Experience

Roaring Fork School District (RE-1)
• School Social Worker

  • Jul 2018 - Present


Sheridan School District

• Education Administration Programs
• 100 - 200 Employee

• School Social Worker

  • Jan 2015 - 2018

  Responsible for conducting social-emotional evaluations, developing service plans, providing service time and progress monitoring students with IEP’s. Provide individual and group support for students both inside and outside of the general education classroom.Respond to referrals and consult with school staff, parents and community partners in order to address student behavioral health needs.Track and analyze discipline data on a monthly basis to decipher trends and determine appropriate interventions.Implement Tier 1 social emotional program and provide support to teachers with the curriculum.Work as part of the PBIS committee to develop school wide systems for teaching and acknowledging expected behavior.Facilitate interagency meetings to bring community partners together to support families with significant challenges including mental health, poverty, truancy, homelessness, etc. Attend district wide SPED and mental health meetings, and work as a member of the district crisis response team. Complete other duties as assigned.



Freedom Service Dogs, Inc.

• United States
• Ranching

• Pawsitive Connection Program Manager

  • Sep 2013 - Jan 2015

  Responsible for coordinating the Pawsitive Connection Program, including running groups with at risk youth in a variety of settings, supervising MSW Interns, building and maintaining community relationships, collecting and analyzing research data for program improvement, and assessing/developing curriculum as needed. Responsible for coordinating the Pawsitive Connection Program, including running groups with at risk youth in a variety of settings, supervising MSW Interns, building and maintaining community relationships, collecting and analyzing research data for program improvement, and assessing/developing curriculum as needed.



Sexual Offense Resource Services

• Clinical Therapist

  • Oct 2013 - Dec 2014

  Provide intensive offense specific individual and group therapy, case management, family therapy, and intakes. Work within SOMB standards and guidelines, and maintain close communication with Parole and Probation officers to properly monitor and treat clients within a community corrections setting. Provide intensive offense specific individual and group therapy, case management, family therapy, and intakes. Work within SOMB standards and guidelines, and maintain close communication with Parole and Probation officers to properly monitor and treat clients within a community corrections setting.



Sheridan Health Services

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Counseling Intern

  • Aug 2011 - May 2012

  Individual, family, group and play therapy, including intake, assessment, intervention, evaluation and termination for treatment of depression, anxiety, adjustment, and school related behavioral issues. Individual, family, group and play therapy, including intake, assessment, intervention, evaluation and termination for treatment of depression, anxiety, adjustment, and school related behavioral issues.



Denver Department of Human Services

• Child Welfare Intern

  • Sep 2010 - Jun 2011

  Developed skills and knowledge related to agency policies and procedures, including child protection intervention, case management, and family reunification. Developed skills and knowledge related to agency policies and procedures, including child protection intervention, case management, and family reunification.



Seneca Center

• United States
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Family Support Counselor

  • Jun 2009 - Jul 2010

  Provided individual and family-based counseling, crisis intervention, and case management.Supported youth ages 15-21 with dual diagnosis in managing severe mental health symptoms, through developing positive coping skills, maintaining medication compliance, and gaining independent living skills. Provided individual and family-based counseling, crisis intervention, and case management.Supported youth ages 15-21 with dual diagnosis in managing severe mental health symptoms, through developing positive coping skills, maintaining medication compliance, and gaining independent living skills.