VALERIE PYPER
Bridge Integrative Health
Spring Lake NJ,NJ
1
Certification
12
years of professional experience
Licensed Clinician with thorough experience in delivering high-quality patient care and therapeutic services. Strong focus on team collaboration, adaptability to changing needs, and achieving impactful results. Skilled in patient assessment, treatment planning, and evidence-based interventions. Reliable and goal-oriented, with passion for supporting patients' mental health and well-being.
Work History
Clinician
3 Months- Delivered evidence-based counseling aligned with integrative health care goals.
- Conducted comprehensive psychosocial assessments to guide individualized treatment planning.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to coordinate client-centered treatment interventions.
- Documented clinical encounters accurately, maintaining compliance with care standards.
Tier III ESS Clinician
9 Months- Assessed student behavioral, emotional, and academic needs to guide individualized support plans.
- Facilitated small-group and individual counseling sessions to strengthen coping and social skills.
- Collaborated with teachers, counselors, and families to coordinate interventions and student referrals.
- Documented session notes, progress updates, and compliance records with accuracy and confidentiality.
Tier III ESS Clinician
4 Months- Delivered individual, family, and group psychotherapeutic therapy to address mental disorders, psycho-social stress, relationship issues, and social adaptation difficulties, resulting in reduced symptoms and improved coping and social skills. Conducted weekly family collateral, bi-monthly family sessions, and monthly Parent Support groups.
- Provides weekly individual therapy tailored to the student's emotional, social, psychiatric, and cultural needs utilizing psychotherapeutic interventions including but not limited to Cognitive Behavioral, Dialectical Behavioral, Nurtured Heart, systems trauma informed, motivational interviewing, and relational practices.
- Implements school avoidance protocols including phone coaching, collateral outreach, and home visits to support the student successfully attending school.
- Provides group therapy utilizing the ESS group psycho-education library and topic rotation schedule as well as provides open process groups.
- Consistently coordinates care with outpatient mental health providers, referrals, and school district staff to ensure all social, emotional, educational, and psychiatric needs are being met.
- Coordinated care with outpatient mental health providers, referrals, and school district staff to effectively address social, emotional, educational, and psychiatric needs of students.
- Documents clinical interventions in accordance with ESS policies and protocols.
- Provides appropriate discharge planning including making necessary referrals.
- Participates in treatment team meeting focused on caseload review, student psychotherapeutic goals, psychotherapeutic interventions, review of all high-risk students and scenarios, psychotherapeutic progress, psychiatric symptoms, therapeutic challenges, student centered advocacy, clinical social work data, psychotherapy group and family dynamics.
- Notifies and consults with supervisor to discuss all high-risk issues with students requiring an incident report.
- Contributed to treatment team meetings by reviewing caseloads, evaluating psychotherapeutic goals and interventions, assessing high-risk students, and discussing therapeutic progress and challenges to enhance student advocacy and outcomes.
- Participates in the mandatory two all day training focused on continuing clinical education (rotating topics).
FLOAT CLINICIAN
2 Years- Traveled up to 3 hours daily for short and long term clinician program coverage.
- Delivered individual and group counseling for students presenting behavioral, emotional, and academic concerns.
- Developed treatment plans aligned with student needs, school goals, and clinical best practices.
- Collaborated with teachers, administrators, and families to coordinate consistent student support.
- Assessed risk, responded to crises, and implemented safety interventions with sound clinical judgment.
SOCIAL WORK INTERN
1 Year- Implemented weekly social emotional learning curriculum for grades K through five, fostering improved student engagement and emotional awareness.
- Provided behavioral and emotional support to students who are experiencing struggles with emotional regulation.
- Conducted crisis/threat assessments for students who demonstrated behavior indicative of self-harm or harm to others.
- Facilitated collaborative meetings with parents and staff to discuss student progress and ensure tailored academic and behavioral placement.
- Maintained accurate and complete student records according to laws, district policies, and administrative regulations.
- Provided behavioral and emotional support to students struggling with emotional regulation, enhancing their coping skills and classroom integration.
- Maintained accurate and complete student records as required by laws, district policies, or administrative regulations.
- Provided referrals to families for in-community resources.
SOCIAL WORK INTERN
1 Year- Conducted demographic research on current client population to inform service delivery.
- Researched effective therapies for adverse childhood survivors, including play therapy and nurtured heart approach, to enhance client support.
- Organized and facilitate rehabilitative workshops for residents.
- Compiled LGBTQ+ resources for homeless and at-risk queer youth to improve access to essential services.
- Organized and facilitated rehabilitative workshops for residents.
CAREGIVER
5 Years- Mentored 19-year-old with Down Syndrome weekly, enhancing independence and life skills.
- Oversaw multiple families during daily activities to ensure children's safety and well-being. throughout duration of employment, up to five children simultaneously.
- Engaged in daily communication with parents to provide updates on children's progress. daily on updates consisting of child's academics, health, and extracurricular activities.
- Led children's emotional and social development, promoting empathy and positive self-concepts in diverse settings.
- Tabulated a consistent morning routine to encourage children in practicing proper hygiene and nutrition.
Education
MASTER'S OF SOCIAL WORK - Social Work
BACHELOR OF ARTS - Social Sciences
- Dean's List, 2018, 2019, 2020
- Academic Achievement Award for Social Science, 2020
Skills
Clinical assessment
Treatment Planning
Evidence-based practice
Therapeutic interventions
Recordkeeping requirements
Group therapy facilitation
Treatment planning
Therapeutic techniques
Behavioral interventions
Recordkeeping compliance
Client progress tracking
Student evaluations
Accomplishments
- Licensed Social Worker LSW ID: #44SL06967800
- Licensed School Social Worker ID: #01728540
- Mental Health First Aid USA
- Grant Writing: Keys to a Successful Proposal
Certification
- Licensed Social Worker (LSW) ID: #44SL06967800
- Licensed School Social Worker ID: #01728540
- Mental Health First Aid USA
- Grant Writing: Keys to a Successful Proposal
Timeline
Clinician
Bridge Integrative Health
08.2026 - CurrentRead More
Tier III ESS Clinician
Old Bridge High School
09.2025 - 06.2026Read More
Tier III ESS Clinician
Middletown High School North
02.2025 - 06.2025Read More
FLOAT CLINICIAN
Effective School Solutions
01.2023 - 01.2025Read More
SOCIAL WORK INTERN
Ocean Avenue Elementary School
01.2023 - 01.2024Read More
SOCIAL WORK INTERN
YMCA
01.2020 - 01.2021Read More
CAREGIVER
Nanny
01.2015 - 01.2020Read More
Ramapo College of New Jersey
BACHELOR OF ARTS from Social Sciences
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Montclair State University
MASTER'S OF SOCIAL WORK from Social Work
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Personal Information
Title: SOCIAL WORKER, LSW
EDUCATION
Dean's List, 2018, 2019, 2020, Academic Achievement Award for Social Science, 2020