Quenton Anderson
Summary
Innovative Social Worker with eight years of experience working with clients to resolve mental health issues and promote positive living choices. Articulate, energetic and self-motivated with the ability to work under immense pressure and multitask several tasks Simultaneously. Meticulously organized with excellent counseling, interpersonal and and experience working with Ethnically, diverse populations from disadvantaged backgrounds. Familiar with proper evaluation, diagnostic and counseling standards. Excellent attention to detail, communication, and relationship-building abilities.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Social Worker Peace Program
Chicago Heights School District 170
08.2023 - 01.2024
- Helped clients develop new coping mechanisms and techniques to drive behavior modification
- Provided crisis intervention services for clients experiencing acute mental health or substance abuse issues.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to ensure appropriate care coordination and resource allocation for clients.
- Increased client engagement in treatment plans by building trusting relationships through empathetic listening and consistent support.
- ·Work in conjunction with other team members to develop a working knowledge of community resources which may be used in serving clients and maintain a close working relationship with these resources
- · Attend general agency staff meetings, in-service education/training, individual supervision, and other meetings as directed by the Village Director or Supervisor
- · Interviewed individuals and families to assess needs and provide informational resources
- monitor Students in the Peace Program to ensure safety and making sure student competed their assigned assignment.
Licensed Therapist
Growth & Guidance Counseling Services
10.2022 - 06.2023
- Enhanced client well-being by implementing evidence-based therapeutic interventions and techniques.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams for comprehensive client care and treatment planning.
- Increased patient satisfaction by providing empathetic, compassionate, and culturally-sensitive therapy services.
- Managed caseloads efficiently, ensuring timely documentation and follow-up on all client interactions.
- Improved client progress by conducting thorough assessments and tailoring treatment plans to individual needs.
- Stayed current with industry developments through ongoing professional development and continuing education opportunities.
MTSS Coordinator
Brookwood School District 167
08.2022 - 06.2023
- Built and maintained positive relationships with diverse stakeholders, such as parents, school volunteers and outside agencies
- Monitored student behavior and enforced discipline policies
- Coordinate district efforts to provide multi-tiered systems of support and interventions for behaviors that are evidence-based and aligned with student needs
- Review all student academic data and other functional data such as attendance, SWIS data, etc
- Frequently to provide consultation to building leadership about changes in instructional and/or discipline practices
- Ensure the implementation of evidence-based practices that meets the needs of the whole-child
- Ensure the fidelity and frequency of building level MTSS meetings that include the continual application of a problem-solving process that includes student data review and that includes staff, parents/guardians, and support services
- Performed classroom evaluations to assess teacher strategies and effectiveness
- Partnered with Principal to administer school program in alignment with vision and goals, providing positive, high-expectation academic environment
- Built productive relationships with parents of students facing difficult situations at school or at home.
B.A.M Counselor
Youth Guidance
01.2018 - 08.2022
- Work in collaboration with Supervisor and school administration to recruit and build relationships with up to 60 school-based youth to participate in BAM program
- Lead and facilitate 4 – 5 weekly BAM groups during the school day, utilizing youth engagement, clinical counseling, and men's rites of passages skills
- Provide individualized support to all BAM participants, and provide individual, family, and crisis counseling sessions to students on an as-needed basis
- Participate in monthly staff development training and team meetings on the evidence-based BAM curriculum and other topics relevant to working with youth
- Participate in supervision and coaching to ensure fidelity of program delivery
- Document all interactions with youth in a timely fashion, including group and individual case notes, clinical assessments, brief encounters, special events, program consents, pre/post surveys and monthly program narratives
- Collaborate with Supervisor to manage an annual program budget to plan and execute field trips and special events for students throughout the school year and summer
- Collaborate with school administration, teachers, and other Youth Guidance programs to provide, and participate in, professional development sessions
- Provided counseling for relapse prevention, social issues, and mental health problems.
School Social Worker Intern
Central Middle School
08.2021 - 06.2022
- Interviewed individuals and families to assess needs and provide informational resources
- Built solid and trusting rapport with children and families, fostering trust and communication to meet case needs
- Documented data and completed accurate updates to case records
- Developed Functional Behavioral Assessment and Positive Behavioral Intervention Plan to identify cause of problem behavior, formulate strategies to address behavior and teach new behavioral skills
- Administered assessments and developed academic goals based on specific disabilities and barriers to learning
- Identified student barriers to self-sufficiency and created relevant IEPs
- Helped clients develop new coping mechanisms and techniques to drive behavior modification
- Participated in IEP, RTI, and other related meetings that determined and implemented school-wide policies
- Counseled individuals and groups in specific problem areas
- Maintained lists of resources helpful to clients.
Child Welfare Specialist
Department Of Children And Family Services
12.2020 - 04.2021
- Provide comprehensive case management services to SOS Illinois children on the Village and in the community, including assessment, referral, placement supervision, service plan formulation and implementation, and appropriate involvement with the SOS Illinois and biological families
- Act as a partner to Foster Parents in times of need
- Maintain complete, accurate, and current service reports on children and families served including timely written case notes, six-month summaries and permanency reports as required and/or requested by DCFS and SOS Illinois
- Conduct quarterly audits of client files
- Ensure that a healthy, safe, and secure home environment and a consistency of care is provided to the children, including but not limited to, ensuring that the children received proper medical, dental and emotional care as required
- Advise and consult with the Client, Foster Parent and Child Welfare Supervisor to ensure adequate understanding of the case dynamics and the needs of the Client
- Work in conjunction with other team members to develop a working knowledge of community resources which may be used in serving clients and maintain a close working relationship with these resources
- Attend general agency staff meetings, in-service education/training, individual supervision, and other meetings as directed by the Village Director or Supervisor
- Work with Foster and Biological Families and provide support when needed.
Youth Advocate
Children's Home and Aid
05.2017 - 04.2021
- Co-facilitate with Excellence Academy support staff the daily implementation of site programming
- Provide placement stability interventions collaboratively with foster youth and guardians
- Communicate information, plan, and work cooperatively with case managers, therapist another youth stakeholders to sustain youth placement
- Drive/transport participants to and from the program as requested/scheduled
- Enter data into client databases
- Responsible for engaging and building empathetic relationships with Excellence Academy youth
- Collect, review and utilize data and information on clients and services to inform program/department performance
- Participate in Child and family team meetings, clinical staffing, IEP meetings, school meetings and other staffing as assigned
- Maintain accurate and up to date client files
- Help develop and complete individual assessments, service plans and quarterly reports.
Education
Master of Science - Master of Social Work
University of St Francis
Joliet, IL05.2022
Bachelor of Science - Family And Consumer Sciences
Eastern Illinois University
Charleston, IL05.2014
Skills
- Reliable and Trustworthy
- Friendly, Positive Attitude
- Client Advocacy
- Case Management
- Individual and Group Counseling
- Crisis Assessment
- Cultural Competency
- Crisis Intervention
- Case Documentation
- Client Needs Assessment
- Life Skills Development
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Client Documentation
- Counseling services
- IEP understanding
- Data collection and management
Certification
- Child Welfare Employee License,
- Licensed Professional Educator License,
- License Social Worker
Timeline
Social Worker Peace Program
Chicago Heights School District 170
08.2023 - 01.2024
Licensed Therapist
Growth & Guidance Counseling Services
10.2022 - 06.2023
MTSS Coordinator
Brookwood School District 167
08.2022 - 06.2023
School Social Worker Intern
Central Middle School
08.2021 - 06.2022
Child Welfare Specialist
Department Of Children And Family Services
12.2020 - 04.2021
B.A.M Counselor
Youth Guidance
01.2018 - 08.2022
Youth Advocate
Children's Home and Aid
05.2017 - 04.2021
Master of Science - Master of Social Work
University of St Francis
Bachelor of Science - Family And Consumer Sciences
Eastern Illinois University
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