Clara Dionis
Dover,NH
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Family Intervention Specialist / MSW Intern
Youth Villages
05.2024 - Current
- Deliver evidence-based therapeutic interventions to a caseload of 5–6 families, holding three weekly sessions per family focused on stabilization, family functioning, and permanency goals.
- Conduct comprehensive clinical assessments, develop safety plans, and provide crisis intervention as needed.
- Create and review individualized treatment plans biweekly based on family and referral goals.
- Collaborate with DCYF, DJJS, schools, and other community providers to coordinate holistic care.
- Maintain accurate, timely documentation aligned with agency and accreditation standards.
- Participate in three weekly supervision meetings to enhance treatment fidelity, case conceptualization, and professional development.
- Provide on-call, in-person crisis response to support emergency safety planning needs.
Relief Staff / Youth Support Specialist / Undergraduate Intern
Dover Children's Home
01.2021 - 01.2024
- Supported 6–12 youth (ages 14–20) with complex trauma histories and behavioral needs.
- Implemented interventions aligned with Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI) and collaborated with the clinical team to reinforce treatment goals.
- Fostered therapeutic relationships through trauma-informed, strengths-based engagement.
- Documented progress toward treatment objectives using clear, professional language.
- Administered medication in accordance with organizational policies.
Volunteer Research Assistant
Mommy and Me Project – UNH
09.2020 - 12.2020
- Applied the Attachment Story Completion Task (ASCT) to assess secure attachment patterns between parents and children (ages 3–6).
Research Assistant
Project ACME – UNH Hamel Center for Undergraduate Research
01.2020 - 05.2020
- Conducted developmental assessments with children (ages 4–6) using standardized tools such as the Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals.
- Recorded and coded behavioral data to evaluate caregiver-child attachment dynamics.
Education
Master of Social Work - Social Work
Simmons University
Boston08.2025
Bachelor of Science - Human Development and Family Studies, Social Work
University of New Hampshire
Durham, NH05.2022
Skills
- Collaborative Problem Solving (CPS)
- Clinical assessment and case conceptualization
- Safety planning
- Cultural humility
- Strengths-based, collaborative approach
- Multidisciplinary team collaboration
- Crisis support
- Providing psychoeducation
- Ethical decision-making
PROFESSIONAL TRAININGS
- TF-CBT Web2.0: A course for Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- (ACEP#7291) Chronic Absenteeism: Creative Interventions to Address School Refusal
- (ACEP#7291) Collaborative Safety Planning
- (ACEP#7291) Physiological Self-Soothing as an Antidote to Stonewalling (Identifying and Managing Barriers to Effective Communication)
- (ACEP#7291) Assessment and Planning for Interpersonal Violence with Youth, Caregivers, and Young Adults
Timeline
Family Intervention Specialist / MSW Intern
Youth Villages
05.2024 - Current
Relief Staff / Youth Support Specialist / Undergraduate Intern
Dover Children's Home
01.2021 - 01.2024
Volunteer Research Assistant
Mommy and Me Project – UNH
09.2020 - 12.2020
Research Assistant
Project ACME – UNH Hamel Center for Undergraduate Research
01.2020 - 05.2020
Master of Social Work - Social Work
Simmons University
Bachelor of Science - Human Development and Family Studies, Social Work
University of New Hampshire