Alumni Update - Amber Flanigan, LMSW, MPH, CHES (Dec '15)

Amber Flanigan (Dec '15)

Amber Flanigan, LMSW, MPH, CHES (Dec '15) has accepted a position as Social Work Case Manager through Palmetto Health's Celia Saxon Department which includes community health centers that provide free health and wellness services in neighborhoods in which there are people living at or below the poverty level and that have been affected by South Carolina's decision to not expand medicaid. Ms. Flanigan will provide psychosocial support and case management services.

Ms. Flanigan is well-suited for this position with her foundation training in the MSW MPH program and her experience working with underserved and vulnerable populations at Samaritan Counseling Center in Athens, where she completed her integrated public health and social work field placement. While working with her clients at Samaritan, she provided case management, including referring her clients to community resources such as Action Ministries, health care providers, and yoga studios that partnered with Samaritan.

Ms. Flanigan also worked with the West Broad Street Farmer's Market in the Hancock Corridor community in Athens. She worked on multiple health promotion projects including nutrition education classes and partnering with the Athens Nurses Clinic to conduct free health screenings.

Ms. Flanigan also recently earned the Licensed Master Social Work credential through the Association of Social Work Boards and the Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) credential through the National Commission of Health Education Credentialing, Inc.

Congratulations Ms. Flanigan on these amazing accomplishments!

To learn more about Ms. Flanigan, visit her LinkedIn profile.