Lacy Canton, LCSW 117157

• Hired to create a new program from the ground up. Introducing the first Wellness Center in the San Ramon Valley Unified school district.
• Responsible for creating protocol, policy, data collecting, procedure guidelines, and programming and promotion of services.
• Provide therapeutic support, crisis intervention, social and education engagement opportunities, and social service support to students, staff, and families.
• Integrated myself into the school community as a CSF advisor for 3 years, Link Crew Orientation Leader, and sole organizer of our Neighbor 2 Neighbor holiday program supporting 275+ students in need through the holidays.
• Created community partnerships and sought resources to ensure the needs of our most vulnerable populations could be met.

Provide support to families through the post-partum transition. Offering coaching, practical and emotional care, and bonding in the first 1-4 months of welcoming a child into their lives. Positive reviews and profile available on Yelp.

• Provide school-based individual and group mental health support to Alameda Unified School District middle school students
• Plan, organize, and promote various community building activities surrounding mental health awareness at school sites
• Developed goal-oriented psychoeducational and activity therapy groups to improve the student's level of functioning and success
• Provided comprehensive case management services, including creating treatment plans and connecting clients and families to appropriate resources.

• Provide school-based mental health services and support to San Leandro School District Elementary and Middle school youth
• Utilize DSM-V to provide client diagnosis, assessment, billing support, and create and implement treatment plans.
• Mediation and conflict resolution among individuals, peer groups, and families; engaging and empowering community members to support one another
• Collected 980 services hours with a variety of cultures and identities for degree completion requirement.

• Intervened in crisis situations to protect residents and others
• Conducted competency-based, interactive interviews to identify client needs
• Directed client service with an emphasis on reducing dependency on public assistance and increasing client self-sufficiency
• Case management including maintaining case files, referrals, and all documentation for client services