Brynne Simmons, LSW

Licensed Social Worker

Pittsburgh, PA

ace09k@r.postjobfree.com - 412-***-****

WORK EXPERIENCE

Mental Health Professional, PRN

NHS Human Services - Russellton, PA - August 2012 to Present

• Provide counseling to individual clients

• Implement program policy and procedure according to program regulations and guidelines

• Report to administrator on call any immediate or unusual situations(s) and mediate problematic issues

between clients in a timely manner

• Facilitate groups to help with rehabilitation of residents

• Coordinate resources and information pertinent to client needs

Mental Health Partnership -School Based Outpatient Therapist

Glade Run Lutheran Services - Pittsburgh, PA - October 2011 to Present

• Complete psychosocial for identified client

• Develop Comprehensive Treatment Plans for client with individual and their family members

• Provide therapy for identified client

• Maintain contact with client’s family

• Link client with external resources if needed

• Coordinate resources and information pertinent to client needs

Psychiatric Technician II

NHS Human Services - Russellton, PA - August 2008 to Present

• Provide individual supportive services and therapeutic services

• Facilitate groups to help with rehabilitation of residents

• Assist with community reintegration of residents

• Maintain accurate and adequate records

• Provide recovery based, person centered services

School Social Work Intern

Pittsburgh Public School District - Pittsburgh, PA - September 2010 to April 2011

Pittsburgh Fulton and Northview Elementary ALA

• Participated in Student Assistance Program meetings

• Facilitated social skills groups

• Monitored students attendance records and followed up with their parents

• Attended and participated in truancy court hearings

• Aided in the facilitation of the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment and Terra Nova tests

• Provided mediation for students and/or parents

• Conducted home visits

• Served as a community liaison and referred students to community supports as needed

• Reported ALL suspicions and allegations of abuse and neglect to appropriate authorities

• Performed general Social Worker duties

Intern Therapist for Therapeutic Classroom’s

Glade Run Lutheran Services - Pittsburgh, PA - September 2009 to April 2010

• Co Facilitated and Facilitated groups dealing with anger management, expressing emotions, social skills and

behavioral management/modification, for children in grades one through seven

• Shadowed therapist in individual sessions and conducted individual therapy sessions

• Deescalated children who were in crisis or were beginning to work their way into crisis

• Attended monthly Core Team meetings

• Met weekly with an advisor to discuss progress throughout the internship

Habilitation Technician

RHA Howell Center - Charlotte, NC - July 2007 to May 2008

• Participate as a member of the Interdisciplinary Team in the development of each service user's Individual

Program Plan (IPP)

• Provide assistance as needed to service user with all self-help tasks

• Assist nursing staff in ensuring the overall health care of the service users including administering

medications, completing forms in case of injury/accident and investigates unknown injuries, suspected abuse

or neglect

• Ensures dignity and respect for each service user by honing privacy and confidentiality, age appropriateness,

personal appearance, rules of interaction and choices when appropriate

Medical Receptionist

Associates in Endocrinology - Pittsburgh, PA - December 2006 to January 2007

• Helped prepare patient charts

• Assist patients with appointments and follow-up

• Performed general office duties including filing, copying, answering phones and faxing

Research Experience for Undergraduate (REU) Student

Harvard Forest - Petersham, MA - May 2006 to August 2006

• Conducted research on the "Preferred Microenvironments for Tree Regeneration: Pit-Mound vs. Non-Pit-

Mound"

• Assisted the Site and Research Coordinator with various research projects

• Presented the findings of my study to the faculty and staff who participated in the program

Minority Biomedical Research Support-Research Initiative for Scientific Enhancement

(MBRS-RISE)

Johnson C. Smith University - Charlotte, NC - September 2004 to May 2006

Science Help On Call (SHOC Program) September 2004-May 2006

• Tutored students in chemistry

• Assisted with logistics for Science Olympiad held on JCSU campus

• Facilitated various components of the Science Olympiad

Servant Leader

Freedom School - Pittsburgh, PA - June 2004 to August 2004

• Taught students according to a set curriculum

• Assisted second - sixth grade students with improving their reading and writing skills

Student

The University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh, PA - June 2003 to August 2003

• Participated in courses to prepare for medical school

• Shadowed various physicians and attended seminars about the medical field

• Conducted research on Protein S Deficiency and presented findings

EDUCATION

Masters of Social Work

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh, PA

May 2011

Bachelor of Science in Biology Minor in Chemistry

Johnson C. Smith University - Charlotte, NC

2007

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• Licensed Social Worker • CPR Certified • First Aid Certified • Safe Crisis Management

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