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Ivan Gonzalez

Bakersfield

Summary

Dedicated School Social Worker offering 5 years of experience in education environments. Familiar with issues such as learning difficulties, socialization problems and emotional needs. Background working in urban areas of poverty with high population of at-risk students.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

School Social Worker

Kern High School District
08.2021 - Current


  • Provide case management by referring clients to community organizations that would best serve their needs.
  • Assess students for Tier 3 support services utilizing various counseling/therapy approaches and frameworks.
  • Developed and implemented programs to support children's mental health and well-being.
  • Collaborated with school personnel, parents and mental health providers to maintain comprehensive and integrated approach to student services.
  • Facilitated groups to address specific needs such as grief and loss, anger management and social skills.
  • Lead individualized and group counseling sessions with children and families.
  • Built solid and trusting rapport with children and families, fostering trust and communication to meet each student's needs.
  • Support students, teachers and families during crisis situations.
  • Collaborated in Multi-Tier Systems of Support meetings with school faculty to ensure students were receiving the appropriate resources to succeed in the district.

School Social Worker Intern

Bakersfield City School District
08.2019 - 05.2021
  • Developed assessment interviewing skills to explore student (K-8th) engagement to gain precise case conceptualization to treat student behaviors or symptoms properly in treatment plan
  • Collaborated in Multi-Tier Systems of Support meetings with school faculty to ensure students were receiving the appropriate resources to succeed in the district
  • Knowledgeable in current prevention and intervention programs/strategies for students utilizing the Positive Behavior Interventions and Support tiers
  • Facilitated family therapy sessions between children, caregivers, and siblings to remediate conflict and build healthy relationships

Education

Master's - Social Work

Cal State University
Bakersfield, CA
05.2021

Bachelor of Arts - Social Welfare

University of California Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
05.2017

Skills

  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
  • Report Writing
  • Rapport & Trust Building
  • Counseling services
  • Individual counseling
  • Emotional support
  • Data collection and management
  • Risk assessments
  • Reporting
  • Suicide prevention
  • Crisis intervention
  • Grief counseling

Certification

Pupil Personal Service Credential 2021

Child Welfare Credential 2021

Languages

Spanish
Native or Bilingual
English
Native or Bilingual

Timeline

School Social Worker

Kern High School District
08.2021 - Current

School Social Worker Intern

Bakersfield City School District
08.2019 - 05.2021

Bachelor of Arts - Social Welfare

University of California Berkeley

Master's - Social Work

Cal State University
Ivan Gonzalez