Joan Margolis - University of Denver

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Joan Margolis
joanmm888@gmail.com
105. South 33rd St. Boulder, Colorado 80305
Professional Profile
Objective: To collaborate with and supervise social work student interns on their field placement assignment. To utilize my experience and expertise
in the supervision and teaching of social work students.
Summary of Qualifications:
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Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including speaking, listening, processing, facilitation and interpreting
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Excellent clinical skills, including conducting social/emotional assessment, managing crisis, intervening therapeutically and developing treatment
plans
Skilled case manager, including assessing client needs, developing intervention plans, providing necessary community supports and services
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Personable and work well with people of all ages and diverse backgrounds, collaborate well with others
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Strong presentation skills, written and verbal
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Experienced working with children, in an interactive learning setting
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Organized, responsible, and efficient at documentation and tracking of data and paperwork
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Strong bilingual Spanish speaking ability and multicultural knowledge and experience
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Experienced in area of supervising and mentoring staff members and social work students
Education
Spanish Immersion Study Programs, Guatemala, Peru, Mexico
1987-2008
Summer Structural Family Therapy Training Program, Philadelphia Child Guidance Clinic, Philadelphia, PA
July 1985
Masters of Social Work, Denver University, Denver, Colorado
June 1981
Bachelors of Arts, Sociology/Anthropology, Ithaca College, Ithaca, New York, graduated Magna Cum Laude, New York State
teacher’s certification history/social studies
May 1973
Professional Experience
Graduate School Student Liaison, University of Denver, Denver, Colorado 2009-present
Meet with students and their supervisors at least once quarterly to discuss internship goals, competencies, and progress
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• Assist Social Work Graduate Students and their supervisors with any internship concerns
• Attend liaison meetings, reviewed evaluations, submitted end of quarter grades
School Social Worker, Adams 12 Five Star Schools, Thornton, Colorado
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Assessed the social/emotional functioning of students having learning difficulties including home visits to families
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Developed curriculum and taught affective education, social skills, and conflict resolution in classrooms and small groups
to students at all levels, from preschool through high school
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Provided counseling, crisis and behavioral interventions to students and families from multiple cultures
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Created and implemented, anger management, social skills, and intervention programs in schools and at the district level
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Collaborated and consulted with and trained staff in strategies to deal with problem behaviors of students, developed
behavior plans and Individual Education Plans.
Attended state wide training program on how to assess and intervene with bilingual Spanish and
multicultural public school students and developed district wide standards for the assessment of these
students
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Supervisor/Case Manager, Genesis Program, Boulder County Public Health Department, Boulder, Colorado
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Managed and involved in program development of an innovative program designed to give medical, social/emotional, and
community support to pregnant and parenting teens.
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Supervised paraprofessionals and directed their interventions and involvement with teen clients
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1989-1992
Assessed and provided direct services and interventions to the Spanish speaking client population
Administrator, Rocky Mountain Model Mugging, Boulder, Colorado
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Operated a small non-profit women’s self-defense program, managed volunteers, class registration, and scheduling
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1981-1988, 1992-2007
1988-1989
Managed an office, including advertising, public relations, maintaining a data base and budget
On Call Mental Health Worker, Mental Health Center of Boulder County and Boulder Psychiatric Institute, Boulder
Colorado
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Responsible for counseling, case management and crisis management of psychiatric patients, maintained client safety in
an inpatient psychiatric hospital and outpatient residential setting.
1979-1981
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Counselor, Eldorado Heights Adolescent Residential Treatment Program, Boulder, Colorado
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Developed therapeutic plans and interventions for adolescent female residents
Established guidelines and procedures for milieu treatment approach
Collaborated with coworkers on patient treatment plans and interventions.
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Professional Licenses
LCSW, Clinical Social Worker, Colorado
Colorado Educator’s License, Type E School Social Worker
references furnished upon request
1976-1979
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