Whitnie Dirnberg
Lancaster,OH
Summary
Compassionate and client focused social worker with extensive experience advocating for well-being of individuals and families. Skilled at providing treatment planning, case management and crisis intervention. Strong ability to connect clients with community resources. Proven ability to meet client goals, increase mental health and self-sufficiency of clients while bridging pathways to permanency through effective collaboration with multidisciplinary teams.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Training and Outreach Coordinator
Whitnie Dirnberg Consulting
02.2016 - Current
- Created and led 4 unique trainings that continue to aid over 1,000 clients in increasing visibility and connection with desired populations.
- Compile extensive community, school and family life resources to provide for client needs.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop comprehensive plans for addressing community needs while monitoring progress to determine efficiency of programs.
- Complete thorough documentation and keep accurate records for all clients.
- Modify programs, trainings and suggestions for clients as needed.
- Facilitated strong relationships with community members by attending a minimum of three local events monthly, serving as a liaison between clients and their potential constituents.
Therapeutic Support Specialist
Benchmark Family Services
08.2012 - 04.2015
- Managed a consistent caseload of 18-25 clients by providing weekly counseling, creating treatment plans, maintaining case files and following up with each individual to ensure circumstances had improved while consistently meeting or exceeding performance metrics for client progress and engagement.
- Participated in twice monthly in person meetings with all clients both in home and within the community; such as school settings and sports or club settings to ensure all children were in healthy environments and supported by the treatment team.
- Created and implemented Infants Safe Sleeping Strategies course that all current and potential foster parents were trained in to ensure zero preventable infant sleep deaths within the organization.
- Advocated for clients in court settings, successfully ensuring that community and state resources were made available to support families and enable permanency for a variety of clients under the age of 18.
- Fostered strong relationships among peers on the interdisciplinary team resulting in improved collaboration efforts during critical decision-making processes.
Education
Bachelor of Social Work -
Georgia State University
Atlanta, GASkills
- Trauma-Informed Care
- Self-Care Strategies
- Crisis Intervention
- Program Development and Implementation
- Building Rapport
- Effective Documentation
Timeline
Training and Outreach Coordinator
Whitnie Dirnberg Consulting
02.2016 - Current
Therapeutic Support Specialist
Benchmark Family Services
08.2012 - 04.2015
Bachelor of Social Work -
Georgia State University
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