Charlotte Richards
Draper,UT
Summary
Invested Social Worker dedicated to forming trusting relationships and advocating for best interest of clients. Expertise in Adolescents, Couples and Families, and Mood Disorders. Respectful and compassionate professional offering 20-year background serving community by providing guidance for clients in need.
Overview
2026
2026
years of professional experience
Work History
School Social Worker
Corner Canyon High School/Channing Hall Charter
08.2022 - Current
- Helped students develop new coping mechanisms and techniques to drive behavior modification.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams of school psychologists, teachers and administrators to create and implement Individualized Education Plans.
- Provided educational support services to students with emotional, intellectual and physical disabilities.
- Conducted comprehensive assessments of students'' social-emotional functioning to inform interventions and service planning.
- Facilitated group counseling sessions, enhancing students' social skills and emotional intelligence.
- Observed student behavior and developed behavioral interventions.
- Maintained compliance with standards relating to child protection, client confidentiality, risk assessment and reporting.
- Supported students, teachers, and families during crisis situations.
- Created a safe space for students experiencing crises by providing immediate support and appropriate referrals.
- Collaborated with teachers and administrators to develop intervention strategies for students in need of additional support.
- Enhanced student well-being by providing individual and group counseling sessions addressing various social, emotional, and behavioral issues.
Therapist
Zest For Life Counseling
12.2021 - Current
- Counseled individuals, groups and families to bring awareness of problems, deal with crisis situations and develop action plans.
- Developed and implemented intensive individualized treatment plans addressing family relationship problems, destructive patterns of behavior and other psychosocial issues.
- Guided clients in development of skills and cognitive behavioral therapy techniques.
- Tracked progress according to goals for interventions.
- Documented patient information, treatment plans and patient responses.
- Provided tools for clients and families to communicate better and negotiate issues for improved family relationships.
- Maintained and updated patient records, changes in service plans, and treatment reports.
- Recommended therapeutic action plans and treatments based on results from behavioral assessments.
- Documented patient information through analyzing data, interview notes and test results, and identified and diagnosed nature of clients' problems.
- Managed caseload of individual clients, couples and family therapy sessions.
- Assisted clients to better understand roles as parents, focusing on developing skills to nurture and guide children.
- Worked with interdisciplinary treatment team to develop treatment plans.
- Assisted in coordination of mental health support services provided by care team.
- Supervised clinicians-in-training such as interns and new counselors.
Additional Employment/Experience
Social Work Field
- Youth Care Treatment Center (Draper, UT)- Counselor
- Ascent Behavioral Health (Springville, UT)- Counselor
- LDS Hospital S.W. Intern (SLC, UT)- Kidney/Liver Transplant
- LDS Family Services S.W. Intern (Sandy, UT)- Adoption/Individual & Family Counseling/Group Counseling
Education
Master of Social Work - Social Work
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT08.2003
Bachelor of Social Work - Social Work
BYU-Hawaii
Laie, Hawaii08.2001
Pre-Occupational Therapy - Occupational Therapy
Ricks College
Rexburg, Idaho08.1999
Associate of Arts -
Ricks College
Rexburg, ID08.1999
Skills
- Therapeutic Assessment
- Treatments and Therapies
- Individual and Group Therapy
- Mental Health Support
- Chronic Disorders
- Family Education and Communication
- Biopsychosocial Assessments
- Intervention Planning
- Mood Disorders
- Crisis Evaluation and Intervention
- Clinical Interviewing
- Autism and Spectrum Disorders
- Licensed Therapist
- Family Sessions
- Cognitive Behavioral Management
- Couples Counseling
Timeline
School Social Worker
Corner Canyon High School/Channing Hall Charter
08.2022 - Current
Therapist
Zest For Life Counseling
12.2021 - Current
Additional Employment/Experience
Social Work Field
Master of Social Work - Social Work
University of Utah
Bachelor of Social Work - Social Work
BYU-Hawaii
Pre-Occupational Therapy - Occupational Therapy
Ricks College
Associate of Arts -
Ricks College
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