Provide crisis intervention and short-term counseling to clients.
Develop treatment plans based on client's individual needs, strengths, and goals.
Conduct assessments to evaluate client functioning in various areas such as mental health, substance abuse, and family dynamics.
Medical Social Worker
East Tennessee Children's Hospital
Knoxville, TN
02.2022 - Current
Complete psychosocial assessments and initiated care planning.
Assist patients and families to eliminate personal and environmental stressors interfering with the benefit of medical care.
Provide psychoeducation, counseling, support, crisis intervention, and advocacy services to patients and families.
Facilitate ETCH's Hem/Onc parent support group and piloted ETCH's Hem/Onc bereavement group.
Medical Social Worker
Covenant Health
Knoxville, TN
10.2021 - Current
Complete psychosocial assessments with the goal of discharge planning.
Coordinated access to appropriate resources for patient at the hospital and within the community.
Served as a primary informational conduit between hospital and a patient's family member.
Child Protective Service Specialist
The State of Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
Jackson, MI
10.2019 - 08.2021
Conducted home visits to complete child maltreatment investigations and safety planning using family's natural supports and strengths.
Managed a caseload of 20+ families to ensure safety and permanency.
Wrote court reports and testified in court hearings.
Developed family specific treatment plan and reported progress to court and partner agencies.
Leveraged resources to families to meet their needs and treatment planning goals.
Supervised court ordered parenting time.
Student Representative
Spring Arbor University
Spring Arbor, MI
10.2020 - 06.2021
Represented the city of Jackson cohort for Spring Arbor's MSW program.
Facilitated discussions of various topics with college students such as mental health and social justice.
Voiced feedback received from students of the program to school of social worker specialist.
Master of Social Work Intern
Women of Worth, Inc
09.2020 - 06.2021
Facilitated biweekly discussions on the following: mental health, marriage, and family.
Organized community outreach events and conferences that served hundreds of participants.
Created updated organization bylaws and vision statement in conjunction with the Director.
Reviewed applications for quarterly self-care packages and presented them to the winners.
Juvenile Probation Officer Intern
City of Jackson Family Court
Jackson, MI
10.2017 - 06.2018
Supervised young offenders' compliance of probation terms set by the Juvenile court.
Attended court hearings and provided commended probation terms to the judge.
Prepared pre-dispositional reports and filed motions for probation violations.
Monitored the progress of convicted juvenile delinquents held in the detention center.
Education
Master of social work -
Spring Arbor University
Bachelor of social worker -
Spring Arbor University
Certification
Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW)
Trained in adverse childhood experiences (ACE's), 05/2019
Certified sexual risk avoidance specialist, 05/2018, Ascend (Formerly the National Abstinence Education Association (NAEA))
Volunteer Experience
Women of Worth, Inc., Board Member, 2016 - Present
Women of Worth, Inc., Youth Mentor, Leading Ladies Community Program, 2018 - Present
Traveled to Washington, D.C. for a Youth Leadership Summit, where I led and assisted the young attendees in preparing for their briefing with Congress.
Women of Worth, Inc., Community Event Volunteer Coordinator, 2016 - Present
Revive Ministries of Jackson, MI, Board Member
Timeline
Clinical Social Worker
Revived Mind Counseling
05.2024 - Current
Medical Social Worker
East Tennessee Children's Hospital
02.2022 - Current
Medical Social Worker
Covenant Health
10.2021 - Current
Student Representative
Spring Arbor University
10.2020 - 06.2021
Master of Social Work Intern
Women of Worth, Inc
09.2020 - 06.2021
Child Protective Service Specialist
The State of Michigan Department of Health and Human Services