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SCHOOL COUNSELOR/LICENSED CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER
Summary

Passionate and dedicated Clinical Social Worker with 25 years of experience working with disenfranchised youth, adults and families to improve mental health and quality of life; specializing in culturally-specific interventions and healing in the Black community of Portland.

Skills
  • Cultural competency
  • Reliable team member
  • Organization
  • Relationship building
  • Empathetic
  • Exceptional communication
  • Policy and procedure improvements
  • Conflict mediation
  • Therapy and counseling
  • Mental health assessments
Experience
School Counselor/Licensed Clinical Social WorkerBeacon Light Behavioral Health System | Ulster , PA | October 2007 - July 2020
  • Created and facilitated developmentally-appropriate support groups for middle school-students; topics included empowerment, decision-making, self-esteem, grief and loss, stress management, anger management, yoga and mindful meditation.
  • Taught weekly classes to 6th, 7th and 8th graders; topics included social-emotional skills, bullying intervention, Black history, Latino history, gender and racial stereotypes and impacts of media on society.
  • Provided school counseling to all grades (on-going individual, dyad, family, crisis intervention, all-school grief counseling).
  • Made referrals to and engaged in care-coordination with outside mental health providers.
  • Tracked academic progress, discipline statistics and conducted ongoing individual assessments to determine effective individualized interventions.
  • Promoted parent and teacher partnerships and communications to support students' education.
  • Conducted meetings with individual faculty to provide information and customized skills for engaging with and teaching youth of color.
  • Member of management team tasked with determining potential school expansion options.
  • Member of Healing-Centered Engagement School procedures team.
  • Member of Summer Academy Student Applicant Selection Committee.
  • Provided professional development for faculty and staff; topics included trauma-informed teaching/classrooms, social-emotional wellness, mental health diagnoses, mindful meditation and working respectfully and collaboratively with students and parents of color.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office and Google Suite.
  • Annually recognized by management for providing exceptional service to students and families.
Therapist/Co-FounderSoValTi Family Services | City , STATE | May 2006 - August 2012
  • Taught 16-week interactive parenting skills program to individuals, couples and groups, primarily made up of African-American men and women.
  • Provided therapeutic visitation for African-American parents and children in state custody.
  • Co-facilitated 52-week Batterer's Intervention groups for African-American men court-ordered to participate.
  • Provided counseling and emotional support to domestic violence survivors.
  • Acted as role model for clients by explaining, setting and modeling healthy boundaries.
  • Provided bio-psycho-social assessments.
  • Acted as liaison between clients and service providers, including psychological evaluators, child welfare, community mental health, probation/parole, drug & alcohol and public housing.
  • Co-developed organizational vision, mission and foundational structure.
  • Created business and documentation templates.
TherapistLifeworks NW | City , STATE | May 2006 - November 2006
  • Received education and skills for treating patients with severe and persistent mental illnesses.
  • Met with 15-20 patients weekly.
  • Educated patients and family members on diagnosis, treatment, and disease management, equipping them with tools to achieve and maintain optimal psychiatric and mental health.
  • Taught clients anger management techniques, relaxation skills, impulse control, social skills, emotional coping skills and functional living skills.
  • Assisted clients with identifying feelings and helpful vs destructive behaviors.
  • Gathered information from families and social services agencies to inform development of treatment plans.
  • Conducted phone calls and meetings with collateral contacts, including family members, doctors and landlords.
  • Created client treatment plans based on diagnoses, assessments and goals.
  • Conducted individual and group home visits.
  • Assisted in providing psychiatric crisis intervention in the field.
  • Regularly consulted with staff psychiatrist for medication management, other patient needs and concerns.
  • Accurately documented all observations, interventions, and concerns in patient charts and electronic systems, sustaining continuum of care from admission through to discharge.
  • Adhered to HIPAA confidentiality requirements by safeguarding files.
Child Protective Services SpecialistState Of Oregon - Department Of Human Services | City , STATE | October 1998 - April 2004
  • Investigated allegations of child abuse and neglect, including interviews of children, parents, school staff, family members and other collateral contacts.
  • Gathered and reviewed criminal history, police reports, previous CPS assessments, social history, medical information, mental health treatment information, and academic records.
  • Made determinations of founded, unfounded, or unable to determine on all assigned cases.
  • Conducted physical removals of children from unsafe home with law enforcement, including local police, DEA, SWAT and ICE.
  • Filed petitions and wrote court reports to initiate court hearings and establish state custody of children for care and placement; participated in all subsequent court hearings for cases until transferred to on-going workers.
  • Referred parents and youth to psychiatrists, therapists, drug and alcohol assessments/treatment, parenting education classes, batterer's intervention, domestic violence programs, life skills trainers, etc. and collaborated with all providers.
  • Provided transportation for children and parents to visits and appointments.
  • Supervised and wrote reports on parent/child visitation in offices, family homes and the community.
  • Conducted home visits and home inspections.
  • Coordinated with foster parents and relatives to provide practical skills for parenting children of ethnic and racial backgrounds.
  • Provided excellent service and attention to clients, families and foster parents.
  • Engaged in on-going training to improve service-delivery and effectiveness.
  • Conducted family engagement safety meetings and provided written documentation for families, attorneys and the courts.
Education
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)Oregon Board of Licensed Social Workers | | City | March 2005

2 year licensure program & state exam.

Master of Social WorkPortland State University | | City, State | June 1998
  • Oregon Minority Retention Scholarship Recipient
Bachelor of Science: SociologyPortland State University | | City | June 1994
  • Minor in Urban Studies and Planning
  • Oregon Minority Retention Scholarship Recipient
  • Black Student Union Member
  • Alpha Kappa Alpha Member
Affiliations

American School Counselor Association (ASCA), Member since 2008

National Association of Social Workers (NASW), Member since 2005

Oregon Board of Licensed Social Workers (LCSW), Member since 2005

Continuing Education

2020

3/27 Changing How We Feel by Changing How We Think; 6 CEUs (IBP)

2018

2/2 ACEs Empowering Educators to Help Students Build Resiliency & Thrive; 1.5 CEUs (Developmental Resources, Inc)

1/18 LGBTQ Youth: Clinical Strategies to Support Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity; 6.25 CEUs (PESI)

2017

12/13 Shame Shields: The Armor We Use to Protect Ourselves & Why it Doesn't Serve Us; 1 CEU (PESI)

10/17-19 Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction for Teens Certificate of Training; 19 CEUs (PESI)

4/27-28 Trauma-Sensitive Schools Train the Trainer (Multnomah Co. Defending Childhood)

1/30 Sleep Disorders; 12 CEUs (PESI)

2016

7/15 Ethics for Social Work; 6 CEUs (CME)

7/1 Fundamentals of Trauma Processing; 8 CEUs (NetCE)

6/15 Jesuit Schools Network Counselor's Conference; 2 CEUs (Regis University)

2014

12/5 Challenging Behaviors in Youth; 6 CEUs (Crisis & Trauma Resource Institute)

11/13 Calming an Overactive Brain: 6 CEUs (IBP)

2012

12/18 Recognizing and Managing Compassion Fatigue: Professional & Personal Resiliency for the 21st Century; 6 CEUs (PESI)

9/24 Understanding Fatigue: Focus on Stress, Habits and the Brain; 6 CEUs (IBP)

4/5-7 Dialectical Behavior Therapy (State of Oregon Child Welfare)

3/15 Mind of The Healthy Family (Clackamas County Parent Empowerment Program)

2011

3/17 Mind of a Healthy Family; 5 CEUs (NASW)

2010

11/5 Tearing the Child Apart (Divorce); 6 CEUs (Child Centered Solutions)

10/22 Smart but Scattered: Executive Dysfunction at Home & at School; 5.25 CEUs (PESI)

10/8 Creating Minds Symposium: Discussions on Creativity & the Future of Education; 2.5 CEUs (Lewis & Clark Graduate School of Education & Counseling/Center for Community Engagement)

7/20 Ethics for Social Work; 6 CEUs (Continuing Medical Education CME)

7/20 Cannabis Use, Abuse and Dependence; 5 CEUs (CME)

7/4-7/6 Annual Conference: Beyond Cultural Awareness; 6 CEUs; Organize & Motivate the Unorganized & Unmotivated Child; 1.25 CEUs; Combating Cultural Influences of Digital Media; 1.25 CEUs; School-Family-Community Partnerships; 3 CEUs; Successful Dialogues with Enabling Parents; 1.25 CEUs; Advocating for LGBTQ Students; 1.25 CEUs; Promoting School Involvement for Diverse Parents; 1.5 CEUs American School Counselor Association (ASCA)

3/31-4/2 and 4/28-4/30 Batterers Intervention Training: The Fundamentals of Working with Abusive Men; 10 CEUs/40 hours (Allies in Change)

2008

9/19 Self-Destructive Emotions; 6 CEUs (IBP)

9/5 Racism, Homophobia & Sexism; 19 CEUs (NW Association of Domestic Violence Treatment Professionals)

7/31 Doing What Works in Brief Therapy: A Strategic Solution Focused Approach; 11 CEUs (Families in Society)

7/31 Short-Term Therapy with Children; 9 CEUs (Families in Society)

7/31 Difficult Moments in Child Psychotherapy; 7 CEUs (Families in Society)

2007

12/6 Mean Girls: Strategies & Resources in Identifying & Helping Relationally Aggressive Girls; 6 CEUs (Developmental Resources Inc)

4/26 Discipline & Achievement; 5 CEUs (Love & Logic Institute)

2006

11/17 Cultural Complexities in Treating Trauma: A Relational Approach; 6 CEUs (PSU Continuing Education/Graduate School of Education)

4/4 Attachment & Bonding: Powerful Strategies for Positive Change; 6 CEUs (PESI)

2005

3/4 License: LCSW - State of Oregon Board of Clinical Social Workers

2003

2/6 Treating Sexual Abuse: From Victim to Surviving to Creating; 6 CEUs (Cross Country University)

2000

5/23 Certificate: CSWA - State of Oregon Board of Clinical Social Workers

1999

9/15-10/20 New Foster Parent Training - State of Oregon Child Welfare

1998

10/26-12/4 CPS Core Training Program - State of Oregon Child Welfare

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School Attended

  • Oregon Board of Licensed Social Workers
  • Portland State University

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    Master of Social Work
    Bachelor of Science : Sociology

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