Julia Caruso Email & Phone Number

Framingham, MA

Vinton, IA

• Selected to serve in a team-based national service program serving the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and communities across the United States in disaster preparation, mitigation, relief and recovery
• Trained in Logistics to learn how to orchestrate the distribution of crucial relief supplies (water, food, blankets, etc.) and to learn how to set up and take down offices; Public Assistance to learn how to keep track.
• Supported staff at FEMA region offices, Joint Field Offices, and Disaster Recovery Center in administrative tasks, such as signing 91 survivors up for assistance, tracking accountability for 145 FEMA employees, and.
• Facilitated weekly activities to a 6-person team to boost team morale, mindfulness, and self-awareness; team articulated improved mood and performance because of activities
• Organized 5 presentations at high schools and colleges to educate youth about AmeriCorps programs, and obtained 31 potential program applicants
• Connected with and organized 6 independent service projects with Lifeline Animal Shelter and Trees Atlanta for a combined 40 hours of extracurricular community service

Framingham, Massachusetts

Peabody, Massachusetts

• Spoke with 12 residents for therapeutic purposes and kept progress notes, action/treatment plans, and process recordings
• Supported residents with transitioning into permanent housing by providing applications for housing, healthcare information, job training/searching/resume building, and assisting in organization of residents' apartments
• Conducted weekly group meetings with residents by serving as the facilitator and encouraging each resident to divulge any pros and cons about their week, how their recovery was going, and offering positive reassurance
• Counseled residents who had substance abuse issues and mental illnesses by means of talk therapy, active listening, strengths-based approaches, and motivational interviewing

Salem, Massachusetts

• Counseled 10 at-risk youth (ages 18-24), many of whom were involved in gangs, homeless, or had substance abuse and anger management issues; by means of talk therapy, active listening, strengths-based approaches, and.
• Assisted with and often facilitated job searching and resume building sessions with youth clients
• Supported my supervisor with a cooking class that aimed to build professional, life, and safety skills, as well as job marketability and connections for clients; I kept youth engaged in the class and in the case that.
• Composed 6 process recordings, 2 progress notes weekly per client, and kept steady track of client attendance in Excel
• Drafted an appeal letter to acquire more funding for the cooking class which granted us $5,674 to purchase food and new cutlery

Framingham, Massachusetts

Framingham, Massachusetts

Master Of Social Work (Msw), Social Work

Concentration in Child and Family Studies, School-based Social Work

Bachelor Of Social Work (Bsw), Social Work, 3.03

Activities and Societies: Gay Straight Alliance, Philosophy Club