Dajah Emerson
Hampton,VA
Summary
Versatile, energetic, and devoted individual motivated by assisting and inspiring individuals. Helping others is a factor of my innate nature and apart of the fabric of who I am. I enjoy building rapport with new individuals. Also, I enjoy textiles, apparel, merchandising, and management. I excel with providing immaculate customer service, providing healthcare services, advocating, and application of leadership. I am seeking long-term employment for a corporation where I can continue to build rapport, aspire to inspire, obtain knowledge, obtain skills, and apply transferable skills and experience to further professionalism. I am ecstatic to collaborate with an initiative-taking team, completing purposeful deeds for a company whose core values align with my own.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Social Worker - Foster Care
Hampton Department of Human Services
Hampton, VA
08.2024 - Current
- Provided case management and advocacy services to diverse populations, including children, families, and vulnerable adults, to promote safety, well-being, and self-sufficiency.
- Developed service plans to meet the needs of each child in foster care.
- Collaborated with attorneys, judges, and court staff to facilitate communication and ensure timely resolution of cases, while maintaining confidentiality and ethical standards.
- Coordinated and facilitated safe airline travel for children in foster care, ensuring a supportive transition back to their designated placements.
- Presented in the Family Assessment and Planning Team (FAPT) meeting monthly.
- Conducted home visits on a regular basis to monitor client's progress.
Foster Care Social Worker Intern
Hampton Department of Human Services
Hampton, VA
06.2024 - 11.2024
- Assists in assessing crisis situations, helping others on the team identify potential solutions, identifying resources that may be helpful in problem resolution, and developing plans for the resolution of the crisis
- Monitors and evaluates foster homes to ensure they continue to meet agency standards
- Conducts home visits to monitor child progress and well-being
- Represents children in court proceedings
- Attends clinical supervision meetings with children and families
Mental Health Counselor
National Counseling Group
Newport News, VA
04.2024 - 05.2024
- Maintain case records in accordance with licensing and Medicaid standards
- Coordinate, develop, and implement Individualized Service Plans
- Conduct team meeting to incorporate all valid input into the Individual Service Plan development
- Provide trauma informed, person centered, psychosocial and psychoeducational skill building interventions with each client to achieve treatment goals
- Facilitate individual and family sessions to address identified goals
Case Manager
The Huf Center
Newport News, VA
01.2023 - 04.2024
- Providing ongoing case management services to assigned clients
- Comprehensive documentation of interventions, services, and behaviors that each client exhibits in relations to the ISP
- Facilitate psychosocial and psycho-educational interventions to individual clients
- Establish referral networks with other agencies to ensure comprehensive care
- Coordinate treatment teams and complete all discharge, planning, monthly, and annual reports for full client caseload
- Assist in the completion of Activities of Daily Living (ADL)/Independent Activities of Daily Living (IADL) personal care for clients
- Provided support to adults with primary mental health diagnosis, and/or coexisting disorder
Mental Health Technician
Newport News Behavioral Health Center
Newport News, VA
06.2021 - 12.2022
- Performed scheduled patient safety checks and documented results to establish patients' well-being
- Observed patient behaviors and mental status and notified RN of unusual or potentially dangerous occurrences
- Engaged with colleagues in treatment team meetings to promote positive patient treatment outcomes
- Took and monitored vital signs, administered medications, and managed patient behavior
- Applied de-escalation and limit-setting techniques to promote patient cooperation
- Also did daily Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) groups and activities with the patients
Visual Merchandiser
Target
Hampton, VA
01.2020 - 06.2021
- Knowledge of apparel fundamentals including department sales trends, inventory
- Analyses buying reports, organizes on-site trainings to educate leadership, management, and sales staff on benefits and care of product lines
- Aides in increase of apparel sales by 30%
- Analyzed flow of traffic in store to ensure 80% more visibility of displays
- Implements creativity for apparel needs
Server
Buffalo Wild Wings
Hampton, VA
03.2017 - 01.2020
- Demonstrated expert customer service within a vast-efficient, detail imperative restaurant environment
- Served as a leader for other staff, often responsible for assistance of training new employees
- Routine responsibilities included facility maintenance, cash-handling, upkeep compliance with health and food safety standards, inventory and stock maintenance and monitoring, as well as customer service
- Continually met and exceeded company goals for service, speed, sales, cleanliness, and overall performance
Medical Assistant
New Horizons Regional Education Center
Hampton, VA
08.2015 - 06.2016
- Screened 5 – 15 patients daily for urgent medical care, allergies, medication history, within intermediate schools
- Oversaw and advocated for 200+ adolescents monthly, utilizing medical software and learning MS office documentation within healthcare
- Completed internship hours by working in intermediate schools
- Also, completed 540 hours of training, supervised by nurse manager/teacher
- Participated and assisted in monthly blood drives within city
- Immense knowledge of medical terminology
- Furthermore, completed CPR certification training within the city of Hampton
Education
Master of Science: Master of Social Work -
Walden University
02-2026
Bachelor of Science - FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCE
Virginia State University
05.2021
Skills
- Child welfare
- Interpersonal Skill Development, Emotional Regulation
- Crisis resolution
- Distress Tolerance, Mindfulness
- Analytics
- Handle with care
- Customer service, multitasking
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Word
- Medical terminology
- Specialization in Textiles, Apparel,
- Lauris Online (Medical Records Software)
- Client advocacy
- Social services
- Trauma-Informed Care
Licensure and Certifications
- Qualified Mental Health Professional (QMHP-A) Adults | Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Health Professions.
- Therapeutic Options Training (TOVA)
- American Heart Association | First Aid CPR/AED Certification | December2026
- Notary Public | Commonwealth of Virginia | February 2028
Timeline
Social Worker - Foster Care
Hampton Department of Human Services
08.2024 - Current
Foster Care Social Worker Intern
Hampton Department of Human Services
06.2024 - 11.2024
Mental Health Counselor
National Counseling Group
04.2024 - 05.2024
Case Manager
The Huf Center
01.2023 - 04.2024
Mental Health Technician
Newport News Behavioral Health Center
06.2021 - 12.2022
Visual Merchandiser
Target
01.2020 - 06.2021
Server
Buffalo Wild Wings
03.2017 - 01.2020
Medical Assistant
New Horizons Regional Education Center
08.2015 - 06.2016
Master of Science: Master of Social Work -
Walden University
Bachelor of Science - FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCE
Virginia State University
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