Crisis Hot Line Advocate Resume
Posted on: 2012-01-12
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Resume:
Danielle T. Edwards, Registered CSW intern
A Ginger Drive Tallahassee, Florida
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Education
Florida State University Tallahassee, FL
Master in Social Work August
Florida State University Tallahassee, FL
B.S. in Psychology with a minor in Early Childhood Development May
Daytona Beach State College Daytona Beach, FL
Associate of Arts in General Studies May
Registered Clinical Social Worker Intern
Relevant Courses
§ Child Psychology
§ Mental Health and Child Welfare
§ Abnormal Psychology
§ Ecological Context
§ Family Counseling
§ Psychology of African America
§ Child Growth and Development
§ Psychology of personality
§ Psychopathology
§ Human Sexuality
§ Crisis Intervention
§ Theories and Models
§ Social Work in Health Care Setting
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Experience
Refuge House July -current
Crisis Hot Line Advocate
- Provide crisis intervention, counseling, and advocacy to victims of domestic and sexual violence and significant others.
- Facilitate support groups for victims.
- Assist victims through the injunction process and provide court accompaniment when possible.
- Update and maintain accurate records of clients served and collect statistics on services provided. Submit monthly statistics on time. Complete a monthly report to include all program information.
- Provide community presentations and professional trainings and plan public awareness events in April and October.
- Recruit and coordinate training for volunteers. Provide supervision and follow-up to volunteers.
- Develop and maintain cooperative relationships with law enforcement, victim assistance programs, health care, and social service providers. Participate in Task Force meetings.
- Participate in a minimum of hours of annual training.
- Attend required meetings.
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HOPE Community/Family Dorm May -July
Pre-master internship
- Conducted screening before accepting residents into the program
- Assessed residents’ needs
- Developed individual service plan
- Met with residents on a weekly basis to review their goals
- Connected the residents with needed community resources
State Wide Inpatient Psychiatric Program/Devereux Florida
Pre-master internship January -March
- Assisted in the development of individual treatment plan
- Prepared doctors’ notes for each client
- Assisted in with bio-psychosocial and other intake assessment
- Conducted individual and family therapy
- Provided input to modify clients’ behavior plan
DISC Village Inc. Sisters in Sobriety
Substance Abuse Counselor September –November
- Developed individual treatment plans independent
- Conducted individual, group, and family counseling sessions
- Overall client management including appointment setting and coordination
- Facilitated different psycho-education classes
- Prepared for monthly case staffing,
- Facilitated extracurricular activities such as camping trips and outings
Florida State Hospital
Creole and French Interpreter/translator October -Febuary
§ Interpreted oral communication from English to Creole and French
§ Translated written legal documents from English to Creole and French
§ Assisted in patients’ competency assessment
Florida State University Marriage and Family Therapy
Administrative Assistant January –May
- Conducted case management including appointment setting, and interagency coordination
- Supervised court ordered visitation between parent and child
- Prepare files for client intake appointments
- Made follow-up calls to clients who fail to attend mandated services
- Maintained files, answered the phone, received payment from the recipients of therapy
Easter Seal
Pre-school Teacher Assistant May -August
- Supervised and ensured safety of the students
- Assisted students in activities such as coloring, reading, individual and group play
- Prepare lesson plan
- Assisted the teacher with needed activity
Florida School for the Deaf and Blind
Tutor November -May
Tutored students in French and Spanish
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Volunteer Work
Children’s Home Society of Florida
Apalachee Center
Calvary Christian Center
Served as a Peer Educator at Florida State University
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Special Skills/Training
Co-occurring Disorder Training
Sexually Reactive Children Training
Psychotropic Medication Considerations Training
HIV/AIDS Training
Family Counseling Training
Good listening skills
NASW member
Suicide Prevention and Assessment Training
Ethics Training
Adult and Child CPR certified
Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint,
Speak Creole and French