SARAH HUDDLESTON, MSW, LICSW
Summary
Licensed clinical social worker and NASW-MN certified clinical supervisor with a passion for providing and teaching about accessible, client-centered, evidence-based mental health care.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Crisis Stabilization Therapist
Washburn Center for Children
09.2019 - Current
- Manage a caseload of 6-10 children providing culturally based, individualized service to acute mental health distressed children and families in their home, schools and community
- Utilize assessment, crisis intervention, case management, therapy, parent education, and skills training to improve or maintain children and families' emotional or behavioral functioning and to reduce the risk of out-of-home placement, hospitalization, risk of maltreatment, or to assist a child transitioning back to the community following a hospitalization or residential placement
DBT Skills Trainer
Washburn Center For Children
11.2022 - Current
- Facilitate a weekly DBT multi-family skills group for a group of 6-8 adolescents and their caregivers
- Coordinate the operations of the group and plan DBT skills content for the group
- Document each group member's progress and conduct diagnostic assessments for group members as needed
- Engage in care coordination with other providers working with the family
- Provide education to colleagues related to use of DBT skills in a clinical setting
Grief Specialist
Experience Camps
08.2022 - Current
- Facilitate grief-related activities for two groups of campers including sharing circles, guided bereavement activities, and discussions around grief
- Provide guidance and support to counselors on behavior strategies and interventions for any camper challenges
- Attend team planning meetings to review guidelines and goals of each grief activity
- Prepare materials and supplies for all grief-related activities at camp
- Participate in daily meetings with the Grief Specialist team and the Clinical Director to discuss how individual campers are doing, as well as any camper challenges and successes that should be addressed
- Document and share notes with the Clinical Director on assigned campers and situations
Individual Therapist
BetterHelp
01.2023 - Current
- Provide individual therapy to 1-2 adult clients per week via a telehealth platform
Social Work Intern
Miller Elementary
09.2018 - 06.2019
- Identified at-risk students
- Wrote Functional Behavioral Assessments (FBAs) and Behavioral Intervention Plans (BIPs)
- Collaborated with a multidisciplinary team of school psychologists, teachers and other support staff to create and implement Individualized Education Plans (IEPs)
- Planned and facilitated groups aimed at giving students tools to improve their social skills and emotional well-being
- Provided referrals to community resources
- Provided services through "push-in" classroom support
- Provided individual counseling to address social and emotional problems impacting students in school
AmeriCorps Volunteer
DESC
08.2017 - 08.2018
- Served as a part of the shelter's case management team
- Provided information about area resources to clients and connected them to services
- Assisted in facilitating the daily operations of the shelter
- Conducted new client intakes
- Administered and evaluated client vulnerability assessments used to determine eligibility for services
- Implemented and facilitated a weekly shelter feedback group to collect client input on shelter operations, which is used to evaluate and improve the shelter experience for clients
- Utilized de-escalation and conflict resolution skills when addressing client concerns
Education
Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) - Spanish and Hispanic Studies
Creighton University
Omaha, NEMaster of Social Work (MSW) -
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI07.2019
Skills
NASW-MN Supervisor Certification:
Certified in 2023
Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT):
Certified in 2022
Psychwire: Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Skills for Adolescents and Families:
Trained in 2022
Behavioral Tech: Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Foundations:
Trained in 2022
American Association of Suicidology: Recognizing and Responding to Suicide Risk
Trained in 2021
Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI): Nonviolent Crisis Intervention
Trained in 2019
Bounce Back: An Elementary School Intervention for Childhood Trauma
Trained in 2019
Signs of Suicide: Middle School and High School Prevention Programs
Trained in 2019
Red Cross Adult First Aid/CPR/AED
Trained in 2019
Pronouns
she/her
Timeline
Individual Therapist
BetterHelp
01.2023 - Current
DBT Skills Trainer
Washburn Center For Children
11.2022 - Current
Grief Specialist
Experience Camps
08.2022 - Current
Crisis Stabilization Therapist
Washburn Center for Children
09.2019 - Current
Social Work Intern
Miller Elementary
09.2018 - 06.2019
AmeriCorps Volunteer
DESC
08.2017 - 08.2018
Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) - Spanish and Hispanic Studies
Creighton University
Master of Social Work (MSW) -
University of Michigan
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