Resume

• 1999

  Master in Social Work

  University of Chicago

• 1991

  Bachelor Degrees

  Psychology and Women's Studies

  University of Massachusetts

  Amherst

• Fitness

  Mental Health Counseling

  Higher Education

  Dance

  Treatment

  Team Building

  Event Management

  Personal Development

  Program Development

  Crisis Intervention

  Flom

  LCSW

  Flom

  LCSW

  Northeastern Illinois University

  Hospice of Integrated Health Services

  Loyola University Chicago

  Joliet Junior College

  Mind and Body Balance

  LLC

  Services of Will County

  Metropolitan Family Services

  The University of Chicago

  Chicago

  IL

  Teach Introduction to Social Work and HBSE to undergraduate students.

  Adjunct Faculty

  Northeastern Illinois University

  Romeoville

  IL

  Taught Introduction to Psychology and Sociology courses to undergraduate students.

  Adjunct Faculty

  Joliet Junior College

  Teach graduate level courses focused on Human Development and the Social Environment and Family Systems.

  The University of Chicago

  Internship Coordinator

  Assessed students’ readiness and performance in fieldwork and advised students on field placements

  academic objectives

  and professional goals. Supervised 15 field liaisons

  the first level field coordinator

  and graduate interns. Organized a variety of in–service training opportunities for field instructors. Processed students’ concerns and successes regarding individual educational plan. Addressed students’ performance issues related to internships and academics. Facilitated and presented professional development events for students and field instructors. Recruited new and nurture on-going field sites to promote optimal learning for students. Collaborated with faculty and the Deans regarding academic and student matters. Participated in multiple committees with faculty to enhance and enrich the MSW program. Evaluated policies for field work

  study abroad programs and course work. Developed and taught seminars focused on the integration of theory and practice

  cultural competence

  and professionalism

  Loyola University Chicago

  Loyola University Chicago

  Chicago

  IL

  Teach clinical practice graduate level courses focused on individuals and families

  assessment

  engagement skills

  treatment modalities

  cultural competence

  development and various theoretical frameworks related to social work.

  Adjunct Faculty

  Offered on-going individual and group reflective supervision to staff regarding the social-emotional needs of families and the impact it has on their workload. Counseled families with children who were born with special needs. Coordinated professional development trainings for interdisciplinary group of providers. Trained staff in relationship-based intervention

  infant mental health

  and grief and loss.

  Services of Will County

  Adoption Preservation Counselor

  Provided crisis intervention and intensive

  home-based individual and family therapy for adoptive families addressing issues of attachment

  grief/loss

  trauma

  and abuse. Facilitated parent support groups and teenage and child therapeutic groups. Assessed and evaluated families’ needs for services

  established and implemented treatment plans

  and collaborated with other programs for integrative service plans. Supervised graduate level interns focusing on family systems

  attachment and psychodynamic theories.

  Metropolitan Family Services

  Mind and Body Balance

  LLC

  Lakeview

  Provide therapy to individuals

  couples and families with issues related to grief

  loss

  trauma

  identity

  life transitions

  depression

  anxiety and relationships.

  Therapist in Private Practice

  Provided in-home counseling and palliative care to clients with terminal illnesses. Offered case management and bereavement care for families.

  Social Work Intern

  Greater Chicago Area

  Hospice of Integrated Health Services