Annelise Isabel Valerio

• Meet with the mentee weekly for 1 hour to discuss classroom management, subject area content, NYS Learning Standards, scope and sequence, instructional practices, district/building policies and procedures, and topics/issues related to School Social Work practice.
• Introduce and orient the new mentee to the school community and, share materials, and curriculum, developments, teaching methods, instructional goals, and assessments.
• Demonstrate effective teaching and classroom management techniques through formal observations, team teaching, and/or model lessons, as well as, encouraging the observations of other educators.
• Make arrangements to visit, observe or team-teach with the mentee to provide support as needed.
• Model effective interpersonal communication skills to help prepare the mentee for interactions with parents, faculty, and students.
• Assist in developing class organization and management plans, as well as encouraging parental involvement.
• Encourage participation in staff development and advise mentees about professional development opportunities.

• Track students' hours in field.
• Facilitation of weekly individual supervision.
• Development and facilitation of annual field placement orientation.
• Formulate a beginning assessment of appropriate assignments relative to the learning style, cognitive and emotional level of functioning of the student.
• Provide appropriate constructive feedback to the student through supervisory conferences 1x weekly for 1 hour.
• Completion initial, Mid-Year, and Final Evaluations.
• Employ an array of teaching methods and techniques tailored to the specific needs of the student.
• Read, review and provide weekly feedback to students on process recordings.
• Teach skills necessary for students to become competent and ethical social work practitioners.
• Form a partnership with the Faculty Advisor, maintaining open line of communication, and participation of fall/spring onsite visits.

• Services to Students: Home visits. Respond to peer conflict, social-emotional/behavioral issues, and day-to-day educator intervention calls. Implementation of tiered supports provided to students through grade-level assemblies, in-class workshops, and school-based counseling sessions (i.e. Second Step, Child Safety Matters, PBIS, and Restorative Practices). Provide mandated and building level individual/group school based counseling services. Manage a caseload, maintain up-to-date student case records, and submission of timely documentation. Attend the Committee on Special Education (CSE) initial and annual review conferences. Provide feedback to teaching and administrative staff related to school-based counseling progress. Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to develop the best positive behavioral intervention practice to enhance student academic, social-emotional/behavioral outcomes.
• Services to Families: Identify at risk caregivers, facilitating outreach, providing resources, psycho- education, and assistance in navigating complex systems. Co-facilitation of parent-teacher conferences and CSE meetings (English/Spanish) to discuss student progress, strengths, and identified areas of academic/behavioral need of intervention. Participation in open houses and back-to-school nights providing caregivers education on curriculum, school policies, and related services. Collaborating with parents who have volunteered to participate in building-wide initiates (i.e. parent PBIS committee members). Facilitating parent workshops in the area of executive functioning and specialized support for parents of children with special learning needs in collaboration with educators.
• Services to School Personnel: Providing essential information to better understand factors affecting a student's performance and behavior. Provide staff with classroom support, consultation, modeling behavior interventions, and information related to classroom management social/emotional and behavioral needs of students, in addition to relevant personal psychological, and family data that affects school functioning to enhance staff knowledge and service delivery.
• School-Community Liaison: Collaborate with agencies and community organizations to meet the needs of students/families in accessing resources. Act as liaison between community-based organizations, students, and their families supporting with community referrals alleviating family stress to enable students to function more effectively in school and in the community.
• Services to the District: Ensure policies and procedures regarding Child Abuse and Neglect are implemented on behalf of all students. Identifying and addressing barriers to attendance, advocating for interventions to reduce absenteeism, and promoting school engagement through 1:1 parent psycho-education sessions. Advocating for the rights students/families, and providing wraparound support services for individuals experiencing homelessness under the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act.

• RTC Liaison: Served as the RTC liaison between the Mount Pleasant Cottage School primarily serving K-12 students who have emotional disabilities and The Edenwald School serving K-12 students with autism as well as emotional and cognitive disabilities, NYC District 75 educational settings, and NYS regulatory agencies (i.e. ACS, DSS, CSE, and OCFS - as well as officers of the court).
• Permanency: Contributed to youth permanency planning meetings. Arranged critical post-foster care services including but not limited to housing, vocational, and employment supports with the assistance of the RTC's vocational program team.
• Academic Counseling: Assisted students with course selection, academic planning, and goal setting to ensure they meet graduation requirements and pursue appropriate educational pathways.
• Individual Counseling: Provided one-on-one counseling to students to address personal, social, or emotional challenges and offered strategies for coping and problem-solving.
• Cottage Workshops: Facilitating group counseling sessions in RTC campus cottages to address common issues, such as peer relationships, stress management, and self-esteem in addition to academic and vocational psycho-education and planning.
• Career Counseling: Met with students individually to explore career interests, strengths, and aptitudes and provided guidance on college and career planning.
• College Application Support: Advised students on the college application process, including researching colleges, writing application essays, and preparing for college interviews. Coordinated and facilitated college group tours.
• Crisis Intervention: Responded to and supported students during times of crisis, such as personal emergencies, family issues, or traumatic events.
• Consultation: Collaborated with teachers, administrators, and parents to address students' needs and ensure a supportive learning environment.
• Referral Services: Connected students/families with appropriate community education and resources, such as mental health professionals, social, and academic community support services.
• Standardized Testing Support: Assisting students in preparing for standardized tests, and identifying areas for improvement.
• Tutoring: Supported the development of the RTC campus tutoring program and out-of-school suspension program.
• Attendance Monitoring: Monitored student attendance and worked with students, families, and cottage staff to address chronic absenteeism/AWOL.
• Collaboration with School Support Teams: Participated in multidisciplinary support teams to identify and address students' unique needs. Participated in Committee on Special Education (CSE) meetings, suspension meetings, manifestation determination (MDR) meetings, superintendent fair hearings, and suspension re-entry meetings. Supported in the development of behavior intervention plan (BIP), and functional behavior assessment (FBA) in collaboration with related service professionals.

• Supported students, teachers and families during crisis situations.
• Collaborated with students, teachers, administrators, parents and outside agencies.
• Worked with teachers to implement behavioral improvement plans based on established assessments.
• Created intervention and treatment plans for students in need of assistance.
• Monitored students for signs of trauma, abuse and neglect.
• Provided case management services, counseling, education and life-skills training to diverse, at-risk student population.
• Provided individual counseling.
• Formulated treatment plan strategies with multidisciplinary teams to provide comprehensive and continuous care plan.
• Maintained compliance with standards relating to child protection, client confidentiality, risk assessment and reporting.
• Facilitated family therapy sessions between children, caregivers, and siblings to remediate conflict and build healthy relationships.

• Maintain electronic medical records in compliance with Open Door's standards with high efficiency.
• Assist patients with scheduling and coordinating transportation. Participate in medical visits.
• Outreach patients identified as due/overdue for chronic disease follow up care and those needing follow-up after an emergency room visit or in-patient stay.
• Enter and collect data for internal and external systems.
• Assess patients social determinants of health and assists with connecting individuals to the appropriate resources.
• Liaised with other healthcare professionals to develop comprehensive patient care plans and provide highest quality of care.
• Discussed medical histories with patients in effort to provide most effective medical advice.
• Created customized care plans, working with hospital staff and families to assess and meet individual needs.
• Scheduled surgeries, managed pre-certifications and verified insurance coverage.
• Established and maintained effective communication with staff, physicians and community organizations to promote high quality patient care.
• Utilized motivational interviewing techniques to increase client engagement in treatment, and provided 1:1 psycho-educational sessions on medication compliance and wellness.

*PCS and Gateways Cottage Social Worker*

6/2019 - 10/2019

• Offered supportive counseling and crisis intervention to individuals in crisis utilizing TCI.
• Collaborated with mental health professionals to coordinate comprehensive care for clients.
• Maintained client records to document assessment, treatment plans and progress.
• Worked with family members to develop support networks and multifaceted coping techniques focused on client needs.
• Develop a comprehensive written psychosocial summaries.
• Collaborated regularly with community resources and NYS regulatory agencies (i.e. ACS, DSS, CSE, and OCFS - as well as officers of the court).
• Conducting home, completed home safety assessments, and attended court as needed.
• Prepared FASPS, PHR's.
• Documented all evaluations and treatment in accordance with JCCA protocols and regulatory requirements.
• Provide trauma-informed individual, group, and family therapy to assigned caseload.
• Provided psycho-education to strengthen skills of parents and/or caregivers in supporting the behavioral health needs of the youth.
• Create and revise treatment plans describing the child/youth's condition and services needed for the current episode of care, detailing the scope/practices to be provided, expected outcome, and expected frequency and duration of the treatment.
• Initiated and maintained contact with collateral service providers throughout admission and post-discharge.
• Documented treatment progress utilizing the agency's electronic health record consistent with agency and Office of Mental Health regulations.
• Conducted home visits to child/ youth's family as needed and during school holidays and breaks.

• Developed career and education plans based on individual needs.
• Equipped students with job search skills to increase success chances.
• Counseled clients one-on-one regarding current situation, desires, aptitudes, education, and employment history.
• Assisted clients in building successful job search strategies.
• Led workshops for job seekers to provide information on job searching, application completion, and resume building.
• Assessed clients' mental health needs, developed treatment plans and monitored progress.
• Counseled individuals to bring awareness of problems, deal with crisis situations and develop action plans.

• Maintained confidentiality of records relating to clients' treatment.
• Guided clients in developing skills and strategies for dealing with acclimation into the college environment.
• Implemented and developed core counseling programs to meet each individual's specific and varying needs.
• Developed individualized counseling plans for clients to incorporate short-term and long-term goals.
• Facilitated weekly group sessions to encourage self-reflection and problem-solving.
• Provided education on mental health topics and resources to clients.