Social Worker / Counselor / Therapist

Susan Hooker

P.O. Box ****

Owings Mills, Maryland 21117

*********@*****.*** e-mail address

314-***-**** Cellular Phone #

Objective To further use my skills gained by Masters in Social Work education, work experiences and life experiences to better help protect children and service their families.

Education 1992 – Maryville University-Creve Coeur, MO

BS in Psychology – GPA 3.6/4.0 (major)

2001 – St. Louis University-St. Louis, MO

Masters in Social Work-GPA 3.7

License LCSW-C - Maryland- current

Professional experience Full Time Employment 10/04 to 09/2009

Bon Secours Baltimore Mental Health System

School Based Mental Health Therapist

• Responsible for mental health assessments of all regular education students at 2 Baltimore City Elementary Schools

• Weekly therapy of currently 39 students including Grief, Anger and Social Skills Groups, family therapy and individual therapy using both CBT, play, TFCBT, and other modalities

• Training of staff

• Attend school meetings especially SST

• Attend monthly Directors Meeting representing Bon Secours

• Providing adult therapy, both group and individual, during vacations and the summer.

• Supervision to 1 social work intern

Addendum to Bon Secours Hospital:

Besides being the School Based Therapist,

1. I have worked at the Emergency Room twice to three times a month accessing for admission adults.

2. I have a small work load of 35 adults mental health clients which I do monthly individual and group therapy with

3. I run anger management/stress groups and self esteem for adults

4. I cover other therapists when they are absent

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Part-Time Employment 03/08 to Present

Quadrant Health Systems

Rehabilitation Specialist 10/09 to Present - 20 hours per week

• Interact with various agencies to obtain clients

• Assess clients and for appropriateness for service

• Design treatment plan including interventions for each client

• Supervise staff of 10 counselors

• Design note and referral forms

• Read note and evaluate

• Design training

Mental Health Therapist-20hrs+ per week

 Mental Health Assessments

 Individual, Family and Group therapy for both children and adults.

 Interaction and planning with PRP, psychiatrists, DSS and school personnel for the betterment of the child or adult

 Worked with 14 male adult addicts with problems ranging from schizophrenia, PTSD, depression to adjustment disorder

Self Employed-Consulting 04/02 to 02/08

Companies:

People In Need

Baltimore City Department of Health-Maternal and Infant Nursing Program (M&I)-Social Worker

Kennedy Krieger-Gilmore Elementary School Therapist

Franklin Group Homes-Social Worker

Woodlawn Therapeutic Foster Care Program-Social Worker

Simone’s Clinical Therapeutic In-Home Services, Inc-In-Home Therapist

Shepherd Pratt Hospital-Geriatric Social Worker

Social Worker-M&I

Assessment of high risk pregnant mothers

Case management and education of high risk pregnant mothers and their resultant infants

Supervision of two associates

In-Home Therapist

Weekly individual and group therapy for 10 clients and their families

Did psycho-socials, and assessments timely

Geriatric Social Worker

Responsible to do Psycho-socials, 24 hour contact with family members, family conferencing and discharge planning

3 weekly rounds

MTP (multiple discipline treatment plan) and TPR (treatment plan review)

Responsible for completion of Forms 3871 and PASRR for placement

08/01- 04/02 –First Home Care-Washington, DC- Therapeutic Foster Social Worker

Responsible for Home Studies on possible foster parents

Weekly monitor and assess ten therapeutic foster children and their foster parents

Case management of ten therapeutic foster children

Worked with multi-discipline team

Court Appearances and writing court reports

04/01 to 10/01 –Edgemeade-Maryland - CAIRS Group Home Therapist

Individual Therapy for 10 young men

Family therapy when indicated

Worked with multi-discipline team

Psycho-socials, treatment plans, reviews and discharge summaries

COA Group

09/00-01/011- Life Crisis Services-Missouri - Practicum Student

Crisis Hotline- Used the “V-model” of crisis intervention

Worked with a diverse population

Provided telephone counseling service-using solution-focused brief therapy

Home studies on elderly to determine eligibility for Meals On Wheels

01/00-04/01–SouthPointe Hospital-Missouri

Social Worker PRN (7/00-04/01) & Practicum Student (01/00-07/00)

Psycho-social assessments

Discharge planning for various hospital populations

Designed and offered group therapy program

Interacted with staff and patients

01/94-4/01–Missouri Division of Family Services-Missouri

Child Abuse and Neglect Assessment Social Worker II (10/98-04/01) & Child Abuse and Neglect Intake Social Service Worker I (01/00-07/00)

Assess if Family in Crisis & Access safety of the child

Empower family-using strength based intervention therapy

Case management

Dealt with Family Court Juvenile Division, various school districts, hospitals, other community agencies and the police

References available on Request

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