Emily Whittaker, MSW, LGSW

School-Based Therapist at Relate Counseling Center
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Location
Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
Languages
  • English Native or bilingual proficiency
  • Spanish Limited working proficiency

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Credentials

  • Early Childhood Service Intensity Instrument for Infants, Toddlers, and Preschool-aged Children Ages 0-5
    Minnesota Department of Human Services
    Jun, 2022
    - Sep, 2024
  • The Diagnostic Classification of Mental Health and Developmental Disorders of Infancy and Early Childhood (DC: 0-5)
    Minnesota Department of Human Services
    Jun, 2022
    - Sep, 2024

Experience

    • United States
    • Mental Health Care
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • School-Based Therapist
      • Jul 2023 - Present

    • School-Based Practicum Therapist
      • Jan 2023 - Present

    • Mental Health Care
    • Clinic Assistant
      • May 2021 - Dec 2022

      • Create welcoming environment to clients as they enter by greeting them and providing clients with appropriate paperwork and information. • Demonstrate proficiency in answering phones in a professional manner by helping clients register, schedule, and answer questions. • Exhibit efficient and appropriate problem-solving skills to positively benefit client. • Collaborate and communicate with co-workers and supervisor effectively to offer the best service to our clients. • Create welcoming environment to clients as they enter by greeting them and providing clients with appropriate paperwork and information. • Demonstrate proficiency in answering phones in a professional manner by helping clients register, schedule, and answer questions. • Exhibit efficient and appropriate problem-solving skills to positively benefit client. • Collaborate and communicate with co-workers and supervisor effectively to offer the best service to our clients.

    • United States
    • Education Management
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • School Social Work Intern
      • Mar 2022 - Jun 2022

      • Instructed social skills classes to help students understand and improve their social behaviors and psychological functioning. • Assisted students in developing coping mechanisms and techniques to implement behavior modification. • Evaluated Individualized Educational Plan (IEP) meetings to discuss, develop, and review the student’s plan. • Observed threat and suicide assessments to maintain safety of the student and environment. • Consulted with parents, teachers, and case managers to determine causes of problems and implement solutions. • Facilitated effective communication between supervisor, students, and teachers to create clear expectations and boundaries. Show less

    • Gallery Assistant
      • Aug 2017 - May 2021

      • Inform visitors from diverse backgrounds about art exhibits. • Design and coordinate with other gallery assistants to install 5-10 new exhibits per year. • Manage logistics for artist receptions, including facilitating a gracious welcome for each artist and guests and adapting to and solving problems • Inform visitors from diverse backgrounds about art exhibits. • Design and coordinate with other gallery assistants to install 5-10 new exhibits per year. • Manage logistics for artist receptions, including facilitating a gracious welcome for each artist and guests and adapting to and solving problems

    • United States
    • Jackson Fellow
      • May 2020 - Aug 2020

      • Counseled and mentored children ages 5-16 experiencing trauma for example, emotional and physical abuse. • Collaborated with staff and volunteers to leverage rural therapeutic environment and equine therapy activities to teach life skills including appropriate communication, compassion, and integrity. • Engaged in direct practice to educate children about safety procedures around the ranch and near horses. • Supported children while riding a horse or completing other activities on the ranch. Show less

    • United States
    • Farming
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Customer Service Associate
      • Mar 2014 - Aug 2019

      • Created welcoming environment to customers as they enter by greeting them and asking if they need help. • Inform customers about products and provide extra information when needed. • Collaborate with co-workers and supervisor effectively to offer the best service to our customers. • Created welcoming environment to customers as they enter by greeting them and asking if they need help. • Inform customers about products and provide extra information when needed. • Collaborate with co-workers and supervisor effectively to offer the best service to our customers.

    • Education Management
    • 200 - 300 Employee
    • Academic Success Coach
      • Jan 2019 - Apr 2019

      • Utilized a solution-focused approach to coach a male student in fourth grade, residing in a rural community, helped student realize positive approach and increased confidence in his classroom ability. • Fostered active-listening skills in direct practice to make sure the student’s needs were being met. • Facilitated effective oral communication and ideas between student, teacher, and myself so that clear expectations and boundaries were created. • Utilized a solution-focused approach to coach a male student in fourth grade, residing in a rural community, helped student realize positive approach and increased confidence in his classroom ability. • Fostered active-listening skills in direct practice to make sure the student’s needs were being met. • Facilitated effective oral communication and ideas between student, teacher, and myself so that clear expectations and boundaries were created.

Education

  • Minnesota State University, Mankato
    Master of Social Work - MSW
    2021 - 2023
  • College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University
    Bachelor's degree, Psychology
    2017 - 2021

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