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Cylinthia T Fitchett

Stone Mountain,GA

Summary

Human and Social Services Specialist


Committed Counselor possessing broad range of experience in delivering comprehensive case management . Accomplished at fostering meaningful relationships and developing effective short-term and long-term plans to achieve client goals. Currently looking to leverage background and expertise to take next career step.

Overview

22
22
years of professional experience

Work History

Director

Dekalb SCLC Big Heart Housing Initiative
Decatur , GA
02.2018 - 01.2019

Housing assistance program

Client Peer Counselor

CareNet Pregnancy Center Of Atlanta
Atlanta , GA
01.2008 - 12.2009
  • Provide compassionate confidential counseling and support services to women who are facing crisis pregnancy in a friendly and non-judgmental environment where clients can freely discuss their fears and concerns
  • Education about pregnancy, abstinence, and sexual integrity
  • Provide crisis intervention
  • Provide abortion education, parenting, adoption and foster care
  • Post abortion counseling services
  • Provide education, medical, social services, and housing referrals, as well as on going material assistance and community referrals
  • Complete counseling narratives and maintain clients records
  • Continued participation In-Service training, Volunteer Staff Meetings as well as pregnancy center referral system database
  • Spiritual support provided includes the sharing the gospel

Receptionist

School Specialty
Norcross , GA
06.2005 - 01.2006
  • Answer incoming calls; determine purpose of callers and forwards calls to appropriate personnel or department
  • Retrieves and forwards messages from voicemail to the appropriate personnel
  • Answer questions about the organization and provide callers with necessary information
  • Proficient in Microsoft office suite, data entry skills create and develop spreadsheets using Excel
  • Performs projects for various departments

Human Services Specialist

UCDSS
Elizabeth , NJ
10.1985 - 03.2004
  • Conduct and completes interviews to determine financial eligibility for initial and continued Public
  • Assistance Benefits, Medicaid and NJ Family Care
  • Administer the monthly Supplemental Work Support stipend issued to TANF clients making the transition from welfare to work
  • Knowledge of funding and referral process
  • Responsible for Inter agency referrals for service assistance, Shelters, childcare, emergency assistance to prevent evictions
  • Often served as a liaison between client and other agencies
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills
  • Ability to communicate effectively through email, phone and written correspondence
  • Heavy telephone usage
  • Ability to organize and interpret data
  • Maintain a client caseload of 250 or more

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Psychology

William Paterson University
Wayne, NJ

Skills

  • Word
  • Powerpoint
  • Case Management
  • Social Work
  • Individual / Group Counseling
  • Crisis Intervention

Affiliations

  • National Association of Social Workers
  • Rape Crisis Advocate ~Dekalb Rape Crisis Center, Decatur Ga 1/2005-7/2007


Timeline

Director

Dekalb SCLC Big Heart Housing Initiative
02.2018 - 01.2019

Client Peer Counselor

CareNet Pregnancy Center Of Atlanta
01.2008 - 12.2009

Receptionist

School Specialty
06.2005 - 01.2006

Human Services Specialist

UCDSS
10.1985 - 03.2004

Bachelor of Arts - Psychology

William Paterson University
Cylinthia T Fitchett