Social Worker
Resume:
Toby D. Howell, LCSW
***********@*****.***
Houston, TX 77092
Resume
Licensed Clinical Social Worker – The last two plus years have focused on honing therapeutic skills. I have a proven track record with effectively providing group therapy through which many clients experience their own self-worth, dignity, value, and relatedness. I have experience within multiple interdisciplinary teams; as well as, in providing psychotherapy in both English and Spanish to adults, children, and families; intensive case management services; serving in hospital, partial hospitalization, non-profit, and school environments. I am skilled at honoring my word; as well as, working effectively with and within systems.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
October 2007 – February 2010 DAPA Houston, TX
Social Worker/ Psychotherapist
Collaborated with clients/patients on comprehensive psychosocial assessments; Provided group and individual psychotherapy; preformed as an integral member of multidisciplinary teams; both in Partial Hospital Hospitalization and Intensive Psych-hospital settings where responsibilities included individual, group, and family therapy as well as intensive case management service; therapeutic practice model is transtheoretical founded on existential and dialectic behavior theories.
August 2006 – April 2007 El Centro de Corazon Houston, TX
Social Work Intern
January 2006 – June 2006 Communities in Schools (CIS) Houston, TX
Social Work Intern
July 2002 – February 2006 Amigos Volunteers in Education Houston, TX
and Services (A.V.E.S.)
Case Management
Provided social case management for a HIV positive, primarily monolingual Spanish speaking, population; completed comprehensive psychosocial assessments and collaborated on service plans; established rapport, empowered client to fulfill their goals, and taught clients to effectively use the systems available and access services; further I developed networks with representatives of outside agencies including private, non-profit, hospital, and governmental.
EDUCATION
University of Houston – Master of Social Work Houston, TX
May 2007.
University of Houston – B.A. in Psychology/ Minor in Spanish
May 2002 Magna Cum Laude, and Deans List
Volunteer Experience
2006 – 2007 Southwest and Houston Group Therapy Conferences
1997 – 1998 Harris County Emergency Medical Technician
Association
National Association of Social Work and American Group Psychotherapy Association
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