Mckenna Barber, Msw Email & Phone Number

As of June 2020, I am a graduate of the Portland State Master of Social Work program - Eugene Distance Option. As of August 20202, I am the Mental Health Consultant from LifeWorks NW, partnered with Community Action Head Start in the Washington County area!My recent past employment includes a position as an Assistant Lead Teacher for the Early Education Program (EEP) in a sensory processing classroom. In this EEP classroom we supported the individual learning, sensory, and emotional needs of students while teaching kindergarten readiness skills.In my grad program, my advanced year internship was in the field of Forensic Social Work with the Eugene Federal Public Defenders Office. In this position I assisted federal attorneys and investigators with mitigation for clients pretrial, conducted mental health assessments, and helped connect clients to resources during re-entry into society post-release.My intermediate year internship was with The Child Center as an Intensive Outpatient Services and Supports (IOSS) child and family therapist (at a QMHP level). I worked at The Child Center for 2 years prior, in the Day Treatment setting and IOSS as a Behavioral Support Specialist (at a QMHA level).My undergraduate degree is from University of Oregon, and is a B.S. in Psychology. While in undergrad I helped in the UO SPEL research lab studying infant and toddler attachment and intergenerational stress. I also helped with the Birth Your Way classes for low SES mothers. I had a term interning at The Relief Nursery and was hired as a part time assistant teacher. I held various other employed positions during undergrad, the longest of which was with Samsung as an Experience Consultant for 3 years. Prior to that my employment experience includes: being a barista and bookseller at Barnes and Noble, being a photographer with Picture Me Portrait Studios, and a customer service associate at Victoria's Secret, American Eagle, and Nike Factory Stores.

Listed skills include Qmha, Graduate Student, Data Entry, Cpr/First Aid Certified, and 7 others.