Foos Afey
Eden Prairie,MN
Summary
Dedicated Social Worker with experience working with serious mental illness populations and various culturally diverse population.
My ability to work as a multidisciplinary team and healthcare professionals while also ensuring that clients needs are met
would make me an ideal candidate for this position.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Community Researcher
SoLaHmo Somali-Latino-Hmong
02.2018 - Current
- Oversee and conduct community research participating in decision making regarding research grants and evaluating project proposals
- Contribute community expertise in attaining collaborative development and implementation of the informed processes and documents for the qualitative phase of research studies
- Participated in Community Based Participatory Action Research and attended monthly executive meetings
- Co-Investigator Our Body, Our Health Research Project
Social Services Intern
Birtchwood Care Home.
05.2023 - 09.2023
- Conducted diagnostic assessments with clients at long-term residential care.
- Collaborated with families and providers to support clients' emotional well-being.
- Provided psychological therapy and behavioral management.
- Facilitated dialectical behavioral therapy and enhanced illness management and recovery groups.
- Administrated mental health assessment screenings, including GAD-7, PHQ-9, and PCL-5.
Co-Investigator
Our Body, Our Health Research Project
12.2018 - 09.2021
- Strategically design questionnaires, and support materials to ascertain a streamlined analysis of accrued data and key findings
- Engaging in data entry and data cleaning, transcribing and organizing documents for publications
- Attend and contribute to weekly meetings, monthly co-investigators, and Community Advisory board meetings; translate Somali interviews into English and code qualitative interview data
- Formulated recruitment scripts,consent forms, and individual interview protocols ; crowd-source interview participants; conducted face-to-face interviews; and analyzed research data to generate conclusions.
Housing Access Coordinator
Housing with Care
01.2020 - 06.2021
- Provide exceptional guidance in assisting clients on CADI, DD, and BI; Waivers find and maintain stable housing, develop person-centered housing plans and advocate, and identify housing barriers for each client.
- Completed intake assessments and ensured support for clients' needs and preferences.
- Collaborated with county case managers regarding clients' housing accessibility.
Assistant Teacher
KinderCare Learning Center, Woodpark Montessori
05.2018 - 04.2019
- Implemented structured behavior management systems, coherent cultural inclusivity, and diversity among young groups.
- Utilized strategies, research and analysis, and problem-solving techniques.
- Formulated and implemented strategic lesson plans to address each student’s individual needs.
Form Assistance Nagivator, South Hennepin County Human Services
12.2017 - 05.2018
- Supported limited English proficiency clients fill out necessary forms
- Translated necessary paperwork for clients and referred them to the right department.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Human Services, Gerontology
Metropolitan State University
St.Paul, MNAssociate of Arts - undefined
North Hennepin Community College
Brooklyn Park, MNMasters of Social Work
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN10.2023
Skills
- Treatment Planning
- Interdisciplinary Collaboration
- Bilingual (Somali and
English)
- Intakes Assessments
- Psychosocial Assessment
Languages
Somali
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Social Services Intern
Birtchwood Care Home.
05.2023 - 09.2023
Housing Access Coordinator
Housing with Care
01.2020 - 06.2021
Co-Investigator
Our Body, Our Health Research Project
12.2018 - 09.2021
Assistant Teacher
KinderCare Learning Center, Woodpark Montessori
05.2018 - 04.2019
Community Researcher
SoLaHmo Somali-Latino-Hmong
02.2018 - Current
Form Assistance Nagivator, South Hennepin County Human Services
12.2017 - 05.2018
Bachelor of Science - Human Services, Gerontology
Metropolitan State University
Associate of Arts - undefined
North Hennepin Community College
Masters of Social Work
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
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