SAMANTHA TAKETA
Oakland,CA
Summary
Passionate, tender, engaged social worker and therapist for mission-driven organizations. Excels at welcoming all our parts, working on interdisciplinary teams, and leading with curiosity and compassion. Bridging individual healing with transformational change in society.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Mental Health Clinician
Fred Finch Youth and Family Services
03.2024 - 04.2025
- Provided assertive community treatment services and care coordination for diverse caseload of ~14 at-risk youth or young adults experiencing mental health symptoms, & their families in residential & community locations including homes, psychiatric emergency settings, clinics, crisis residential treatment centers, shelters, etc.
- Collaborated on multidisciplinary team of clinicians, employment specialists, peer mentors, family health partners, & medication providers
- Completed clinical documentation, attended weekly individual & group supervision, conducted treatment planning & case presentations
Advanced Clinical Intern
New England Conservatory Counseling Center
11.2022 - 05.2023
- Offered weekly individual psychotherapy to caseload of 20 undergraduate, graduate, & international students
- Completed electronic documentation & assessments in timely manner
- Developed & conducted psycho-educational programming & outreach services to student population of ~800
Land Site Director
Courageous Sailing Center for Youth, Inc.
06.2022 - 08.2022
- Supported summer academic enrichment program for ~60 incoming fourth and fifth graders enrolled in Boston Public Schools
- Supervised 8 high school-age team leaders
- Developed, taught weekly social-emotional learning lessons to groups of 12-17 students
- Served as point of contact for parents and land activities
Family Services Social Work Intern
Family Nurturing Center of Massachusetts
09.2021 - 05.2022
- Assisted weekly child welfare-based parenting classes and toddler play groups
- Administered (occasionally in Spanish) child development assessments, Welcome Baby kits to new mothers, and surveys to connect families to local resources
- Engaged with families in Spanish while managing diaper and clothing resource center
AmeriCorps Health Fellow
LifeLong Medical Care
11.2020 - 07.2021
- Provided health coaching, social-emotional support, & case management to individuals in the Bay Area receiving MediCal
- Co-trained cohort of 15 Spanish-speaking community health workers
- Supported COVID-19 vaccine roll-out during pandemic at four Federally Qualified Health Centers in the Bay Area
Case Management Intern
Refugee Resettlement Office
01.2020 - 03.2020
- Provided low-threshold case management to caseload of six
- Accompanied clients to service appointments throughout Seattle to provide advocacy, emotional support, and translation/interpretation services
- Conducted lone source of translation/interpretation for Spanish-speaking clients at office
Intensive Case Management & Food Security Intern
International Rescue Committee
06.2019 - 08.2019
- Supported individuals with refugee or asylum status who faced significant challenges during resettlement
- Clients included survivors of torture, women at-risk, & LGBTQ refugees
- Increased food security for newly arrived families
- Co-facilitated week-long summer camp for clients' children, ages 8-14
Education
Master of Social Work - Trauma Informed, Clinical Mental Health Concentration
Boston College
Boston, MA05-2023
BA - Medical Anthropology & Global Health
University of Washington
Seattle, WA06-2020
Skills
- Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths (CANS) assessment
- ICD-10 procedure coding
- Crisis intervention
- Clinical electronic documentation (Welligent, EPIC, Pyramed)
- HIPAA compliance
- Conversational Spanish
- Therapeutic modalities: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (& CBT for psychosis), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Internal Family Systems Therapy, Narrative Therapy, & somatic & mindfulness techniques
Licensure
Associate Clinical Social Worker
California Board of Behavioral Sciences
License Number: 118566
Trainings
- Integrative Somatic Trauma Therapy Certificate, 60hrs, The Embody Lab (in progress)
- Liberation Eating Disorder Education Foundations Training with Alameda County Behavioral Health, 36hrs (completed)
Timeline
Mental Health Clinician
Fred Finch Youth and Family Services
03.2024 - 04.2025
Advanced Clinical Intern
New England Conservatory Counseling Center
11.2022 - 05.2023
Land Site Director
Courageous Sailing Center for Youth, Inc.
06.2022 - 08.2022
Family Services Social Work Intern
Family Nurturing Center of Massachusetts
09.2021 - 05.2022
AmeriCorps Health Fellow
LifeLong Medical Care
11.2020 - 07.2021
Case Management Intern
Refugee Resettlement Office
01.2020 - 03.2020
Intensive Case Management & Food Security Intern
International Rescue Committee
06.2019 - 08.2019
Master of Social Work - Trauma Informed, Clinical Mental Health Concentration
Boston College
BA - Medical Anthropology & Global Health
University of Washington
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