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Click here or scroll down to respond to this candidateCandidate's Name , LMSWGaylordsville, CT Street Address PHONE NUMBER AVAILABLE EMAIL AVAILABLESocial WorkerHigh-performing, detailed, client-centric professional with seasoned experience in counseling, social work, therapeutic support, and intervention management seeks to bring strong skills and performance to a respected organization. Excels in leveraging skill-set of academic-based expertise to develop effective action plans for adults and youth while utilizing coaching, mentoring, and best practices to meet goals and objectives.AREAS OF EXPERTISETreatment Plans & AnalysisCrisis & Anger ManagementClient Advocacy & Incident ReportsAdult/Adolescent Intervention Plans Administration & Case ManagementVictim Safety & Prevention/CounselingSexual Assault/Abuse/Domestic ViolenceIndividual/Family/Group/Couples Therapy Data Visualization & AnalyticsHomeless & Indigent PatientsAt-Risk Youth Coaching/MentoringClient Assessment/Treatment PlansPROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCEINNOVATIVE HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE, Slough, U.K. 06/2021 TO 03/2022Independent Social WorkerProvided support to safeguard and promote the welfare of vulnerable children and their families who are in need and who are at risk. Providing services to families which included family counseling while utilizing various approaches on Cognitive Behavioral, Gestalt, Solution-Focused, Strategic Family counseling, as well as child development and life-raising skills for youth. Counseled clients with autism, bipolar, anxiety, and depression, created care plans, performed case management, and focused on resolving symptoms while providing crisis intervention. Actively worked with teenage mothers on life skills to develop proper approach to parenting newborns while providing methods to facilitate bonding and cues to respond to needs. Collaborated with authorities and provided counseling to youth and adolescents who are at risk of grooming and sexual exploitation. Held a caseload of complex cases. Provide direct assistance and support to enhance the individual potential for learning and meeting their specific needs. Effectively worked with clients and professionals from diverse backgrounds in reducing cultural and socioeconomic barriers between clients and institutions.BUCKINGHAMSHIRE SOCIAL SERVICE, Aylesbury, UK 2/2019 to 6/2021Social Worker ContractLed initiatives to determine the psychosocial status of various clients referred or reaching out for assistance that focused on assessing needs and engaging appropriate action plans and community resources for ongoing care to drive positive outcomes. Attended court proceedings, completed court reports, care plans, and risk assessments to render decisions based on children being at risk at home with their parents/caretakers. Created plans for parents to resolve substance and alcohol abuse in home settings, as well as assisting youth to properly navigate through adverse situations. Performed home visits and counseling sessions for families and children that had logistics, timing, and transportation hindrances. Prepared assessments on children and parents to drive court intervention to enable foster care take-overs due to unhealthy living situations.LONDON BOROUGH OF BARNETT, Barnet, UK 3/2018 to 2/2019Social Worker ContractSpearheaded efforts with obtaining outreach programs and strategies while providing counseling and crisis management to various individuals and families within local communities. Domestic violence support of families experiencing mental, emotional, and physical abuse while developing and implementing intervention plans. Provided counseling to youth and adolescents who are at risk of exploitation regarding drug activity, sexual grooming, and trafficking.BEDFORD BOROUGH COUNCIL, Bedford, UK 10/2014 to 10/2017Social Worker ContractPerformed counseling to families and children in adverse living environments consisting of inadequate parenting, neglect, lack of life skills, domestic abuse, and exploitation situations. Reviewed and evaluated warning signs of potential grooming and exploitation of children and adolescents in households to mitigate risks for health and well-being. Guided and counseled children and foster parents on how to properly address negative interactions and methods to ensure a positive outcome. Educated parents to prevent children from going into foster homes by providing viable plans to reverse current behavioral and family unit interactions to create a safe and nurturing environment.SLOUGH BOROUGH COUNCIL, Slough, UK 1/2014 to 10/2014Social Worker ContractDeveloped various plans for families, children, and adolescents that included evaluating social-emotional, and economic status to identify proper community resources and benefits to aid in treatments and coping with outstanding problems. Led undertaking of child abuse and neglect investigations that involved home visits, interviews of both parents and children, and follow-up reports with recommendations and actionable items for resolution. Provided families under counseling with necessary resources and go-forward strategies to ensure a healthy living environment and the ability to mitigate negative or abusive behaviors.CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE COUNCIL, Central Bedfordshire Council, UK 6/2012 to 9/2014Social Worker ContractProvided support to local communities with a focus on social work, case management, action plans, therapeutic support, counseling, interventions, and crisis management. Developed case plans for families and children involving foster parents, domestic violence, abuse, neglect, sexual assault, and exploitation. Collaborated with various law enforcement agencies, community schools, hospitals, courts, and professional service providers in assessing the mental health needs of families and providing adequate assistance.Additional experience in Sr. Practitioner/Social Worker Lutton Borough Council in Lutton, UK from 2/2007 to 6/2012Sr. Social Caseworker at Westchester County Dept. of Social Services for Child Protective Services; Caseworker for Child Protective Services at NYC Child Welfare Administration in Bronx, NY.EDUCATION & TRAININGMasters Social Work Fordham University New York, NYBachelor of Arts Psychology Lehman College Bronx, NYPost Graduate Certificate Treatment of Interpersonal Trauma NYProfessional Development Domestic Violence; Victim Services Designation; Sexual Assault/Children & Adult Victims Counseling; Anger Management; Grief Counseling; Bi-Polar/Depression; Multi-Cultural & Career Counseling; Social Worker Student MentoringTraining/Skills MS Office, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, & Teams; Zoom; Google Suite; Therapy NotesCertifications Social Worker NY; Trainer for Violence Prevention in the Community NY; Practice Assessor University of Bedfordshire, UKLicenses LMSW: # 072598 NYLMSW: # 6591- CTRegistration Social Worker UK |
