CHRISTOPHER R. ANDERSON
Lansing,MI
Summary
Dedicated Social Worker offering 18+ years of experience in education environments, mental health, and family preservation support services. Familiar with issues such as learning difficulties, socialization problems and emotional needs. Background working in urban areas of poverty with high populations of at-risk youth and their families as well as familiarity with suburban communities with unlimited resources and supports. Flexible and personable approach to building rapport and addressing challenges with internal and external vendors. Additional background working in Private Practice, starting an L.L.C from the beginning process and managing all aspects of it’s existence.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
Private Practice Mental Health Therapist
Chance Happens Counseling Center L.L.C.
- Perform all administrative duties relevant to private practice functioning
- Consult with various outside vendors
- Generate and maintain progress and psychotherapy notes
- Credentialing tasks and procedures with insurance providers
- Medicaid and private insurance billing
- Administer outcome measurements to patients
- Crisis intervention
- Provide individual and family therapy
- Assess individual, couple, and family needs.
School Social Worker
Ingham County School District
08.2008 - Current
- Provide emotional support to students receiving special education services
- Consult with teacher, administration, and families to address student needs
- Generate IEP goals within state guidelines
- Generate and maintain annual 504 plans
- Facilitate small and large group activities for low functioning students
- Provide information and referral services to students and families
- Administer behavior assessment scales and culminate information into reports
- Collaborate in teams to determine special education eligibility in several areas
- Crisis intervention and use of Tier I, II, and III models
- Generate behavior plans for emotionally impaired and at-risk students
- School Improvement strategic planning for academic and social needs
- Transition planning for middle and high school students
- Manage Easy IEP account for Medicaid billing
- Initiate and maintain early-on behavior intervention to students and parents.
Foster Care and Child Protective Service Worker
Department Of Human Services State Of Michigan
03.2006 - 08.2008
- Responded to family emergency situations within a 24 to 72-hour time frame
- Attended court processes and possess a strong knowledge of child protection laws
- Cultural competencies and an understanding of historical trauma
- Independent decision making during highly stressful circumstances
- Investigative procedures and forensic interviewing
- Managed client accounts and interact with multiple professional vendors
- Case management to include generating family treatment plans
- Computer knowledge and competencies.
Youth Summer Program Coordinator, Graduate Intern and Summer Science Academy Counselor
Michigan State University College of Human Medicine
06.2004 - 10.2005
- Assisted Summer Science Academy (SSA) and Health Professions Summer Scholar Academy (HPSSA) program directors with program planning, recruitment and supervision for 130-140 middle school students in Ingham and surrounding counties
- Generated Summer Science Academy and High School Program SSA handbooks, program schedules, program calendars, and brochures
- Reviewed and modified grants for CHM umbrella programs.
Social Work Administrative Assistant
Michigan State University
09.2003 - 05.2005
- Performed various office duties to include; internet research, data entry, filing, student applicant processing, bulk printing and graduate student support services
- Assisted continued education director with processing and evaluations for continued education workshops.
Social Worker Intern
North-West Lansing Healthy Communities Initiative
09.2003 - 04.2004
- Managed 15 volunteer workers and functioned as their liaison
- Recruited and screened volunteer worker candidates
- Worked with vendors, community, and under-represented groups
- Facilitated community meetings and assisted in editing program grants.
Education
Master of Social Work (MSW) -
Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan05.2005
Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) -
University of Illinois
Springfield, Illinois05.2003
Skills
- Behavioral Intervention Plans (BIP)
- Functional Behavioral Assessments (FBA)
- Documentation
- Verbal and written communication
- Private Practice Mental Health Services
- Insurance Credentialing
- Medical Billing
- Administrative Duties
- Scheduling
- Data collection and management
- Special education advocate
- Information and referral
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office
- Internet Explorer browser
- Microsoft Power Point
- Microsoft SPSS
- Zoom
- Google Meets
Additional Information
Licensed Master's Social Worker Clinical License (LMSW), Michigan
Timeline
School Social Worker
Ingham County School District
08.2008 - Current
Foster Care and Child Protective Service Worker
Department Of Human Services State Of Michigan
03.2006 - 08.2008
Youth Summer Program Coordinator, Graduate Intern and Summer Science Academy Counselor
Michigan State University College of Human Medicine
06.2004 - 10.2005
Social Work Administrative Assistant
Michigan State University
09.2003 - 05.2005
Social Worker Intern
North-West Lansing Healthy Communities Initiative
09.2003 - 04.2004
Private Practice Mental Health Therapist
Chance Happens Counseling Center L.L.C.
Master of Social Work (MSW) -
Michigan State University
Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) -
University of Illinois
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