Mental Health Public Schools
Resume:
RACHEL KRUEGER
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Master of Social Work
Educator
Holistic Health Certified
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
January 2020-present Teachers on Call, St. Paul Public Schools, St. Paul, MN and Minneapolis Public Schools, Minneapolis, MN
Guest Teacher/Reserve Teacher
● Report to school
● Ensure safety and care of students
● Implement daily lesson plans
● Complete long-term assignments
February 2017-December 2020 Greater Minneapolis Crisis Nursery Minneapolis, MN Childcare Provider
• Ensured safety and care of all children in care center
• Conducted intake of children prior to being placed into crisis childcare to assess for abuse and neglect
• Created a caring and nurturing environment, being mindful of attachment styles and issues
• Worked with other childcare providers as a team to keep children in ratio
• Provided age and developmentally appropriate activities for the children while in care
• Documented and reported suspected cases of abuse and neglect October 2017- June 2018 Bloomington Public Schools Bloomington, Interventionist/School Social Worker
• Implement and review Social-Emotional school-wide screeners
• Observe and assess students who are flagged on SEL screening tool for needing intervention
• Individualize instruction for students based on identified goals
• Provide social-emotional behavior interventions on a 1-on-1 and small group basis, based on students’ goals/needs
• Communicate and collaborate effectively with teachers and school staff, including administration, specialists, para-professionals, etc., on an on-going basis
• Coordinate services for parents/families - as needed
• Participate in regular supervision and consultation opportunities with clinically licensed social worker
• Seek and stay up to date on professional development opportunities, such as through Children’s Mental Heath Social Work Conference
• Maintain accurate and detailed progress monitoring and data on students’ social- emotional learning goals
• Assist in crisis management
• Teach class-wide social-emotional lessons on Mindfulness and the social- emotional curriculum (2nd Step)
• Participate in conferences and other meetings around student academic and social-emotional needs
● Worked with trauma survivors, using trauma informed practices and interventions
September 2016-June 2017 Fair School Downtown Minneapolis, MN School Social Work Intern
• Facilitated “friendship groups” with 3rd graders, based on social-emotional/mental health needs and teach self-regulation skills
• Provided 1-on-1 support with high school students assigned to case load to help manage grades, crisis and mental health needs
• Supported students and staff throughout the building to help manage students’ academic and mental health needs, i.e. individualized education plan goals, 504 accommodations, self-regulation, crisis, home life issues, and grades
• Taught class wide SEL Mindfulness lessons
• Participated in staff and parent meetings
• Maintained regular progress monitoring data on students on caseload June 2011-present Independent Contractor Minneapolis, MN Holistic Health (Body Worker)
Conduct intakes with clients to determine healin needs, including risks, and driver in services accordingly.
January 2009-May 2010 Sherburne County Elk River, MN Children’s Mental Health Case Manager
• Coordinated mental health services for children on case load
• Conducted home visits with clients on case load and their family members to determine mental health service needs to set goals and monitor progress
• Collaborated with other professionals on mental health needs of children on case load
• Participated in IEP, Wrap Around and other service delivery meetings
• Attended on-going trainings and works shops on children’s mental health related topics
August 2008-May 2009 SCSU Intensive English Center St. Cloud, MN Graduate Assistant/English Teacher
• Taught intensive English classes (Reading, Writing and Culture) to incoming international students to help them with admission into the university
• Worked collaboratively with other students in cohort and professors to ensure teaching objectives were met effectively
• Interacted with students from East Asia, Middle East, West Africa and other regions
2007 – 2008 Lead Teacher, Wilder Foundation St. Paul, MN
Ensured the safety of all children in the classroom
Facilitated the academic and social development of preschool aged students, planned and implemented literacy, math, social/emotional and music curriculums
Taught daily large group and small group lessons
Conducted on-going assessments and parent/teacher conferences, documented student progress on a daily, weekly, and tri-yearly basis, communicated with other professionals and parents daily. 2006 –2007 Assistant Teacher, Kindergarten Readiness Program, Wilder Foundation
Maintained classroom safety, prepared children for Kindergarten academically and socially, assured my students met kindergarten benchmarks set in the area of literacy
Taught small and large group lessons
Completed conference forms, used various classroom management strategies, attended monthly parent involvement events 2005 – 2006 Head Teacher, PICA Head Start Glendale Center Minneapolis, MN
Worked with socio-economically underprivileged immigrant families
Integrated English language learning instruction strategies into my daily teaching
Maintained a nurturing learning environment for preschool-aged children
Planned and implemented a New World curriculum,
Did daily updates of health, attendance and student progress documentations
Conducted home visits, facilitated parent involvement literacy events, conducted bi-annual home visits.
2006 – 2008 Adult ELL Volunteer, Brian Coyle Community Center
• Volunteer assistant - one-on-one instruction, conducted small group lessons for struggling students, scored tests.
EDUCATION
Spring 2017 St. Cloud State University St. Cloud, MN Master’s of Social Work Summer 2010 CENTERPOINT St. Louis Park, MN Therapeutic Massage Certificate Spring 2009 St. Cloud State University St. Cloud, MN Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language (TESOL) Spring 2005 St. Cloud State University St. Cloud, MN Child and Family Studies/Birth-Third Grade Teaching License TRAININGS
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Conference, 2018, 2020 & 2021, Duluth, MN
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