Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Conference Attendance
Professional Affiliations and Memberships
Certifications and Licenses
Training
Timeline
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Nafeesahn M. Clinton

Hillside

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience

Work History

Mental Health Clinician

Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care
11.2023 - Current

· Under supervision, provides psychotherapeutic interventions/services in accordance with accepted professional and ethical standards of licensing/regulatory bodies and UBHC.

· Provides individual, group and family therapy based on sound clinical judgment as indicated by supervisory.

· Adapts the assessment and treatment processes to accommodate variations in readiness for treatment/change, and implications of age, cultural, medical, economic or other relevant factors.

· Deals appropriately with issues of loss, separation, power, alliance, boundaries, authority, and identity with individuals served and their families as indicated by feedback from team members, individuals served, and by supervisory review.

· Responds with sensitivity to spiritual, cultural and socioeconomic issues of individuals served as indicated by supervisory observation.

· Consistently assesses for physical abuse and neglect; explores sexual/sexuality issues with sensitivity and with goal of determining possibility of past or present sexual trauma and follows policy and state law in reporting suspected abuse or neglect, as determined by supervisory review.

Case Practice Specialist

Department Of Child Protection And Permanency
10.2006 - Current

· Monitor compliance with the Exit and Sustainability Plan within the Local Office

· Oversee implementation and sustainability of Evidence Based Case Practice

· Perform individual case management task such administrative reviews, external inquiries, and other situations requiring special handling.

· Complete/oversee reports of child fatalities, near child fatalities, and critical incidents within the Local office.

· Review cases under appeal to make determination regarding the appropriateness of the substantiated or established finding.

Social Worker

Hunters World
07.2023 - 10.2023

· Facilitate weekly mentor meetings.

· Assess teen mentors on an ongoing basis for safety and emotional stability.

· Ensure all paperwork is present and files are up to date.

· Oversee training and weekly operations of Mentor Coordinator & Interns

· Assist in planning and facilitating summer mentor training.

· Assist in planning, facilitating, and attending monthly social events for mentors and mentees.

Education

Master of Social Work - Social Work

Kean University
Union, NJ
05.2020

Bachelor of Science - Community Health Services

William Paterson University of New Jersey
Wayne, NJ
05.2001

Skills

Case Management

Crises Intervention

Training and Development

Public Speaking

Community Outreach

Advocacy

Collaborative learning

Multicultural Sensitivity

Student Engagement

Conference Attendance

  • NASW-NJ Annual Conference- (2024)
  • The Intersection of Race, Poverty, & Neglect in Child Welfare - (2023)




Professional Affiliations and Memberships

  • National Association of Social Work - (2017)

Certifications and Licenses

  • New Jersey School Social Worker Certificate- (2024)
  • Licensed Social Worker (LSW) - (2023)

Training

  • Masters in child Welfare Education Training - Specialized training in Child Welfare Education
  • Nurturing Heart Approach Training
  • State of New Jersey Training Academy - Extensive annual training related to case management and clinical work with children and families.

Timeline

Mental Health Clinician

Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care
11.2023 - Current

Social Worker

Hunters World
07.2023 - 10.2023

Case Practice Specialist

Department Of Child Protection And Permanency
10.2006 - Current

Master of Social Work - Social Work

Kean University

Bachelor of Science - Community Health Services

William Paterson University of New Jersey
Nafeesahn M. Clinton