Marcia A. Hoffmann, L.C.S.W.

Voice Mail: (714) 387-3242
Works at: Huntington Beach

Marcia earned her Master of Arts degree with Cum Laude honors in Social Welfare from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1994. She studied in the Graduate Program of Science in Psychology and the Graduate Program of Arts in Women's Studies at the California State University, Long Beach from 1989 to 1991. She received her Bachelors of Arts degree in Psychology from the University of California, Irvine in 1988.

Her previous professional work experiences include:

Clinical Social Worker: Citrus Valley Health Partners, West Covina, California 1999 - Present
Psychosocial Assessment and Follow up counseling of patients and family members during time of hospital admission. Coverage of Adult, Maternity, Pediatric and Neonatal Units as well as the Emergency room. Grief and Loss counseling as it relates to disability, chronic illness and death in addition to therapeutic intervention and referral of clients with anxiety, depression, adjustment problems as well as Drug and Alcohol related concerns. Crisis oriented counseling with individuals and families experiencing sudden trauma. Attendance of interdisciplinary and medical rounds. Case management and Discharge Planning for Neonatal Unit. Supervision of Social Work Interns and orientation of Medical Students to Social Work Department and services.

Consultant: Nelsen Consulting Services, Inc., Santa Clarita, California 2000-2002
Supervision and training of Nursing Home Social Workers. Review of social work documentation for compliance with current regulations. Inservicing of staff and families on patient rights, care giver issues and psychosocial needs of the Elderly. Clinical interventions with residents and their families coping with the admission to a Nursing Home.

Registry/Medical Social Worker
Social Work Temps, Inc., Huntington Beach, 1998 - 1999 and California and Spectrum Professionals, Inc., Huntington Beach, California 1994 - 1995
Provided temporary coverage in various medical, home health and psychiatric settings, utilizing skills as outlined above.

Clinical Social Worker - Director of Social Services: Specialty Hospitals of Southern California
La Mirada, Covina and Santa Ana, Calif. 1996-1998
Developed Social Service Department as the organization expanded from a single, long term acute hospital into a three campus system. Implemented Policies and Procedures. Hired and oversaw Social Work staff. Participated in T.Q.M. process. Provided psychosocial counseling and discharge planning for patients and their families who were facing the impact of severe and acute physical and mental decline and multisystem failure.

Medical Social Worker: Tustin Rehabilitation Hospital, Tustin, California. 1995 - 1996
Provided medically related counseling services and case management to patients and families during long term, post acute hospital stays.

Client Advocate: Women's Transitional Living Center, Shelter for Victims of Domestic Violence
Orange County, California. 1990 - 1997
Provided admission screening and crisis counseling to individuals over the Hotline. Rendered individual short term counseling related to Women's Issues, physical and sexual abuse, chemical dependency and parenting concerns to shelter residents. Facilitated educational and therapeutic groups.

Graduate Intern: H.I.V-Women's Voices, Inc., Aids Service Foundation, Laguna Beach, California 1993 - 1994
Conducted individual, and co-facilitated group therapy with HIV/Aids infected and affected women and their families, utilizing Relational and Feminist approaches. Provided home visits to severely ill patients. Coordinated speaking and community engagements. Represented the agency on monthly county task force. Developed and co-facilitated Leadership program for HIV + women. Provided supportive counseling to gay, lesbian and bisexual clients, addressing issues surrounding sexual identity formation, coping with internal and
external homophobia and relationship challenges. Continued group facilitation and other responsibilities beyond time of internship to bridge time of transition from prior to new Program Director.

Graduate Intern: Western Youth Services, Garden Grove, California. 1993-1994
Provided individual and group therapy to behaviorally and emotionally disturbed children diagnosed with
ADHD, Conduct Disorder and Dysthymia under AB 3632 and Medi Cal guidelines. Conducted home
visitation and school visits to provide collateral services to parents and siblings. Participated in devising of
IEP documentation.


PRESENTATIONS:
Hoffmann, Marcia (March 1991). Feminist Counseling for Clergy and Psychologists Working with Battered
Women from Religious Backgrounds. Discussion, presenting Master's Thesis Research at the 16th. National
Conference, Association for Women in Psychology Conference, Hartford, CT.

CERTIFICATIONS:
Pregnancy Loss related Grief Counseling, R.T.S. Certification. May of 2000
Clinical Supervision Certification. November 2000
Domestic Violence Certification. 1993

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING:
Dynamics and Assessment of Trauma. April 2002
Legal Issues of Child Abuse. March 2002
Pediatric Neuropsychology. January 2002

OTHER FLUENT LANGUAGES:
German

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