Experience

Grayslake Community High School District 127

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Social Worker

  • Aug 2016 - Present



Warren Township High School

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• School Social Worker

  • Aug 2015 - May 2016

  • Responsible for a caseload of over 700 students from across the educational spectrum, including general education, special education, and 504 plan students • Worked closely in small team setting comprised of dean and two guidance counselors. In addition, collaborated with multiple education personnel including school administrators, social workers, school psychologists, special and general education teachers, case managers, paraprofessionals, parents, ongoing therapists, and community agencies • Contributor and co-facilitator of bi-weekly SST (Student Support Team) meetings to determine ongoing levels of student needs and services • Presented Elyssa’s Mission curriculum to health classes and administered Signs of Suicide screener to identify students struggling with depression and suicidal ideation • Oversaw Illinois Youth Survey to determine student substance use patterns within school • Educated at-risk students about healthy relationships and effective communication strategies through classroom-based seminar • Created multiple new student groups in order to best support student needs • Key member of crisis team, which was charged with efficiently and effectively guiding students in emergency circumstances Show less



Evanston Township High School (ETHS)

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Special Education School Social Work Intern, Grades 10/12

  • Aug 2014 - Jun 2015

  • Managed individual caseload of students with various disabilities and disorders in special education and met weekly minutes as designated by IEP (Individualized Education Plan) • Provided support to students in both general and special education through advocacy, individual counseling, group counseling, crisis intervention, and case management • Co-facilitated five weekly groups, including IEP groups, grief group, and Wildkit Therapeutic Theater Workshop (WTTW) • Restorative justice experience increased through peer jury facilitation and sisterhood empowerment program (SEP) • Gained expertise in administration of social developmental studies, Vineland II Adaptive Behavior Scales, Functional Behavior Assessments (FBA), Behavior Intervention Plans (BIP), BASC-2 (Behavior Assessment System for Children), and suicide assessments Show less



Chicago Children's Center for Behavioral Health

• Chicago, IL

• Therapy Intern

  • Aug 2012 - May 2013

  • Accountable for supporting children and adolescents across the developmental spectrum on an individual basis, increasing their coping skills to minimize risk of re-hospitalization • Planned and facilitated multiple daily process therapy groups for males and females ages three to seventeen-years-old • Took on additional leadership responsibilities as the year progressed which included facilitating family therapy sessions, maintaining correspondence with clients’ outpatient mental health providers, and providing assistance with art therapy groups • Documentation included writing group and individual progress notes, psychosocial assessments, and DCFS forms • Contributed to multidisciplinary team which including senior therapy members, psychiatrists, counselors, nursing staff, outpatient providers, and parents Show less



University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• College Students’ Epistemology Research Assistant

  • Sep 2010 - May 2011

  Area of Study: College students’ epistemological development as it relates to preference in teaching styles• Created online survey using Qualtrics• Received fourth place on student research day (under category of social sciences)

• Children’s Center Research Assistant

  • Jan 2010 - Aug 2010

  Area of Study: Relationships among children’s temperament, self-concepts, achievement, and interests• Collected data at the campus Children’s Center• Entered data into the statistics program SPSS