Special Education Social Worker

SANDRA JONES-MENDOZA

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Turlock, CA 95382

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Education M. A. Counseling-Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana B. S. Sociology-University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland Marriage Family Therapist, License # MFC 20793

University of Phoenix-Teaching Credential-Multiple Subject CLAD-Clear National University-Level II- Clear Special Education Credential- Mild-/Moderate Stratford Career Institute-Drug & Alcohol Treatment Specialist PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

October 2022-Current-Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Path Mental Health LLC

I provide on-line therapy via ZOOM to individuals including adults, children, and adolescents; family therapy, and couples therapy.

October 2008-June 2022- Teacher-Special Day Class

Stockton Unified School District, Stockton, CA

In various assignments, I have taught multiple subjects to 7 th

and 8

th

grade special education students who

were designated as special needs secondary to an Individual Education Plan (IEP). I have also taught multiple subjects to general education students.

March 2007- September 2008- Social Worker V

Monterey County Human Services, Salinas, CA

As a senior social worker, I provided services, assessments, and made recommendations to the Juvenile Court for reunification or severance of parental rights regarding families whose children had been removed from parental control due to issues of child abuse and neglect. February 2003-March 2007-Teacher-Special Day Class Patterson Unified School District, Patterson, CA

I was hired as a general education teacher but presented a specialized affinity for managing special education students. As a result, a request was made for me to obtain an Education Specialist Credential. As a classroom teacher, I was assigned to teach multiple subjects to 6 th

, 7

th

, and 8

th

grade Special Education

students.

March-1998-February 2003 -Mental Health Clinician II Stanislaus County Behavioral Health and Recovery, Modesto, CA I provided counseling, assessments, diagnoses, and made academic placement recommendations for students displaying an emotional disturbance that impacted their ability to learn and maintain their placement in a regular education class.

March 1993- March 1998- Social Worker Supervisor II Merced County Human Services, Merced, CA I supervised social workers who were providing meaningful family engagement to promote the change process, that established clear, mutually established goals and, and skills-focused service delivery. We utilized behavioral, multi-systemic case-management.

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