Jessica Lemp
Crawfordville,FL
Summary
Seasoned Social Worker specializing in situational assessments, conflict resolution and effective communication. Services clients to promote optimum mental, emotional and behavioral health in collaboration with other members of health care team. Demonstrates psycho-social assessment, treatment planning and advocacy skills. Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong work ethic, adaptability, and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
School Social Worker
Hillsborough County Public Schools
Tampa, Fl
07.2005 - 12.2022
- Liaison between school, family, and community agencies.
- Completion of a comprehensive, diagnostic assessment of students' social, emotional, and interpersonal relationships within the school, home, and community.
- Home visits and outreach services made to students, parents, and families.
- Serve on the Child Study Team at each school to assist students experiencing attendance, academic, behavioral, social, emotional, and/or health problems.
- Participate in staffing with local school personnel, parents, and appropriate community agency staff to provide coordinated evaluation and planning.
- Coordinate services with other agencies to develop a comprehensive service delivery system.
- Consult with the classroom teacher, administrators, and others to provide insight for students and understanding regarding a particular child's behavior.
- Refer and help families access community, medical, mental health, and social welfare services.
- Provide and participate in training programs.
- Encourage an understanding of, and sensitivity to, multicultural values and traditions.
- Facilitated weekly grief support groups for elementary-age children who had lost a loved one.
- Provided individual counseling to elementary, middle, and high school children.
- Chaired Attendance Committee at a local middle school.
- Developed school-wide attendance incentives for students who are chronically absent from school.
Community Integration Counselor and Independent Living Skills Trainer
RES Company
Medford, NY
12.2008 - 04.2009
- Provided individual and family therapy to client's experiencing Traumatic Brain Injury (T.B.I.)
- Completed treatment plans for individuals with T.B.I
- Gained direct experience toward becoming a Licensed Clinical Social Worker
- Trained individuals with T.B.I
- To set realistic life goals towards becoming independent and to perform these goals at home and in public settings.
Fitness Attendant and Parent’s Night Out Coordinator
Campo Family YMCA
Valrico, Fl
05.2006 - 09.2007
- Provided relationship building, management and multi-tasking supervision, safety and administration of the Fitness Center
- Distributed information and encourage participation in classes and programs
- Assisted members in operating the Fitlinxx Weight Training program
- Provided Personal Exercise Program appointments (P.E.P.) for members (helped members establish workout goals and provided support for them to reach these goals)
- Supervised staff and monitored up to 25 children ages 5-12 during bi-monthly Parent’s Night Out events.
Dependency Case Manager
Children’s Home Society/H.K.I.
Tampa, Fl
10.2004 - 07.2005
- Ensured that children were safe & helped them achieve permanency in the child welfare system
- Developed treatment plans with specified goals and objectives
- Assessed individual and family strengths & provided community agency referrals
- Testified in court on behalf of clients.
Family Services Counselor
Gulf Coast Community Care
Mulberry, Fl
10.2004 - 07.2005
- Ensured that children were safe & helped them achieve permanency in the child welfare system
- Developed treatment plans with specified goals and objectives
- Assessed individual and family strengths & provided community agency referrals
- Testified in court on behalf of clients.
Social Work Intern
Family Empowerment Program
Tampa, FL
05.2003 - 04.2004
- Provided individual and family counseling to abused and neglected children and their families referred by HKI, the local child welfare agency
- Developed treatment plans with specified goals and objectives
- Provided community agency referrals
- Communicated weekly with HKI care managers via telephone and written reports as needed.
Child – Victim Rapid Response Advocate Intern
Crisis Center of Tampa Bay
Tampa, FL
01.2003 - 04.2003
- Implemented classroom presentations for elementary and middle school children on domestic violence, abuse and dating violence
- Performed intake, case management, and child mentorship
- Established connections with other community agencies
- Completed a Functional Assessment for a child and received supervision by an experienced school social worker.
Youth Care Worker
Joshua House
Lutz, FL
06.2001 - 09.2002
- Supervised abused, neglected and abandoned children between the ages of 4 – 12 years in a residential program
- Supervised and assisted teenage mothers and their babies
- Provided emotional support and helped maintain the safety and well being of clients.
Mental Health Technician
Mental Health Care
Tampa, FL
10.2000 - 03.2001
- Provided services to the Children’s Crisis Center
- Supervised emotionally disturbed children ages 5 – 17 years
- Provided detailed information to the nurse verbally and in a daily report
- Developed and implemented presentations to the children on relevant topics.
Education
Master’s degree in Social Work -
USF
Tampa, FL06-2004
Bachelor’s degree in Social Work -
USF
Tampa, FL05-2003
Skills
- Life Skills Development
- Multidisciplinary team collaboration
- Applied Behavioral Analysis
- Diagnostic evaluations
- Reporting
- Risk Assessments
- Grief counseling
- Organizational abilities
- Family Support
- Resource advocacy
- Suicide Prevention
- Crisis Intervention
- Case Management
Certification
- 2005, Graduate Certificate in Play Therapy
- 2005, Florida Department of Education Professional Certificate K-12
Languages
English
Native/ Bilingual
Accomplishments
• Masters in Social Work Research Day Evaluation Award: Children and Domestic Violence
• Provost’s Scholars List
• Pi Gamma Mu, USF Social Science Honor Society
• Golden Key International Honour Society
• USF Conn Scholar
• Phi Alpha Social Work Honor Society at USF
• Phi Kappa Phi, USF chapter
Presentations
Baggerly, J. , Lemp, J., & Green, C. (2005, February 25). Trauma interventions for
children after natural disasters: Lessons learned from the 2004 hurricanes. American Counseling Association Trauma Symposium. Sarasota, FL.
Baggerly, J. , Lemp, J., & Green, C. (2005, September 13). Play Therapy Techniques for
Disaster Response. Tampa Bay Chapter of the FloridaAssociation for Play Therapy, Tampa, FL.
Baggerly, J. , Lemp, J. (2005, October 14). Play Therapy Techniques for
Disaster Response. Hillsborough County School District: Professional Study
Day, Tampa, FL.
Baggerly, J. , Lemp, J. (2007, April 27). Play Therapy Techniques for
Disaster Response. Hillsborough County School District: Crisis Support Team,
Tampa, FL.
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Community Integration Counselor and Independent Living Skills Trainer
RES Company
12.2008 - 04.2009
Fitness Attendant and Parent’s Night Out Coordinator
Campo Family YMCA
05.2006 - 09.2007
School Social Worker
Hillsborough County Public Schools
07.2005 - 12.2022
Dependency Case Manager
Children’s Home Society/H.K.I.
10.2004 - 07.2005
Family Services Counselor
Gulf Coast Community Care
10.2004 - 07.2005
Social Work Intern
Family Empowerment Program
05.2003 - 04.2004
Child – Victim Rapid Response Advocate Intern
Crisis Center of Tampa Bay
01.2003 - 04.2003
Youth Care Worker
Joshua House
06.2001 - 09.2002
Mental Health Technician
Mental Health Care
10.2000 - 03.2001
Master’s degree in Social Work -
USF
Bachelor’s degree in Social Work -
USF