Rennie Silverman, LCSW
Dallas,TX
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
School Social Worker
Akiba Yavneh Academy-Jewish Family Services
Dallas, TX
08.2018 - Current
- Work collectively with education professionals to deliver in-school counseling support for identified students
- Facilitate Social Emotional Learning groups and activities for students
- Refer and follow-up with outside mental health service providers to coordinate in-school support
- Work with teachers to implement behavioral improvement plans based on established assessments
- Observe student behavior and develop behavioral interventions
- Collaborate with students, teachers, administrators, parents and outside agencies
- Guide teachers on how to identify and support students
- Provided crisis intervention support for students, families and educators
- Partner with parents to provide support to children in achieving social/emotional, school and academic success
ABA Therapist
The Behavior Exchange
Plano, TX
10.2017 - 04.2018
- Provide ABA therapy
- Complete data collection, daily logs and graphing following each session
Social Worker
Thera-Care
Bronx, N.Y.
06.2016 - 08.2016
- Provided individual play therapy to children who qualified for CPSE services
- Goals included engaging in appropriate play and getting child socially ready for Kindergarten
Group Provider
New York Center For Infants and Toddlers
Bronx, N.Y.
05.2012 - 08.2015
- Facilitate socialization skills groups with children in the Early Intervention program
- Group goals to encourage communication and age-appropriate play
- Trained in the JASPER/JASPEER play model
- Complete paperwork requirements, including daily progress notes and progress reports as per state mandates
School Social Worker
Hallen School
New Rochelle, N.Y.
08.2002 - 03.2004
- Facilitate social skills groups in the classroom and group therapy withchildren ages 6-11 with a diagnosis on the autistic spectrum
- Work closely with teachers, administrators and other service providers toensure students optimal success
- Met with and maintained regular contact with families of students
- Provide reports to child's home school district
Social Worker
The Astor Home for Children
Bronx, N.Y.
08.2001 - 08.2002
- Provide individual, group and family therapy to children ages 5-8 in a schoolsetting
- Work closely with teachers, psychiatrists and psychologists
- Provide crisis intervention
- Supervise MSW students
Social Worker
Children's Village
Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.
05.1996 - 09.2001
- Provide weekly individual therapy to residents ages 5-15
- Address treatment issues including physical and emotional trauma, sexual abuse, and suicidal ideation
- Work closely with the teachers and administrators at Greenburgh ElevenUFSD in order to assist the students in achieving academic success
- Maintain case records, conducted psycho-social evaluations, dischargeplanning and facilitated aftercare services upon discharge
- Co-lead a treatment group for parents with chemical dependency
- Provide therapy to families involved in child's treatment to help identifyissues in the home preventing the childs return
- Provide clinical input as part of a multi-disciplinary team in the therapeuticmilieu to ensure appropriate treatment goals and objectives
- Coordinate all inter/intra-agency services provided to each resident andensured appropriate, timely, and effective interventions
- Supervise MSW students
- Document all interventions and prepared all required reports
- Attend court hearings and prepared court reports
- Attend weekly child care staff meetings and assisted the staff inunderstanding child's clinical needs and providing appropriate treatment
Education
Master of Social Work - Clinical Concentration
Fordham University
New York, N.Y.1996
Bachelor of Science - Child and Family Studies
Syracuse University
Syracuse, N.Y.1993
Certification
- Certified Grief Educator- with David Kessler -10/21
- Post Masters Certificate in Child and Adolescent Therapy-Fordham University -6/01
Licensure
- LCSW- Texas
- LCSW- New York
- Permanent School Social Work Certification- New York
Timeline
School Social Worker
Akiba Yavneh Academy-Jewish Family Services
08.2018 - Current
ABA Therapist
The Behavior Exchange
10.2017 - 04.2018
Social Worker
Thera-Care
06.2016 - 08.2016
Group Provider
New York Center For Infants and Toddlers
05.2012 - 08.2015
School Social Worker
Hallen School
08.2002 - 03.2004
Social Worker
The Astor Home for Children
08.2001 - 08.2002
Social Worker
Children's Village
05.1996 - 09.2001
Master of Social Work - Clinical Concentration
Fordham University
Bachelor of Science - Child and Family Studies
Syracuse University
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