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FAMILY SUPPORT SPECIALIST
Professional Summary
I am a Masters Level Social Worker, seeking employment at your agency in addition to supervision for licensure hours. My area(s) of specialization are a follows: Mental Health, Military Veterans & Families, Substance Use and Abuse.
Professional Experience
Family Support Specialist
August 2013 to May 2016Town & Country Charter High School － Tampa, Fl
  • Coordinate, develop and implement support systems to meet student's social, emotional, behavioral, medical, financial, life skills and other needs in alignment with the School's vision and mission.
  • Provided Counseling Services: Individual/Family/Group Counseling I.e.
  • suicide, substance abuse; Crisis Intervention; Case Management; Employment Assistance/Training; Mentoring; Referrals.
  • Utilized counseling strategies to help students so that they can be emotionally and socially prepared to maximize their instructional time.
  • Interviews/ Assessments: Conducted at enrollment and orientation Developed positive relationships with all stakeholders, families, service providers, administrators, colleagues and students.
  • Established Memoranda of Understanding with community agencies and service providers Demonstrated evidence of accurate and up-to-date record keeping and ability to meet deadlines, produce reports and records upon request.
Teacher Assistant - Head Start
June 2013 to June 2014R'Club Early Learning Academy － Tampa, Fl.
  • Responsible for providing direct supervision and care for a group of children through a caring, positive, authoritative relationship.
  • Assist in the planning and implementation of lesson plans and activities in accordance with the Head Start agency curriculum for the specified age groups of children.
  • Administered developmental assessments for each child to determine their strengths and areas in which further help may be needed.
  • Established and Maintained control and safety of the assigned group of children.
  • Served as an effective role model for the children by assisting them in a way that enhanced the student's learning.
  • Initiated and conducted routine parent contact and communication as assigned and necessary to keep the parent's abreast of child's progress and or lack thereof in a supportive manner.
  • Attended staff meetings, training events, workshops etc and maintained required level of training hours with required documentation Performed other related duties as assigned.
Pharmacy Technician
August 2007 to May 2010U.S. Air Force MacDill Air Force Base － Tampa, Florida
  • Provider Order Entry: Processing, typing, filling and dispensing of over 546 Provider Order Entry: Processing, typing, filling and dispensing of over 546K prescriptions annually for 106K beneficiaries with over 99.9 percent accuracy.
  • Patient counseling regarding medications, adverse drug reactions, drug therapy and compliance in relation to health regimens.
  • Consults: With over 800 providers, reference patient drug therapy, prescribing methods and dispensing policies.
  • Performs monthly Clinical Inspections: Checks expiration dates on medications, stocking/restocking supplies and keeping records updated.
  • Expertly uses medical programs PharmAssist and Composite Health Care System (CHCS) database to perform duties, providing excellent customer service.
  • Additional Duties: Assists other pharmacist workers to process 102K prescriptions for 32K Air Force/Army/Navy/Marine active duty members, ensuring that fellow service members are deployment ready.
Social Work Intern
September 2005 to June 2007Division of Children and Family Services － Tacoma, WA
  • Completed 500 plus hours of practicum/field experience under direct supervision of licensed Social Workers at MSW levels and above.
  • Primary Duties: Worked in the Child Welfare and Adolescent Unit Provided assistance and advocacy for children in foster care, identified their needs, and connected them with available resources including proper placement and safety.
  • Performed routine home visits as part of needs assessment, in addition to coordinated and supervised visitation between the children and their biological families.
  • Worked with parents of children who are in foster care; provided re-unification when deemed appropriate by the court, decreased the growing number of children in the foster care system.
  • Conducted phone intake; provided counseling services to care givers.
  • Assisted other Social Workers with program developments and other ongoing projects and training as required.
Education and Training
MA : Social Work, May 2016University of Southern CaliforniaSocial Work
MA : Psychology, Dec 2014North Central UniversityPsychology
Pharmacy Technician Certification : Sep 2009
Bachelor of Arts : Social Work, Jun 2007Social Work
High School Diploma : June 2003
Skills
Case Management
Crisis Intervention 
Counseling (Individual/Family/Group/Substance Abuse)


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Resume Overview

Companies Worked For:

  • Town & Country Charter High School
  • R'Club Early Learning Academy
  • U.S. Air Force MacDill Air Force Base
  • Division of Children and Family Services

School Attended

  • University of Southern California
  • North Central University

Job Titles Held:

  • Family Support Specialist
  • Teacher Assistant - Head Start
  • Pharmacy Technician
  • Social Work Intern

Degrees

  • MA : Social Work , May 2016
    MA : Psychology , Dec 2014
    Pharmacy Technician Certification : Sep 2009
    Bachelor of Arts : Social Work , Jun 2007
    High School Diploma : June 2003

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