Barbara Boyer Mapalo, LCSW

PROFESSIONAL

EXPERIENCE

8/2009-Present                        Sutter Health Sacramento Sierra Region                                                 Sacramento, CA

 Clinical Social Worker, Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento (2010 to present)

• July, 2019, began a new position in the Neuroscience department with a primary focus on the memory clinic (2 days per week) completing psychosocial assessments and collaborating with the multidisciplinary team during committee meetings.  Additional duties are to accompany the Neuropsychologist during feedback sessions and providing identified resources for patients and families.  Responsibilities also include working with Parkinson’s, Epilepsy, MS, Autism spectrum disorder, and post spine surgery patients.  Counseling support as well as community linkage to appropriate support groups or resources for higher level of placement options.  Patient’s come from all over northern California for services and having awareness as the services available to them is expected.
•  March, 2014, began a new position in the Transplant and Advanced Heart Therapy service department.  Provide support services and psychosocial assessments for patients who are in consideration of LVAD transplantation or Heart Transplant candidates.  My current area of focus is primarily services to Heart Failure patients and end of life issues, ACHD, and TAVR patients in the outpatient clinic setting.  I have past experience organizing and facilitating a support group for LVAD as BTT and TXP patients on a monthly basis.  Assist with completion of EDD, FMLA, IHSS, and other disability paperwork.
• Social Work Partnership Council member, past council member 2012-14, Co-chairman 2018-2019
•  Field instructor for California State University, Sacramento to Social Work intern for the year ending 2018 and a second year ending 2019.  Provide supervision, training and education to MSWII student.  Work collaboratively with CSUS instructor throughout the year.
• Prior experience in NICU at Sutter Memorial Hospital from 8/2010-3/2014 provided supportive services and psychosocial assessments of parents of babies in the NICU. 
• The following are additional tasks and expectations provided in each of these job duties:

Attend and participate in weekly multi disciplinary rounds

Provide families with community resources pertinent to their residing county

Verbal and written contact with Child Protective Services and Adult Protective Services.

5150 certification required and current

Participate in emergency room coverage and weekend rotation that involves adult, pediatric, and NICU patients

Participated in the NICU newsletter committee8/2009-8/2010           

Clinical Social Worker, Sutter Davis (2009-2010)

• Provide support services and psychosocial assessments for Adult Medical         Davis, CA Intensive Care Unit, and Post-Partum Maternal Newborn Units
• Attend and participate in daily Hospitalist rounds for medical patients        
• Provide patients and families with community resources for Yolo, Solano,

                                                        and Sacramento Counties

• Verbal and written contact with Child and Adult Protective Services          
• Active member of Sutter Davis Ethics Committee and Palliative Care Team