Experience

WINNEBAGO CUSD 323 SCHOOL DISTRICT

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• School Counselor

  • Sep 2018 - Present



Rosecrance

• United States
• Mental Health Care
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Team Lead

  • Jul 2015 - Sep 2018

  -Provide supervision, guidance, leadership, and support for a team of 7 community counselors -Provide experiential counseling services through individual, group, and family counseling services to a caseload of 25-80 clients and families at the home, school, and within the community to meet their social and emotional needs. -Create and implement multiple group programming in different geographical areas in the Winnebago and Boone Counties -Build relationships with school staff and other members of community to expand program opportunities as well as to coordinate in depth case management to ensure proper continuity of care for clients and their families -Obtained, created, and implemented open Access group programming and services to children at Ellis Elementary through a school based grant obtained through the Northern Illinois Community Foundation & United Way. Show less



Rosecrance Health Network

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Intensive Community Services/School Based Counselor

  • Sep 2012 - Sep 2018

  ▪Provide support to a caseload of 45 children and their families primarily in the school setting. Support is also provided in the community and/or home when needed. ▪Provide individual counseling to children and adolescents in the school setting ▪Provide group counseling in elementary and middle school setting ▪Provide case management services to children and families ▪Complete psychosocial assessment to determine mental health diagnosis ▪Create individualized treatment plans for students and their families ▪Consulted and coordinated care of student with school staff ▪Consulted and coordinated care of students with psychiatrist ▪Consulted and coordinated care of students with community care provider as needed. Show less

• Crisis Internvetion Specialist

  • Dec 2009 - Sep 2012

  Crisis Intervention Counselor▪ Provided support while helping adult clients in a mental health setting to gain knowledge and coping skills to better understand their mental illness. ▪ Completed psychosocial assessments to determine level of services needed ▪ Created treatment plans for individual clients ▪ Provided crisis intervention services to client in person or by phone ▪ Provided individual/group counseling ▪ Referred/linked client to community resources as needed ▪Assisted clients with admission and registration to GED/college programs ▪Assisted clients with creating a resume, interviewing skills, and finding employment ▪Consulted and coordinated care of patient with psychiatrist /community care provider ▪Helped patients to respond constructively to treatment ▪Assisted in adjustment leading to and following discharge. ▪Accessed clients in a hospital setting to determine level of care needed/facilitate hospitalizations ▪Provided Mental Health Services to pregnant mothers dealing with Post Partum depression and/or other major mental illness ▪Provided crisis intervention services to clients in a residential setting after hours/weekends Show less



Lutheran Social Services of Illinois

• United States
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Child Welfare Specialist

  • May 2008 - Dec 2009

  Licensed Child Welfare Specialist ▪ Provided and coordinated a continuum of case management services on all levels of the child welfare system, designed to achieve permanency for children within family of origin, extended family or foster/adoptive family ▪Conducted home visits with relative/traditional foster parents, children and biological parents ▪Conducted Family Meetings ▪Appeared in court on behalf of biological parents and their children ▪Provided services to children and foster parents as needed ▪Supervised visits between biological parents and their children ▪Attended school meetings as needed Show less