LIZ ZIMMER
Greensboro,NC
Summary
Dedicated, adaptable advocate for vulnerable populations with over twenty years of experience working with marginalized individuals. Recent MSW grad skilled at connecting clients with community resources, managing caseloads, connecting with hard-to-reach clients, and facilitating groups.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
MSW Intern
Corporation of Guardianship
08.2023 - 04.2024
- Collaborate with community partners to connect clients with resources in their communities to help them achieve their goals
- Use psychoeducational, task-oriented, cognitive behavioral, and motivational interviewing techniques to help clients work through their challenges and live more fulfilling, independent lives.
- Assessed individuals under supervision of master social worker to help guide treatment planning.
Licensed Tutor
JML Tutoring
2021 - 2022
- Worked with local foster children who are assigned court-ordered tutoring to Established professional, therapeutic rapport with children and their caregivers
- Consulted with family, social workers, court-appointed guardians, and students to identify areas of perceived need
- Assessed students’ areas of personal and academic strengths and needs to suggest interventions
- Maintained weekly communication with guardians and organizational supervisors regarding students’ progress
Private Tutor
Self
08.2017 - Current
- Teach math for social justice to middle school, high school, and college math students
- Anxiety management
- Teach Critical thinking and growth mindset
Community Support Facilitator
East Bay Innovations
04.2008 - 02.2012
- Supervised teams of four clients and coordinated housing, medical care, funding, and staffing for each client
- Certified as CPI instructor in Nonviolent Crisis Intervention through Crisis Prevention Institute
- Co-founded group for clients curious about the LGBTQ+ community, organized outings, discussions, and resources for members
- Hired and developed trainings for 40+ caregivers of clients on caseload
- Trained to be on call with over thirty clients in East Bay Area
- Planned and delivered trainings on seizure disorder
- Assisted in writing behavior plans and IEPs, trained staff to follow them.
Community Living Assistant
East Bay Innovations
08.2004 - 04.2008
- A pioneering, award-winning supported living agency that supports people with developmental disabilities to live independently, get involved in their communities, and reach their personal goals
- Annual first aid/CPR trainings, IEP meetings, and behavioral trainings
- Supported consumers with individual goals, including physical fitness opportunities, taking classes at colleges and community centers, and volunteering in the community.
Undergraduate Internship
Women’s Daytime Drop-in Center
- Spent supporting women and children experiencing homelessness in Berkeley
- Facilitated mutual aid support group Co-facilitated substance abuse recovery group Coordinated and organized donations of food, furniture, and supplies for the center and clients
Generalist Year MSW Internship
Beyond Academics
09.2022 - 05.2023
- Working 16 hours/ week with students with intellectual disabilities who are studying to receive a four-year “Integrative Community Studies Certificate”, which emphasizes life skills, self-determination, and career planning.
One Year Teaching and Coordinating Service-learning Projects
Hands on Atlanta AmeriCorps
- Designed and led six after-school classes for middle school students
- Provided therapeutic activities for students in crisis
- Co-planned and facilitated two community service initiatives with 70-100 volunteers each
Education
Master of Social Work -
UNC Greensboro And NC A&T State University
Greensboro, NC05.2024
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology, Concentration in Urban Studies
San Francisco State University
San Francisco, CA05.2008
Skills
- Assessment
- Treatment planning
- Motivational Interviewing
- ADHD & ASD
- Nearly infinite patience
- Office programs
- Nonviolent Crisis Intervention
- Group facilitation
Other Experience
- Five months employment at a pair of residential facilities in CA for adults with major mental illness.
- Undergraduate Internship at a residential facility for adults with dual diagnoses.
- Part of a team of NCSSM students that started a Food not Bombs chapter in Durham and a Big Brother/Big Sister program.
- Volunteer work with the Humane Society, Head Start, Meals on Wheels, Tiny Houses of Greensboro, the Interactive Resource Center, and Greensboro Urban Ministries.
- Current, active member of local organizing groups, Guilford For All and Public School Strong.
Timeline
MSW Intern
Corporation of Guardianship
08.2023 - 04.2024
Generalist Year MSW Internship
Beyond Academics
09.2022 - 05.2023
Private Tutor
Self
08.2017 - Current
Community Support Facilitator
East Bay Innovations
04.2008 - 02.2012
Community Living Assistant
East Bay Innovations
08.2004 - 04.2008
Licensed Tutor
JML Tutoring
2021 - 2022
Undergraduate Internship
Women’s Daytime Drop-in Center
One Year Teaching and Coordinating Service-learning Projects
Hands on Atlanta AmeriCorps
Master of Social Work -
UNC Greensboro And NC A&T State University
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology, Concentration in Urban Studies
San Francisco State University
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