Elizabeth A llen, M SW

*** * ***** * *** D rive, A nn A rbor, M I 4 8103

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Social w ork p rofessional w ith d iverse c lient e xperience i ncluding e lderly, y outh a nd family, a nd p eople w ith d isabilities.

Experience f acilitating g roup a nd i ndividual t herapies f or g rief a nd b ereavement, trauma, d ual d iagnosis, e nd-of-life c are, a nd m ore. E xperienced w orking w ith c lients i n an i n-home s etting.

EDUCATION

Masters o f S ocial W ork, C linical C oncentration, U niversity o f N ew E ngland, 2 017 Bachelors o f S cience, L iberal A rts, S cience, H umanities, S himer C ollege, 2 011 English G reat B ooks P rogram H arold W ashington C ollege C hicago, 2 008 EXPERIENCE

Clinical S ocial W orker, V isiting C ounselors Ypsilanti, M I ( 01/2017 - 0 8/2017)

● Managed c aseload o f d iverse c lientele w ith c hronic m ental i llness, d ual diagnosis, m ood a nd a nxiety d isorders.

● Provided i n-home c linical t herapy.

● Conducted i ntake a ssessments, c ollaborating w ith o ther s ervice p roviders t o develop m ultidisciplinary t reatment p lans, g oals a nd o bjectives.

● Utilized m indfulness, m otivational i nterviewing a nd c ognitive b ehavior t herapy i n a c lient e mpowerment m odel.

● Developed a nd f acilitated e lder s upport a nd e ducation g roup. Licensing S pecialist, F ostering F utures

Ann A rbor, M I ( 09/2015 - 0 5/2016)

● Conducted a ssessments a nd h ome e valuation f or p otential f oster p arents.

● Participated i n s pecial i nvestigations m eetings t o p rocess c oncerns o f a buse a nd neglect.

● Collaborated w ith o ther s pecialties a cross d isciplines f or m ore c omplete evaluations.

● Provided c ase m anagement a nd f acilitated f oster c are p lacements.

● Created r esources f or L GBT p arents a nd c hildren a t n ationally r ecognized inclusive f acility.

● Developed s upports f or f oster c hildren a nd p arents e xperiencing e ffects o f trauma.

● Facilitated f o ster p arent o rientation a nd t raining w orkshop Student S upport A dvocate, H arold W ashington C ollege Chicago, I L ( 08/2007 - 0 4/2008)

● Empowered c ollege s tudents w ith v isual d isabilities. E nsured c ompliance w ith and e qual o pportunity v ia t he A DA.

● Cultivated p ositive e nvironment f or s tudents t o l earn a nd a chieve s uccessful academic o utcomes.

● Worked w ith s tudents t o c reate a ccurate a nd d etailed n otes o f l ectures a nd o ther resources.

Academic H onors

● Phi A lpha H onor S ociety f or S ocial W ork S igma L ambda

● National D ean’s L ist 2 010

● Sigma K appa D elta N ational E nglish H onor S ociety

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