors of Arts (B.A.), Awarded May 1977 Trinity International University Concentration: Psychology & Sociology, Minor in History EXPERIENCE

RAINBOW HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE - Present On-Call Social Worker Park Ridge, Illinois

March 2010

* Conduct intake evaluations for admitting patients into palliative or hospice c are. Initiating individual pain management plans for physical, psychological/emo tional, social, and spiritual pain of new admits. Provide direction for anticipa ting next steps for patients and families while providing transitional experienc e to hospice team. * Provide on call, emergency casework and counseling services to patients locate d in the community as well as inpatient settings. * Perform on call crisis management intervention and end of life planning strate gies to patients and their families. * Participate in agency and community programming. RAVINIA COUNSELING, LTD. (www.raviniacounseling.com) Present Individual, Group and Family Therapist Nursing Home Consultant Mental Health and Social Services Corporate Contractor Highland Park, Illinois DIVINE PROVIDENCE HOME HEALTH CARE Medical Social Worker Chicago, Illinois June 2006 - Present February 2005 -

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ANOREXIA NERVOSA August 2006 - Present AND ASSOCIATED DISORDERS, (ANAD) Volunteer Therapist for Family Support groups Highland Park, Illinois * Responsibilities include telephone and online counseling, resource linkage, co nsumer advocacy, and public relations. ABBOTT HOUSE & BAYSIDE TERRACE December 1992 - December 2004 Consultant, Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services Highland Park & Waukegan, Illinois (ICF-MI) Facilities * Wrote annual comprehensive psychosocial assessments for psychiatric patients a t both facility locations. * Provided clinical support for staff in social service, psycho-social, and psyc hiatric rehabilitative service departments. * Coordinated care-planning decisions with staff. * Provided one-on-one counseling with patients. FAMILY SERVICE OF NORTH LAKE COUNTY July 1989 - October 1994 Family Therapist Lake Villa, Illinois * Provided a wide spectrum of therapeutic services for individuals, couples and families. CHILDREN'S SERVICE SOCIETY OF WISCONSIN May 1990 - November 1992

Family Therapist Kenosha, Wisconsin * Prepared assessments and delivered intensive in-home therapeutic services to c ourt referred, multi-problem families. * Developed and coordinated client-family treatment plans in conjunction with re lated professionals including family life educators, psychologists and psychiatr ists, and the Department of Social Services. * Practiced the Milan-style reflecting team treatment strategies with families. * Addressed family issues related to sexual abuse, domestic violence, alcoholism , adult child issues, unemployment, divorce, and family relocation. Program goal s were to prevent out of home placement, and to reunify families and children re turning from foster placement.

JEWISH FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES 1988 Individual and Family Therapist Chicago, Illinois * Completed second year field internship at Virginia Frank Child Development Cen ter, providing education and intensive treatment for children and their families . * Focused treatment on a total range of childhood and family disturbances and fa cilitated the Family-Life Education group: "You and Your Two Year Old". ILLINOIS STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE 1987 Psychiatric Social Worker Chicago, Illinois * Serviced psychiatric patients as a member of a multi-disciplinary treatment te am of psychiatrists, psychologists, art therapists, social workers, and nursing staff in a highly specialized secondary setting * Developed comprehensive social assessments and interviewed patients and their families. * Performed parts of psychological evaluations, participated in select milieu ac tivities, and served as liaison to other agencies and community resource organizations on behalf of the patients. ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC AID 1978 - 1987 Eligibility Caseworker Waukegan, Illinois * Interviewed and counseled clients; collected case information. * Examined and evaluated data in compliance with established criteria and define d problems. * Wrote effective and comprehensive case histories and related reports.