FERESHTEH KHODAEI SHAHROKHI
726 Gouldman Lane,
Great Falls, VA 22066
(703) 442-3447
EDUCATION
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MSW, Tehran School of Social Work, the only school of social work in the country at the time. 1975,
Tehran, Iran
BSW, Tehran School of Social Work 1968, Tehran, Iran
HSD, Great Reza Shah High School 1963, Tehran, Iran
MAJOR CAREER ACCOMPLISHMENTS
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As School/Clinical Social Worker provided services to students from preschool-12 grade with
behavioral, emotional, family, community, and educational problems. Consulted students’ families,
teachers, and school’ administrators at eleven (11) elementary, middle, and high schools. Also consulted
community professionals that provided counseling and psychotherapy services to students and their
families on caseload. Plus consulted the ones who were referred by school staff and administrators or
parents at Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) for seventeen (17) years. The majority of time worked
as School Based Emotional Disability Clinicians in regular schools. The last two years worked at a
special high school, only two (2) in FCPS, for students with emotional and other disabilities (1996-2013).
As Clinical/School Social Worker at mental health residential and day treatment program for State of
Maryland at Regional Institute for Children and Adolescents (RICA) in Southern Maryland (1995-1998).
As Program Director at Day Treatment Program for IC/MI adults, some with additional substance abuse
problem for PSI, Inc. in Washington, DC (1992-1995).
As Family Treatment Supervisor in foster care, child protective services, and family treatment services at
Department of Human Services/Division of Social Services in the City of Alexandria (1990-1992).
As Clinical/School Social Worker and Transitional Counselor at Rhode Island Training School for Youth
(RITSY), a residential and day treatment facility for juvenile delinquents (1984-1990).
CERTIFICATIONS
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Registered Independent Social Worker in Rhode Island, RISW, inactive.
Life time certified as School Social Worker in Rhode Island, LSSW
Certified as Social Worker III, Social Work Supervisor, Chief Social Worker in Rhode Island
Licensed School Social Worker in Virginia, LSSW
Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Virginia, LCSW
Licensed Certified Social Worker-Clinical in Maryland, LCSW-C
Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker in Washington, DC, LICSW, inactive
School Specialist/Consultant in Trauma and Loss in Children
Technical Competency Excel 2007: Level 1 (a course), Internet Safety (a course)
Clinical Training in: Mental Health, Reactive Attachment Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder,
Pediatric Bipolar Disorder, New Trend on Treatment of Depression, Injurious Behaviors, Self-Injury:
Understanding the Dynamics of Diagnosis and Treatment,
Additional information on trainings and experiences is attached
REFERENCES: References and documentations are available upon request.
ATTACHMENT
TRAINING-CERTIFICATES
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Certified as School Specialist in Trauma and Loss in Children
Certified as Consultant in Trauma and Loss in Children
Recipient of “The School Social Worker of the Year” Nomination by Fairfax County Association of
School Social Worker (FASSW) for the school year of 2010-2011
ADHD Partnership was the recipient of “The Most Innovative Training Program” called “Teaching
Students with Executive Function Deficits in Classroom”. ADHD Partnership is a partnership between
FCPS and CHADD for over 20 years. This writer has been a member for the last decade. Nomination
by National CHADD at the 22nd Annual CHADD Conference in Atlanta, GA
A delegate from Iran at the Counsel of International Program (CIP) for Social Workers and Youth
Leaders at Minnesota School of Social Work in Minneapolis, MN (six weeks classes) and at Boys and
Girls Cottages for Juvenile delinquents at Minnetonka, MN (ten weeks field work) from April-August
1970
TRAINING
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Stress Management, Children Under Stress, Traumatic Stress, The Effect of Trauma on the Self,
Meditation, Trauma, Learning, Memory & Behavior
Trauma and Neuropsychiatric Development of Infants and Toddlers
Anxious & Acting out: Treating Anxiety in Troubled Children, Cognitive Behavior Therapy and
Medication in Treatment of Anxiety
The Worried Child: Identifying and Treating Anxiety in School Children
Managing & Discharging Activation
Adolescent Bereavement, understanding the dynamic of adolescent grief, Facilitation of a Bereavement
Support Group at Reston Mental Health Center and in school
Behavior Management Techniques, Problem Behavior of Adolescents, Working with Difficult Clients,
Mean Girls, Strategies for Counseling Defiant and Aggressive Adolescents: Reaching, Accepting, and
Relating, Resolving Chronic Misbehaviors
Connecting with Hard to Reach Parents
Advance Training in Sexual Abuse (a course), Sex Offenders and Victims of Sexual Abuse (a course),
Treatment of Sexual Offenders, Assessment of Sexual Abuse
Advance Training in Group Therapy (a course), Group Process/Working with Groups
Samaritan Training on Adolescents Suicide/Suicide Prevention and Awareness
Working with Culturally Diverse Families, Culture and Learning, Presented on Cultural Diversity for
Support Staff at the Department of Family Services in Rhode Island, Creating Positive Climate in
Diverse Schools, Managing a Diverse Work Place, Cultural Competence & Conversation about Race
Issues in Mental Health, Reactive Attachment Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Pediatric
Bipolar Disorder/Helping Families & Children with Bipolar Disorder, New Direction in Bipolar Disorder
for Children and Adolescents, New Trend on Treatment of Depression at Georgetown Medical Center,
Georgetown Medical Center Annual Mood & Anxiety Conferences, , Schizophrenia & Schizoaffective
Disorders, Collaborative Approach to Infant/Early Childhood Mental Health Education, Injurious
Behaviors, Self-Injury: Understanding the Dynamics of Diagnosis and Treatment, Sleep Disorder in
Children and Adolescents (a course)
Embracing the Whole Child: Strategies for Enhancing School Mental Health
Evidence-Based Practices in School Mental Health
Separation and Loss, Placement Issue, Abuse and Neglect, Permanency Placement, Case Management,
Surrogate Parent or Educational Advocate on Legal Issues on Education, Prosecution and Investigation
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of Child Abuse, New Foster Care Prevent Guidelines Training, Mandatory Abuse Reporting-Revised, an
Ethics Course
Substance Abuse, Cessation from Cigarettes, Substance Exposed Infants and Legal Issues, Grieving
Process as Related to Chemical Abuse, Treating Adolescents with Substance Abuse
Partnership between Clients and Communities
Transitional Services, Transitioning To a System of Care Approach
Hepatitis, Tuberculosis, Universal Precaution, First AID
Arrest Team on Medical Emergency, Introduction to Therapeutic Physical Intervention Techniques for
Aggressive Clients
Adult/Children CPR
Individual Program Plan (IPP)/Individual Treatment Plan (ITP) Development
Grammar Review (a course), Incident Report Writing, Writing for Excellence
Dysphasia (eating disorder)
Program Directors Round Table (monthly)
AIDS Training
Managing Within the Organization
Family Therapy (a course)
How to Control Anger
The 14th, 15th, 16th and 17th Annual Symposium on Family Network
Pathway to Adulthood
Spanish Language I & II, Spanish for Clinical Staff
Working with Spanish Parents
Engaging Language Minority Parents
Immigration Issues and Unaccompanied Youth
Training on Trainers on New Employees Orientation & on Clinical Recording
Leadership Skills (a week training and a series of training on a monthly basis)
Morale/Motivation
Problem Solving
Psychotropic medication, Advanced Psychopharmacology
Strategies to work with Students with ADHD in Middle Schools ( a course)
Assessment of Students with ADHD in Schools and Educational and Emotional Intervention Strategies
(a course), What We Learned on ADHD?
Executive Functioning, The Nature of Executive Functioning, Advanced
Medication Update on ADHD
Engaging Language Minority Parents
Participated at the 10th, 20th, & 22nd CHADD National Conferences, and presented at the last one in
Atlanta, GA
SSWAA National Conferences, participated twice and presented twice
Annual Schools/Educators Conference in Lexington, KY
FOIAs, FERPAs, and Other Legal Necessities
Performance Appraisal
Nonverbal Communication
Teaching Your Child the Language of Social Success
Overview of Restorative Practices in Schools in Australia, Restorative Justice I & II, Skills Practice for
the Experienced Restorative Justice Practitioners
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Cognitive/Dialectic Behavioral Therapy, Play Therapy and Beyond: Treatment Techniques & Strategies
with Children and Pre-Adolescents, Innovative strategies to meet the Challenges of 90’s
Presented at SSWA of Maryland on ADHD/EFD
Virginia’s Risk and Protection Factor Seminar
Ethical Dilemmas in School Social Work Practice: A model for Decision Making, Professional Ethics
Diagnostic Criteria from DSM-IV, The use of DSM-IV in School Setting
DSM-5: An Overview of the Major Changes, a Clinical Course
The Power of Mindsets: Nurturing Motivation, Self-Discipline, and Resilience in Students, Resiliency in
Children, Raising Resilient Children
Keeping Your Footing in a System on the Move
Crisis Intervention/Advance Crisis Intervention & Postvention Practices for School Crisis Teams
Changes In IDEA
Certified on CAFAS/CANS and received training
Gang Prevention
Art Intervention/Advanced Art Intervention
Inflexible/Explosive Child
Understanding and Ending School Yard Tyranny, Bullying Awareness Model for FCPS, Bullies and
Victims Training, presented on Bullying Prevention for School Staff and students
CSA Training, participated in Annual NOVA CSA Symposiums
Leadership Academy/Diversity Training
The Role of Student Services Staff in Closing the Achievement Gaps
FBA (Functional Behavioral Assessment)/BIP (Behavioral Intervention Plan), ABA (Analytical
Behavioral Assessment)/PBS (Positive Behavioral Support) Training
Medicaid Training for Social Workers
Ask the Expert: The Science of ADHD
Traumatic Grief/Normal Grief
Discrimination/Harassment Awareness
Strategic Training for Social Workers
Programming for Students with Autism and Related Disorders, Autism and other Early Childhood
Disorders, Facilitated Communication for Autistics
Improving Students Outcome
Threat Assessment
PBS (Positive Behavioral Support ) in Classroom, PBS: Linking Behavioral Support to Academic
Success
Working with School Avoidance Students
Consultation Services in the Pyramid of Intervention
Teachers To Teachers Training on ADHD/EFD at Arlington County Public Schools
Alice Kassabian Memorial Conference: Bringing Psychoanalysis to the Community and the Community
to Psychoanalysis: One Social Worker’s Journey at Greater Washington Society for Clinical Social Work
Wrote an article at the CHADD’s Attention Magazine on August 2010 on “Identifying Your School
Advocates: Parents and Schools Must Work Together for Success. Here is how…”
Presented at South Lake High School on November 2014 on “ Parents –Teachers: Secrets for Surviving
the Teens with ADHD in the Classroom and at Home” along with Maureen Gill, LCSW and Parents’
Coach