Nikea Gaines

Nikea Gaines is an experienced social worker currently serving as a Travel Social Worker at Cynet Health since July 2024, where responsibilities include completing biopsychosocial and treatment plans, managing referrals for continuum of services, and facilitating inpatient discharge planning. Additionally, Nikea has been a Social Worker at Three Rivers Behavioral Health since January 2023 and previously worked as a Child Welfare Trainer at the University of South Carolina from October 2023 to July 2024. Prior experience includes a role as a Human Services Specialist II at the South Carolina Department of Social Services from June 2019 to June 2023 and an internship at Dickerson Children's Advocacy Center from August 2017 to May 2018. Nikea holds a Master of Social Work from the University of South Carolina (2017-2019), a Bachelor's Degree in Sports and Exercise from the University of South Carolina Upstate (2015-2017), and an Associate’s Degree in Science from Spartanburg Methodist College (2013-2015).