Category: ADVOCATE

         COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATE FOR ABUSED AND NEGLECTED CHILDREN       Summary     Highly-motivated Licensed Social Worker with 7 years of experience working with children and adolescents in various environments. seeks to advocate, connect and collaborate with individuals and their families to help them overcome barriers that affect their daily life.            Highlights          Emergency response training  Suicide risk assessments  Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) Certified  .Case management        . Excellent in organization and documentation   Creating and following treatment plans  .Collaborative   .Culturally competent             Experience     September 2013   to   Current     Company Name    City  ,   State    Court appointed special advocate for abused and neglected children         Collaborated with Guardian ad Litem's, Child protective service workers, Mental health professionals, teachers and parents    Maintained monthly contact with my client and their families.  Evaluated and addressed individual client needs and concerns.  Wrote court reports and case plans  Maintained thorough case history records and wrote detailed reports.  Managed caseloads and acted as an advocate for client rights..         February 2013   to   Current     Company Name    City  ,   State    Emergency Medical Technician and Social Worker volunteer        Assist with community public education  Support prevention efforts   Assist with local and major disasters  Attend trainings and education seminars          September 2015   to   May 2015     Company Name    City  ,   State    Social work Intern        Semiweekly, worked under the indirect supervision of the school social worker.  Conducted individual and group counseling and provided crisis management.   Attended both IEP and staff meetings and worked collaboratively with teachers and parents.   Individually created, followed and maintained intervention plans and kept detailed narrative reports of my client interactions.   Assisted students with setting up outside resources and participated in risk assessments.  Practiced cognitive behavioral and motivational enhancement techniques.   Maintained a caseload of 10-15 clients, working under strict deadlines.          September 2015   to   May 2015     Company Name    City  ,   State    Social Worker Intern        Once a week  interned at the elementary school with the school social worker for 7 hours.  My responsibilities included individual counseling, group counseling, creating and following treatment plans, following behavioral plans, emotional support, and attending IEP meetings.  Presented case history material for review and discussion with other staff members.  Evaluated and addressed individual client needs and concerns.         September 2014   to   May 2015     Company Name    City  ,   State    Social Work Intern        Under the indirect supervision of the school social worker, once a week for an hour, I provided individual counseling.  In addition I helped create personal plans of action in order for students to concentrate better while in the school environment.         January 2009   to   January 2013     Company Name    City  ,   State    Child Care        Provided daily summer and after school care for a young boy who has an autism spectrum disorder    Completed summer school and regular school assignments, visited educational and physical fitness facilities, and assisted with behavior and emotional problems.  Designed an effective behavioral modification program.          September 2011   to   May 2012     Company Name    City  ,   State    Hippotherapy volunteer         Accompanied occupational therapists in guiding medically challenged children during their Hippotherapy sessions.         September 2011   to   December 2011     Company Name    City  ,   State    Research Intern         Interned at Settlement Music school with a research team from West Chester University, assessing the correlation of poverty and learning.  .Collected and maintained data.   .Collaborated with teachers and staff around student schedules.   .Assisted teachers with daily classroom activities.          September 2009   to   August 2011     Company Name    City  ,   State    Girl Scout Leader        Effectively coordinated and led Daisy Girl Scout troops for several years and assisted them through the moving up ceremonies.  .Created lesson and activity plans.  .Collaborated with parents.          February 2008   to   February 2010     Company Name    City  ,   State    Foster care assistant        Assisted with the care of 3 medical and special needs children, within the foster system.  Effectively maintained and fed 2 children through a Gastrostomy tube.  .Provided respite care for a child with autism and a heart defect           Education     2015     West Chester University   City  ,   State      Social Work    Master of Social Work      Education in program evaluation and policy analysis  Continuing education in Recognizing and reporting child abuse   Cognitive Behavioral Therapy coursework  Structural Family Therapy seminar  Cognitive processing Therapy   Trauma informed education  Acceptance and Commitment Therapy         2013     West Chester University   City  ,   State      Psychology    Bachelor of arts       Deans List     Admitted to honorary society     Member of Autism Speaks U group           2011     Delaware County Community College   City  ,   State      Psychology    Associates of Psychology      Presidents honor list  Admitted to honorary society           Skills      Compassionate    Active listener   Experienced in working with individuals and groups  Independent   Strong communicator  Knowledge of child development   Self-Awareness  Empathy   Boundary Setting   Time-management