GWENDOLYN TAYLOR
Queens Village,USA
Summary
Compassionate professional with a focus on social work, specialising in mental health and community engagement. Can provide empathetic support to individuals and families in need while creating and implementing effective care plans. Utilises active listening and communication skills to bridge gaps between community resources and individuals, fostering positive change.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work history
Per Diem Therapist
Vibrant Women Wellness Counseling
New York
03.2025 - Current
- Proficient in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), utilizing evidence-based techniques to address client needs.
- Skilled in Person-Centered Therapy (PCT), fostering a supportive and empathetic therapeutic environment.
- Specializing in therapeutic approaches for anxiety, depression, and other stress-related issues, tailored to individual client circumstances.
- Ensured confidentiality of all client data by ethical guidelines.
- Demonstrated high levels of empathy and understanding whilst dealing with emotionally charged situations.
- Enhanced patients' coping mechanisms through mindfulness practices, resulting in better stress management.
- Delivered effective therapeutic strategies by building trusting relationships with clients.
Social Work Director of Hope Leadership Academy/Director of Prevention Services
Children's Aid
12.2023 - Current
- Oversee youth development services at Hope Leadership Academy Center.
- Provide clinical counseling to participants including assessments, admissions, prevention planning, discharges, and referrals.
- Oversee afterschool staff providing afterschool programming for teens.
- Select, create, and manage social emotional learning (SEL) activities.
- Hire, train, and supervise a team of ten employees that provide individual counseling, and social emotional support services to children and families in the center.
- Create and implement workflow charts and logic models for initiatives such as workforce development, youth services, and other services.
Director of Prevention Services
Children's Aid
New York
10.2012 - Current
- Provide drug prevention services to youth and families, funded by the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) and the NYS Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS).
- Oversee alcohol and substance use prevention counseling programs within schools and community centers.
- Hire, train, and supervise a team of twelve employees who provide case management, evidence-based programs, individual counseling, and social-emotional support services to children and families in schools and the community.
Chaplain & Counselor
The Praise Tabernacle
07.2019 - 03.2023
- Assessed clients' and families' spiritual and/or religious needs, provided support with appropriate interventions, and evaluated outcomes.
- Provided spiritual support utilizing a Christian perspective and values.
- Provided emotional and spiritual guidance.
- Provided individual, marital, family, and group therapy, as needed.
- Facilitated family groups and orchestrated group prayers as clients and/or families requested.
- Provided grief counseling and support to clients.
- Formulated and facilitated intervention groups for families in crisis.
Part-time Waiver Service Provider
Cardinal McCloskey
05.2015 - 12.2015
- Provided services to children and families to help meet their goals and desired outcomes, through a strength-based approach.
Program Manager of Prevention
Children's Aid
05.2010 - 09.2012
- Managed and supervised a team of 6 Prevention Specialists and Counselors to provide prevention services in school and communitybased settings.
- Provided clinical counseling to participants including assessments, admissions, prevention planning, discharges, and referrals.
- Maintained financial objectives by submitting information for budget preparation; scheduling expenditures; monitoring costs, analyzing variances, and preparing annual budgets.
- Created policy and procedure manual for chart reviews.
- Formulated ongoing focus groups with participants, families, and community members to foster high quality programs and services.
After School Coordinator
Children's Aid
01.2008 - 01.2010
- Managed the operations and a team of four after school counselors.
- Provided youth development services to adolescents 14-21 years old: education, vocation, individual/group counseling, and recreational activities.
- Collaborated with key stakeholders, including teachers, social workers, parents, and administrative staff.
- Created safety kit and procedure manual for staff.
- Establish incident protocols for after school counselors.
- Organized community health fairs and established partnerships with local businesses, CBO's Schools, and other organizations.
Manager of Reproductive Health Education
Children's Aid
01.2006 - 01.2008
- Managed and provided oversight of reproductive health services in the community health clinic for adolescents.
- Served as an educator and trainer; providing a comprehensive Title X program overseeing teen outreach, family planning services and implemented curriculum.
- Provided direct supervision to 4 Youth Development Workers.
- Hired and trained Health Educators on reproductive health counseling.
- Developed and facilitated reproductive curricula on: HIV, STI's and Pregnancy Prevention.
- Established and monitored peer education jobs for teens.
Case Manager
Samaritan Village, Inc
10.2004 - 12.2006
- Provided quality services to clients that displayed substance abuse or misuse; to help clients stay clean and provided resources.
- Managed a caseload of forty clients: utilizing various counseling techniques.
- Facilitated process groups: Anger Management, Effective Communication and Relapse Prevention.
- Completed biopsychosocial assessments.
- Formulated comprehensive treatment plans.
- Prepared court reports.
Coordinating Manager
King County Hospital
03.2003 - 06.2004
- Provided coordination on special grant projects for adolescents who were positive for STDs and seeking services at the adolescent clinic.
- Recruited adolescents for reproductive health study.
- Provided information on sexually transmitted diseases including HIV; prenatal care, infant health, nutrition, breast-feeding; violence prevention; and parenting skills.
- Provided counseling services to at risk adolescents.
Research Interviewer/Adolescent Health Educator
SUNY Downstate Research Foundation
03.2002 - 03.2003
- Provided reproductive health counseling and education to adolescents positive for STDs or volunteered for services.
- Organized and conducted group sessions on STI prevention and teen pregnancy.
- Collected patient data for analysis.
- Recruited adolescent females with sexually transmitted infections for anadolescent intervention study focused on African American and Caribbean youth.
Education
Ph.D. - Social Work
- Relevant Coursework: ]Comparative Approaches To Social Work Research: Qualitative Method
- Relevant Coursework: Human Behavior Theory
- ] Scholarship Recipient AU PHD SOCIAL WORK AWARD PT
- Research Project: Examining the effects of stress on Black women with breast cancer and how intersectionality may impact their experience.
Master of Arts - Social Work
Social Welfare Policy & Service 3.0 A
Human Behavior 3.0 H
Political Econ: Social Welfare 3.00 A+
Social Entrepreneurship 3.00 H
Political Econ: Social Welfare 3.00 A+
- 3.96 GPA
- Thesis: Incorporating Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Initiatives in Social Work Practice
Master of Arts - Organizational Leadership
Global Leadership and Diversity 3.0 A
Transformation Leadership 3.0 A
Organizational Culture 3.0 A
- 3.6 GPA
- Thesis: The Relationship between Work Ethic and Intrinsic Motivation amongst Employees in a Community-Based Organization
Bachelor of Arts - English Literature
2009
Skills
- Solution-focused brief therapy
- Group facilitation
- Child and family welfare
- Counselling
- CBT
- Budgeting and finance
- Interpersonal communication
- Staff development
Custom
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- Leadership development
- Non-profit management
- Active learning
- Student engagement
- Diversity awareness
- Mentoring and tutoring
- Public speaking
Personal Information
Certification
- NYS LMSW
- Credentialed Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counselor - Level 2
- Credentialed Prevention Professional
Languages
English
Proficient (C2)
Accomplishments
Author of Picked to Survive
2023 Rejuvenate Speaker, National Ovarian Cancer Coalition (NOCC)
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Per Diem Therapist - Vibrant Women Wellness Counseling
03.2025 - Current
Social Work Director of Hope Leadership Academy/Director of Prevention Services - Children's Aid
12.2023 - Current
Chaplain & Counselor - The Praise Tabernacle
07.2019 - 03.2023
Part-time Waiver Service Provider - Cardinal McCloskey
05.2015 - 12.2015
Director of Prevention Services - Children's Aid
10.2012 - Current
Program Manager of Prevention - Children's Aid
05.2010 - 09.2012
After School Coordinator - Children's Aid
01.2008 - 01.2010
Manager of Reproductive Health Education - Children's Aid
01.2006 - 01.2008
Case Manager - Samaritan Village, Inc
10.2004 - 12.2006
Coordinating Manager - King County Hospital
03.2003 - 06.2004
Research Interviewer/Adolescent Health Educator - SUNY Downstate Research Foundation
03.2002 - 03.2003
Adelphi University - Ph.D., Social Work
Hunter College - Master of Arts, Social Work
Alliance University - Master of Arts, Organizational Leadership
Medgar Evers College - Bachelor of Arts, English Literature
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