Nakesha S. Heaggins
Salisbury,North Carolina
Summary
Motivated Social Worker with comprehensive knowledge of social justice issues and systems affecting marginalized communities. Passionate about developing and facilitating programs to support communities in need. Collaborative and analytical advocate builds strategic partnerships, advocate for clients and advance change for communities in need.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Services Social Worker III
Rowan County Department of Social Services, Child Protective
Salisbury, NC
04.2016 - Current
- To protect children from situations such as maltreatment, abuse and neglect
- Gather information through home visits to assess the living environment, to evaluate the parents ability to provide care and the risk level of abuse/ neglect
- Provide extensive documentation and provide community resource to the families served.
- Formulated treatment plan strategies with multidisciplinary teams to provide comprehensive and continuous care plan.
Income Maintenance Caseworker II
11.2014 - 05.2016
- Interviews individuals seeking assistance for Public Assistance, Medical Assistance, Food and
- Nutrition, and Emergency County Assistance programs
- Gathers data concerning family, health and financial standing; reviews family sources of income and financial resources and computes family budget
- Reviews declaration forms or other application forms and verifies this information
Respite Counselor
RHA, NC
07.2010 - 05.2015
- Provides support for adults with an intellectual disability that is affecting their quality of life
- Facilitate effective crisis prevention/ intervention services that enable individuals to live in the community and improve their life
- Services also included comprehensive Services Evaluations, Crisis Prevention and intervention planning, transition planning and medication administration.
Correctional Officer
North Carolina Department of Public Safety
11.2012 - 11.2014
- Communicate with inmates, performing searches of persons, places and object
- Conduct continuous visual and audio surveillance of inmates, facilitates counts to ensure whereabouts of all inmates
- Transports inmates, perform rescue functions to include CPR, basic first and maintain contain of violent situations.
Education
High School Diploma -
West Rowan High School
05.2002
BA - Psychology, Sociology
Winston Salem State University
12.2008
MS - Counseling Psychology
Capella University
03.2016
Master of Science - Social Work
Walden University
Minneapolis, MNSkills
- Proficient in all Office Software
- Therapeutic Meditation
- Building Social Skills Training
- Case Needs Assessment
- Intervention Planning
- Client Advocacy
- Risk Assessment
- Case Management
Additional Information
- Self-motivated, loyal employee with various experience including years in the mental health field, social services, prison setting with hands on educational and on the job counseling experience. The hands on experience taught strong leadership skills, relationship-building skills assessing clients for emotional or behavior problems, counseling and guidance to individual in groups, investigating clients and documenting.
Timeline
Services Social Worker III
Rowan County Department of Social Services, Child Protective
04.2016 - Current
Income Maintenance Caseworker II
11.2014 - 05.2016
Correctional Officer
North Carolina Department of Public Safety
11.2012 - 11.2014
Respite Counselor
RHA, NC
07.2010 - 05.2015
High School Diploma -
West Rowan High School
BA - Psychology, Sociology
Winston Salem State University
MS - Counseling Psychology
Capella University
Master of Science - Social Work
Walden University
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