Social Worker
Resume:
Melanie Jones Meijering
**** ******** ****, **********, ** 75007
***********@*****.***
Objective Secure a professional social work position
Profile • Nearly 20 experiences as a professional social worker.
• Goal-oriented individual with strong leadership capabilities.
• Organized, highly motivated, and detail-directed problem solver.
• Proven ability to work in unison with staff, volunteers, parents, and board of directors.
Education 1986 Bachelor of Social work, Kearney State College, Kearney, NE
1988 Masters of Social Work, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, NE
Relevant Experience & Accomplishments
Program Coordination/Management and Supervision
• Developed yearly budget for state wide program.
• Wrote grants, secured funding and established office sites for statewide program.
• Directed recruitment and retention of staff.
• Formulated, wrote, and implemented new employee orientation manuals.
• Supervised other campus counselors on learning different regulations, accommodations and techniques for working with teachers.
• Co wrote safety procedures for campus school wide safety.
• Worked with parents of students with learning differences to provide a support group for those parents and link with the school administration.
Direct Service Experience
• Provided family therapy to chemically impacted families.
• Provided individual and family therapy in a medical facility.
• Provided individual and family therapy in private practice setting.
• Provided individual therapy to children of sexual, physical and emotional abuse in an out of office setting
• Provided group education experience for adoptive parents.
• Provided individual and family therapy in a non profit setting as a contract therapist.
• Counseled students on defining career and work related goals and objectives
• Advocated for accommodations for students with learning differences
• Provided crisis management to children and families
• Provided therapy services to children and their families
• Facilitated on-going student education on drugs, alcohol and other social issues relevant to the student body today.
• Advocated for student accommodations with the College Board•
Employment Substitute Teacher, Carrollton Farmers Branch Independent School District, Carrollton, TX
Substitute teach in the classroom in various elementary and middle schools in the school district
Upper School Counselor, Wichita Collegiate School, Wichita, KS
Provided counseling and support to students and families in an independent school setting. Liaison with community mental health and medical providers and testing facilitators. Served as an Advisor with a group of students. Coordinated speakers and special programs to educate students on various issues with drug/alcohol usage, student bullying, cyber safety, eating disorders etc. Responsible for the Pro Humanitate community service group; facilitated meetings with the students and supervised community projects.
2008-Current
2006-2008
Contract Therapist, Catholic Charities, Wichita, KS
Provided mental health services to individuals, couples and families on a contractual basis.
2005-2006
Contract Therapist, Communities in Schools, Wichita, KS
Provided mental health services to students at Alcott Academy Alternative School. Filled in for therapist that was deployed. Short term position working with students who if not at the school would otherwise would be incarcerated.
Psychotherapist, Children’s Advocacy Center, St. Joseph, MO
Provided psychotherapy to children who have experienced sexual, physical or emotional abuse or witnessed domestic violence. Provided in home support services to families unable to travel to the office. Testified in court in support of the prosecution of offenders.
Psychotherapist, Private Practice, Omaha, NE
Maintained practice providing therapy services to children, adults and families.
2004-2005
2000-2003
1994-2000
1994-1997
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