Rachel Saffer, Lcsw-S Email & Phone Number

Austin, Tx, Us

Austin, Texas Area

Austin, Texas Area

Austin, Texas Area

Assists children and adults as they move from loss to a full life through therapy, support, education, training and consultation.

Austin, Texas Area

• Recruitment, screening, and coordination of training and assignment of volunteer facilitators • Development of other volunteer functions• Ongoing assistance with volunteers and subs for group nights• Conduct initial intakes over the phone with new clients• Schedule in-person intakes for group and individual services• Maintain client database• Educate the Austin community about grief and loss through community outreach as necessary

Austin, Texas

Bridgewater, Ma

• Collaborate on conducting research on work experiences of community health workers • Obtained through online databases and analyzed previous research on community health centers in order to compile literature review• Developing questions for pilot interviews with key informants for a future journal article

Bridgewater, Ma

• Educate students in one-on-one sessions about the effects of alcohol abuse and use, the risks involved with alcohol consumption and the resources available within the community to access treatment.• Set goals with students for decreasing alcohol consumption using a harm reduction approach, resulting in a reduced risk of alcohol related incidents on and off campus

Brockton, Ma

• Deliver individual counseling and advocacy services for 8-10 sexual assault ordomestic violence survivors or family members of survivors between the ages of 12 and 40 from the Greater Brockton area; clients have a range of mental health disorders including Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder• Co-facilitates support group for 6-10 sexual assault survivors, between the ages of 12 and 20, from all socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds • Advocated for and launched art support group for 5-6 sexual assault survivors, family members and community members of all ages• Administer medical advocacy for sexual assault victims in emergency rooms

Bridgewater, Ma

• Supported professors in the School of Social Work• Researched journal articles on specific topics for professors, which resulted in incorporation into syllabi• Created spreadsheets in Excel to track attendance and assignments for professors at their request• Assisted faculty search committee with finding candidates, resulting in the hiring of two faculty• Provided opportunity to complete and present own research: conducted library and internet research, wrote a series of three academic papers on topic and presented findings to a group of fellow students and faculty• Presenter, “Policy Analysis of the Violence Against Women Act”, Graduate Research Symposium, Bridgewater State University, April 19, 2013

Rockland, Ma

• Organized and led 7 social skill/friendship groups with 25 kindergarten students at local elementary school resulting in improved interactions with peers, teachers and family members in the classroom and at home• Facilitated 1-on-1 counseling with a first grade student, resulting in anxiety reduction• Supported teachers in classrooms, resulting in a reduction of behavior problems with students

• Maintained and accurately processed over 250 active files• Negotiated loan modifications and forbearance plans for over 20 eligible borrowers, resulting in their loans being removed from foreclosure status• Participant, New England Adjustment Manager's Association (NEAMA) conference, Chelmsford, Massachusetts, March 2010

• Coordinated information, paperwork, and websites for various mortgage companies, resulting in accurate processing of files.• Contributed to the compilation of the law firm's training guide, resulting in a more efficient training process for new hires

Master Of Social Work (Msw), Social Work, 3.6

Paralegal Certification, Paralegal

Bachelor Of Arts, Sociology; Criminal Justice, 3.4, Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Residence Hall Congress, Public Safety Chair