DANA J. McHUGH MSW **** BELLSTONE ROAD ST. LOUIS, MO.

***** 314-***-****

ADMISSIONS COUNSELOR-Bethesda Health Group/Dilworth 9745 Big Bend Blvd. St. Louis, MO. 63122 Admissions for short term rehab and physical, occupational and speech therapy in 48 bed rehab unit. Assigned patients Doctor’s. Assigned rooms and worked with disciplinary team of nursing and other professionals. Being part of administration and corporate office, I worked well with our referral coordinators, hospital social workers and many other staff at Dilworth with Bethesda and the community. Showcased and toured families and patients. Marketed for both rehab and long term care of Dilworth. Worked with Medicare and Medicaid as well as Private Pay. Worked with Veterans, activities dept., dietary and volunteers.

Dept. of Outreach and Social Services Lutheran Senior Services .1150 Hanley Industrial Court Brentwood, MO. 63144 Manned our Aging, Answers, Resource and Referral Line. Dealt with challenging and serious life situations with Seniors 50 and above with a disability and 60 and above. Conducted home visits, assessments, supervised interns with their practicums. Was part of a 3 person team working with 2 other divisions within Lutheran Senior Services. Presented talks about Depression. Worked with finding affordable housing in St. Louis and within LSS properties. Seniors Home Care/Marketing, Caregiver, Social Worker/ 11/07-4/09/ Marshall Rd. Webster Groves, Mo. 63119. Worked in Home Health and Private Duty. Interviewed family for current needs. Attended health fairs and met with hospitals and various medical groups. Bridges Community Support Services- Therapist/ 10/90-6/07 (Part-time) Sutton Ave. Maplewood, Mo. 63143. Worked with head injured clients through DMH, mentally challenged with Life Skills Foundation and the ARC. Referrals from the state and Regional Center. Private pay and sliding scale. Conducted individual and family and couples marital therapy. Worked with eating disorders, schizophrenics and sexual offenders. Assisted in life skills, building self-esteem, anger management, mood disorders and dsm for insurance. Worked with Down Syndrome and autistic clients and families as well. Went to group homes to assist staff with challenging behaviors. Developed behavior modification programs for clients and families with home visits. Learning Consultants/Educational Therapist/ 11/08-9/10/ Brentwood Blvd. 63114 Conducted individual, group and family therapy. Tutored students ages 2nd through college. Focused on social skills, self-esteem, anger management, positive communication skills and team building, as well as problem solving and critical thinking skills. Worked in the office on Fridays doing reception and clerical work. Ran afterschool club groups with same sex participants. Dealt with bullying issues. Co-therapy group work with high school boys with Asperger’s diagnosis, Tourette’s syndrome and other communication issues. Assisted with educational testing for add and adhd. The team worked with an on-site psychologist with holistic and psychotropic medications and behavior therapy strategies to become successful individuals.

DANA J. McHUGH MSW 7772 BELLSTONE ROAD ST. LOUIS, MO. 63119 314-***-****

Professional Experience Continued-

Director of Social Service/Catholic Services For Children and Youth/ St. Joseph Home For Boys/5/90- 4/92/ Delor Ave. St. Louis, Mo. 63116.

Supervised the school social worker and 3 other MSW staff with boy grade school through high school that resided in the boy’s home. Worked with child care workers, administrator and other staff to meet the needs of boys with many issues. Boys were ward of the court or in DFS custody. Some, but very few of the parents were working to gain custody of their children. Some boys attended the on grounds school the Academy. Others went to public elementary, junior and high schools. Some had scholarships to St. Mary’s high school next to the boy’s home. Evaluated social workers and have had experience terminating employees in a professional dignified and respectful manner. The boys were dealing with a myriad of problems. Low self-esteem, abandonment issues, sexual abuse, learning disabilities, runaway and incorrigible behavior. Worked closely with treatment plans and group therapy topics to benefit the boys in school and at home. Developed a monthly luncheon meeting for the families and legal guardians of the boys that were permitted to see their sons. Established positive relationship building with the parents and had speakers on current issues and parenting topics in a non-threatening atmosphere. Gathered topic ideas from the parents as well. Group Worker/Leader/Therapist-Epworth Children’s Home-4/87-5/90. 110 N. Elm Ave. Webster Groves, Mo. 63119

Conducted individual, groups and family therapy for girls ages 11-17. Was a team leader for one group living unit. Developed treatment plans in a milieu setting. Proved to have strong communication skills with diverse staff and residents with different ideas and issues. The girls came from various backgrounds. The residents struggled with substance abuse, sexual abuse, mood disorders, bi polar etc. Similar as the boys in the boy’s home above. Attended and completed ieps for students and attended parent conferences in liu of the parents, at local Jr high and high school. Epworth had an on-campus school as well. Presented my caseload to the team of recreational and musical therapists and the child care workers as well as the psychiatrist. Epworth also built a locked unit for more severe destructive and runaway behaviors. Many were living toward the independent living program. Epworth had a program for teens that aged out of the system and successfully completed their education and goals. Group Worker/ United Church of Christ Neighborhood Houses/Fellowship Center/ Cochran Public Housing Units/ downtown St. Louis, 63102. 5/86-5/87. Assisted with preschool activities, conducted after school club groups with at risk students that lived in the community. Led teen group activities on Wednesday evenings with at risk teens to promote healthy choices and living. Assisted in activities at the senior center at Cochran through fellowship center. Worked to engage all ages to participate in a positive lifestyle. Often going door to door with flyers and information. Organized a food pantry that was open on Mondays. Went to Washington Mo. DANA J. McHUGH MSW 7772 BELLSTONE ROAD ST. LOUIS, MO. 63119 314-***-****

Camp Tambo for summer camp. Instructed at risk youth how to swim, hike, orienteer, do pottery, skits, vespers etc. Most had never camped or been out of the city limits. Social Worker/Springfield Public Defenders Office/ downtown Springfield, Mo. 63807. 12/84-9/85. Had a practicum 12/84-4/85. Was the first Social Worker hired at this office after I graduated Mo. State University. I began the lawyer’s caseload and went to the county jail every am to get the paperwork started for whoever had been booked the night before. If they needed or requested Public Defender, this is how the process began. I would obtain their eyeglasses, contact family members as needed, answer questions etc. This was to see the client sooner and go over their rights and treat them with dignity. Most were indigent, had drug problems, some needed psychological testing, were homeless or wrote bad checks. Some were charged with homicide etc. I trial assisted for Greene county and the surrounding area. Worked on alternative sentencing programs. To attend drug and alcohol treatment programs for part of the sentence.

INTERNSHIPS/PRACTICUMS

- Probation and Parole/Springfield Mo. junior year of undergraduate school for one semester. Assisted with conducting home visits with people on parole. Helping them with any needed resources and checking in for any violations. I worked on a juvenile caseload completing pre-sentence investigations.

-Housing Solutions/Caseworker/ downtown St. Louis, Mo. Olive St. Summer of 86 with a stipend. Practicum for St. Louis University. I worked with young single mothers in a new property project. I conducted parenting and resource classes on home visits. The women lived in a property of individual apts linked together. They were looking for work or in school. There were goals and guidelines to remain living and receiving the housing. Many came from abusive backgrounds, domestic abuse, alcohol and substance abuse and or lived in high crime neighborhoods and were poverty stricken. A few had failure to thrive babies. Trying to break the previous cycle of abuse.

-BREM Catholic Social Ministries/North St. Louis, MO. Assisted with utility assistance and resources for the parish boundaries of St. Barbara, Rose, Edward and Mark.

-EDUCATION

GRADUATED FROM CLAYTON HIGH SCHOOL-CLAYTON MISSOURI MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY- SPRINGFIELD MO. (B.A. SOCIAL WORK WITH SOCIOLOGY MINOR) SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY-ST. LOUIS, MO.MSW. WITH A COMMUNITY CONCENTRATION-SOCIAL MINISTRY EMPHASIS)

DANA J. McHUGH MSW 7772 BELLSTONE ROAD ST. LOUIS, MO. 63119 314-***-****

OTHER TRAINING AND INFORMATION-

ATTENDED VARIOUS SENIOR RESPONSE TEAM MEETINGS IN ST LOUIS CITY AND COUNTY WORKED WITH DAUGHTERS OF CHARITY GRANT TO SERVE INDIGENT POPULATION IN ST. LOUIS LIFE STEP CERTIFICATION FOR SENIORS

LEADER AND PRESENTER FOR SENIOR CONNECTIONS VOLUNTEER PROGRAM EXPERIENCE IN GIVING TOURS AND EXPLAINING PROGRAMS AT GREAT LENGTH PARTICIPATED AS A VOLUNTEER FOR MEDICARE ENROLLMENT PERIOD FORMER PSR CHURCH BOARD MEMBER

PEER COUNSELING TRAINING CERTIFICATE YOUTH EMERGENCY SERVICE FORMER GIRL SCOUT LEADER AND MEMBER

CHAPLAIN OF SOCIAL SORORITY ALPHA SIGMA ALPHA

ALZHEIMERS WALK PARTICIPANT FOR SEVERAL YEARS/ALS AND TOO MEMBER OF THE UNITED WAY EMERGENCY FUNDS NETWORK AT HARRIS STOWE COLLEGE MEMBER OF SOCIAL WORKERS IN HOME CARE

COMPLETED A CLASS ON EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE

COMPLETED MANY RELIAS MODULES OF EDUCATION FOR LONG TERM CARE SETTING COMPLETED MYERS BRIGGS PERSONALITY FOR TEAM PURPOSES PARTICIPANT FOR 5 YEARS IN THE 100 NEEDIEST CASES ST. LOUIS ATTENDED NUMEROUS SEMINARS OVER THE YEARS: HOW TO DEAL WITH DIFFICULT PEOPLE (CHICAGO, ILL)

- I have a strong customer service background. (Grew up in family restaurant business and raised a large family myself. Also worked for the City of Clayton Public Works Dept. Summer 1983.