Heather Charest

h.charest@yahoo.com
Cell 6033616479
Home Address
107-3 Center St.
Groveland, MA 01834

Education
Boston College, Chestnut Hill MA
Master of Social Work, Concentration of Children, Youth, and Families May 2017
LCSW
Wheelock College, Boston MA
Bachelor's Degree in Social Work May 2011

Field Experience
Parker Elementary School Billerica, MA September 2016- June 2017
Social Work Intern
 Conduct individual sessions with children
 Conduct lunch bunches and groups with children
 Time management and good organizational skills
 Rapport building with staff and students
 Participate in individual supervision
 Focus on learning about IEPs and working on treatment goals
 Participating and collaborating in team meetings/IEP meetings

South Bay Mental Health Lynn, MA September 2015 – May 2016

Intern with In Home Therapy Team
 Conduct intake paperwork from CANS assessment, treatment plans and safety plans.
 Conduct case collaboration and care plan meetings and case management as needed
 Rapport building with clients and families
 Time management and good organizational skills
 Focusing on clinical context and diagnostics to determine treatment goals
 Participate in individual and group supervision
 Creating interventions to use with clients and families to meet treatment goals
 Conduct family and Individual treatment sessions

Franciscan Hospital for Children CBAT Unit Brighton, MA September 2010- May 2011
 Rapport building with clients
 Completing paperwork such as releases and safety plans
 Co-facilitating CBAT Fun Day and community meetings and other activities
 Implementing positive coping skills with clients
 Sitting in on group therapy sessions and intakes

Work Experience
Lahey Health Behavioral Services Haverhill, MA January 2018-present
Intensive Care Coordinator
 Facilitating Care Plans
 Conducting intakes, assessments, care plans, and safety plans
 Collaborating with providers and agencies
 Coordinating families with services

Thom Pentucket Early Intervention West Newbury, MA July 2017- December 2017
Family Therapist

 Conducting assessments, treatment plans, and goal writing

 Facilitating interventions to work with client's to meet goals
 Facilitating resources and community supports for families

South Bay Mental Health Lawrence, MA/ Lynn, MA June 2011- June 2017
CBHI Family Provider: Therapeutic Mentor, Therapeutic Training and Support, and In Home Behavioral Service Monitor

 Conducting intake paperwork, such as assessments, IAPs and goal writing

 Conducting authorizations and reauthorizations with insurance companies
 Facilitating interventions to work on skills for client's to meet goals
 Excellent time management, organization, and flexible schedule
  Participating in case consults and care plan meetings
 Co-facilitating behavior charts and routines with families
 Teaching and modeling behavior techniques to families, including puzzle charts, as well as active ignoring to de-escalate
clients behaviors

Shaw's Supermarket Manchester, NH August 2005- August 2012

Cashier and Play Area Clerk
Additional Experience
Puerto Rico Service Learning Trip
Wheelock College March 3, 2011- March 13, 2011
 Cross cultural service learning experience
o Support English language teaching in Montessori school
o Academic exposure to political system