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Rodney Harris

Randolph,USA

Summary

Rod Harris is a school-based social worker, a dedicated

professional with a strong background in school social work, ensuring students' well-being and fostering academic success. Rod is skilled in crisis intervention, individual and group counseling, and creating supportive environments, including being a collaborative team player focused on achieving positive outcomes, adapting to changing needs and challenges. Rod is known for engaging in effective communication, empathy, and strong problem-solving abilities. As a school social worker, Rod has a proven record in fostering a safe and inclusive environment at school for children, addressing diverse student needs through counseling and intervention modalities. Rod is experienced with student counseling and crisis intervention, promoting mental health and well-being. He utilizes effective communication and empathy to build trust and support within educational settings, supporting and collaborating with educators and providers to foster positive student outcomes.

Overview

33
33
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

School-Based Social Worker

Dever Elementary School
08.2023 - Current
  • Collaborated with teachers and administrators to develop intervention strategies for students in need of additional support.
  • Created a safe space for students experiencing crises by providing immediate support and appropriate referrals.
  • Implemented evidence-based programs aimed at improving school climate and promoting positive behavior among students.
  • Maintained compliance with standards relating to child protection, client confidentiality, risk assessment and reporting.
  • Observed student behavior and developed behavioral interventions.
  • Enhanced student well-being by providing individual and group counseling sessions addressing various social, emotional, and behavioral issues.
  • Participated in IEP, RTI and other related meetings that determined and implemented school-wide policies.
  • Provided crisis intervention services and collaborated with school staff to create safety plans for students at risk of self-harm or violence.
  • Established supportive relationships with at-risk youth through regular check-ins, goal-setting activities, and consistent followup.
  • Served as a liaison between the school, family, and community agencies to ensure effective communication and collaboration around student needs.
  • Helped clients develop new coping mechanisms and techniques to drive behavior modification.
  • Worked with teachers to implement behavioral improvement plans based on established assessments.
  • Supported students, teachers and families during crisis situations.
  • Conducted workshops on bullying prevention, fostering safer school climate.
  • Resolved conflicts among students with mediation techniques, promoting harmonious school community.
  • Conducted outreach to families and other community partners to identify ways to address social, emotional and behavioral needs.

In Home Therapist

Home For Little Wonderers
05.2019 - 08.2023
  • Directs family-centered, strengths-based, culturally competent and individualized intakes and assessments.
  • Conducts biopsychosocial assessments to determine medical necessity and treatment planning through In Home Family Therapy sessions.
  • Engages with families and builds collaborative, respectful relationships with them.
  • Completes treatment plans and treatment plan reviews to measure progress of services provided.
  • Provides interventions such as check-in/check-out, suicide and threat risk assessments.
  • Supports individual and family crisis intervention in collaboration with schools and outpatient services.
  • Consults with schools to support social emotional development
  • Maintains caseloads that includes children, adolescents, and adults.
  • Guides clients in effective therapeutic exercises integrated from Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Narrative Therapy, Play Therapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy.
  • Connects clients with community support services and resource agencies.
  • Presents case history material to review and discussion with other agency staff members as well as outside agencies, such Boston Publics Schools, DCF, and other agencies.
  • Works closely with Boston Public Schools adjustment counselors and In-School Clinicians to support student referrals and therapeutic objectives.
  • Demonstrates cultural proficiency and deep sense of cultural humility and self-awareness.
  • Collaborates with others to facilitate conversations of race, culture, and reconciliation.
  • Collaborates with colleagues through shared planning and/or informal conversations to analyze progress and development, and to plan appropriate interventions.
  • Practices Sensory Motor Arousal Regulation Treatment (SMART), focused on tending to safety, by tracking internal and external experiences.
  • Integrates clinical skills with SMART experiential learning and therapist skills.
  • Assesses with relevant treatment modalities for trauma processing and attachment-building.
  • Completes CANS and CAFAS assessments for clients ages 4-19.

Senior Executive Community & Missions Lead

New England World Church
10.2009 - 04.2019
  • Collaborated with 10 local churches to establish sustainable structures and partnerships and ensure community and family voice being heard.
  • Modeled and promoted authentic relationship-building and collaboration with churches, families, and school communities.
  • Used knowledge of culturally proficient practices to appropriately serve as liaison between schools, students, families, and external agencies.
  • Delivered collaborative so-called trauma healing module to churches and communities to promote healing and give support through restorative practices and reconciliatory processes.
  • Created, coordinated, and partnered with Boston Medical Center, programs to promote healthy outcomes, surrounded around men's prostate health called (ONEPart).
  • Counseled Somalian refugees through ESL/citizenship collaboration.
  • Instituted communicative dialogue between Christian and Muslim communities.
  • Chaired symposiums directed at targeting Opioid addicted communities throughout New England, focusing to created health zones for rural, suburban, and inner city communities.

Senior Assoc. Coordinator for Community Outreach

Born Again Outreach Ministries
02.1992 - 12.2008
  • Organized teams to assist and aid youth development.
  • Managed 20 staff members to stimulate youth involvement for alternate youth activities.
  • Created curriculum to support families and local community initiatives.
  • Provided counseling support to students and parents through mentoring program.
  • Organized and coordinated community outreach with local pastors and community leaders.
  • Developed and assisted after school programs and counseling services.
  • Worked with 20-30 youth in various Boston communities through sporting events and community activities.

Education

Master of Science - Marriage And Family Therapy

Eastern Nazarene College
Quincy, MA
05.2020

Bachelor of Science - Business Administration

Eastern Nazarene College
Quincy, MA
05.2008

Skills

  • Serve as advocate for all children
  • Share in development of children to achieve the greatness within them
  • Identify as lifelong learner and reflective practitioner
  • CANS/CAFAS Assessment Certified
  • Proficient in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Play Therapy, and Narrative Therapy
  • Adept at Biopsychosocial Assessments, treatment and discharge planning
  • Licensed-eligible (LMHC)
  • Strong interpersonal skills in working with schools, students, parents, and community-based agencies
  • Clinical experience with urban children and their families
  • Culturally sensitive, self-aware, and proficient in cultural humility
  • Flexibility and openness to collaborate with others and facilitate conversations around race, culture, racism, oppression, and reconciliation
  • Committed to working with parents and students as partners through therapeutic process
  • Emotional support
  • Student advocacy
  • Family support
  • Crisis intervention
  • Suicide prevention
  • Family collaboration
  • Academic support
  • Individual counseling
  • Solution-based interventions
  • IEP collaboration
  • Resource advocacy
  • Counseling services

Certification

CANS

Affiliations

  • American Counseling Association Member
  • PSI CHI International Member
  • MassKids.org
  • Horizons for Homeless Children

Timeline

School-Based Social Worker

Dever Elementary School
08.2023 - Current

In Home Therapist

Home For Little Wonderers
05.2019 - 08.2023

Senior Executive Community & Missions Lead

New England World Church
10.2009 - 04.2019

Senior Assoc. Coordinator for Community Outreach

Born Again Outreach Ministries
02.1992 - 12.2008

Bachelor of Science - Business Administration

Eastern Nazarene College

Master of Science - Marriage And Family Therapy

Eastern Nazarene College

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