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Boston, Ma, Us

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Triage referrals for youth and families in need of stabilization or life skills services. Assess mental health, environmental, and therapeutic needs of clients in referrals and match with appropriate services and clinical support. Coordinating with community, state, and individual referral sources to maximize scope and reach of mental health and crisis assistance to at risk families, youth, and young adults in the Massachusetts area. Collaboration with system partners such as Department of Children and Families, Department of Mental Health and youth justice.

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Assist youth and families where they are at, in the community to become self sufficient at navigating the mental health system, in order to function at their highest level. Development of families coping skills by way of therapeutic practices and interventions. Families and clients are working through mental health diagnosis, facing financial struggles, and system navigation while working in collaboration with system partners such as Department of Children and Families, Department of Mental Health and youth justice.

Tillicum Centre, 3100 Tillicum Rd, Victoria, Bc V9A 6T2

Collaborate with youth and families to address the challenges mental health brings in to their lives. Help navigate the community resources, while teaching anxiety reduction and coping skills to foster healthy growth into young adulthood. Utilize Reducing Anxiety for Teens (RAFT) to teach coping skills for teens at local high school school. Organize and facilitate community dinners and events to strengthen bonds and friendships between families and youth.

Tacoma, Wa

Utilize therapeutic ideas while working with families and their at-risk youth in Pierce County. Surrounding the youth and family with natural and professional supports to address mental health needs. Coordinate the interaction of youth and parent partners, and family support specialists; all who are staff members that help to work towards the identified goals. The ultimate goal is to keep the family unified, with the youth staying at home, by identifying and building on their existing strengths.

Greater Milwaukee Area

Develop and facilitate family-based, multi-disciplinary teams to address the needs of seriously emotionally disturbed youth, ages 7-17. Duties include home visiting, implementation of evidence based family engagement strategies, court advocacy, and compliance with rigorous administrative requirements.

Greater Milwaukee Area

Helped inner city, at risk youth in Milwaukee area develop social and physical skills though education, character building, and fitness activities.

Decorah, Ia

Provided and assisted with in-home visiting to offer parenting resources to at-risk families with children birth to 3 years of age. Developed, marketed, and facilitated developmentally appropriate group programming for at risk children and families. Successfully revised agency’s policies and procedures for organization’s re-certification. Reorganized and improved on line web parenting and family resources. Participated in governmental advocacy efforts related to Birth to Three and child empowerment programming.

Helped with classroom management of 20+ children during field trips, lunch, rest time, and after-school activities.

Assisted with permanency and adoption planning efforts for children in out of home placement by working with foster parents and youth. Provided information and referral services for families interested in adoption or foster care. Revised and improved in-house library on adoption for use by families and staff.

Master Of Social Work - Msw, Social Work

Bsw, Social Work

Activities and Societies: Social Work Association, PALSYouth Mentor, PALS Program, Decorah, Iowa. Mentored elementary aged child.