Experience

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  Crider Health Center

  • Wentzville, Missouri

  • Behavioral Health Therapist

    • Jan 2017 - Present
    • Wentzville, Missouri

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  BHR

  • Greater St. Louis Area

  • Crisis Intervention Clinician

    • Apr 2014 - Jan 2017
    • Greater St. Louis Area

    •Provide telephonic crisis intervention support services to individuals and families experiencing wide range of mental health crises •Conduct clinical mental health and substance abuse assessments to determine appropriate level of care and facilitate connection with relevant community resources•Assess for suicide lethality risk and work collaboratively with individuals to develop safety planning and connection with appropriate resources•Serve on Trauma Informed Care Committee to help agency in journey of becoming trauma informed

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  Epworth Children & Family Services

  • University City MO

  • Social Work Practicum Student

    • Aug 2013 - Mar 2014
    • University City MO

    •Provided therapeutic interventions and case management services to youth 11-19 experiencing homelessness or family crisis. •Conducted thorough psychosocial assessments of youth including behavioral needs, suicide risk, and abuse history. •Designed individualized treatment plans for youth to meet their unique mental health and case management needs. Facilitated family therapy sessions for youth and families in crisis with aims of successful familial reunification.•Led dynamic and interactive group therapy sessions with 10-12 diverse youth related to the social and emotional needs of the youth. •Collaborated with Street Outreach Workers and Admissions Coordinators to arrange housing interviews and placements for qualified youth at community agencies

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  United Way of Greater St. Louis

  • St. Louis Missouri

  • Social Work Practicum Student

    • Jan 2013 - Aug 2013
    • St. Louis Missouri

    •Developed comprehensive evaluation tool to assess effectiveness of existing partnerships between faith communities and St. Louis Public Schools. •Conducted interviews with 64 faith community leaders regarding partnerships success and capacity. •Created final report synthesizing evaluation findings and making recommendations for process improvement and potential funding opportunities for the United Way.

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  City Year

  • Detroit MI

  • Corps Member

    • Aug 2011 - Jun 2012
    • Detroit MI

    •Supplied full time literacy and math tutoring and behavior coaching to 30 urban sixth graders in Detroit Public Schools at risk for dropping out of school. •Coordinated, developed and facilitated after school programming for 20 students twice a week. •Developed, implemented and taught a weekly science club lesson for 11 students. Worked with a team of ten diverse individuals to develop two school wide educational events with over 150 students, parents and community members attending.•Performed transformative acts of physical community service in partnership with non-profits in Detroit