Danielle Burnette, LMSW
Summary
Highly enthusiastic and motivated Licensed Social Worker, enhanced by formal education, with strong subject knowledge, organizational management, effective interpersonal communication skills, and practical experience, seeking to provide high-level and skilled leadership to maintain productivity and quality of service. Years of experience helping clients with social and emotional issues develop techniques to deal with daily challenges. A flexible clinician who is comfortable administering individual or group therapy sessions.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
School Social Worker
Valley View School District 365U
Bolingbrook, IL
08.2024 - Current
- Conducts individual and group counseling sessions with students to discuss social, emotional, and behavioral issues.
- Maintains confidential records regarding student assessments, evaluations, goals achieved, and not achieved.
- Assists in the development of IEPs for students with special needs.
- Collaborates with teachers, administrators, parents, and other professionals to develop and implement appropriate interventions for students facing social or academic difficulties.
- Assess students prior to eligibility meetings.
- Provides crisis intervention support for students, families, and educators.
- Implements behavioral improvement plans by working directly with teachers.
Director of Clinicians / Field Supervisor
Catalyst Maria Charter
Chicago, IL
08.2023 - 08.2024
- Led the school clinician team.
- Provided primary, direct supervision of interns' daily activities.
- Assigned cases and projects that are congruent with students' educational goals.
- Gave on-the-spot positive and constructive feedback to students regarding their performance.
- Lead pre-eligibility meetings and complete pre-eligibility paperwork.
- Worked with DSS and Master Schedulers to help with the creation of schoolwide schedules.
- Worked with the assessment team to ensure all accommodations are correct, and accommodations are met for all standardized assessments.
- Supported by monitoring compliance with IEP/504, and evaluation deadlines.
- Possessed superior skills in writing evaluation reports, Individualized Education Plans, and FBA/BIPs.
- Utilized specific data and student information to drive decision-making.
Leadership Team Member
Catalyst Maria Charter
Chicago, IL
08.2020 - 08.2024
- Led and mentored teachers in the improvement of instructional best practices.
- Met weekly to collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to identify school problems and solutions.
- Attended all inter-staff meetings, including culture team meetings and grade level meetings.
- Facilitated effective communication among team members, promoting transparency and accountability throughout the organization.
School Social Worker
Catalyst Maria Charter
Chicago, IL
08.2019 - 08.2024
- Manages caseload mandates of 65 students.
- Collaborates with school personnel, parents, and mental health providers, to maintain comprehensive integrated approaches to student services.
- Trained and guided teachers on how to identify and support students.
- Lead individualized and group therapeutic sessions with children.
- Maintained compliance with standards relating to child protection, client confidentiality, risk assessment, and reporting.
- Participated in IEP, RTI, and other related meetings that determined and implemented school-wide policies.
- Works with educational team to develop Individual Education Plans (IEPs) for students.
- Enhances cultural competence among school staff by providing training on diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.
- Serves as liaison between school, family, and community agencies to ensure effective communication and collaboration around student needs.
- Intervenes in crises and counsels children experiencing emergencies and disruptive incidents.
- Established supportive relationships with at-risk youth through regular check-ins, goal-setting activities, and consistent follow-up.
PSYCHOTHERAPIST
Leading With Love Therapy & Wellness Center Inc
Chicago, IL
12.2022 - 12.2023
- Helped clients obtain outside specialist services by coordinating referrals and advising on options and theories, including individuals, couples, young adults, and adolescents.
- Provided individual therapy for the following diagnoses (depression, anxiety, PTSD, loss/grief, trauma, abuse, and anger management).
- Drafted reports on clients and maintained required paperwork, progress notes, etc.
- Provided clinical assessments.
- I wrote treatment plans and established therapeutic goals collaboratively with the client, and periodically reviewed them for progress.
- Utilized DSM-5 for diagnosing psychiatric disabilities.
SOCIAL WORKER
JCCA
Brooklyn, NY
10.2018 - 07.2019
- Oversaw the Second Chances program.
- Provided individual and group counseling to youth ages 12 to 18 who had been involved, or might be at risk of involvement, with the juvenile justice system.
- Maintained records of all clients according to the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) regulations.
- Conducted assessments (CRAFFT, PHQ-9, UCLA PTSD Index, Psychosocial).
- Determined needs for, and linked clients to, resources for meeting family needs, as identified in client assessments and goals.
- Attended inter-agency meetings.
SOCIAL WORK INTERN
FANNIE LOU HAMER MIDDLE SCHOOL
The Bronx, NY
10.2017 - 05.2018
- Assisted with students ages 10-15 who are mandated to be in school counseling.
- Conducted bio-psychosocial assessments.
- Involved in facilitating group sessions.
- Conducted one-on-one counseling sessions.
- Helped with functional behavior assessments.
- Functioned as part of the team administration, faculty, and support service personnel to encourage students' academic success.
PER DIEM MENTAL HEALTH WORKER
GETTING OUT AND STAYING OUT
New York, NY
05.2017 - 08.2017
- Assisted with male population ages 16 to 24 involved in the criminal justice system.
- Conducted bio-psychosocial assessments.
- Involved with outreach at Rikers Island Correctional Center.
- Conducted intake assessments at Rikers Island (RNDC and GMDC buildings).
SOCIAL WORK INTERN
GETTING OUT AND STAYING OUT, GOSO
New York, NY
09.2016 - 05.2017
- Assisted with male population ages 16-24 involved in the criminal justice system
- Conducted intake assessments.
- Conducted one-on-one counseling sessions.
- Involved in social media outreach.
Education
Master of Social Work -
New York University
New York, NY05.2018
Bachelor of Arts in International Studies -
Indiana University Bloomington
Bloomington, IN08.2014
Skills
- School Social Work
- CBT/DBT Techniques
- Individualized/Group Therapy
- Client Goal Planning
- Behavioral Intervention Plans (BIP)
- Individualized Education Plans (IEP)
- Safety and Risk Assessments
- Therapeutic/Crisis Interventions
- Case Management Skills
- Program Development
- Multidisciplinary team collaboration
- Proficient in [IMAPCT,SSM,ASPEN,EMBRACE, Microsoft Suite]
Certification
- Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Pending - 2025
- Licensed Mastered Social Worker, 08/01/2022
- Illinois State-Professional Educators License, 01/01/2020
- New York State-Provisional Educators License, 01/01/2020
- New York State- DASA Certification, 11/01/2020
Skills
- Mental Health Assessments
- Leadership Skills
- Team Building
- Juvenile Justice System
- Criminal Justice System
- Time Management
Timeline
School Social Worker
Valley View School District 365U
08.2024 - Current
Director of Clinicians / Field Supervisor
Catalyst Maria Charter
08.2023 - 08.2024
PSYCHOTHERAPIST
Leading With Love Therapy & Wellness Center Inc
12.2022 - 12.2023
Leadership Team Member
Catalyst Maria Charter
08.2020 - 08.2024
School Social Worker
Catalyst Maria Charter
08.2019 - 08.2024
SOCIAL WORKER
JCCA
10.2018 - 07.2019
SOCIAL WORK INTERN
FANNIE LOU HAMER MIDDLE SCHOOL
10.2017 - 05.2018
PER DIEM MENTAL HEALTH WORKER
GETTING OUT AND STAYING OUT
05.2017 - 08.2017
SOCIAL WORK INTERN
GETTING OUT AND STAYING OUT, GOSO
09.2016 - 05.2017
- Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Pending - 2025
- Licensed Mastered Social Worker, 08/01/2022
- Illinois State-Professional Educators License, 01/01/2020
- New York State-Provisional Educators License, 01/01/2020
- New York State- DASA Certification, 11/01/2020
Master of Social Work -
New York University
Bachelor of Arts in International Studies -
Indiana University Bloomington
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