Kimberly O'Hare
San Antonio,TX
Summary
Superb case manager strongly emphasizing domestic violence education and prevention. Extensive experience in family therapy, substance abuse prevention and parent-child conflict resolution.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Special Education Advocate
Self-employed
01.2016 - Current
- Built solid and trusting rapport with children and families, fostering trust and communication to meet case needs.
- Documented data and completed accurate updates to case records.
- Assisted families in navigating social services system, including applying for benefits, accessing resources and connecting with other family support services.
- Maintained detailed case histories, metrics and reports to meet strict standards.
- Facilitated family meetings to ensure communication and collaboration between family members.
- Intervened in crisis situations and counseled children experiencing emergencies and disruptive incidents.
- Completed comprehensive assessments of families to identify needs and develop treatment plans.
- Conducted outreach to families and other community partners to identify ways to address social, emotional and behavioral needs.
- Assisted families in navigating the social services system, including applying for benefits, accessing resources and connecting with other family support services
Counseling Associate
Jewish Family Service San Antonio
01.2014 - 05.2016
- Helped students develop organizational, time management and study skills.
- Worked with individuals to help understand and overcome personal, social or behavioral problems affecting educational or vocational situations.
- Delivered supportive and knowledgeable counseling to students with academic or personal concerns.
- Empowered students through counseling and skill-building exercises.
- Advocated for students to access available resources.
- Collaborated with parents, school faculty and social workers to address problems and grow student success.
Teacher for At-Risk Students
Northside ISD
08.2008 - 01.2013
- Created and managed IEPs to define student learning objectives and educational strategies, in addition to applying instructional knowledge and methods to support goals.
- Modified general education curriculum for special-needs students using various instructional techniques and technologies.
- Cultivated connections and strong student rapport to foster classroom engagement, in addition to recording student progress to inform parents and school administration.
- Delivered effective and differentiated classroom instruction to range of neurodiverse students.
Caseworker/Conservatorship Specialist
Child Protective Services
08.2007 - 08.2008
- Built solid and trusting rapport with children and families, fostering trust and communication to meet case needs.
- Documented data and completed accurate updates to case records.
- Assisted families in navigating social services system, including applying for benefits, accessing resources and connecting with other family support services.
- Maintained detailed case histories, metrics and reports to meet strict standards.
- Intervened in crisis situations and counseled children experiencing emergencies and disruptive incidents.
Education
Master of Arts - Counseling
University of Texas San Antonio
San Antonio, TX12.2016
Bachelor of Arts - Sociology
University of Texas San Antonio
San Antonio, TX05.2000
Skills
- Counseling Services
- School Programs
- IEP Management
- Learning Resources
- Family and Individual Counseling
- Case History Compilation
- Recommend Care
- Maintain Case Files
- Crisis Situations
Timeline
Special Education Advocate
Self-employed
01.2016 - Current
Counseling Associate
Jewish Family Service San Antonio
01.2014 - 05.2016
Teacher for At-Risk Students
Northside ISD
08.2008 - 01.2013
Caseworker/Conservatorship Specialist
Child Protective Services
08.2007 - 08.2008
Master of Arts - Counseling
University of Texas San Antonio
Bachelor of Arts - Sociology
University of Texas San Antonio
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