Molly Fahy
Chicago,IL
Summary
Passionate social worker committed to building a safe and supportive environment for students in order to successfully access their education.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
School Social Worker
Kirby School District 140- Grissom Middle School
2020.08 - Current
- Provide social work support services within a public middle school setting to a high needs caseload
- Deliver services through "push-in" classroom support in addition to traditional individual and small group settings
- Monitor student behavior and develop behavioral interventions to increase success in the classroom
- Collect and enter progress data to determine growth and treatment plan
- Build rapport and work closely with parents and teachers to provide the most effective support for students' academic and social emotional development
- Complete social emotional histories for students being evaluated or re-evaluated for special education services
- Serve on the Positive Behavioral Incentive and Supports (PBIS) team, crisis team, Special Olympics, and Extended School Year
School Social Work Intern
Webster Groves High School
2019.08 - 2020.05
- Provided individual counseling to a caseload of general education students
- Assisted in a special education classroom teaching social and emotional skills
- Responded to crisis situations under supervision
- Worked with a multidisciplinary team in order to identify at-risk students and create detailed plans to address social, emotional, and behavioral needs
- Facilitated groups according to specific needs within the student population
- Attended 504 and IEP meetings
- Researched Missouri's laws and how they impacted the student population
Education
Master of Social Work - School Social Work
Saint Louis University
St Louis, MO05.2020
Bachelor of Social Work - Social Work
Saint Louis University
St Louis, MO05.2019
Skills
- Actively participate in multidisciplinary team collaboration and Individual Education Plan (IEP) meetings
- Committed to supporting students with a wide range of social, emotional, and behavioral needs
- Create various Functional Behavioral Assessments (FBA) and Behavioral Intervention Plans (BIP)
- Safely train staff on de-escalation and physical management strategies as a Certified QBS Safety Care Trainer
- Facilitate groups to target socialization, anxiety, depression, motivation, self-esteem, organization, etc
- Effective in strength based and solution focused problem-solving and mediation within a variety of contexts
- Implement effective crisis intervention strategies
Certification
Illinois State Board of Education- School Social Worker PEL, License ID 2493751
Department of Financial and Professional Regulation- Licensed Social Worker, License Number 150.104559
Timeline
School Social Worker
Kirby School District 140- Grissom Middle School
2020.08 - Current
School Social Work Intern
Webster Groves High School
2019.08 - 2020.05
Master of Social Work - School Social Work
Saint Louis University
Bachelor of Social Work - Social Work
Saint Louis University
Illinois State Board of Education- School Social Worker PEL, License ID 2493751
Department of Financial and Professional Regulation- Licensed Social Worker, License Number 150.104559
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