JoeDee L. Hettermann, MSW, LCSW

• Liaison to provide effective communication between administration, staff members, parents and students.
• Built solid and trusting rapport with children and families, fostering trust and communication to meet case needs.
• Identified student barriers to self-sufficiency and created relevant IEPs.
• Observed student behavior and developed behavioral interventions.
• Coordinated multidisciplinary team meetings to discuss individual student needs holistically.
• Promoted student success by addressing barriers to learning through targeted interventions and case management services.
• Enhanced student well-being by providing individual and group counseling sessions addressing various social, emotional, and behavioral issues.
• Prepared comprehensive documentation of services provided following ethical guidelines while maintaining client confidentiality.
• Supported students, teachers and families during crisis situations.
• Administered assessments and developed academic goals based on specific disabilities and barriers to learning.
• Conducted comprehensive assessments of students'' social-emotional functioning to inform interventions and service planning.
• Provided crisis intervention services and collaborated with school staff to create safety plans for students at risk of self-harm or violence.
• Implemented research-based interventions and strategies to support positive behavior and social-emotional development.

• Facilitated students in structured education setting.
• Strengthened communication skills through regular interactions with others.

Provided substitute teaching in classrooms ranging from pre-k to 12 grade in McHenry, IL.

• Provided vocational counseling, guidance, and case management to clientele with disabilities
• Developed linkages and collaborated with employers job placement.

• Provided social work services to children Pre K-8th grade.
• Led PBIS Team
• Utilized evidence-based practices to provide effective interventions for clients.
• Assessed program effectiveness using feedback from participants and data analysis techniques, making recommendations for improvement as needed.
• Evaluated the effectiveness of implemented interventions by regularly monitoring progress toward established goals.

• Provided social, coping, and friendship skills training to children.
• Promoted critical thinking skills among students by integrating problem-solving activities into daily lessons.
• Shifted between informal and formal methods of teaching to create multi-layered web of learning incorporating experiments, practical activities, discussions, and projects into lessons.