Crisis Hot Line Advocate

Danielle T. Edwards, Registered CSW intern

3202A Ginger Drive Tallahassee, Florida 32308

(386) 589.1211

[email protected]

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Education

 

Florida State University                                                                                Tallahassee, FL

            Master in Social Work                                                                                     August 2011

      Florida State University                                                                                Tallahassee, FL

            B.S. in Psychology with a minor in Early Childhood Development                 May 2008

Daytona Beach State College                                                                       Daytona Beach, FL

            Associate of Arts in General Studies                                                                May 2006

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 2011-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 24 hours of annual training.
• Attend required meetings.

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HOPE Community/Family Dorm                                                            May 2011-July 2011

            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 2011-March 2011

• 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 2008 –November 2010

• 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 2007-Febuary 2008

§  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 2007–May 2008

• 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 2004-August 2004

• 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 2002-May 2004

▪                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