Hannah Metz
Riverside
Summary
Licensed Clinical Social Work professional prepared for impactful roles in mental health and community support. Experienced with providing evidence-based practices, assessment, intervention planning, and crisis management. Recognized for reliability, ensuring adaptive responses to evolving client needs and team goals.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Student Health Specialist
Moreno Valley College Student Health & Psychological Services
07.2023 - Current
- Deliver individual therapy through assessment, treatment planning, and ongoing documentation.
- Deliver crisis support services, including risk assessment, stabilization, and appropriate escalation/referral.
- Develop and implement programmatic initiatives under a SAMHSA Suicide Prevention Grant, supporting measurable outcomes.
- Facilitate QPR Gatekeeper training delivery and community outreach tied to suicide prevention objectives.
- Assisted in clinical training by supervising BSW interns and mentoring MFT and MSW trainees, fostering professional development.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to enhance service delivery and client care through improved workflows.
Social Work Intern
Moreno Valley College Student Health & Psychological Services
08.2022 - 05.2023
- Conducted weekly mental health therapy sessions for students, including individual assessments and evidence-based treatment plans.
- Led weekly wellness psychoeducational groups (e.g., motivation, anxiety reduction, sleep hygiene).
- Completed biopsychosocial assessments for new clients and scheduled case management appointments based on clinical needs.
- Conducted outreach events to promote mental health awareness, reduce stigma and increase awareness of available services.
Social Work Intern
Colton Joint Unified School District
08.2021 - 04.2022
- Delivered weekly school-based mental health counseling to students, effectively addressing diverse needs across 1st to 12th grades.
- Created and facilitated psychoeducational resiliency curriculum for elementary students, enhancing coping skills and emotional well-being.
- Performed biopsychosocial assessments, DSM diagnoses, and treatment plans while coordinating case management referrals to community resources.
- Completed thorough training focusing on the mental health treatment process, social work ethics, crisis intervention, proper documentation and Community Resiliency Model (CRM).
- Maintained thorough case records and detailed interdisciplinary notes.
- Filed CPS reports based on California laws and protocols.
Volunteer Crisis Counselor
Crisis Text Line
09.2018 - 08.2020
- Engaged in empathetic communication with texters experiencing diverse mental health issues, fostering a supportive environment.
- Aided texters in navigating their emotional challenges to ease their crisis and examine coping strategies and resources for their circumstances.
- Delivered referral links to support resources and coping skills.
- Consulted with licensed mental health professionals who supervise the Crisis Text Line platform.
Education
Master of Social Work -
California State University San Bernardino
San Bernardino05-2023
Bachelor of Arts - Sociology
University of California Riverside
Riverside06-2020
Skills
- Cognitive behavioral therapy
- Individual therapy
- Suicide prevention
- Psychosocial assessments
- Clinical documentation
- Evidence-based practices
Specialized Trainings
- Suicide prevention & crisis: Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality (CAMS), CBT for Suicide Prevention (CBT-SP), SBIRT, QPR Gatekeeper Instructor, ASIST, SafeTALK, Know the Signs.
- Clinical interventions: CBT & Exposure Techniques, CBT: A Clinical Perspective, Motivational Interviewing, Seeking Safety, DSM-5 Cultural Formulation and Interview Training, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT).
- Trauma-informed: ACES Aware.
- Mandated reporting: California Child Abuse Mandated Reporter Training (Mental Health & Social Workers).
- Telehealth: NASW Telehealth Training.
- LGBTQ+ training: RUHS Behavioral Health “LGBTQ Training Series: Transgender Foundations.”
Timeline
Student Health Specialist
Moreno Valley College Student Health & Psychological Services
07.2023 - Current
Social Work Intern
Moreno Valley College Student Health & Psychological Services
08.2022 - 05.2023
Social Work Intern
Colton Joint Unified School District
08.2021 - 04.2022
Volunteer Crisis Counselor
Crisis Text Line
09.2018 - 08.2020
Bachelor of Arts - Sociology
University of California Riverside
Master of Social Work -
California State University San Bernardino