Jensina Davis

Currently a clinical intern at Ascensa Health residential addiction treatment center. Dedicated and compassionate professional with a passion for helping individuals overcome substance use disorders through person-centered care. Approaches individuals with warmth, empathy, and genuineness and believe clients are experts on their own experience. Understanding the client's narrative and assisting them in identifying their personal values and goals are the most beneficial foundations for a professional relationship. Committed to continually challenging myself to be a more effective clinical social work professional who is able to help clients be the best version of themselves. Firmly believes that improving society begins on the micro-level of interpersonal understanding and support. WORK HISTORY August 2022 - Current: Clinical Social Work Intern St. Jude's Recovery Center, Atlanta, GA • Provided individual counseling, monthly assessments, and treatment planning for two clients over six month period • Developed and facilitated 6 goal-oriented psycho-education and therapy groups per week to assist clients in reaching treatment goals • Helped clients develop new coping mechanisms and techniques to drive behavior modification • Formulated treatment plan strategies with multidisciplinary teams to provide comprehensive and continuous care plan April 2022 - September 2022: Recovery Specialist Summit Wellness Group, Atlanta, GA • Facilitated psychoeducational and skill-building therapy groups • Maintained documentation to fulfill funding requirements • Performed intake assessments with new clients • Administered drug screenings and facilitated lab processing June 2021 - November 2021: Social Work Intern Carver County Health & Human Services, Chaska, MN • Provided social work support, including short-term counseling, community resource planning, and crisis intervention • Maintained thorough case history records, and wrote detailed and accurate reports in order to successfully review in court and with other staff members • Advised families on community resources and referral programs, and developed and implemented realistic treatment plans to improve care and well-being of children