School Social Worker

• Sep 2023 - Present

MSW internship

• Aug 2022 - May 2023

-Build trusting relationships with students and families to collectively support their mental health and access to the curriculum -Communicate and collaborate with all stakeholders (support services staff, general education teachers, outside agencies, students and families) in order to ensure all students have Free Appropriate Public Education in a Least Restrictive Environment -Create measurable goals and objectives for students IEPs/504 plans; gather baseline data, progress monitor, and present in team meetings -Facilitate weekly groups and individual sessions to achieve students' goals and objectives Show less

BSW internship

• Aug 2021 - May 2022

-Shadow supervisor and assist with interventions -Facilitate weekly lunch groups focused on: social skills, optimistic thinking, perspective-taking, unexpected vs. expected behaviors, and navigating conflict -Build trustworthy relationships with students -Mediate conflict and model conflict resolution strategies -Shadow supervisor and assist with interventions -Facilitate weekly lunch groups focused on: social skills, optimistic thinking, perspective-taking, unexpected vs. expected behaviors, and navigating conflict -Build trustworthy relationships with students -Mediate conflict and model conflict resolution strategies