COURTNEY KAHN, LMSW
Chandler,AZ
Summary
Motivated Social Worker capable of working with broad range of age groups, ethnicities, and socioeconomic backgrounds. Meticulous and detail-oriented with excellent observational, organizational and communication skills. Compassionate demeanor and driven with unfailing work ethic and passion for helping and empowering others along with excellent social perceptiveness. Goal-driven and successful at cultivating productive relationships with students, families and teachers alike.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
School Social Worker
Gilbert Public Schools, Desert Ridge Junior High
07.2021 - Current
- Provide social and emotional support to middle school students who may be struggling with stress, anger, depression, anxiety, conflict resolution, and life skills.
- Provide students tools and coping skills needed to achieve academic excellence and emotional well-being.
- Enhanced student well-being by providing individual and group counseling sessions addressing various social, emotional, and behavioral issues.
- Created a safe space for students experiencing crises by providing immediate support and appropriate referrals including suicide risk assessments and treatment coordination between family and community.
- Support staff on campus with resources, interventions, and behavior support to students.
- Assist families with resources for basic needs and referrals to community agencies.
- Collaborate with teachers and administrators to develop intervention strategies for students in need of additional support.
- Assessed the effectiveness of social work interventions through ongoing evaluation and reflection, making necessary adjustments to better serve student needs.
Therapist
Embracing Change Counseling Services
07.2023 - Current
- Conducted thorough assessments to accurately diagnose mental health conditions and develop appropriate treatment strategies.
- Improved patient outcomes by implementing evidence-based therapeutic techniques and interventions.
- Enhanced client well-being through personalized treatment plans tailored to individual needs and goals.
- Built strong rapport with clients, fostering trust and open communication for effective therapy sessions.
Social Worker- Youth Specialist
Care 7 placed at Connolly Middle School
12.2020 - Current
- Provide social and emotional support to middle school students who may be struggling with stress, anger, depression, anxiety, conflict resolution, and life skills
- Meet with students in both group and individual settings and work with students to increase their social emotional well-being to become more effective in the classroom
- Assist during crisis situations including suicide risk assessments and treatment coordination between family and community
- Provide resource coordination and support to individuals and/or families, long-term follow-up, basic need items, and outpatient counseling at Care7 licensed counseling facility.
Social Worker
VA (Veteran's Affairs) at CRRC
08.2020 - 12.2020
- Complete psychosocial assessments of psychosocial functioning, needs, suicide risk assessments, determine obstacles to treatment with veterans that are homeless or are in imminent risk of homelessness
- Facilitate community placements through collaboration with Veterans and the interdisciplinary team
- Provide consultation and education to Veterans regarding community resources, VA benefits, and referrals to services with VA or community
- Maintain therapeutic relationships with Veterans that are experiencing a wide range of medical, psychiatric, emotional, behavioral, and psychological problems.
Intern
VA- Veteran's Justice Program
08.2019 - 04.2020
- Build and maintain partnerships between VA and criminal justice system and provide updates to the court on veteran's progress in treatment.
- Assess Veteran defendants' treatment needs, and link Veterans with appropriate VA treatment services such as mental health and substance abuse treatment, and benefits
- Connect veteran to resources such as housing, employment, transportation, vocational rehab
- Collaborate with attorneys, public defenders, judges, and community partners to best suit needs of veterans
Intern/Case Manager
Sojourner Center Domestic Violence Shelter
08.2018 - 04.2019
- Excelled in the role of case manager holding a case load of participants in both crisis shelter and transitional housing units
- Met with participants weekly, set goals in regards to housing, employment, and other needs; monitor their progress
- Identified community resources for clients, connecting them with essential services such as housing, healthcare, and employment opportunities
Science Teacher Junior High
Gilbert Unified School District
08.2006 - 05.2018
- Developed effective lesson plans for curriculum of both Seventh and Eighth grade science students
- Enhanced students'' critical thinking skills through inquiry-based learning strategies and real-world examples
- Developed effective classroom management techniques, fostering a positive and engaging learning environment for all students.
- Integrated technology into instruction as well as multiple learning modalities
- Attended AVID Institute to learn how to bridge gap between regular education and rigorous one to help underachieving minority students.
- Coordinated with parents and guardians to share student achievements, discuss concerns, and implement strategies for continued growth at home, including IEP meetings.
Education
Masters in Social Work - Social Work
Arizona State University
Phoenix, AZ05.2020
Bachelors in Secondary Education - Biology
Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ05.2006
Associate of Science -
Maricopa Community Colleges - Mesa Community College
Mesa, AZ12.2001
Skills
- Critical thinking
- Goal setting
- Strengths-based
- Psycho-education
- Referrals and networking
- Crisis Intervention
- Treatment planning
- Client advocacy
- Community resource knowledge
- Strong communicator
- Empathetic
- Excellent interpersonal skills
volunteer experience
Foster Care Review Board, Mesa, Arizona, 03/2015-08/2016, Read, analyzed, and reviewed foster care cases, Listened and met with case managers, foster care parents, CASA's and other interested parties, Collaborated with team to make decisions and recommendations about children's needs which were read by court official
Certification
LMSW, August 2021
Timeline
Therapist
Embracing Change Counseling Services
07.2023 - Current
School Social Worker
Gilbert Public Schools, Desert Ridge Junior High
07.2021 - Current
Social Worker- Youth Specialist
Care 7 placed at Connolly Middle School
12.2020 - Current
Social Worker
VA (Veteran's Affairs) at CRRC
08.2020 - 12.2020
Intern
VA- Veteran's Justice Program
08.2019 - 04.2020
Intern/Case Manager
Sojourner Center Domestic Violence Shelter
08.2018 - 04.2019
Science Teacher Junior High
Gilbert Unified School District
08.2006 - 05.2018
Masters in Social Work - Social Work
Arizona State University
Bachelors in Secondary Education - Biology
Arizona State University
Associate of Science -
Maricopa Community Colleges - Mesa Community College
LMSW, August 2021
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