School Social Worker

• Aug 2022 - Present

Social Services Manager

• Feb 2020 - Aug 2022

Social Services Director/Admissions Coordinator

• Apr 2016 - Mar 2020

Community Housing Program Manager

• May 2015 - Apr 2016

Revamped current Transitional Housing program and facilitated transition into Rapid Re-Housing. Created new educational program, allowing clients to partner with community college to obtain certifications.Supervised program growth to improve program outcomes by 30%. Coordinated networking events with local leasing offices to promote stronger ties with community agencies. Maintained case manager duties load of 13-20 clients. Created new programs for clients and expanded current programs, including a mentor program and an alumni network. Show less

Intern Program Developer

• Jan 2015 - May 2015

Created new academic summer program for children designed to bridge the gap between school years for children transitioning out of their old homes into new environments.Created proposal for academic summer program that eventually resulted in several thousand dollars’ worth of funding for students and children impacted by domestic violence.Supervised part-time intern as she assisted lead the summer program.

Mental Health Technician

• Aug 2014 - May 2015

Led therapeutic and recreational activities in order to support the treatment plans of patients and clients. Effectively used crisis management and communication skills to reduce number of behavior incidents on units. Achieved exemplary knowledge of all medical units, including youth, acute, geriatric, and emergency psychiatric services. Led therapeutic and recreational activities in order to support the treatment plans of patients and clients. Effectively used crisis management and communication skills to reduce number of behavior incidents on units. Achieved exemplary knowledge of all medical units, including youth, acute, geriatric, and emergency psychiatric services.

Intern Case Manager

• Jan 2014 - Aug 2014

Provided holistic and comprehensive case management services to adolescent clients, including, but not limited to: intake assessments, goal setting, family resource connection, progress monitoring, advocacy, and referrals. Provided holistic and comprehensive case management services to adolescent clients, including, but not limited to: intake assessments, goal setting, family resource connection, progress monitoring, advocacy, and referrals.

Mental Health Counselor

• Oct 2013 - Aug 2014

Gained superior knowledge of the center’s treatment philosophy of collaborative problem solving. Organized events for patients to participate in to further promote recovery, including learning through play and healthy relationship activities. Built reputation for providing successful crisis management and working successfully with higher acuity patients. Gained superior knowledge of the center’s treatment philosophy of collaborative problem solving. Organized events for patients to participate in to further promote recovery, including learning through play and healthy relationship activities. Built reputation for providing successful crisis management and working successfully with higher acuity patients.

Intern Counselor

• Jan 2013 - May 2013

Worked with inner-city elementary school students, offering individual and group counseling sessions, treatment planning, and goal setting. Topics of sessions ranged from anger management to self-esteem building. Worked with inner-city elementary school students, offering individual and group counseling sessions, treatment planning, and goal setting. Topics of sessions ranged from anger management to self-esteem building.

Peer Advisor

• Aug 2012 - May 2013

Provided academic planning information to undergraduate students.Created bridge between students and faculty members to create a sense of cohesiveness within the college community.

UReading Team Leader

• Sep 2010 - May 2013

As a team leader, I was responsible for planning and facilitating meetings held with a group of fellow tutors. We helped preschool children develop the language, literacy, math, and social skills necessary to succeed in school.

Teaching Assistant, Psychology 181 Theories of Personality and Psychotherapy

• Sep 2012 - Dec 2012

Gave counsel and in depth information about class material to students who needed clarification; hosted review sessions prior to exam dates

Research Assistant in Developmental Psychology

• Sep 2011 - May 2012

Coding children's social behavior, in peer free-play task, on their response to peer threat. The coding system is organized by the social defense system, an evolved psychobiological control system that motivates and organized behavior to protect the individual from conspecific threat.

Research Assistant in Social Psychology

• Mar 2011 - May 2011

Assist a graduate student in coding answers on a questionnaire and running a study session in an experiment to find in-group and out-group biases.