Emma Shaw Email & Phone Number

Greater St. Louis Area

• Provide guidance and counseling, bereavement services, and resource allocation to patients and families receiving palliative, end-of-life, and bereavement care. • Fostered client empowerment through education, advocacy, and counseling.• Coordinate care as part of an interdisciplinary team to assure holistic incorporation of patients’ and families’ social, spiritual, and emotional needs and wishes.• Collaborated with community agencies, residential and medical facilities, and… Show more • Provide guidance and counseling, bereavement services, and resource allocation to patients and families receiving palliative, end-of-life, and bereavement care. • Fostered client empowerment through education, advocacy, and counseling.• Coordinate care as part of an interdisciplinary team to assure holistic incorporation of patients’ and families’ social, spiritual, and emotional needs and wishes.• Collaborated with community agencies, residential and medical facilities, and health systems to promote effectiveness, impact, and growth of organization.• Educate community and medical personnel through in-services and group facilitation. Show less

St. Louis, Mo

• Research and help implement the Transition from Jail to Community (TJC) model developed by the Urban Institute and National Institute of Corrections (NIC) • Develop and streamline a process for the recruitment of volunteers to provide evidence-based programming for inmates at the medium and maximum security jails• Evaluate rehabilitative programs to determine inmate needs and gaps in services

St. Louis, Mo

• Organized a phone bank to Get Out The Vote and coordinated with Souls to the Polls to assist historically disenfranchised areas in accessing polling locations• Wrote publications, letters to the editor, and blogs to highlight organization’s work • Conducted one-on-ones and built professional relationships to begin strategic planning on local community initiatives around education in St. Louis City Public Schools

St. Louis, Mo

• Conducted market research to inform program evaluation and development direction• Provided business technical assistance and training to entrepreneurs and small businesses • Wrote grants and promoted various business and programmatic initiatives

St. Louis, Mo

• Collected, organized, and analyzed qualitative and quantitative data to assess program management, program effectiveness, and policy implementation.• Researched counter-marketing campaigns independently and collaborated at weekly team meeting to inform members on relevant issues.• Assisted in the development of a survey instrument to assess policy implementation and enforcement.• Conducted qualitative interviews with state and community leaders.

Washington, Dc

• Directed and supervised the Case Management Department and facilitated weekly staff meetings• Conducted intakes, needs assessments, referrals, and transitional planning for a case-load of chronically homeless residents with acute medical ailments.• Produced and implemented departmental and service provider procedures.• Evaluated staff performance and participated on hiring committee. • Arranged inter-organizational meetings to facilitate collaboration and service exchange.

Washington, Dc

• Conducted intakes, needs assessments, referrals, and transitional planning for a case-load of chronically homeless residents with acute medical ailments.• Assessed clients’ psycho-social needs and coordinated a continuum of addictions recovery, mental health care, and social and housing support. • Assisted patients with obtaining entitlements and connecting to appropriate mental health and addictions resources.• Conferred on an interdisciplinary teams consisting of a doctor… Show more • Conducted intakes, needs assessments, referrals, and transitional planning for a case-load of chronically homeless residents with acute medical ailments.• Assessed clients’ psycho-social needs and coordinated a continuum of addictions recovery, mental health care, and social and housing support. • Assisted patients with obtaining entitlements and connecting to appropriate mental health and addictions resources.• Conferred on an interdisciplinary teams consisting of a doctor, addictions counselor, nurse practitioner, and medical director to develop and evaluate coordinated care plan for clients.• Co-led an HIV education class and facilitated community meetings. Show less

Washington, Dc

• Coordinated and led cultural and educational activities in the community as a full-time volunteer.• Planned outings for up to twenty adult patients and problem-solved medical, logistical, and behavioral problems that arose.• Assisted in the coordinated a residential work program to help individuals practice service-learning.• Provided advocacy support on medical and social service visits.

Master Of Social Work (M.S.W.), Social And Urban Development For Vulnerable Populations

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Religious Studies