Experienced Social Worker

JOYCELYN C. CALHOUN, MSSA, LSW

**** ********* ***** ****** **********, Ohio w 43110

Home: 614-***-**** w

Email: ***************@*****.***

SOCIAL WORKER w PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR w FAMILY THERAPIST

CAREER SUMMARY

Academically and professionally trained Social Worker with experiences ranging from Government Social Work to School Social Work. Qualifications include exceptional communication skills, ability to locate and utilize community resources and the willingness to work as a team member to meet the needs of identified clients and/or to complete task.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, Lancaster, Ohio 2016

Correctional Program Counselor

Provides alcohol and drug counseling and other ancillary services to assigned inmates

Completes intakes assessments, treatment plans, progress notes and discharge plans on inmates

Coordinates with other treatment services (e.g., medical, mental health, education and etc.)

Monitors attendance and participation progress of inmates in substance abuse programs

Pickaway Correction Institution/Ohio Reformatory for Women, Orient, Ohio 2013

Social Worker II

Completed bio-psychosocial assessments for referred inmates.

Provided individual and/or group counseling to inmates.

Developed and implemented treatment plans.

Provided outreach, information and referral resources to inmates.

Member of a multi-disciplinary team.

Trained and supervised inmates as Program Aides.

Alternate Solutions Homecare, Columbus, Ohio

Medical Social Worker

Completed psychosocial assessment for patients in home-care setting.

Evaluated needs of patients.

Assisted patients in locating and referring for community resources.

Collaborated with other healthcare providers.

Counselled patient and/or caregivers regarding meeting the needs of patient.

Member of multi-disciplinary treatment.

Tri County Mental Health Center, Athens, Ohio, 2012-2013

School Based Therapist

Conferred with teachers, administrators, counselors and parents regarding the social service needs of students.

Provided individual counseling to elementary and high school students in a school setting.

Provided psychoeducation to middle school students in a school setting.

Developed Individual Service Plans for clients.

Columbus City Schools, Columbus, Ohio, 2005-2011

School Social Worker

Provided support to students in order to improve school attendance and remove barriers to academic achievement.

Implemented the school district’s attendance policy, procedure and interventions to identified students and their family.

Supported classroom teachers, administrators and other educational personnel by serving as a liaison between school, home and communities.

Assisted in trainings for various district programs.

Participated as a member of the school’s Intervention Assistance Team.

Ravenna City Schools, Ravenna, Ohio, 1999-2005

School Social Worker/Teen Advisor/Program Administrator

Supported classroom teachers, administrators and other educational personnel by serving as a liaison between school, home and community agencies.

Implemented and facilitated social service team goals, which supported the needs of identified students.

Provided support for identified students through individual and/or group counseling in the regular classroom environment.

Conferred with teachers, administrators, counselors and parents regarding the social service needs of students.

Member of a multi-disciplinary team.

Developed and implemented monthly activities and service programs for high school students committed to being drug free.

Developed and implemented monthly activities for elementary school students, focusing on drug prevention and violence free activities and behavior.

Safe and Drug-Free Schools board member for Ravenna City Schools.

Community Liaison for Ravenna City Schools and the Portage County Teen Institute.

Developed and implemented a mentoring program for young males identified as high risk for educational failure

Wrote and received a grant from the Martha Holden Jennings Foundation to fund a boys mentoring program.

Cleveland City Schools, Cleveland, Ohio, 1997-1998

Parent Education Counselor/School Social Worker

Supported classroom teachers, administrators and other educational personnel by serving as a liaison between school, home and community agencies.

Provided needs assessment of students and families as requested.

Implemented and facilitate social service team goals which support the identified needs of selected students.

Assured support for identified students through individual and/or group counseling in the regular classroom environment.

Assisted in crisis intervention as requested.

Conferred with teachers, administrators, counselors and parents regarding the social service needs of students.

EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE

Baldwin Wallace College, Berea, Ohio

Certification in School Social Work, 1998

Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio

Master of Science in Social Administration, 1995

Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio

Bachelor of Arts in Social Service, 1988

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