Gretchen Orozco, Lmsw Email & Phone Number

North Tonawanda, New York

• Assess and score all children in the school with Child Rating Scale Assessment tool• Maintain and facilitate Special Friends Program in school for children from kindergarten to third grade • Engage, assess, intervene, and evaluate students who are part of the Special Friends Program• Teach therapeutic models such as learning mindfulness and coping skills to children

Amherst, New York

• Monitor and control weekly registration for participants and maintain contact with caregivers• Create weekly scripts for each Sunday and Wednesday session, including making sports adaptive• Participate in and lead each Sunday and Wednesday session• Advise and monitor service learning students and student athletes who participate in sessions• Conduct research and data collection for the program• Evaluate the needs of participants to develop social and emotional goals

North Tonawanda, New York

Buffalo/Niagara, New York Area

Tennis Pro Serving Children and Youth Ages 3-16

Buffalo/Niagara, New York Area

Client Contact: • Conducted client intakes demonstrating skills in active listening, redirection, and rapport building.• Managed hotline calls providing appropriate referrals through time limited phone conversations. • Maintained knowledge of referral sources and interventions that can be used to provide assistance to clients.Outreach: • Co-managed agency’s social media platforms • Designed fundraising webpages for annual Spring it On and NY Day of Giving events• Managed tables at local wellness fairs to promote awareness about domestic violence

Buffalo/Niagara, New York Area

• Adapted to educational needs of different children daily • Provided one-on-one tutoring to develop educational skills• Led group physical activities

Master'S Degree, Social Work

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Social Work

Activities and Societies: Member of Varsity Daemen Tennis Team; Member of the Zeta Zeta Chapter of Phi Alpha Social Work Honor Society