ARMANI TRUESDALE
Rock Hill
Summary
Licensed LCSW-A Therapist with two years of experience dedicated to empowering clients in navigating social and emotional challenges through tailored therapeutic techniques. Proficient in guiding individuals and groups toward constructive problem-solving using behavior modification strategies. Skilled in conducting comprehensive client assessments, developing effective treatment plans, and performing ongoing evaluations to ensure optimal progress. Committed to fostering a supportive environment that promotes healing and personal growth through evidence-based intervention methods.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
SBMH/OPT Therapist
Family First Community Service
02.2024 - Current
- Developed and implemented intensive individualized treatment plans addressing family relationship problems, destructive patterns of behavior and other psychosocial issues.
- Tracked progress according to goals for interventions.
- Documented patient information, treatment plans, and patient responses.
- Maintained and updated patient records, changes in service plans and treatment reports.
Youth Counselor Specialist (YCS 1)
Children's Attention Home
10.2021 - 02.2024
- Monitoring and documenting the well-being of the twelve resident at a time by conducting safety checks throughout the shift
- Involvement in weekly meetings with directors and residential counselors in assisting and advocating resident needs by recommending solutions and strategies to improve resident care
- Identifying students' strengths and encouraging extra-curricular activities in areas of interest and assisting residents in crisis, stressful, and emotional situations
- Completed relevant training in-person and online to cater to the children and adolescents in the group home
Case Management/Accounting Clerk
Catholic Charities of Diocese
08.2023 - 11.2023
- Obtaining documents for the representative such as birth certificates, medical information, and forms regarding services from clients
- Assisted clients with consultations by scheduling appointments and communicating pertinent information via phone, e-mail, and mail in relation to the services being offered and the payment process
- Updating and scanning files to a server and creating a spreadsheet for documentation to track closed case files in Microsoft Excel by organizing case files by name, date, and year
Immigration and Refugee Intern
Catholic Charities of Diocese
08.2022 - 04.2023
- Planned homework, assignments, and activities for refugee youth, as well as dictation exercises, vocabulary exercises, and reading exercise
- Engaged in house visits with other team members to assist refugee youth and children to discuss their education and grades with their parents, meeting with teachers, and offering additional resources and assistance to them in their educational pursuits
- For refugee families, provided information about Charlotte, North Carolina, weather emergencies, and provided additional food, water, and shelter assistance.
- Meet weekly with refugee team to discuss the case of children and families on the improvement of their well-being in adjusting to their new lifestyle in being in a new country
Academic Coaching Intern
Winthrop University
01.2022 - 05.2022
- Established professional rapport with hall residents, building lasting relationships with people of various ages and from different cultures
- Documented sessions with clients and discussed areas that needed improvement, encouraged and praised them for positive progress, and helped create new goals to be achieved
- Meet with 10-15 upperclassmen undergraduate students weekly to coach them on better study habits, exam strategies, and time management as they balance extra-curricular activities, classes, and personal life
Education
Master of Social Work -
Winthrop University
Rock Hill, SC05-2023
Bachelor's of Science - Human Services, Youth Ministry
Southern Wesleyan University
Central, SC05-2020
Skills
- Treatment Planning
- Building rapport
- Crisis intervention
- One-on-one sessions
- Documentation requirements
- Play Therapy
- CBT/DBT Therapy
- Group therapy facilitation
- Conflict resolution
- Social work
Certification
- Licensed Clinical Social Worker Associate, 2023
- CPR and First Aid Red Cross, 2023
- Cultural Competency Training, 2025
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy Certification (C-DBT) 2025
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy for PTSD: Skills to Ground Clients, Decrease Triggers and Improve Emotion Regulation 2025
Timeline
SBMH/OPT Therapist
Family First Community Service
02.2024 - Current
Case Management/Accounting Clerk
Catholic Charities of Diocese
08.2023 - 11.2023
Immigration and Refugee Intern
Catholic Charities of Diocese
08.2022 - 04.2023
Academic Coaching Intern
Winthrop University
01.2022 - 05.2022
Youth Counselor Specialist (YCS 1)
Children's Attention Home
10.2021 - 02.2024
Bachelor's of Science - Human Services, Youth Ministry
Southern Wesleyan University
Master of Social Work -
Winthrop University