Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Academic and Research Experience
Honors, Awards, and Certifications
Volunteer Experience
Timeline
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Sophie Hansen

Olympia,WA

Summary

  • Versatile social worker committed to providing services in the best interest of clients
  • Dedicated and dependable
  • Leadership and organizational skills
  • Enthusiastic and eager to learn

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

PCAP Case Manager

Family Education and Support Services
Tumwater, WA
12.2023 - Current
  • Provides outreach, practical assistance, structured goal-setting, problem-solving, and coaching
  • Connects clients to recovery supports, including community, social, and health care services
  • Assesses clients' needs, develops service plans and monitors progress towards goals.
  • Maintains accurate case records and documentation according to agency guidelines.
  • Conducts home visits to follow up with client progress and assist clients as needed.

Dependency Case Manager

Family Support Services
Largo, FL
12.2022 - 08.2023
  • Collaborated with multi-disciplinary teams to ensure that the best course of action was taken for adjudicated dependent children, and that all of their needs were met.
  • Completed family assessments, case plans, judicial reviews and reports in FSFN, and attended court hearings to follow progress of cases.
  • Conducted weekly and monthly home visits according to individual case needs, and provided referrals to appropriate services.
  • Ensured family compliance and participation in case plan tasks to achieve goals.

Sales Associate

Slusher's Rare Coins
Centralia, WA
08.2015 - 08.2019
  • Worked collaboratively with sales team to reach targets, consistently meeting or exceeding personal quotas.
  • Organized store merchandise to maintain store visual appeal, engage customers and promote specific merchandise.

Education

BSW - Social Work

Hawaii Pacific University
Honolulu, HI
05.2022

Associate of Arts -

Centralia College
Centralia, WA
06.2017

High School Diploma -

Centralia High School
Centralia, WA
06.2017

Academic and Research Experience

Intern at HUGS, August 2021-May 2022

  • Engaged with clients in person and over the phone to ensure that they were receiving quality services
  • Worked under the supervision of the social worker to implement social work theories into practice with clients
  • Worked with the case manager to connect clients with a variety of resources as needed
  • Input case notes, assisted in planning and running family events, and collaborated with staff to provide the optimal experience for families

Research team member, Ho'omana'olana (HOPE) Study, October 2020-December 2021

  • Co-led interviews with women exiting prison about their conceptualizations of hope
  • Transcribed and coded qualitative data from interviews
  • Conducted literature reviews focused on community re-entry programs
  • Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) Social and Behavioral Research Certification

Delegate, Model United Nations Club, December 2018-May 2022

  • Attended international conference in Washington D.C. in November 2019
  • Interviewed Norwegian diplomats to gain their perspectives on international policies to ensure accuracy of position papers written by delegates
  • Collaborated with 200+ delegates to generate creative and cooperative solutions
  • Engaged in cultural exchange of country specific value based problem solving strategies via position papers to address global issues
  • Implemented public speaking to share ideals and policies of assigned country

Honors, Awards, and Certifications

Outstanding Research Award, HPU Capstone Symposium, April 2022

Dean's List, 2020-2022

Phi Alpha Honor Society, 2021-Present

  • American honor society in social work
  • Provides a closer bond among students and promotes humanitarian goals and ideals

Phi Alpha Theta Honor Society, 2020-Present

  • American honor society in history
  • Promoting the study of history through the encouragement of research, good teaching, publication and the exchange of learning and ideas among historians

National Society of High School Scholars, March 2017

  • Awarded academic member status, 3.5 GPA requirement

National Association of Social Workers (NASW) member, Present

Volunteer Experience

S.T.O.P (Save The Outdoor Pool) & SWIM, December 2015-August 2021

  • Assisted with fundraising and event planning to generate funds and raise public awareness for Pearl Street Outdoor Pool
  • Organized meetings with local citizens, including veterans, to support events that memorialize WWII veterans for their service

Timeline

PCAP Case Manager

Family Education and Support Services
12.2023 - Current

Dependency Case Manager

Family Support Services
12.2022 - 08.2023

Sales Associate

Slusher's Rare Coins
08.2015 - 08.2019

BSW - Social Work

Hawaii Pacific University

Associate of Arts -

Centralia College

High School Diploma -

Centralia High School
Sophie Hansen