Clariza Saint George, Am, Lsw, Cadc Email & Phone Number

I am a dynamic, versatile, and innovative social worker with 6 years of post-graduate work experience. My therapeutic and academic areas of expertise focus on providing, implementing, and advocating for the widespread use of trauma-informed care (TIC) and trauma-informed approaches (TIA) when working with clients living with substance misuse across all healthcare settings and levels of care.As a clinician I tirelessly work to build a strong rapport with each client through a hybrid of motivational interviewing and client-centred approaches. With every client I collaborate with, I promote radical self love, self compassion, and celebrate a clients’ resilience. As a leader, I use a strengths-based approach to help my team see and fulfill their individual career goals while offering peer support and mentorship.I am a Licensed Social Worker (Illinois), Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor (Illinois), Registered with Social Work England (England), trained in Rational Emotive Behavioural Therapist (Illinois), CPI Certified (Illinois), trained in Mental Health First Aid (Illinois), Crisis Prevention Intervention Trained (Illinois) 56-hour Sexual Assault Advocate (Illinois), 40-hour Domestic Violence Advocate, 20-hour Adult Sexual Assault Counselor, and CPR/AED Certified.

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  Social Services Supervisor

  Heartland Alliance

  Sep 2016 - Present - Chicago, Illinois

  • Improved programme’s response to crisis intervention calls by collaborating with local law enforcement through an increase of referrals by 10% in FY17 and 15% in FY18.• Used safeguarding protocols to develop efficient ways of managing risk levels for those in crisis.• Reviewed all court-involved juvenile, refugee, and persons with disabilities programme referrals and assigned caseloads across staff and speciality trained volunteers.• Managed caseload of repatriation cases through the US Department of Justice.• Oversaw the daily activities of programme volunteers and interns by assigning terminal coverage and caseloads. • Developed training protocols for new staff, interns, and volunteers while providing regular supervision.