Sara Hafer

• Provide individual and group counseling services to students with social/emotional and/or behavioral needs • Provide crisis intervention counseling • Create measurable/observable treatment goals to include in the student’s IEP (Individualized Education Plan) • Provide social work services to students and families • Collaborate and consult with teachers, school staff and parents, attend school meetings and IEPs. • Provide parent counseling and training for parents to assist parents in understanding their child’s needs and child development • Assist staff in completing required paperwork to make a referral to the Intensive Social Emotional Services Program • Assess barriers to student’s academic success • Perform clerical duties such as typing reports and completing appropriate documentation of services • Prepare for, conduct and participate in in-service training programs. ,

• As a wellness counselor, my responsibilities included providing individual counseling services to students with social/emotional and/or behavioral needs. • Created measurable and observable treatment goals for students and monitored and documented student progress towards goals. • Established and maintained cooperative and effective working relationships with school and agency staff and families. • Organized schedule to provide optimal and equitable access to participating students. • Performed clerical duties such as session notes, collecting and reporting data.

• As a marriage and family therapist intern, my responsibilities included facilitating CBT, psycho-educational, and processes group with high-risk adolescents in a school setting. • Attended training in implementing CBT and psycho-educational groups. • Coordinated with teachers and school counselors regarding safety concerns. • Created and implemented curriculum for group therapy with high-risk high school students. • Maintained and documented progress notes.

•As a residential counselor in a short-term residential therapeutic program (STRTP), my responsibilities included managing the facility assigned and providing leadership within the facility. •Assisted youth who are dependents or wards of the court with therapeutic interventions and communication in accordance to their needs and service plans. •Instructed youth with co-occurring disorders in self-maintenance, life skills, coping skills, advocacy skills, safety planning and in strengthening interpersonal communication skills. •Implemented trauma informed care to assist youth with medical and psychological crises, in order to facility recovery. •Assisted with all therapeutic activities such as equine therapy, art therapy and group therapy. •Demonstrated the ability to develop positive interpersonal relationships with youth, families, and placing agencies, while modeling cultural competency and diversity sensitivity. •Worked to implement treatment plans, oversee planning activities for residents, perform housekeeping chores, and distribute medications. •Maintained communication with all social workers, probation officers, lawyers, doctors, therapists and administration to ensure the best treatment plans for all residents. •Transported and supervised residents on outings including shopping trips, court dates, recreational activities, family visits and doctor’s appointments.

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