JENNIFER HAZEL

810-543-0501 | hazelje@mail.gvsu.edu | Grand Rapids, Michigan

PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS

Behavioral Health, Medical Social Work, and Human Trafficking

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Social Work

Saginaw Valley State University May 2016

Masters of Social Work

Grand Valley State University April 2018

ORGANIZATIONAL AFFILIATIONS

National Association of Social Workers Active Member

EXPERIENCE

Barista May 2016-Present

Amway Grand Plaza Hotel
● Provide fast and friendly service to all customers
● Collaborate with team members to provide a welcoming environment
● Participated in training to become a certified barista
● Received three wage increases for great evaluations

Banquet Server May 2015-2018

Solitude Links Golf and Banquet Center Kimball, Michigan
● Assisted guests in all areas of service
● Assisted in banquet set-up
● Attended to the needs of the guests of honor
● Received two wage increases

Faculty Secretary August 2013-June 2014

Saginaw Valley State University College of Education
● Provided assistance to professors as needed
● Communicated with other professionals through email and phone to organize programs
● Created advertisement brochures and boards for programs within the College of Education
VOLUNTEER WORK
Mission of Hope Haiti November 2012 - November 2016
Titanyen, Haiti
● Develop a relationship with the children who are living in an orphanage
● Collaborated with team members to paint homes and churches
● Planted fruit-bearing trees for families
● Assisted in leading Vacation Bible School music
● Distributed meals to the underprivileged
● Measured feet and distributed shoes

Family to Family July 2009-July 2016

Trinity Missionary Church Yale, Michigan
● Participated in community outreach through discipleship
● Collaborated with team members to paint houses,
build wheelchair ramps, mow lawns, edge sidewalks,
and build relationships with community members
● Led groups of youth on different job sites

Lake Huron Medical Center August 2015-May 2016

Intern Port Huron, MI
● Work with patients in the oncology department
● Provide company to patients receiving chemotherapy treatment
● Visit patients before and after surgical procedures
● Screen patients for distress several times during treatment
● Provide resources to patients to patients feeling distress in any way
● Participate in necessary conferences
● Advocate for patients through events
● Collaborate with other professionals to organize events such as a survivor dinner
● Provide information packets to patients undergoing treatment
● Organize transportation for patients who are unable to transport themselves
● Creating and facilitating a support group for patients

Wyoming Intermediate School August 2016-January 2017

Intern Wyoming, MI
● Master’s of Social Work intern
● Facilitated social groups with students who needed support
● Meet one-on-one with students for emotional support
● Provide resources for students and their families
● Collaborate with other professionals to create intervention plans for students in need
● Review CA-60 documents
● Provide support to students in crisis
● Observe students in the classroom setting to identify troublesome behavior
Holland Hospital September 2017-April 2018
Intern Holland, Michigan
● Provide emotional support to patients in distress
● Administer mini-mental status exams to measure a patient’s capacity to make decisions
● Administer mental health evaluations to determine risks of self-harm and mental status
● Provide resources for patients who struggle with substance use
● Provide resources for outpatient mental health services
● Collaborate interprofessionally to determine appropriate discharge plan