Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Resume:
Rachel L. Kudler, L.C.S.W.
North Carolina, Licensed Clinical Social Work # C006307
******.******@*****.***, 919-***-****
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 13+ years of experience, post-master’s degree. I have extensive psychotherapeutic, diagnostic and case management experience (including certification in evidence-based interventions). My expertise is in providing individual, family and group therapy for; those currently experiencing trauma or effects of past trauma; those who have been affected by or witnessed traumatic events; those who are participating in criminal, self-injurious and/or suicidal behaviors; those with substance abuse issues, family estrangement and housing problems.
Education/Licensure
Master of Social Work; New York University, School of Social Work; NY, New York 2001 Bachelor of Science; New York University, School of Social Work; NY, New York; (cum laude) 2003 North Carolina Licensed Clinical Social Worker, 2009 -Present Professional Experience
Clinical Social Worker; Structured Family Interventions, LLC October 2017- present Durham, North Carolina
Completing Comprehensive Clinical Assessments including diagnosis and recommendations for treatment (s) for children, families and adults who are currently dealing with abuse (past and present), trauma, behavior,housing, substance abuse issues, and/or suicidal and/or self-injurious behaviors.
Completing Person Centered Plans which include assessment and creating measurable treatment goals. Licensed Clinical Social Worker; NC Dept. of Public Safety; Juvenile Justice June 2006- July 2017 Eagle Springs and Siler City, North Carolina
Served as a member of the Clinical and Management Team at 2 facilities for children (ages 10-18) who were committed for misdemeanor and felony charges by a Judge in the Juvenile Justice system due to misdemeanor and/or felony charges.
Provided case management focusing on individual, group and family therapy to reduce criminal behaviors using motivational interviewing, a cognitive behavioral and psychoanalytic approach.
Provided intensive evidence-based cognitive behavioral therapy to help alleviate symptoms of sexual, physical, emotional abuse and/or neglect and those who experienced domestic and community violence, homelessness and trauma associated with the lack of parental support and/or other sources of support.
Designed, coordinated and led groups to address past trauma, coping with stress, decision-making and parenting skills.
Composed Comprehensive Clinical Assessments (including diagnosis), Sexual Offending Risk Assessments, Suicide Risk Assessments and Court Reports.
Responsible for ensuring best practices, adherence to policy and ethical principles were upheld within the Facilities.
Consulted regularly with the psychiatrist for psychotropic medication management.
Provided crisis intervention when children were engaging in self-injury or an attack on staff and/or other children.
Provided on-call coverage for self-injurious and suicidal behaviors.
Created and led trainings for staff, volunteers and visitors about the population including the topics of attachment, trauma, self-injury and suicide prevention.
Made reports of abuse and or neglect to the North Carolina Department of Social Services in reference to incidents prior to being committed to the facility as well as incidents that occurred while at the facility.
Attended court as a representative of the facility and advocate for the juveniles.
Interviewed prospective employees and made recommendations for hiring.
Designed new clinical and administrative procedures and forms. Rachel L. Kudler, L.C.S.W.
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Served as the first at the facility as the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) Compliance Manager (2013-2015) which included interpreting and implementing Federal standards and ensuring employee training and compliance with PREA.
Supervised students earning bachelor and master degrees in Social Work and Counseling (2007-2017). Licensed Master Social Worker; Seamen’s Society for Children and Families December 2004 – May 2006 Staten Island, New York
Provided individual, family and couples therapy for those in crisis situations and for those who had, or were currently experiencing abuse, neglect, homelessness, substance abuse issues, community and domestic violence.
Co-Led a weekly Domestic Violence Support Group.
Strengthened and taught parenting skills.
Worked alongside New York State Administration of Children’s Services staff and other agencies to promote family reunification or preserve family unity, when appropriate. Training
Maintaining Certification for CPR and First Aid- expires 6/14/18
Attending a minimum of 20 Continuing Education Units (a minimum of 2 on ethics) per year since 2006 in order to maintain Provisional and full Licensed Clinical Social Worker status- 2006-Present
Certified to lead Structured Psychotherapy for Adolescents Responding to Chronic Stress (SPARCS) groups-2014, Certified to lead SPARCS Individual and SPARCS-Short Term- 2017
Certified to perform Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)- 2012 and Advanced TF-CBT- 2016
Attended a conference for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers- 12.0 Contact Hours- 2007
Completed a 120 hour training on how to provide a therapeutic environment for children at the Juvenile Justice facilities.
Completed a 32 hour training on the Cognitive Behavioral model that was being introduce to the Juvenile Justice system, replacing a punitive approach- 2006
Completed a 3 semester internship within my undergraduate studies working with foster children, New York- 2000-2001 - After receiving my master’s degree I was hired by the same agency as a Social Worker-2004
Completed a 2 semester internship with juvenile sexual offenders while in graduate school, New York-2003 Professional Affiliations and Accomplishments
Member of the North Carolina Psychoanalytic Foundation- 2006 to present
Member of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW)- 2017
Certified as a North Carolina Juvenile Justice Officer - 2007-2017
Completed Leading 31 cycles of a 12-session Anger Management Group, ‘Cage Your Rage’- 2017
Selected to appear as an instructor in an online Social Work course, University of North Carolina (UNC), Chapel Hill, School of Social Work- 2017 (https://youtu.be/7OMO8TBObkw)
Accepted request to be a Supervisor/Field Instructor for Bachelor and Master level Social Workers from UNC, Chapel Hill, School of Social Work- 2012 2017
Created and presented a full day training, “Children Within the Juvenile Justice System; A Biopsychosocial Perspective” for North Carolina Area Health Education Center - 5.0 Contact Hours-(Brochure upon request)- 2015
Invited Speaker at North Carolina Central University, Graduate Social Work Research Method Class- 2013
Selected by the UNC Field Office to be featured in the monthly newsletter article, "Outstanding in the Field."- 4/2013
(http://ssw.unc.edu/programs/masters/fieldeducation/4-13_Outstanding_in_the_field)
Authorized to, and began Clinical Supervision for Provisionally Licensed Clinical Social Workers, North Carolina Social Work Certification and Licensure Board- 2011
Wrote test questions published in the ‘Educational Review Manual in Psychiatry’- 2008
Licensed Master of Social Work, New York State- December 2005-November 2008
Volunteered as a camp counselor for inner city children and teenagers who were considered ‘at risk’ due to a history of trauma, familial and educational problems, New York-1999-2002
Completed over 100, 2-hour structured interviews for Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, for the first intensive epidemiology study of mental health problems among children between the ages of 2 and 5- 2001-2002
Awarded a ‘Certificate of Honor’ for being a volunteer mentor to a child considered to be ‘at risk’ due to familial and educational problems, for 2 1 2 years, New York- 2000
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