Lezah Brown, LSW
South Orange,NJ
Summary
State-certified Licensed Social worker with a passion for progressing mental health for all people of various backgrounds.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Lead Licensed Clinician
Stess-care of NJ
Matawan , NJ
08.2022 - Current
- Higher level of care treatment
- Mental health diagnosis
- Insurance calls for authorization / pre-authorization
- Psycho-education
- leadership on intakes
- running leadership meetings and covering group supervision
- Group therapy
- Individual therapy
- Family therapy
- Adolescence therapy
- Training other team members on paperwork / insurance calls
- Intern training
- Intake assessment
- Coordination of care
- Confidently establishing productive and progressive therapeutic relationships with clients
- Cohesively working with team members to create the best form of care for clients
- Mandated reporting for necessary situations
- Worked on outside cases by consulting with different doctors, therapists and clinical staff
School Social Work Intern
Passiac Arts and Science Charter School
Clifton , NJ
09.2020 - 05.2021
- Classroom observations
- One-on-one psychotherapy
- Actively worked on accommodation request
- Social assessment forms
- File organizing
- Weekly reporting on things learned while on the site
- Emergency interventions
- Child psycho-therapy research
- Consulted with teachers, parents and outside professionals to support service plan development.
- Documented and researched client social history, treatment and related information
Social Work Intern
The Elizabeth Coalition
Elizabeth , NJ
09.2019 - 05.2020
- Community Outreach
- Office organizing
- Event and charity planning
- Intake assessments
- Weekly recap assignments
- Finding housing resources for union county community members
- Provided mental health support to homeless clients and connected each with community resources.
- Home visits
- Counseled and prepared residents for transition to independent living.
Criminal Justice Lead Intern
Youth One-stop
Camden , NJ
05.2018 - 05.2019
- Assisted team members and other social workers with task to maintain cohesive team productivity
- One-on-one sessions with mentees
- Educating mentees on the importance of good hygiene and self-care
- Educating mentees on interview etiquette
- Weekly paper assignments
- Assisting At-risk youth with career path finding
Education
Masters of Social Work - Clinical Social Work
Hunter Silberman School of Social Work
Manhattan, NY05.2021
Bachelor of Arts - Law & Justice
Rowan University
Glassboro, NJ05.2019
Associate of Science - Criminal Justice
County College of Morris
Randolph Township, NJ05.2017
Skills
- Cultural Competency
- Treatment Planning
- Risk Assessment
- Family Maintenance
- Crisis Intervention
- Client Advocacy
- Client Confidentiality
- Multidisciplinary Team Collaboration
- Confidential Documentation and Record keeping
- Diagnostic Evaluations
- Psycho-therapy
Certification
- NJ Certified School Social Worker
- NJ Licensed Social Worker
- Studied abroad to India ( Rowan University )
- Sociology Student of the year (2017)
- VP Black-student union (2017)
- Lead intern (2019)
- promotion to lead therapist ( 2023 )
Timeline
Lead Licensed Clinician
Stess-care of NJ
08.2022 - Current
School Social Work Intern
Passiac Arts and Science Charter School
09.2020 - 05.2021
Social Work Intern
The Elizabeth Coalition
09.2019 - 05.2020
Criminal Justice Lead Intern
Youth One-stop
05.2018 - 05.2019
Masters of Social Work - Clinical Social Work
Hunter Silberman School of Social Work
Bachelor of Arts - Law & Justice
Rowan University
Associate of Science - Criminal Justice
County College of Morris
- NJ Certified School Social Worker
- NJ Licensed Social Worker
- Studied abroad to India ( Rowan University )
- Sociology Student of the year (2017)
- VP Black-student union (2017)
- Lead intern (2019)
- promotion to lead therapist ( 2023 )
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