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Luke Hall, MSW

Portland,Oregon

Summary

Motivated social work professional with comprehensive knowledge of social justice issues and inequitable systems affecting historically underserved and systematically marginalized communities. Passionate about developing and facilitating programs to support individuals and families. Collaborative and analytical advocate builds strategic partnerships and advocates for clients in pursuit of equitable systemic change.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Child and Family Therapist

Albertina Kerr
08.2024 - 11.2024
  • Coordinated and provided mental health treatment for children served in the Children's Crisis Psychiatric Care (Subacute) program to achieve the best possible outcomes
  • Ensured clinical work actively incorporated client and family voice and choice and complied with OAR, license, and payer requirements
  • Provided and implemented individual and family psychotherapy
  • Provided and implemented effective team coordination and collaboration with direct line staff, teams, and leadership
  • Provided on-call support on a rotational basis
  • Created and helped coordinate client and family after-care and discharge plans, coordinating with other agencies, community resources, and providers in congruence with a team-based approach

Studio Director

My Voice Music
05.2013 - 07.2024
  • Prioritized organizational direction centered on equity, inclusion, and responsiveness by serving on the Equity Committee
  • Provided person-centered, empathetic supervision to three to five employees, including weekly check-ins on project management and holding space for personal and organizational reflection
  • Collaborated with staff and board from October 2021 until November 2022 on strategic planning and critical analysis of organizational priorities during a turbulent period due to the Founder/Executive Director's sudden death
  • Increased the organization's capacity and provided more impactful programming by coordinating the build-out of a new long-term recording studio and office space, completed in September 2023
  • Strategically allocated spending to align with the mission and strategic plan by assisting with annual program budgets
  • Bolstered existing programs and accelerated new initiatives through grant writing support and reporting
  • Played a pivotal role in a $500k multi-year grant from 2020-2023
  • Employed Continuous Quality Improvement to develop new program debriefs, studio upgrades, and meeting processes
  • Provided long-term support and stable adult mentorship for program participants, including connecting individuals and families to community resources like Youth Villages LifeSet, p:ear, and New Avenues for Youth
  • Facilitated recording sessions, group songwriting and performing programs, and provided individual mentorship to youth and young adults ages 9-24 at the organization's studio and in partnership with youth mental health agencies

MSW Intern (Advanced)

Council for the Homeless
09.2022 - 06.2023
  • Advocated for pay equity by developing and conducting a staff pay assessment to provide the executive team with an accurate snapshot of pay levels
  • Gathered quantitative and qualitative data on how pay impacts quality of life, identified key themes, and presented actionable data and gave recommendations to the Board of Directors based on the findings
  • Contributed to a grant application to the Washington State Office of Homeless Youth that awarded the agency $765k in funding
  • Participated in weekly Clark County Lead Team meetings with the statewide Anchor Community Initiative, which focuses on ending youth and young adult homelessness in Washington through collaboration with other Anchor Communities
  • Engaged in critical reflection of the agency, systems of oppression, capitalism, positionality, and the nonprofit industrial complex to identify where we both disrupt and perpetuate harm

MSW Intern (Generalist)

Racial Equity Learning and Action Community
09.2021 - 06.2022
  • Learned about the process of advancing racial equity in complex organizations using the Racial Equity Map tool, including surveys, guided conversations, and implementation plans
  • Highlighted the diverse strengths and skills of the organization by conducting extensive individual interviews to write short biographies for all 14 members for the organization's website
  • Completed the Institute for Healthcare Improvement's 'Continuous Quality Improvement' training module and applied what I learned to my work
  • Supported the critical work of the organization by shadowing core team members in meetings with current and potential client organizations, providing technical assistance for training and collaboration meetings with client organizations, and participating in weekly core team member meetings and monthly full team member meetings

Education

Master of Science - Social Work

Portland State University
Portland, OR
06-2023

Bachelor of Science - Music Industry

University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA
05-2009

Skills

  • Biopsychosocial assessments
  • Counseling and case management
  • Nonprofit management
  • Organizational partnerships
  • Trauma-informed care
  • Racial equity
  • Epic EHR
  • Grant writing and program development

Training

  • DBT in a Nutshell: Treating Multi-Diagnostic, Complex Individuals (Portland DBT Institute), 2024
  • Managing to Change the World (The Management Center), 2024
  • Racial Equity Institute Phase I Workshop (Racial Equity Institute), 2021
  • Foundations of Trauma-Informed Care for Teaching Artists (Young Audiences), 2019
  • Reframing Racism (Center for Equity and Inclusion), 2017

Certification

  • Clinical Social Work Associate (Board of Licensed Social Workers)
  • Licensed Children's Emergency Safety Intervention Specialist (Department of Human Services)
  • First Aid Certification

Timeline

Child and Family Therapist

Albertina Kerr
08.2024 - 11.2024

MSW Intern (Advanced)

Council for the Homeless
09.2022 - 06.2023

MSW Intern (Generalist)

Racial Equity Learning and Action Community
09.2021 - 06.2022

Studio Director

My Voice Music
05.2013 - 07.2024

Master of Science - Social Work

Portland State University

Bachelor of Science - Music Industry

University of Southern California

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