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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
08.2020 - 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
08.2019 - 05.2020
  • 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, MO
05.2020

Bachelor of Social Work - Social Work

Saint Louis University
St Louis, MO
05.2019

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
08.2020 - Current

School Social Work Intern

Webster Groves High School
08.2019 - 05.2020

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

Molly Fahy