Social Worker Behavioral Health

Meredith Hawkins

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Mission-driven Social Worker with 20+ years of experience in child welfare, behavioral health, crisis intervention, and therapeutic services. Proven ability to lead teams, advocate for underserved populations, and collaborate with multidisciplinary professionals. Adept in case management, treatment planning, and trauma-informed care. Core Competencies

• Clinical Assessments & Diagnostics

• Trauma-Informed Therapy

• Crisis Intervention & De-escalation

• Foster Care & Licensing

• Service Coordination

• Family Systems Therapy

• Courtroom Advocacy

• Cultural Competency

• Documentation & Compliance

Certifications & Training

• Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) – [Arizona- License #: LMSW-12193. Issue Date: January 1, 2007. Expiration Date: December 31, 2008]

• Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) – Certificate of Completion

• Completion: Coaching Skills for Managers & Supervisors, Medical Administration, Psychoactive Chemicals and HIPAA Compliance Training

• Trained in Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI)

• Trained in Solution Focused Therapy and Play Therapy practices & techniques Leadership & Community Engagement

Founder & Director GIVE: Girls Who Inspire, Volunteer & Empower 2007-Present Charity Director Platform Scottsdale 2018-2021 Honors & Recognition

Volunteer of the Year Award Recipient Phoenix Rescue Mission 2014 MASK Unity Award Finalist Mothers Making a Difference 2015 Professional Experience

GIVE: Girls who Inspire, Volunteer & Empower- Phoenix, AZ March 2007- Present Founder & Director

• Launched and led GIVE’s international outreach initiatives in Uganda, Rwanda, Liberia and Burkina Faso. Oversaw the planning, execution, and evaluation of local and international initiatives aimed at supporting underserved populations by coordinating humanitarian efforts focused on women’s empowerment, basic needs and critical care support.

• Led a volunteer team to Kisoro, Uganda, delivering critical supplies and food aid. Established the “Goats for the Future Project” to promote economic self-sufficiency among local women.

• Organized, executed and led a mission to Kigali, Rwanda, providing aid and resources to a genocide survivor village, serving women and children in need through direct relief efforts.

• Founded and currently lead a women’s volunteer organization committed to community service, specializing in street outreach with the homeless population across the Phoenix area.

• Partnered with Project Cure to donate and deliver $750,000 worth of lifesaving medical supplies, equipment and medicine to a medical clinic in Zhorgo, Burkina Faso.

• Grew membership and impact organically through outreach, events, and personal leadership, resulting in hundreds of lives touched and sustained community partnerships.

Arizona Children's Association – Apache Junction, AZ June 2005 – Mar 2007 Child and Family Therapist

• Delivered trauma-informed therapy to foster children and families, focusing on emotional stability, behavior regulation, and placement preservation.

• Conducted assessments, developed treatment plans, and collaborated with schools, CPS, and foster care teams to ensure wraparound support.

• Utilized evidence-based practices to support children with complex trauma and family system challenges.

Value Options – Tempe, AZ October 2023 – Jun 2005 Clinical Liaison (Promoted from Case Manager)

• Advanced into leadership to manage, supervise, mentor and train a multidisciplinary clinical team, ensuring delivery of quality care and compliance with treatment protocols care standards and performance metrics. Led clinical team in assessment, documentation, crisis and treatment planning.

• Oversaw the behavioral health services for over 500 clients with serious mental illness (SMI).

• Triaged Title XIX and/or SMI clients at local hospitals within performance standards. A&A Cottages – Mesa, AZ Aug 2002 – Oct 2003

Supervisor

• Advanced into the Supervisor position to lead, train and support the ten person staff member team to ensure proper care and the implementation of positive and effective behavioral management techniques with the ten youth who resided in the group home.

• Oversaw the daily and overall operations in the group home, following compliance requirements and protocols.

• Represented the youth at court hearings, case staffings, and Foster Care Review Board meetings.

Education

Arizona State University – Tempe, AZ Aug 2002 – Aug 2005 Master of Social Work

University of Arizona – Tucson, AZ Aug 1996 – Dec 2001 Bachelor of Arts

* Available for Immediate Remote Employment: Full Time, Part Time or Hourly, and Travel as Necessary.

* Letters of Recommendation Available Upon Request.

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