Experienced Social Worker

LONJETE’ T. GARLAND, LSW, LMSW, ACSW

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EDUCATION

University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA May 1996

Master of Social Work: Health Dynamics

Syracuse University Syracuse, NY May 1994

Bachelor of Science: Child & Family Studies

Concentration: Child Development * Minor: Psychology

HUMAN SERVICE EXPERIENCE

Social Work PRN: Temporary Employment Agency Montclair, NJ 11/10-Present

High Focus Centers – Freehold Office

Clinician Adolescent Psychiatric (Full-time Temp)

• Provide individual, family and group counseling for Partial Care &

Intensive Outpatient Programs patients with serious emotional disturbances

• Conduct daily intensive community, psycho-educational, multi-modal and open process groups

• Complete daily and weekly progress notes

• Complete and update individual treatment plans

• Coordinate transition planning to education program

Delta T-Group Temporary Employment Agency Bryn Mawr, PA 07/10-10/10

Perform Care: New Jersey Children’s System of Care Hamilton, NJ

Care Coordinator (Full-Time Temp 570 hours)

• Performed telephonic screening, triage and care reviews, referrals and service authorizations

• Provided telephonic liaison with community-based organizations to assure timely

and appropriate access to care for routine, urgent, and emergency referrals

• Ensured continuity of care through contact with providers, CMO, Mobile Response,

Youth Case Management and families

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Charlotte, NC 08/07-08/09

School Social Worker: Wilson Middle School

• Co-Facilitated Intervention Team

• Co-Chaired Truancy Intervention Team

• Co-Facilitated High Flyers Program - (Positive Behavior Intervention & Support)

• Provided crisis intervention to students & families

• Collaborated with community agencies

• Facilitated individual & group counseling efforts

• Conducted home visits

Mecklenburg County Department of Social Services Charlotte, NC 07/06-3/07

Youth & Family Services

Senior Social Worker- Permanency Planning

• Participated in Shared Parenting with biological parents and foster parents

• Prepared court summaries, family service agreements and reviews

• Collaborated with Substance Abuse Agencies, Criminal Justice System

• Acted as legal guardian for children in foster care

• Coordinated medical, dental, optical and therapeutic appointments

The Youth Success Network Freehold, NJ 9/05-6/06

Intensive In-Community Specialist (P/T)

• Provided clinically supervised in-home support services for guardians and

children with behavioral and emotional disturbances

Asbury Park Board of Education Asbury Park, NJ 3/05-6/06

School Social Worker: Alternative Middle School

• Member of Child Study Team

• Provided crisis intervention to students & families

• Collaborated with community agencies

• Facilitated individual & group counseling efforts

• Assisted with the behavior management program

School Social Worker: Extended School Year Summer Session Asbury Park, NJ 6/05-8/05

• Provided individual and group counseling to special education students

State of New Jersey Juvenile Justice Commission Bordentown, NJ 11/01-2/05

Social Worker I: Juvenile Medium Security Facility (JMSF)

• Provided individual counseling & crisis intervention to incarcerated males ages 14-20

• Co-coordinated & Co-facilitated Child Study Team Efforts: IEP & Evaluations

• Assisted visit Sergeant & Custody with Sunday family visitation program

• Completed State Parole Board reports; Re-Entry Initiative Coordinator

• Assisted in juvenile sex offender treatment

• Collaborated with Public Defender, DYFS, Aftercare & Parole Services

The Research Foundation of SUNY HSCB Brooklyn, NY 9/98-3/00

Program Coordinator: Adolescent Education Program

• Coordinated & supervised peer education program of 25 peers & Outreach Counselor

• Provided technical assistance to community-based organizations

• Co-chaired annual youth conference

• Coordinated monthly reports & evaluation tools for research associate

• Developed & implemented training curriculum

St. Joseph Services for Children & Families Brooklyn, NY 2/97-8/98

Case Manager: Specialized Treatment for AIDS Related Services

• Provided clinical services for HIV infected/affected children and families

• Provided direct counseling, advocacy, permanency planning, and referrals

• Coordinated medical, psychological and diagnostic appointments

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated

Kappa Omicron Nu Honor Society

National Association of Social Workers

Past Member: Bedford Stuyvesant/Crown Heights HIV Care Network: Steering Committee

Past Member: Brooklyn Adolescent Service Network Providers for AIDS Prevention

Past Member: HIV Health & Human Services Planning Council: Voting Member Health Services Workgroup

Past Member: Ryan White Title I Supportive Counseling Outcomes Committee

Past Member: Sexuality Educators’ Network of New York City

Past Leadership Council Member: Safe Passage for Central Brooklyn Teens of Vanguard Urban Improvement Association

PRESENTATIONS

Panelist: Best Practices Symposium: HIV & Women SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn

Trainer: Behavior Modification Curriculum Juvenile Justice Commission

Participant: Rehabilitation Initiative Juvenile Justice Commission

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCES

Juvenile Conference Committee Member: Superior Court of New Jersey Monmouth Vicinage 2010-Present

Girl Scout Co-Leader - Daisy Troop #3699: Hornets Nest Council 2006-2009

Vice President of Home Owners Association: Eastfield Meadows Development 2008-2010

LICENSURES AND CERTIFICATIONS

Academy of Certified Social Workers Credential (ACSW)

New Jersey Certified School Social Worker

New Jersey Licensed Social Worker #44SL05036500

New York Licensed Master Social Worker #056229

New York Certified School Social Worker #1325621

North Carolina Certified School Social Worker

Gerontology Certificate: Gerontology Institute of New Jersey Center for Social Work Practice

• The Aging Factor: Psycho-Social Aspects of Aging

• Depression In Older Adults: Assessment and Treatment

• MDS 3.0: New Quality Measures 2004

• Innovations in Group Work

• Alzheimer’s Update – Change in Mind

o New Advances in Understanding & Treating Alzheimer’s Disease

o Cultural Change in Long Term Care

o Keys to Communication with Dementia Patients

o Designing Palliative Care in LTC & Alzheimer’s Care Settings

o Environmental Design as a Therapeutic Tool

o Empathetic Approach to Understanding the Disoriented Older Adult

o Managing Early, Mid-Stage and End Stage Dementia

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy and Change

Research Assistant for Dr. Robin Goldberg-Glen

Topic: Grandparents as Primary Caregivers

Funding Source: American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)

Duties: Interviewed over seventy grandparents for the purpose of identifying their concerns

Provided community referrals to address their concerns and needs

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