Social Worker Clinical

RELLA LEONARD-LEO, LCSW

High Point, NC 336-***-****

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CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER & COUNSELOR

Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Counselor experienced in supporting children, families, couples, and senior citizens in school, hospital, and private practice settings. Track record of success creating and executing personalized care plans as a solo practitioner and in collaboration with extended support systems.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Counseling Social Work Psychology Active Listening Group Facilitation School Counseling Bereavement

Elder Care Needs Assessment Collaboration Care Plans Crisis Intervention HIPPA Regulations

Certifications: Licensed Clinical Social Worker, School Social Worker, Licensed Graduate Social Worker

EXPERIENCE

FRIENDSHIP ELEMENTARY SCHOOL & THE LEARNING PLACE, Thomasville, NC 09/2021 - Present

School Volunteer

Liaise with classroom teachers in top-ranked public elementary school and private preschool to offer group and 1:1 support for children to foster their educational, social, and emotional development.

●Facilitated student social-emotional development by role modeling and teaching compassion, teamwork, and character in classroom, social, and experimental learning settings.

●Empowered students to meet educational goals by implementing strategies to increase focus, build confidence, and develop literacy skills.

KEY/LEONARD FAMILY, High Point, NC & Baltimore, MD 01/2004 – Present

Caregiver - Elder Care & Child Care

Manage social, emotional, physical, and educational needs for senior citizen (2004 - 2015) and young child (2018 - present) as primary caregiver and advocate.

●Enabled senior citizen to live at home through the age of 109 as live-in home health and personal service aid providing full-suite of services including need assessment, healthcare advocacy and communication with care team, meal planning and prep, and social-emotional support.

●Facilitated community engagement through event planning, transportation, and connection with Senior Care Center and Library Services.

●Boosted school readiness and social-emotional development for child (age infant through 6+) by providing early childhood education, meeting healthcare needs, and advocating for stability and safety in health and legal settings.

RELLA LEONARD COUNSELING, Baltimore, MD 06/1994 – 12/2003

Private Practice Clinician

Counseled individuals, couples, and families to overcome trauma, manage relationships, and build resilience utilizing needs assessments, client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, and family systems therapy. Managed short-term, long-term, and crisis management cases.

BALTIMORE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, Baltimore, MD 09/1995 – 09/2000

School Social Worker

Counseled individuals, groups, and families in school settings and provided comprehensive and holistic services in collaboration with school administration, teachers, psychologists, and families.

Rella Leonard-Leo

ROANOKE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, Roanoke, VA 05/1991 – 05/1993

Psychiatric Social Worker

Facilitated rehabilitation process for patients and family adjustment to illness/disability by providing comprehensive Social Work/Psychological Services. Utilized special emphasis on the intervention of biopsychosocial issues using clinical modalities including family and individual psychotherapy and co-leading Assertiveness Group.

EARLY CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

National Institute On Drug Addiction, Substance Abuse Counselor, Addiction Research Center

Johns Hopkins Hospital, Psychiatric Social Worker

First Step Youth Services Bureau, Youth Counselor

EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK & COMMUNITY PLANNING, Baltimore, MD

Masters of Social Work

UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI, Oxford, MS

Bachelor of Arts, Psychology Minor in Sociology

LICENSES & CERTIFICATIONS

COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA - DEPT. OF HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, Richmond, VA

Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)

STATE OF MARYLAND, Annapolis, MD

Licensed Graduate Social Worker (LGSW)

NATIONAL ASSOCIATE OF SOCIAL WORKERS, Washington, D.C.

School Social Worker

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