Luz Lopez-Broderick
Hamden,CONNECTICUT
Summary
Diligent Social Worker with 17 years of experience mediating family members to resolve conflict. Comfortable handling stress and performing under pressure. Dedicated to forming trusting relationships and advocating for best interests of clients. Respectful and compassionate professional offering over 30-year background serving community by providing guidance for clients in need. Committed to providing services to strengthen home, school and community partnerships. Accomplished at resolving conflict and encouraging positive relationships. Bilingual with fluency in English and Spanish to effectively communicate with multicultural clients.
Overview
40
40
years of professional experience
Work History
Lead Social Worker
New Haven Board Of Education
05.2005 - Current
- Interviewed families or groups to assess situations, limitations and issues and implement services to address needs.
- Formulated educational plan strategies with multidisciplinary teams to provide comprehensive and continuous care plan.
- Completed detailed charts to summarize interactions with patients and booked follow-up sessions.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams of school psychologists, teachers and administrators to create and implement Individualized Education Plans.
- Maintained regular contact with clients by calling and visiting clients' homes.
Assistant Teacher
New Haven Board Of Education
06.2003 - 05.2005
- Worked with teachers to design lesson plans and coordinate activities for classes, consistently noting successful ideas and identifying areas for improvement.
- Provided one-on-one and group-based learning support to maintain student progress and development.
- Kept students on-task with proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies.
- Collaborated with instructor to assist lesson and curriculum planning efforts.
- Delivered group teaching in classroom setting and implemented individual student support.
- Assisted teachers with classroom management and document coordination to maintain positive learning environment.
- Oversaw students in classroom and common areas to monitor, enforce rules and support lead teacher.
- Worked under direction of licensed teacher in and outside of classroom.
- Supported classroom activities, tutoring, and reviewing work.
- Tutored students in reading, language arts, Spanish and other subjects.
Paraprofessional
Palm Beach County School District
01.2002 - 05.2003
- Delivered personalized educational, behavioral and emotional support to individual students to enable positive learning outcomes.
- Prepared instruction materials, constructed bulletin boards and set up work areas.
- Kept classrooms clean, neat and properly sanitized for student health and classroom efficiency.
- Instructed small groups of students in basic concepts such as alphabet, shapes and color recognition.
- Worked as Spanish Interpreter for ESOL, assisting and supporting Limited English Proficiency (LEP) for 2nd and 4th grade students in Science, Social Studies and Math
Mental Health Worker Specialist
State Of Connecticut Department Of Mental Health
03.1984 - 08.2001
- Documented client progress in confidential files.
- Provided clients with recommendations to community resources.
- Performed client assessments and developed treatment plans.
- Delivered individualized counseling services to clients working through issues such as mental illness and substance abuse.
- Evaluated patients based on mental and physical parameters discovered through interviews and standardized assessments.
- Provided clinical therapeutic counseling and preventative education services to community families, groups and individuals.
- Worked collaboratively with other mental health professionals to provide consistent care and minimize diversion.
- Displayed sensitivity to cultural and linguistic needs of clients and families served.
- Offered and documented treatment consent forms in patient health records.
- Observed and monitored client behavior and responses to treatment.
Education
Associate of Arts - Liberal Arts And General Studies
South Central Community College
New Haven, CTBachelor of Arts - Psychology
University of New Haven
West Haven, CTCertificate - International Marketing
Quinnipiac University
Hamden, CTCertificate - Problems of The Puerto Rican Elderly
Albertus Magnus College
New Haven, CTCompleted 12 Credit Graduate Level Courses -
Southern Connecticut State University
New Haven, CTCertificate - Professional Crisis Management
School District of Palm Beach County
Boca Raton, FLCertificate -
Palm Beach County Health Department
Boca Raton, FLSkills
- Family Case Management
- Social Behaviors, mood disorders
- Treatment Implementation
- Case Documentation
- Child Development
- Community Resources
- Community Training
- Family Guidance
Timeline
Lead Social Worker
New Haven Board Of Education
05.2005 - Current
Assistant Teacher
New Haven Board Of Education
06.2003 - 05.2005
Paraprofessional
Palm Beach County School District
01.2002 - 05.2003
Mental Health Worker Specialist
State Of Connecticut Department Of Mental Health
03.1984 - 08.2001
Associate of Arts - Liberal Arts And General Studies
South Central Community College
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
University of New Haven
Certificate - International Marketing
Quinnipiac University
Certificate - Problems of The Puerto Rican Elderly
Albertus Magnus College
Completed 12 Credit Graduate Level Courses -
Southern Connecticut State University
Certificate - Professional Crisis Management
School District of Palm Beach County
Certificate -
Palm Beach County Health Department
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