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Payton Tapia

West Allis

Summary

Soon to graduate, motivated, and passionate, the social worker is eager to work with vulnerable populations and provide trauma-informed services. I will be taking the licensure exam for my APSW in July 2025.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Child and Family Therapist Intern

Meta House
Milwaukee
09.2024 - Current
  • Provided psychosocial assessments and therapeutic services to children at the agency.
  • Completed Trauma Symptom Checklist for Children (TSCC) and Trauma Symptom Checklist for Young Children (TSCYC).
  • Facilitated treatment groups, including Parenting and Filial Therapy.
  • Implemented a successful, trauma-informed yoga group for residential.nd outpatient clients.

Yoga Instructor

Milwaukee Athletic Club
Milwaukee
03.2024 - Current
  • Plan and instruct a weekly yoga class, and special events as available.
  • Work with students on individual concerns, and provide individualized feedback.
  • Incorporate aspects of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy to provide additional therapeutic advantages.

Lead Service Coordinator

Curative Care Network
Wauwatosa
06.2022 - Current
  • Manage a caseload of 20 children with disabilities, working closely with their families to identify goals, and coordinate services to support them.
  • Create individualized service plans tailored to the specific needs of each client.
  • Supervise a team of five service coordinators, provide supervision, facilitate training, and review documents.
  • Connect families with available community resources to support the child.

Camp Counselor - Volunteer

Porter Gymnastics Camp
Rhinelander
08.2015 - Current
  • I volunteer each summer as a camp counselor for a week-long gymnastics camp for children ages 6 to 18.

Case Manager for W2

America Works
Milwaukee
09.2020 - 06.2022
  • Managed a caseload of 30 clients, working with each client individually to address barriers to employment.
  • Providing financial, employment, housing, and childcare assistance to clients in Milwaukee County.
  • Meet monthly with clients to identify goals and progress.

Education

Master of Arts - Social Work

University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI
08-2025

Bachelor of Arts - Social Work

University of Wisconsin, Madison
Madison, WI
05-2019

Skills

  • Psychosocial assessment
  • Team supervision
  • Mindfulness techniques
  • Substance abuse awareness
  • Child development
  • Individualized service plans
  • Group facilitation
  • Community resource coordination
  • Client relationship management

Certification

  • Certified Yoga Instructor with certificates in Prenatal Yoga and Trauma-Informed Yoga.

Languages

German
Limited

Timeline

Child and Family Therapist Intern

Meta House
09.2024 - Current

Yoga Instructor

Milwaukee Athletic Club
03.2024 - Current

Lead Service Coordinator

Curative Care Network
06.2022 - Current

Case Manager for W2

America Works
09.2020 - 06.2022

Camp Counselor - Volunteer

Porter Gymnastics Camp
08.2015 - Current

Master of Arts - Social Work

University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

Bachelor of Arts - Social Work

University of Wisconsin, Madison

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