Sample Social Worker Resume

Social workers are people who provide community service to needy people in different sectors of the human society. They assist people in food, clothing, shelter, health care and other aspects of life. Social workers work at different places such as retirement homes, orphanages, or medical centers. They help people in tasks like finding suitable people for adoption and reporting cases of domestic violence. For individuals who want to be social workers, a degree in either sociology or psychology is preferred. Often, a certification course from an affiliated institution is required for the position and this should reflect in a social worker's resume along with other details such as prior experience and additional skill sets.

Mike A. McKnight
4045 Poco Mas Drive
Dallas, TX 75202
Phone: 214-465-5677
Email ID: mike.a.mcknight@mail.com

FIELD PLACEMENT OBJECTIVE

A position as an intern in the adult in-patient program at the University of Michigan Hospital Department of Psychiatry.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Training as a hospital chaplain, psychiatric technician and competency evaluated nursing attendant.
• Ten years of counseling and clinical work in hospital, nursing home and private settings.
• One year of one-on-one counseling/support for fifty, room-bound residents at the Ingham County Medical Care Facility, Ingham County, MI.
• Design, planning, implementation and direction of the Dementia Day Care Unit at the Ingham County Medical Care Facility, Ingham County, MI.

RELEVANT SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

COUNSELING SKILLS

• Eleven years of pastoral counseling at Holy Cross Parish, Lansing, MI.
• Two years of counseling and family support work with terminal HIV and cancer patients at St. Lawrence Hospital, Lansing, MI.
• Seven years experience in pastoral counseling on the adult and geriatric psychiatric units at St. Lawrence Hospital, Lansing, MI.

CLINICAL SKILLS

• Clinically trained as a Psychiatric Technician (St. Lawrence Hospital, Lansing, MI).
• Creation of new modified existing techniques for the treatment of geriatric patients with advanced dementia and disruptive behaviors (Ingham County Medical Care Facility, Ingham County, MI).
• One year of successful work in physical medicine as a competency evaluated nursing attendant (Ingham County Medical Care Facility, Ingham County, MI).

GERIATRIC DEMENTIA AND DEPRESSION

Relevant training: At Clinical Pastoral Education, one year at St. Lawrence/Pine Rest Hospitals; Two years of course work and clinical practice, Technician Program, Lansing Community College;

WORK HISTORY

1996-1998	Activities Coordinator	Hilltoppers Adult Day Care CenteR, Lansing, MI
1989-1996	CENA, Therapeutic Activities Specialist, Dementia Unit Director	Ingham County Medical Care Facility, Okemos, MI
1985-1989	Director	Share, Michigan, Lansing, MI
1983-1985	Department Director	City Of Lansing - Administrative Services Department, MI

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Arts, English, University of Chicago
Master of Arts, Political Science, University of Ohio
Master of Social Work, University of Ohio