Erika Vega
Milwaukee,USA
Summary
Professional with strong background in counseling and deep commitment to student development. Demonstrates effective communication, empathy, and problem-solving skills to support student well-being. Collaborative team player, adaptable to changing needs, and focused on achieving positive outcomes. Ready to contribute to fostering supportive and productive educational environment. Promotes Catholic faith formation, bible study and dedicates much time supporting and participating in parish events.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Bilingual School Counselor
Seton Catholic Schools
Milwaukee, WI
10.2023 - Current
- Provide weekly Social Emotional Lesson to each grade level k4-8th grade
- Supervised SIPs to encourage and monitor student success and provide needed individualized support.
- Developed and implemented individualized counseling plans for students' academic and emotional growth.
- Support 8th grade class with high school transition to high school.
- Facilitated group counseling sessions to promote conflict resolution and peer relationships among students.
- Collaborated with educators to integrate social-emotional learning strategies into classroom activities.
- Provided crisis intervention support, ensuring student safety and well-being during critical situations.
Bilingual Service Coordinator
Penfield Children's Center
Milwaukee, WI
03.2011 - 10.2023
- Duties Include: managing caseloads of 40+ families; contacting families upon receiving new referrals and scheduling first home visit to complete initial intake reports or screens.
- Attending weekly interdisciplinary PCATT team meetings to present initial intake information to team members to determine two initial evaluators.
- Completing initial evaluation as qualified evaluator or as Service Coordinator alone with the primary evaluator to determine eligibility for the Birth to Three program.
- Completing initial IFSP if child qualify for programming with the evaluators and family.
- Writing evaluation report and initial IFSP report on timely manner and submitting it to Milwaukee County.
- Coordinating the child's offered therapy services between the family and the Primary Service Provider.
- Managing ongoing cases on a daily basis and responding to the family's individual needs in a timely manner.
- Completing 6 months and annual IFSP reviews as needed, completing school referrals to the local educational agency for children who turn 2 years and 6 months and completing the discharge reports for children turning 3 years of age.
- Completing daily case notes.
- Developed productive working relationships with other community organizations such as schools, government agencies and charitable organizations.
- Maintained accurate records and full compliance with government regulations and agency guidelines.
Supervised Visitation Worker
La Causa
Milwaukee, WI
08.2007 - 12.2009
- Duties Included: Supervision and documentation of court ordered visits between biological parents/ guardians and their children which had been removed from home due to various levels of neglect.
- Interviewing clients to obtain necessary information in efforts to assist clients in meeting the goals set for their services.
- Maintaining frequent communication with BMCW case managers in order to assist clients better depending on their needs.
- Facilitating parenting classes and observing how parents implemented the learned techniques during their visits.
- Modeling for parents and children on how to interact with each other appropriately, prompting and redirect as needed were skills used in this position.
- Utilizing computers daily for billing purposes, communication and to enter data for monthly reports as needed.
- Providing transportation for the children to site, in-home and community visits using company vehicles.
- Population served families with open cases through the Milwaukee Child Welfare.
Education
Master of Science - Social Work
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI08-2022
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI12-2006
Skills
- Over 10 years of experience providing one on one support
- Extended experience on writing Individualized Family Service Plans, evaluation reports and goals
- Excellent judgment and Decision-Making skills
- Critical Thinking
- Complex Problem-Solving
- Program Follow-Up and Assessment
- Time Management
- Active Listening
- Ongoing Client Support
- Building Rapport and Trust
Certification
Trauma Informed Care Certification-08/2022
State of Wisconsin Licensed Social Worker-current
Languages
English
Full Professional
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Interests
- Embracing outdoor adventures such as hiking camping
- Youth mentor, providing guidance and support when serving as chaperon during various pilgrimages to Rome, Jerusalem, Poland and Portugal
Timeline
Bilingual School Counselor
Seton Catholic Schools
10.2023 - Current
Bilingual Service Coordinator
Penfield Children's Center
03.2011 - 10.2023
Supervised Visitation Worker
La Causa
08.2007 - 12.2009
Master of Science - Social Work
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee