Colleen Young
Somersworth,NH
Summary
I am motivated to utilize my experience in the social work field with an organization whose goal is to better the lives of their clients, which will also offer me a chance to be challenged professionally.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Teacher's Assistant/Interventionist
Tri-City Christian Academy
08.2021 - Current
- Developed strong relationships with students, parents, and colleagues by maintaining open lines of communication and fostering a supportive learning environment.
- Differentiated instruction to accommodate diverse learning needs, ensuring each student had an equal opportunity for success.
- Identified struggling students and provided additional support through tutoring sessions.
- Interceded as situations arose where students needed deescalation and behavioral interventions.
Clinical Coordinator
Mentor Network
05.2011 - 04.2013
- Enhanced the well-being of children in foster care through comprehensive case management and individualized service plans.
- Streamlined documentation processes, ensuring timely submission of reports and assessments.
- Provided on-going support to foster parents through weekly visits.
- Developed positive relationships with foster families by offering ongoing guidance and resources.
- Conducted home, school and community visits to assigned clients to assess client's level of care and provide guidance towards meeting treatment goals.
- Provided crisis intervention services to address immediate safety concerns and prevent further escalation of issues within the foster family unit.
- Built solid and trusting rapport with children and families, fostering trust and communication to meet case needs.
- Intervened in crisis situations and counseled children experiencing emergencies and disruptive incidents.
Reintegration Coordinator
Essex County Sheriff's Department
11.1999 - 01.2011
- Acted as a community liaison by researching appropriate community agencies that would be used as adjunct services for program clients.
- Established and maintained positive relationships with outside organizations that resulted in expedited services for program clients.
- Evaluated the individual needs of clients by determining what additional services were needed (i.e. individual counseling, residential programs, detox centers) and then made the necessary referral.
- Conducted the monthly evaluations of each client by assessing their monthly progress in the program and determining other services that they needed.
- Developed and monitored discharge plans for each client who successfully completed the program.
- Facilitated groups for both male and female clients in areas of substance abuse, self-esteem, goal setting, and life skills.
- Chaired monthly aftercare group for clients who have successfully completed the program.
- Participated as an integral member of weekly Multi-Disciplinary meetings by effectively communicating essential information in regards to clients.
- Maintained database for clients on Parole and Probation, as well as the database for those clients who were incarcerated.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice
Pensacola Christian College
Pensacola, FL05.1998
Skills
- Social-emotional learning
- Effective listening
- Family involvement
- Cognitive and behavioral development
- Critical Thinking
- Problem-solving abilities
- Child Advocacy
- Student Counseling
Timeline
Teacher's Assistant/Interventionist
Tri-City Christian Academy
08.2021 - Current
Clinical Coordinator
Mentor Network
05.2011 - 04.2013
Reintegration Coordinator
Essex County Sheriff's Department
11.1999 - 01.2011
Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice
Pensacola Christian College
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