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Joanna Salandy

La Horquetta

Summary

Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience

Work History

Assistant Social Worker

Family Court and Children’s Division of the High Court
03.2021
  • Conduct clinical intakes
  • Supervise Access and Handovers between parents and their children as ordered by the court
  • Generate reports on observations made during monitoring, handovers and supervised access
  • Attend to internal and external emails and calls
  • Calendar counselling appointments for the Social Worker
  • Type letters and memorandums
  • Manage the rotation of all Social Workers to participate in Supervised Access on the dates and times referred by the court
  • Assist the Social Worker in any other work-related duties.

Three hundred (300) hours Practicum for Master of Science in Counselling Psychology

Prison of Trinidad and Tobago
01.2022 - 05.2023
  • Conducted clinical intakes
  • Conducted assessments
  • Counselling
  • Facilitating group sessions
  • Compiling progress notes and reports.

Acting Case management Officer II or Assistant Judicial Support Officer

Judiciary of Trinidad and Tobago
04.2012 - 02.2021
  • Worked on a team with a Judicial Officer, Judicial Support Officer and Secretary
  • Prepared files and collected relevant documents to be placed in them on a daily basis
  • Organize Judicial Officer’s calendar by scheduling cases on a daily basis
  • Prepare court orders made by the Judicial Officer for signature from the Registrar of the Court
  • Liaise with Attorneys via emails and phone calls.

Clerk 1

Airport Authority of Trinidad and Tobago
06.2010 - 12.2010
  • Worked in the Human Resource Department as a filing clerk
  • Filed employees’ documents into their respective folders
  • Worked under little to no supervision.

Education

Master of Science in Counselling Psychology with an emphasis on Marriage and the Family -

University of the Southern Caribbean
01.2023

Certificate in Guidance and Counselling -

University of the West Indies Open Campus
01.2017

Bachelor of Science degree in Behavioural Science -

University of the Southern Caribbean
01.2012

Skills

  • Conducted workshops with at-risk children and families to mitigate Domestic Violence and Gender Based Violence with the Family Planning of Trinidad and Tobago Worked as a consultant
  • Customer service
  • Ability to multi-task
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Case Management
  • Community Outreach
  • Ethical Decision-Making

References

Available upon request.

Timeline

Three hundred (300) hours Practicum for Master of Science in Counselling Psychology

Prison of Trinidad and Tobago
01.2022 - 05.2023

Assistant Social Worker

Family Court and Children’s Division of the High Court
03.2021

Acting Case management Officer II or Assistant Judicial Support Officer

Judiciary of Trinidad and Tobago
04.2012 - 02.2021

Clerk 1

Airport Authority of Trinidad and Tobago
06.2010 - 12.2010

Master of Science in Counselling Psychology with an emphasis on Marriage and the Family -

University of the Southern Caribbean

Certificate in Guidance and Counselling -

University of the West Indies Open Campus

Bachelor of Science degree in Behavioural Science -

University of the Southern Caribbean
Joanna Salandy