Lakisha Hamilton-Roussell
Jamaica,NY
Summary
Professional with strong background in school social work, ensuring students' well-being and fostering academic success. Skilled in crisis intervention, individual and group counseling, and creating supportive environments. Collaborative team player focused on achieving positive outcomes, adapting to changing needs and challenges.
Known for effective communication, empathy, and strong problem-solving abilities. Experienced leader with strong background in guiding teams, managing complex projects, and achieving strategic objectives. Excels in developing efficient processes, ensuring high standards, and aligning efforts with organizational goals. Known for collaborative approach and commitment to excellence.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
School Social Worker
NYC Dept. of Education
09.2014 - Current
- Identifies and assesses academic problems through analysis of factors impinging on student adjustment including factors in the home, school, and community
- Serves as a liaison between families and the school to positively promote collaborative processes in educational planning for students by encouraging parent/guardian participation in the school setting
- Completes social history assessments to assist in the determination of special education services
- Determines and implements appropriate therapeutic strategies and interventions to create changes in behavioral, social/emotional difficulties of students
- Provides individual and group therapeutic counseling to students
- Provides parent/guardian educational workshops on identified issues related to child development, stress reduction, discipline and safety, and teacher/parent/student communication
- Collaborates with school staff and other school system personnel in implementing strategies to promote student learning
- Participate as members of the school based support team to develop interventions for promoting students’ academic success
- Provides crisis intervention services
- Provides social work case management services for students and families
- Conducts staff development on issues related to social-emotional-environmental factors that impact learning
- Conducts classroom meetings, psycho-educational social skills groups, and classroom presentations on identified areas of concern for the students
- Assist in completing risk assessments on referred students
- Assist in completing functional behavior assessments on identified students
- Completes classroom observations
- Serves as liaison with community agencies and assists in fostering communication between schools, parents/guardians, and community leaders
- Locates and mobilizes community resources to support the educational program
- Attends meetings and professional development activities as required
Early Intervention Provider
08.2014 - Current
- ABA Therapist/SW Services (independent contractor)
- Applies behavioral principles consistently in all interactions with clients
- Teaches the children to acquire language, academic, self-help, and social skills as stated in child’s individualized treatment plans
- Assists students, as needed, to acquire academic and/or appropriate life skills
- This may include toilet training, eating, and other self-help skills
- Supports all members of the child’s family with ideas, suggestions, skills
- Actively participates in staff training programs designed to increase overall skills
- Develops program plans and other instructional activities
- Writes progress reports, and other requested written assignments related to the children’s program goals
- Communicates in a professional and respectful manner with parents, behavior analysts/consultants, therapists, trainers and clients
- Assists in creating instructional materials
- Observes, records, and reports the condition and behavior of the clients, including maintaining daily records during the day
- Functions as an active member of the treatment team
- Consistently implements behavior plans to reduce client's socially inappropriate behavior and promote appropriate social behaviors
- Effectively responds to and manages crisis situations which may include client physical aggression
- Completes daily paperwork and data collection notes in a detailed, accurate, consistent and timely manner
Clinician/ fee for service
New Horizon Counseling Center
12.2013 - 08.2014
- Provide psychotherapy to children and adults experiencing depression, anxiety, phobias, psychosomatic illnesses, behavioral issues, and/or other emotional stressors
- Individual, couples, and family counseling
- Complete intakes and diagnostic evaluations: psychosocial assessment, risk assessment screening, substance abuse screening for adults and adolescents, safety planning, etc
- Create goals and objectives with patient to create treatment plan that will serve as a guideline for measuring client’s therapeutic progress
- Assessment for discharge, and additional services
- Collaborate with outside services providers: schools, parents, drug treatment, vocational, etc
- Receive weekly clinical supervision to improve professional skills and understanding of client needs
Site Supervisor/Crisis Social Worker
Partnership with Children-Project Hope
12.2012 - 06.2014
- Supervise crisis counselors in providing direct practice to hurricane sandy survivors in a school setting
- Provide individual crisis counseling to students pre-k-8th grade to enhance coping skills, resiliency, conflict resolution skills, social/emotional skills, and behavior modification
- Facilitate full classroom/small group psycho-educational social skills lessons to Pre-k –8th grades on topics such as bullying, anger, understanding feelings, relationship building, problem solving, promoting positive behaviors, peer mediation, etc
- Oversee assessment, documentation, and outreach to students and staff
- Provide weekly support, supervision, and crisis assessment to staff members
- Attend staff meetings, trainings to provide comprehensive feedback to project hope and FEMA representatives on status of students feelings, concerns, needs, and progress concerning trauma and crisis
Social Service Coordinator
Complex Care Solutions
08.2011 - 08.2012
- Conduct home visits to assigned cases to complete Social Work assessments including psychosocial/assessments and depression screening for care managed HIP members diagnosed with Cancer and chronic illnesses
- Work with members and interdisciplinary team to complete plan of care
- Assist with entitlements through EMBLEM Health, New York state, and/or county benefits through social work interventions
- Assist with long term planning
- Process requests for authorizations for home care and DME referrals
- Provide member/caregiver support as well as bereavement counseling as needed
Youth Specialist/Assistant Supervisor
Harlem Dowling Westside Center
09.2004 - 08.2011
- Oversee caseload of 30 families with at-risk youths
- Provide individual supervision to case planners around servicing these families
- Maintaining contact with clients (office, home, and school), to monitor safety of children
- Make clinical assessments of clients situations through individual/family counseling
- Attendance to trainings and workshops to enhance knowledge and skills
- Attend court hearings and prepare court summaries as well as write detailed progress notes
- Provide advocacy by collaborating with community organizations and referral sources
- Design and prepare agency forms using Word, Publisher, and Excel
- Conduct and/or monitor intake procedures, as mandated by ACS
- Facilitate groups for parenting skills, domestic violence, anger management and teen enhancement
- Assist management with grant writing of proposals to improve/enhance programs
- Schedule and facilitate family conferences to move clients towards achievable goals
Education
DSW Program -
Yeshiva University
05.2025
MSW Advanced Standing Program -
Adelphi University
05.2007
BSW -
York College
05.2005
Skills
- Licensing exam completion
- Knowledge of code of ethics
- Administration for Children’s Services training
- Family Team Conferencing Training
- Managed care trainings
- FEMA training
- Skills for psychological recovery
- Crisis counseling protocol
- Suicide prevention
- CEU trainings in trauma/crisis counseling
- Therapeutic interventions
- Systemic injustices
- Behavior intervention
- Trauma-informed practice
- Child development
- Department of education trainings
- Professional development workshops
- Computer software literacy
- Microsoft Word Office
- CPS documentation/ PROMIS/ Connections system
- SESIS-educational reporting system NYC-DOE
- SIFI certification
- Crisis Intervention
- Social Skills Training
- Suicide Prevention
- Individual Counseling
- Behavioral Intervention Plans (BIP)
- Special Education Knowledge
- IEP Collaboration
- Data collection and management
- Referral Coordination
- Documentation
- Multicultural Competence
- Applied Behavioral Analysis
- Special needs
- Mental Health Assessment
- Risk Assessments
- Grief counseling
- Functional Behavioral Assessments (FBA)
- Parent Education
- Diagnostic evaluations
- Behavioral specialist
- Psychosocial assessment
- Team Collaboration
- Effective Communication
- Relationship Building
Personal Information
Title(s):
LMSW
DSW student
Mother/Wife
Accomplishments
- Collaborated with crisis team and SEL team in the development of School wide positive intervention and behavior system to increase positive behavior, attendance, social/emotional well-being, academic performance and self-esteem.
- Facilitates professional development/trainings with school personnel around trauma-informed practices, dealing with difficult behavior, addressing student's academic and social/emotional needs, etc. to promote positive change and trauma-informed school climate.
Certification
- Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) - Association of Social Work Boards.
- Mental Health First Aid Certification – Mental Health First Aid USA.
- Child Abuse and Neglect Mandated reported training-HSLC- 12/2023
- Applied behavior analysis training
- NY Driver's License
Languages
English
Full Professional
Timeline
School Social Worker
NYC Dept. of Education
09.2014 - Current
Early Intervention Provider
08.2014 - Current
Clinician/ fee for service
New Horizon Counseling Center
12.2013 - 08.2014
Site Supervisor/Crisis Social Worker
Partnership with Children-Project Hope
12.2012 - 06.2014
Social Service Coordinator
Complex Care Solutions
08.2011 - 08.2012
Youth Specialist/Assistant Supervisor
Harlem Dowling Westside Center
09.2004 - 08.2011
MSW Advanced Standing Program -
Adelphi University
BSW -
York College
- Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) - Association of Social Work Boards.
- Mental Health First Aid Certification – Mental Health First Aid USA.
- Child Abuse and Neglect Mandated reported training-HSLC- 12/2023
- Applied behavior analysis training
- NY Driver's License
DSW Program -
Yeshiva University
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