SARAH CENGEL
(919) 419-3474 ext. 286
sarah.cengel@duke.edu
SKILLS
Bilingual in Spanish.
Clinical Social Work.
Clinical Supervision.
Mental Health Assessment and Training.
EXPERIENCE
July 2014- present Center for Child and Family Health
Child and Family Therapist
Provided outpatient therapy to parent-child dyads affected by trauma.
Durham, NC
March 2013-May 2014 Carolina Partners in Mental Healthcare, PLLC
Raleigh, NC
Outpatient Therapist
Provided office based therapy to children and adults with a variety of presenting
concerns including depression, anxiety, and family conflict.
Sept. 2008 –Feb. 2013 Healthy Families of Durham
Durham, NC
Bilingual Family Support Worker /Therapist
Engaged a caseload of fourteen families with children ages zero to three with multiple
stressors such as domestic violence, mental health concerns, and lack of social
support in therapeutic home visits targeting parenting practices and child
development.
Led fourteen week Incredible Years classes aimed at helping parents respond to
children’s challenging behaviors.
Provided therapy to children and parents in the Child Parent Psychotherapy (CPP)
model.
Sought funding for and co-led a two part, eight session parenting group on topics such
as play, nutrition, and child behavior management.
Served on the agency’s diversity committee for two years, helping implement two large
– scale diversity trainings and other smaller scale trainings.
Supervised student interns and trained new staff in program model.
Maintained active membership in the Local Interagency Coordinating Council of
Durham (LICC), the Local Access to Coordinated Healthcare (LATCH) steering
committee, and Working to Empower Spanish Speakers in the Triangle (WEST),
advocating for client population and sharing resources during meetings.
Led successful United Way campaign for agency soliciting more than twice previous
year’s funds and promoted agency via public speaking engagements.
Aug. 2007 –May 2008 UNC Center for Maternal and Infant Health Chapel Hill, NC
Student Intern (part time, 25 hours/week)
Coordinated care for prenatal patients and their infants diagnosed with a fetal anomaly
or a lethal condition.
Planned clinic visits and helped coordinate communication with healthcare providers.
Attended clinic visits with families providing support, helping with the communication
between provider and patient, and seeking ways to provide follow up support and
information.
Maintained contact with agencies relevant to patients such as Early Intervention, the
Health Department, and pediatricians to improve communication and quality of
care.
Advocated for clients by presenting and discussing psychosocial needs in weekly
multidisciplinary care conference with prenatal and pediatric specialists.
Attended relevant conferences on healthcare access, perinatal hospice, early
intervention, and minority health.
May 2007-April 2008
Student Health Action Coalition
Chapel Hill, NC
Social Work Coordinator
Recruited, trained, and led volunteers from the School of Social Work providing
services at local free clinic.
Worked with other disciplines to strengthen patient care in key areas in monthly
conferences and during clinic days.
June-July 2007
Camp MeadowWood
Chapel Hill, NC
Counselor
Planned activities and recreation for children ages 6-14 with mental health diagnoses.
Coordinated activities of senior volunteers who led the children in morning activities.
Aug. 2006 –May 2007 The Hispanic Family Center
Raleigh, NC
Student Intern
Provided case management and referrals for Latino clients.
Helped clients meet needs with regards to clothing, housing, education, employment,
and early intervention.
Learned how to conduct screenings for early intervention services.
Taught parenting classes to low income Latinos with children ages zero to five.
Assisted with coordination of interpreter training program for interpreters at local early
intervention agencies.
Attended in-service trainings and supervision meetings focusing on family centered
practice and therapy techniques.
Helped orchestrate long term planning project, helping the agency identify areas of
growth and change in service delivery.
Feb.– Nov. 2005 Centro Latino de Salud, Educación, y Cultura
Americorps VISTA Education Coordinator
 Managed financial aspects of small nonprofit.
Columbia, MO
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Supervised and coordinated summer camp and after school tutoring program acting
as a liaison between parents, the schools, and volunteers.
Evaluated educational program through surveys of all stakeholders. Made key
changes to program based on feedback.
Helped adult clients navigate social services in mid-Missouri.
EDUCATION
1999–2003
Guilford College
B.A., English with concentration in Spanish.
Aug. 2006–May 2008 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
MSW, Children and Families
Greensboro, NC
Chapel Hill, NC
AWARDS
1999–2003
Guilford College
Presidential Scholarship for Academic Merit recipient.
Yearly Dean’s list qualifier.
Aug. 2006–May 2008 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Martha Sherrill Dunn Scholarship recipient.
Greensboro, NC
Chapel Hill, NC