GB GABRIELLE BLICKLEY, LSW

LICENSED SOCIAL WORKER

EDUCATION/LICENSING

BLICKLEYGJ@GMAIL.COM LICENSED SOCIAL WORKER IN THE STATE OF COLORADO – LSW.0009922778

MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK ADVANCED STANDING • CUM LAUDE• 2019 • GRAND VALLEY
STATE UNIVERSITY

(616) 560-9895 BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN SOCIAL WORK • CUM LAUDE • 2017 • INDIANA WESLEYAN
UNIVERSITY

CHILD ADVOCACY CERTIFICATION• 2017 • INDIANA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY

SKILLS
PROFESSIONAL EXPEREINCE
• Strong
Interpersonal &
Communication CAREGIVER • PRIVATE & VISITING ANGELS • 2013 – SEPTEMBER 2019
Skills
• Dedicated Team • Worked with various dementia clients in their homes, assisted with
memory retention activities and other coping skills to combat anxiety.
Member &
• Developed the skills necessary to advocate for my clients’ needs.
Collaborator • Worked with some hospice clients by assisting with end of life care and
• Experience with; helping the family cope with loss/grief and to determine next steps.
mental health, • Built rapport with geriatric clients while assisting with in-home care.
hospice, geriatric,
children, courts, EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT SOCIAL WORK INTERN • HOLLAND HOSPITAL •
jails & hospital SEPTEMBER 2018 – APRIL 2019
settings.
• Passionate about • Performed mental health evaluations and various needs assessments on
advocacy patients experiencing suicidal, homicidal thoughts and patients
experiencing crisis due to mental illnesses or substance use disorders.
• Critical Thinker
• Worked as a liaison in a multi-disciplinary team and engaged in problem
• Flexible & solving to determine and coordinate the best form of care for patients.
Adaptable • Developed therapeutic relationships with patients and families while
assisting with discharge planning, connecting them with external
agencies to fit their needs.
• Documented patient encounters compliant with state regulations.

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 SOCIAL WORK INTERN • RIVERVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL•
JANUARY 2017 – APRIL 2017
• Built rapport while meeting one-on-one with abused and neglected K-4th
graders, helping to develop better emotional intelligence, anger
management and self-regulation skills.
CULTURAL • Developed and implemented materials specific to a child’s needs.
EXPERIENCE • Monitored Student Treatment Plans and IEP’s and used data to track
progress and cooperation on students’ goals and objectives.
• Guatemala 2016,
CASE WORKER INTERN • COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES •
2017-2018
SEPTEMBER 2016 – DECEMBER 2016
• Fiji 2015
• Africa 2011-2012
• Attended and observed court hearings pertaining to termination of
• Mexico 2006, parental rights, drug court and permanency placements.
2007, 2008, 2010 • Visited children with their foster parents and assessed placements.
• Jamaica 2009 • Organized and scanned all active cases into an online database.

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE AND LEADERSHIP

PROFESSIONAL MENTOR/PROGRAM DIRECTOR• BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF GRANT COUNTY •

FALL 2013 – SPRING 2017
PRESENTATIONS
• Developed and lead a Smart Girls program to assist with self- esteem, sex-
• NACSW National ed, drug awareness and anti-bullying.
Conference, • Engaged in after school programming with children and built relationships
Cleveland, Ohio by providing tutoring, and a safe space to talk or for a creative outlet.
• Mentored two girls for three years, helped with life choices, how to cope
with a father in jail and mother experiencing a substance use disorder.

SOCIAL WORK INTERN • SAFE FAMILIES, BETHANY CHRISTIAN SERVICES •

• Butler SUMMER 2017
Undergraduate
Research
• Filled out the intake for new parents and children which involved initial
Conference,
engagement and administering psycho- social assessments.
Indianapolis,
Indiana • Assisted in home visits by filling out forms, informing parents about the
program, organizing paperwork and ran background checks.

CHAPLAINCY INTERN • GRANT COUNTY JAIL JUVENILE FACILITY •

FALL 2014 – SPRING 2015
• Celebration of
Scholarship at
Indiana Wesleyan • Joined a chaplain as she worked one-on-one with female inmates and met
University, Marion, one-on-one with Juvenile females.
Indiana • Helped with group facilitation for male sex offenders and male Juveniles.

VICE PRESIDENT OF THE SOCIAL WORK CLUB • INDIANA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY•

FALL 2015 – SPRING 2017