School Social Worker
Resume:
Rodney Richardson
Veteran Licensed School Social Worker/ Counselor, with tenure in over 5 North Carolina public school systems.
Wilson, NC 27896
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Seeking a school social worker position to help improve support services to students and their families while reducing barriers to graduation rate. Personal skills and natural leadership abilities while able to work as a team player. Excellent time management skills and able to handle stressful situations with confidence. Open to new ideas; enjoy learning new concepts with excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Authorized to work in the US for any employer
Work Experience
School/Community Social Worker
Links, Inc. - Wilson, NC
March 2020 to June 2022
Access, identify and coordinate services for at-risked school aged students. Work with students to remove barriers to academic and personal success. Partner with local public schools, the community and families, especially parents. Collaborate to develop individual strategies implemented to create a detailed plan that is monitored and reviewed periodically for progress School Social Worker
Nash County Public Schools - Nashville, NC
February 2019 to March 2020
Liaison between the school, home and community
Communities in Schools Site Coordinator
Schools Site Coordinator
January 2012 to February 2020
A heart filling position while providing schools, communities, families, parents, and students with the advocation of their rights
Intensive In-Home Qualified Professional
Pride, NC - Wilson, NC
January 2011 to January 2012
• Monitor students whose behavior, school progress, mental or physical impairment indicate a need for assistance, diagnosing students' problems and arranging for needed services.
• Consult with parents, teachers, and other school personnel to determine causes of problems such as truancy and misbehavior that is at-risk for dropping out of school and to.
• Counsel parents with child rearing problems, interviewing the child and family to determine whether further action is required to implement solutions.
• Maintain case history records and prepare reports.
• Implementation of AVID Curriculum.
School Social Worker
Guilford County Schools - Greensboro, NC
February 1992 to March 2011
• Served as a liaison among the home, school and community for eleven (11) schools.
• Worked with students, families and teachers to solve problems relating to student achievement and mental health.
• Managed crises as they arose in all assigned schools.
• Maintained familiarity with social service agencies in the community to help students and their families remained connected to appropriate services.
• Provided individual and group counseling to students and their families.
• Served as a professional resource for school staff, which needed support counseling on coping with a student's abnormal behavior or requested training on an issue that affected students, such as family abuse or drugs.
• Made home visits and worked with people from all ethnic and economic backgrounds.
• Participated in the creation of Individualized Education Plans (IEPs), and served as an advocate for the students.
• Served on committees, including school improvement plans, intervention programs and other programmatic changes.
• Completed and maintained service logs and other related paperwork.
• Maintained clinical records on case management services, which included documentation of home visits, counseling sessions and other services.
• Increased parent involvement, school attendance and reduced court referrals for attendance and domestic crisis.
Intensive In-Home Qualified Professional
Pride, NC - Wilson, NC
January 2008 to January 2010
Qualified Professional NC
• Provided psychotherapy services to socio-culturally-diverse youth diagnosed with mental health affective disorders and their caretakers.
• Collaborated with treatment team of clinical social workers, psychiatrists, psychologist, teachers, principals and school counselors to develop and implement the most effective individualized service plans.
• Provide intensive in home treatment with Trauma Focus: Cognitive Behavior Therapy. Behavioral Health Youth/ Family Specialist 01/2008 - 01/2010 School Social Worker
Helplink Services - Wilson, NC
January 2006 to January 2008
• Provided educational and emotional support to youth and their families dealing with family crisis.
• Provided parenting training for families who were in need of direction educationally, socially and emotionally.
• Provided families with community resource knowledge and options and made referrals.
• Collaborated closely with interdisciplinary team members on the development of appropriate case management plans to help meet individual needs of youth and their families.
• Decreased court referrals.
School Social Worker
Edgecombe County Public System - Tarboro, NC
January 2004 to July 2006
• Served as a liaison among the home, school and community.
• Assisted students with academic learning by providing strategic services that identified and addressed the social, emotional and environmental issues that interfere with the educational process.
• Worked with parents/guardians, teachers, school principal/principal's designee, and community based resources, implemented strategies that promoted students' positive school adjustment.
• Served students based upon their identified needs in eleven schools.
• Provided resources and directions for homeless children and their families.
• Provided IEP conferences, annual reviews and other special meetings, as needed.
• Knowledge of the learning styles.
• Improved student attendance and parent involvement. In house social worker/ Guidance Counselor
Wilson County Public School, Alternative School - Wilson, NC January 2003 to January 2004
• Served as a collaborative team member to assess and gather information on referred children with disabilities, suspected disabilities and related special needs.
• Provided social work counseling to students and parents; provided psycho-social assessment and diagnosis of behavioral disabilities with recommendations and/or environmental manipulations at the school, home and/or in the community with periodic reevaluations; participated in case conferences involving cooperation with other pupil personnel workers, school personnel and community agencies; made referrals to public or private agencies with appropriate follow-up; serves as a liaison between school, family and community resources; served as a source of information regarding community resources; maintained appropriate school records and provided written reports and communications; served as a resource person in in-service training and planning.
• Served as a consultant to resolve problems concerning issuance of credits; evaluated transcripts; participated, as requested, in planning, implementation and follow-up phases of proficiency testing; participated in the Individual Education Plan (IEP) process as required- Reduced dropout rate. 01/2003 - 01/2004
HIV/AIDS Case Management & Prevention Social Worker Opportunities Industrialization Center - Rocky Mount, NC January 2001 to January 2002
Rocky Mount, N.C.
• Served as a liaison between youth and their families to help reduce service barriers, for families diagnosed with HIV/Aids and many times homeless.
• Provided screening, intake, assessment, school visits and service plan development, monitored linkages to appropriate community resources.
• Assisted participants with completing lease agreements and obtaining other supportive documents such as identification, social security card as required by leasing agents/property; maintained up to date information regarding tenant occupancy, move outs, and vacancies; facilitated and coordinated supportive activities with other program staff.
• Provided employment assistance activities, such as job readiness training, resume preparation, interview practice, attended job fairs and network with perspective employers.
• Maintained thorough and complete record of infected youth and their families' intervention activity/ progress and maintained collaborative working relationships with the schools, homeless shelters and community resources; conducted quality assurance program, self-monitoring plan as assigned by supervisor; Prepared and submitted reports to supervisor on a timely manner basis.
• Improved career opportunities, health and school education for families. Family Education and Behavioral Support Social Worker 01/2001 - 01/2002 liaison among home, school staff and community
Positive Change for Youth, Inc
January 1992 to January 1999
• Conducted family health screenings, ADHD, and adaptive behavior assessments through community based outreach effort in the home and school for children with special needs.
• Served as the agency's educational instructional coordinator to help ensure adequate supplemental materials for teachers who serve youth after school at risk of school failure due to behavioral issues.
• Consulted with school site administrators and other staff to help provide academic support for families of children at risk of school failure.
• Provided parent involvement assistance at the school level and community-based training to help parents develop appropriate parenting skills.
• Established and maintained behavior management support through observation in school and at home.
• Provided family-centered services focusing on maintaining the safety and well-being of all family members while strengthening the family and improving school academic functioning and unification in the family.
School Social Worker 01/1992 - 01/1999
Education
Master of Science in Counseling
Capella University - Minneapolis, MN
2012
Bachelor of Social Work in Social Work
North Carolina A&T State University - Greensboro, NC 1991
Skills
• Individual / Group Counseling (10+ years)
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Trauma Focus (2 years)
• Group Therapy (10+ years)
• Social Work (10+ years)
• Behavioral Therapy (10+ years)
• Motivational Interviewing (10+ years)
• Crisis Intervention (10+ years)
• Case Management (10+ years)
• Presentation Skills (10+ years)
• Curriculum Development (10+ years)
• Behavioral Health (10+ years)
• Special Education (10+ years)
• Autism Experience (10+ years)
• Teaching (9 years)
• Child & Family Counseling (10+ years)
• Applied Behavior Analysis (10+ years)
• Mental Health Counseling (10+ years)
• Behavior Management (10+ years)
• Addiction Counseling (10+ years)
• Research (10+ years)
• Typing, communication verbally and written, documentation, critical thinking, active listening and people skills (10+ years)
• Crisis management (10+ years)
• Communication skills (10+ years)
• Public speaking (10+ years)
• Classroom Management (10+ years)
• Conflict Management (10+ years)
• Experience with Children (10+ years)
• Meeting Facilitation (10+ years)
• Management (10+ years)
• Tutoring (10+ years)
• Experience Working With Students (10+ years)
Certifications and Licenses
Social Work License (K-12)
June 2018 to June 2023
K-12 North Carolina Certification for Social Work and Social Studies Assessments
Case management & social work — Familiar
March 2021
Prioritizing case tasks, gathering information, and providing services without judgment Full results: Familiar
Clinical judgment — Completed
March 2021
Assessing a patient's condition and implementing the appropriate medical intervention Full results: Completed
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