Jeff Hardin, Lcsw Email & Phone Number

Solo-practicioner therapist specializing in mindfulness-based treatment approaches.

Cheshire, Connecticut, United States

Hartford, CT

• Coordinate all clinical aspects of a structured, self-contained special education academy for high school students with significant externalizing behaviors and histories of trauma.
• Initiate a daily mindfulness program for all program students and staff.
• Deliver group and individual therapy, crisis intervention, and case management services to students.
• Create and implement program-wide, group, and individual reward systems based on behavioral data.
• Manage and analyze behavioral point sheet data using Google forms and Google spreadsheets.

Brooklyn, Connecticut

• Delivered individual, group, and family therapy to students aged 6-19 with complex diagnostic profiles in a day and residential therapeutic school.
• Orchestrated students’ individualized treatment across school and residential treatment settings.
• Led crisis interventions with aggressive students, including emergency physical safety interventions.
• Completed psychological testing and diagnostic assessments for new and potential students.

• Delivered weekly individual, group, and family therapy to children aged 5-16.
• Provided additional parent training and counseling to any willing parents of clients.
• Created and facilitated an hour-long staff training: Intro to Evidence-Based Mindfulness Therapies.
• Completed all electronic health records on time and to agency standard.

• Spearheaded the establishment of a social work program for underserved regular education students.
• Provided individual counseling, crisis intervention, and educational advocacy to students aged 14-17.

• Co-facilitated DBT groups for high-risk adolescents in an intensive outpatient afterschool program.

New Haven, CT

Relationship building and skill development with an 8-year old child with autism.

New Haven, CT

• Assisted executive director in interviewing potential participants for a communication skills after-school program for adolescents with autism spectrum disorders and co-facilitated program meetings.

Solo coaching of 12 players in a small school league. Organization, communication, discipline, and relationship building. And some fun, too!

• Created the “Career Mentors” program: recruited community mentors to match student interests, devised a program curriculum, and facilitated four 90-minute interactive group sessions.
• Coordinated junior internships: taught resume-writing skills and performed outreach to businesses.

New Haven, CT

Professional and Leadership development Americorps program for work in non profit organizations. Team projects included production of a documentary film discussing economic opportunity in New Haven and a youth development pilot program focused on facilitation skills. Trainings included topics of: grantwriting, community organizing, environmental advocacy.

North Haven, CT

Volunteer Support and Facilitation, Diaper Drive Coordination, Press Releases, Newsletter and Database Management, Social Media Strategy, Staff Development

Cross Street Tutorial Program

Recruit and train new tutors, schedule tutors' hours, facilitate communication between staff members and Wesleyan community members, manage needs of students, tutors, and staff members.

Msw

Activities and Societies: Phi Alpha Honor Society, Beta Rho Chapter

B.A., Sociology

Activities and Societies: Diversity Education Facilitators