Mrs. Christina M Orton, T-LMSW - Topeka, KS

Mrs. Christina M Orton, T-LMSW

Community Health Worker in Topeka, Kansas

NPI 1699088294

Christina M Orton is a Community Health Worker based in Topeka, KS. Christina M Orton practices in Topeka, KS and has the professional credentials of T-LMSW. The NPI Number for Christina M Orton is 1699088294 and holds a License No. 7799 (Kansas).

The current practice location address for Christina M Orton is 325 Sw Frazier Ave, Topeka, KS and can be reached out via phone at 785-232-5005.

Location: 325 Sw Frazier Ave, Topeka, KS, 66606-1963

NPI Number

1699088294

Provider Name

Christina M Orton

Credential

T-LMSW

Provider Entity Type

Individual

Gender

Female

Address

325 Sw Frazier Ave, Topeka, KS, 66606-1963

Phone Number

785-232-5005

Fax Number

Provider Enumeration Date

07/23/2010

Last Update Date

03/09/2024

Address

325 Sw Frazier Ave

City

Topeka

State

Kansas

Zip

66606-1963

Phone Number

785-232-5005

Fax Number

Address

325 Sw Frazier Ave

City

Topeka

State

Kansas

Zip

66606-1963

Phone Number

785-232-5005

Fax Number

Type

Behavioral Health & Social Service Providers

Classification

Social Worker

Speciality

Clinical

Taxonomy

1041C0700X

License No.

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Definition

A social worker who holds a master's or doctoral degree in social work from an accredited school of social work in addition to at least two years of post-master's supervised experience in a clinical setting. The social worker must be licensed, certified, or registered at the clinical level in the jurisdiction of practice. A clinical social worker provides direct services, including interventions focused on interpersonal interactions, intrapsychic dynamics, and life management issues. Clinical social work services are based on bio-psychosocial perspectives. Services consist of assessment, diagnosis, treatment (including psychotherapy and counseling), client-centered advocacy, consultation, evaluation, and prevention of mental illness, emotional, or behavioral disturbances.

Type

Other Service Providers

Classification

Community Health Worker

Speciality

Taxonomy

172V00000X

License No.

7799 (Kansas)

Definition

Community health workers (CHW) are lay members of communities who work either for pay or as volunteers in association with the local health care system in both urban and rural environments and usually share ethnicity, language, socioeconomic status and life experiences with the community members they serve. They have been identified by many titles such as community health advisors, lay health advocates, "promotores(as), outreach educators, community health representatives, peer health promoters, and peer health educators. CHWs offer interpretation and translation services, provide culturally appropriate health education and information, assist people in receiving the care they need, give informal counseling and guidance on health behaviors, advocate for individual and community health needs, and provide some direct services such as first aid and blood pressure screening. Some examples of these practitioners are Community Health Aides or Practitioners established under 25 USC 1616 (l) under HHS, Indian Health Service, Public Health Service.

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