Social Worker
Resume:
Karen A. Schwarz
*** ****** ***, ** ********, NY 11237
*************@*****.***
Summary of Qualifications
Social work experience including two years in practice and two years
of intensive internships; advanced study leading to a certification in
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; enhanced by fifteen-plus years of
experience in education including preschool, school age and adults
with an emphasis on remedial, at-risk and vulnerable populations.
Work History
Site Coordinator and Student Support Specialist: Communities In Schools of
the Charleston Area
(August 2012-Present)
o Facilitated individual and group therapy sessions, using an
integrative approach
o Provided case management, crisis intervention, and advocacy
o Coordinated volunteers and mentors
o Collaborated effectively with school personnel and community
organizations
o Supervised interns and AmeriCorps Family Navigators
Adjunct Instructor: Trident Technical College
(August 2009 -May 2012)
o Assisted adult students to meet the requirements of their
individualized plans
o Facilitated the mastery of the required comprehension skills and
course material
Social Work Intern: Clinical Solutions of Charleston
(August 2011-May 2012)
o Provided group and individual therapy to dual-diagnosed patients
o Assisted with assessments, case management, advocacy, discharge
planning
Student Support Specialist Intern: Communities In Schools of the Charleston
Area
(September 2010-December 2010)
o Facilitated individual and group therapy sessions
o Provided case management, crisis intervention, and advocacy
Title 1 Teacher, Remedial Reading and Math: Catapult Learning
(October 2001-June 2009)
o Provided instruction in a small group setting
o Utilized guided reading, shared reading and directed math
activity strategies
Education / License
Master of Social Work, University of South Carolina: (2012)
Masters Program in Elementary Education, Southern Connecticut State
University: (2000)
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Sociology with High Honors, SUNY Stony
Brook: (1979)
State of New York License, Licensed Master Social Worker (September 2013)
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