Miranda Sullivan
Seattle,WA
Summary
Passionate, Experienced Social Worker seeking private practice credentialing to expand my clinical practice.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
School Social Worker
Seattle Public Schools
01.2023 - Current
- Excelled at building rapport and trust with students across tier classification, especially students furthest away from educational justice
- Led school implementation of restorative practices through building toolkits and leading staff trainings
- Successfully responded to students and families in crisis with clinical de-escalation skills
- Facilitated small groups for social emotional learning and mental health support.
Co-Occurring Clinician
Catholic Community Services
05.2021 - 06.2023
- Served homeless adults by providing therapy, substance use counseling, and crisis intervention
- Excelled at building rapport and trust with high-acuity chronically homeless clients
- Conducted behavioral health comprehensive assessment and determined clinical diagnosis
- Responsible for maintaining clinical records and documentation in a timely manner
- Assessed client needs and served as clinical consult on shelter teams.
Community Advisory Board Facilitator
Ryther
11.2019 - 08.2022
- Built rapport with diverse groups of stakeholders by demonstrating empathy, active listening skills, and cultural empathy during facilitated sessions.
- Fostered an inclusive learning environment by addressing diverse needs and adapting facilitation techniques as needed.
- Increased participant engagement by incorporating interactive activities and group discussions into sessions.
- Facilitating board aimed at developing sub-acute care residential programs.
- Collaboratively developing equitable policy using community participatory methods.
- Focused on recruiting and retaining members that come from diverse socio-economic backgrounds.
- Adapted evidence-based practices to serve the BIPOC client system.
Team Lead: Community Outreach
Ryther
09.2019 - 01.2021
- Leading team in program development with community partners
- Training new team members on case management role and community needs
- Innovatively cutting through bureaucratic barriers to meet client’s needs
- Managing client expense budget and data collection for quarterly reports
- Effectively strategized with an interdisciplinary team and utilized clinical consultation
- Created team outreach schedules and facilitated team meetings.
Practicum Learning: Behavior Specialist
Ryther
09.2018 - 06.2019
- Working with multidisciplinary team with a diverse client system in residential care
- Provided direct intervention to high needs foster children during times of escalation and crisis
- Supported daily schedules and routines of the facility.
- Provided crisis intervention support during critical incidents, deescalating situations and ensuring the safety of all involved parties.
Employment Consultant
Washington Vocational Services
11.2018 - 03.2020
- Supporting client with employment related services
- Promoting self-determination for clients who are living with developmental and/or physical disabilities
- Helping clients participate in community through self-determination, support, and ally-ship.
Program Assistant
Shoreline Community College, Multicultural Center
08.2017 - 09.2018
- Advocated for marginalized student populations around education, accessibility, and inclusion
- Fundraising and scholarship development
- Programmed and facilitated self-care and social justice workshops
- Maintained Veteran Center cleanliness and promoted center productivity.
Issues and Concerns Officer
South Seattle College
09.2016 - 06.2017
- Identified student needs and pioneered response projects
- Developed and Facilitated campus wide forums and surveys
- Team of eight who determined distribution of 1-million-dollar budget.
Education
Master of Arts - Community-Centered Integrative Practice
University of Washington
Seattle, WA06.2021
Bachelor of Arts - Social Welfare With Honors
University of Washington
Seattle, WA06.2020
Skills
- Emotional Support
- Family Support
- Advocacy
- Verbal and written communication
- Crisis Intervention
- Family collaboration
- Suicide Prevention
- Social Skills Training
- Multidisciplinary team collaboration
- Individual Counseling
- Special Education Knowledge
- Solution-based interventions
- Resource advocacy
- Restorative justice
- Mental Health Assessment
- Trauma Informed Care
Accomplishments
- Community Advisory Board Facilitator
- King County Recovery Coalition: Frontline worker of the month.
- Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society
- President of Black Student Union, SCC
- Stan Chu Writing Award
Timeline
School Social Worker
Seattle Public Schools
01.2023 - Current
Co-Occurring Clinician
Catholic Community Services
05.2021 - 06.2023
Community Advisory Board Facilitator
Ryther
11.2019 - 08.2022
Team Lead: Community Outreach
Ryther
09.2019 - 01.2021
Employment Consultant
Washington Vocational Services
11.2018 - 03.2020
Practicum Learning: Behavior Specialist
Ryther
09.2018 - 06.2019
Program Assistant
Shoreline Community College, Multicultural Center
08.2017 - 09.2018
Issues and Concerns Officer
South Seattle College
09.2016 - 06.2017
Master of Arts - Community-Centered Integrative Practice
University of Washington
Bachelor of Arts - Social Welfare With Honors
University of Washington