School Counselor/Licensed Clinical Social Worker Resume Example St. Andrew Nativity School

SCHOOL COUNSELOR/LICENSED CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER

Summary

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

Skills

Reliable team member
Organization
Relationship development
Exceptional verbal/written communication
Conducting assessments

Client Health Education
Tracking client progress
Clinical Documentation
Empathetic

Experience

10/2007 - 07/2020School Counselor/Licensed Clinical Social WorkerSt. Andrew Nativity School | Portland, OR

Created and facilitated developmentally-appropriate support groups for middle school-students, including 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, including social-emotional skills, bullying intervention, Black history, Latino History, gender and racial stereotypes and impacts of media on society.
Provided on-going individual counseling to 10-15 students.
Provided crisis intervention counseling to students and staff.
Provided in-school counseling for students referred by a parent or teacher.
Provided general school counseling to all students.
Coordinated all-school grief counseling in cases of current or former student deaths.
Provided brief family therapy.
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 Summer Academy Student Applicant Selection Committee.
Provided professional development for faculty and staff; topics included social-emotional wellness, mental health matters, mindful meditation and working respectfully and collaboratively with students and parents of color.
Collaborated in development of healing-centered engagement school procedures.
Proficient in Microsoft Office and Google Suite.
Annually recognized by management for providing exceptional service to students and families.

05/2006 - 08/2012Therapist/Co-FounderSoValTi Family Services | Portland, OR

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.

05/2006 - 11/2006TherapistLifeworks NW | Portland, OR

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.

10/1998 - 04/2004Child Protective Services SpecialistState of Oregon - Department of Human Services | Portland, OR

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.
Made at least monthly face-to-face contact with all children on caseload.
Coordinated with foster parents and relatives, and provided practical skills for parenting children from various ethnic and racial backgrounds.
Provided excellent service and attention to clients, families and foster parents by phone and in-person.
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 and Training

03/2005Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
Oregon Board of Licensed Social Workers | Salem, Oregon

2 year licensure program & state exam.

06/1998Master of Social Work
Portland State University | Portland, OR

Oregon Minority Retention Scholarship Recipient

06/1994Bachelor of Science: Sociology
Portland State University | Portland, OR

Minor in Urban Studies and Planning
Oregon Minority Retention Scholarship Recipient
Black Student Union Member
Alpha Kappa Alpha Member

Affiliations

National Association of Social Workers (NASW), Member

American School Counselor Association (ASCA), Member

Oregon Board of Licensed Social Workers (LCSW), Member

Resume Overview

Companies Worked For:

St. Andrew Nativity School
SoValTi Family Services
Lifeworks NW
State of Oregon - Department of Human Services

School Attended

Oregon Board of Licensed Social Workers
Portland State University

Job Titles Held:

School Counselor/Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Therapist/Co-Founder
Therapist
Child Protective Services Specialist

Degrees

03/2005 Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
06/1998 Master of Social Work
06/1994 Bachelor of Science : Sociology

School Counselor/Licensed Clinical Social Worker Resume Example

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