Lynette Baird
Sandy,UT
Summary
Friendly Social Worker committed to providing services to strengthen home, school and community partnerships. Accomplished at resolving conflict and encouraging positive relationships. Experienced in many facets of Canyons School District educational system
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
Work History
Social Worker
The Center For Hope
Springville, UT
09.2020 - Current
- Interviewed clients, families or groups to assess situations, limitations and issues and implement services to address needs.
- Maintained regular contact with clients by calling and scheduling clinical sessions.
- Encouraged socialization and engagement through therapy, music therapy and social activities.
- Provided therapy sessions to remediate conflict and build healthy relationships.
- Helped clients develop new coping mechanisms and techniques to drive behavior modification.
- Delivered comprehensive therapeutic services to children, adolescents and adults.
- Completed detailed charts to summarize interactions with patients and booked follow-up sessions.
- Offered therapeutic services and crises intervention to emotionally disturbed children and adolescents.
School Counseling Secretary
Indian Hills Middle School
Sandy, UT
08.2018 - 05.2021
- Answered large volumes of phone calls, answering students' inquiries and scheduling support.
- Managed phone and email correspondence and handled incoming and outgoing mail and faxes.
- Assisted coworkers and staff members with special tasks on daily basis.
- Managed filing system, entered data and completed other clerical tasks.
- Built and maintained excellent customer relationships through timely response to inquiries and going above and beyond to accommodate unusual requests.
- Managed paper and electronic filing systems by routing various documents, taking messages and managing incoming and outgoing mail.
- Answered and managed incoming and outgoing calls while recording accurate messages for distribution to office staff.
- Volunteered to help with special projects of varying degrees of complexity.
- Maintained clean reception area to promote positive, professional environment for clients.
- Liaised between students, parents and administrators and maintained effective lines of communication.
Community Empowerment Facilitator
Sunrise Elementary School
Sandy, UT
10.2013 - 12.2019
- Implemented and ran RadKids curriculum in elementary school system.
- Taught RadKids lessons and self defense moves to elementary aged youth.
- Communicated with parents in educating and promoting empowerment within children
- Performed graduation ceremonies with children while encouraging and empowering children to use their voices to protect themselves and others.
- Implemented RadKids curriculum in radicating bullying within schools and home settings.
Emergency Substitute Teacher
Sunrise Elementary School
Sandy, UT
09.2013 - 01.2019
- Followed classroom plans left by class teacher to continue student education and reinforce core concepts.
- Upheld classroom routines to support student environments and maintain consistent schedules.
- Repeatedly requested as substitute teacher by teachers based on excellent past referrals and trusted performance.
- Supervised lunchroom and recess activities.
- Maintained day-to-day classroom management and discipline to promote learning initiatives.
- Kept students on-task with proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies.
- Provided instruction for students in core subject areas.
- Kept accurate and current attendance records and assignment sheets to maintain file compliance.
Clinical Social Worker
LDS Family Services
Salt Lake City , UT
04.1996 - 07.2003
- Updated treatment plans on monthly basis with latest intervention strategies and progress notes.
- Performed short-term therapy, provided education and responded to crisis situations.
- Presented clinical documentation and observations to interdisciplinary team.
- 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.
- Interviewed individuals and families to assess needs and provide informational resources.
- Collaborated with community program leaders and advocates to make resources accessible to those in need.
- Completed home welfare checks to align with state and program guidelines.
- Planned, promoted and managed parent workshops on assisting children in attaining academic success.
- Organized activities for birth parents and in-home support counselors.
- Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
- Worked flexible hours; night, weekend, and holiday shifts.
- Performed duties in accordance with applicable standards, policies and regulatory guidelines to promote safe working environment.
- Maintained energy and enthusiasm in fast-paced environment.
- Proved successful working within tight deadlines and fast-paced atmosphere.
- Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
- Helped clients develop new coping mechanisms and techniques to drive behavior modification.
- Developed Functional Behavioral Assessment and Positive Behavioral Intervention Plan to identify cause of problem behavior, formulate strategies to address behavior and teach new behavioral skills.
- Facilitated family therapy sessions between children, caregivers and siblings to remediate conflict and build healthy relationships.
Education
Master of Science - Social Work
University of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL04.1996
Bachelor of Science - Social Work
Brigham Young University
Provo, UT08.1994
Skills
- Behavioral Counseling
- Therapeutic Services
- Patient Consultations
- Attention to Detail
- Crisis Intervention
- Individual and Group Counseling
- Cognitive Behavior Practices
- Client Coping Mechanisms
- Child Abuse and Neglect Identification
- Mental Health Training
- Suicide Intervention
Timeline
Social Worker
The Center For Hope
09.2020 - Current
School Counseling Secretary
Indian Hills Middle School
08.2018 - 05.2021
Community Empowerment Facilitator
Sunrise Elementary School
10.2013 - 12.2019
Emergency Substitute Teacher
Sunrise Elementary School
09.2013 - 01.2019
Clinical Social Worker
LDS Family Services
04.1996 - 07.2003
Master of Science - Social Work
University of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign
Bachelor of Science - Social Work
Brigham Young University
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