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Sarah Richards

Mental Health Therapist
Westerville,OH

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
2
2
Certifications

Work History

Family Support Specialist

Carole Robertson Center For Learning
07.2021 - 04.2024
  • Advocated for families within various organizations, ensuring their voices were heard and needs were met.
  • Facilitated group workshops focused on topics such as parenting skills, budgeting, stress management, and self care.
  • Empowered parents by providing education on child development milestones, effective discipline strategies, and age-appropriate activities.
  • Enhanced family well-being by providing comprehensive support services and resources.
  • Connected families with appropriate community resources for financial, emotional, and educational assistance.
  • Assisted families in navigating complex social service systems to access needed supports and benefits.
  • Participated in ongoing professional development opportunities to stay current on best practices in family support services.
  • Ensured compliance with all relevant policies, procedures, and regulations governing family support services by maintaining accurate documentation and staying informed of any changes in legislation.
  • Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to ensure coordinated care and services for families in need.
  • Provided crisis intervention services when necessary to protect children from harm or neglect.
  • Collaborated with school personnel, parents and mental health providers to maintain comprehensive and integrated approach to student services.
  • Does intakes and completes paperwork and documentation of eligibility for HeadStart, Subsidized Child Care, Child and Adult Care Food Program, and all other contractual and funding sources. Completes required tasks to maintain various eligibility functions for various programs. Maintains files and documentation to ensure eligibility.
  • Maintains confidentiality and professionalism in all work and ensures that all required forms are complete and in a secure location for all enrolled families. Adheres to agency's confidentiality policy and other program policies.

Social Emotional Learning Social Work Internship

Carole Robertson Center For Learning
08.2020 - 04.2021
  • The Social Work Intern will assist children, families and teachers in their development and understanding of social-emotional learning (SEL) to promote child, staff, and family well-being rooted in trauma-informed practices.
  • Promote SEL in classroom though various individual and group activities and lessons
  • Provide parents, staff and caregivers with education and resources to promote mental health and SEL
  • Assist parents, staff and caregivers in understanding youth milestones and developmental needs
  • Assess, plan, create interventions and continuously evaluate youth behaviors
  • Performs other duties as assigned.

Child Welfare Caseworker 1

Franklin County Children Services
07.2019 - 07.2020
  • Under close supervision, provideed direct service through the following activities: visits homes and monitors case plan progress of the family; monitors and promotes stability and adjustment in all out of home placement settings; attends and/or coordinates meetings with collateral agencies; provides crisis intervention services; attends/testifies at court hearings; attends and actively participates in administrative case reviews; performs planned and emergency placements; supervises visits with parents; transports children/adults.
  • Performs miscellaneous administrative duties such as: participating in supervisory conferences, scheduling visits, coordinating activities, preparing court related documents traveling to homes/meetings, writing case plans including goals and treatment, , completing CAPMIS assessments and SACWIS documentation, completing other necessary documents, reviewing data reports. Completes quality assurance of case information/reports and updates in the computer as necessary.
  • Attends staff development training meetings and other unit meetings. Actively participates in any workgroup assignments.
  • Employee actively seeks out opportunities to engage and/or locate family/kinship to support the family in strengthening their safety, permanency and wellbeing.

Social Service Assistant

Child Development Council Of Franklin County
08.2016 - 12.2018
  • Provided support to social service clients in navigating available resources.
  • Assisted with adult education classes focused on refugees that included ESOL, math, citizenship and computer literacy.
  • Assist approximately 30 children per day with homework help and provided meal to children through Children’s Hunger Alliance. Maintained proper documentation and record keeping for program requirements.
  • Lead programming that included both Girls on the Run and Cub Scouts, integrating programs and their respective teachings.

Education

Master of Social Work - Children And Family

University of Illinois At Chicago
Chicago, IL
05.2001 -

Bachelor of Social Work - Child Welfare

Ohio State University
Columbus, OH
05.2001 -

Certification

Family Support Specialist Level 5 Credential

Leadership

  • Active member in agency committees with the opportunities to take on leadership positions in the Social Justice and Equity Committee, Wellness Committee, and Advocacy Committee.
  • NASW Member- Membership provides the opportunity for continuing education and advocating on behalf of the social worker and community.
  • Provided support, awareness, advocacy and research in regarding to House Bill ___ which was a legislative piece to require all highschool coaches to be trained and certified in Mental Health awareness. This legislative piece was the first of it's kind, and the first bill in the country to require mental health training for coaches.

Timeline

Parents as Teachers

07-2022

Family Support Specialist Level 5 Credential

06-2022

Family Support Specialist

Carole Robertson Center For Learning
07.2021 - 04.2024

Social Emotional Learning Social Work Internship

Carole Robertson Center For Learning
08.2020 - 04.2021

Child Welfare Caseworker 1

Franklin County Children Services
07.2019 - 07.2020

Social Service Assistant

Child Development Council Of Franklin County
08.2016 - 12.2018

Master of Social Work - Children And Family

University of Illinois At Chicago
05.2001 -

Bachelor of Social Work - Child Welfare

Ohio State University
05.2001 -

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