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Sharon Weiner
600 South 24th Street Philadelphia PA 19146 | ------------ | ------------
Education
MSW, SOCIAL WORK | MAY 2011 | UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, BALTIMORE | CUMULATIVE GPA: 3.93
B.S., PSYCHOLOGY | MAY 2008 | JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY
Experience
SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKER | MASTERY CHARTER SCHOOLS | FEBRUARY 2019-CURRENT
· Provides individual and group counseling session for students on assigned caseload to address specific emotional, social, and behavioral needs in order to improves on their outcomes in the classroom
· Attends to behavioral health crisis situations that arise in the school and serves as a viable resource to at-risk students throughout the day
· Provides appropriate resources to families as needed

SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKER | ST. COLETTA OF GREATER WASHINGTON | MARCH 2015-NOVEMBER 2018
· Conducts social-emotional assessments and other direct clinical assessments for identified students in the school
· Provides individual and group counseling sessions for students with intellectual disabilities and other diagnoses (i.e. Autism) while also assisting students, staff, and parents in dealing with crisis situations
· Develops, writes, and implements IEP goals for students who receive counseling services
· Monitors student attendance and assists in truancy cases in accordance with current policies and procedures
· Provides trainings to school staff on Abuse and Neglect and Family Life lessons to older students in the school (including various topics such as peer pressure, healthy living, and positive self-esteem)
· Maintains a relationship with families of the students and provides community resources and other helpful tools to parents who need assistance with housing, child care, etc.
· Assist parents with developing a plan for the students who are transitioning out of the school and helping to connect them to adult disability services
· Co-supervised an MSW student two days a week during the previous school year

SCHOOL-BASED AND OUTPATIENT THERAPIST | CATHOLIC CHARITIES-VILLA MARIA | JULY 2011-MARCH 2015
· Conducts psychosocial assessments in order to map out treatment goals and to identify the needs and strengths of the client
· Implements individual treatment plans with direct client involvement including establishing the goals and expectations for treatment, ensuring the appropriate level of care, and to identify realistic needs for client
· Completes discharge planning for both child and adult clients, including reviewing client outcomes and achieved goals, and connecting clients to additional resources
· Provides individual and family psychotherapy for clients who suffer from a range of mental health issues, along with planning and implementing therapy lessons for the therapeutic after-school program clients
· Develops and maintains positive relationships with family members, while utilizing a team approach by involving school staff, other therapists, and psychiatrists in treatment


OUTPATIENT THERAPIST-INTERN | CATHOLIC CHARITIES-VILLA MARIA | SEPT. 2010-APRIL 2011
· Provided individual and family psychotherapy in low-income neighborhoods both in-home and in the clinic setting, while demonstrating sensitivity to diverse client backgrounds
· Maintained accurate, confidential, and detailed contact notes after every individual or family therapy session
· Obtained knowledge of various community resources and educated clients and families as appropriate to client needs

SCHOOL SOCIAL WORK INTERN | MARY ANN WINTERLING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | SEPT. 2009-JUNE 2010
· Provided individual counseling and play therapy to students with behavioral and emotional problems and disabilities
· Co-lead peer relation groups for kindergarten students geared to the student’s developmental skills
· Assisted with crisis interventions for clients who required more intensive educational and clinical services
Skills & Credentials
CERTIFICATION/ACCOMPLISHMENTS
· LCSW
· Recommended in previous job for a short- term workgroup focused on developing best practices for therapists that could be recorded and incorporated in trainings, orientations, and policies
· Reached and exceeded the required volume of service requirement and earned a yearly bonus during three fiscal years in previous job