1. Ellen Sloh
9487 Woodbridge Road Floor 1 • Philadelphia, PA 19114 • (215) 970- 3806 • Ellensloh@yahoo.com
EDUCATION
Temple University,Collegeof PublicHealth,Philadelphia,Pennsylvania
Master of Social Work,May 2015
Temple University,Collegeof Liberal Arts,Philadelphia,Pennsylvania
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology May2011
CommunityCollege of Philadelphia,Philadelphia,Pennsylvania
Associate of Arts in Behavioral Health,May2008
CERTIFICATION: ExpectedLicensedSocial Workerinthe state of PA inAugust2015
RELATED WORKEXPERIENCE
Social WorkIntern, LowerBucks Hospital,Bristol,PA
Full-Time FieldPlacement,September2014 to April 2015
Conductedassessmentof eachpatient’spsychosocial statusandfunctioninginaneffortto
documenthistoryandidentifypreliminaryissuesfortreatment
Helpedpatientsandfamiliesunderstandthe illnessandtreatmentoptions
Facilitated decision makingonbehalf of patientsandfamilies
Participatedinrounds,and hospital-wide in-service training
Providedconsultationtomembersof staff,patients/families,communityagencies,inaneffort
to solve the problemsof patients/families,aspermittedbyconfidentiality rulesand regulations
Completedall requiredprogressnote documentationof social workefforts,interventions,
familycommunicationanddischarge planningactivitieswithinprogramandregulatorytimelines
Coordinatedpatientdischarge andcontinuityof care planning
Developedandmaintainedclose working relationshipswithshortandlong-termcare facility
staff and communicatedwithdoctors,andotherhealthcare professions
Social WorkIntern, WoodstockFamilyCenter,Philadelphia,PA
Full-Time FieldPlacement, September2013-April 2014
Completedcomprehensive psychosocialassessmentof patientsatintake
DevelopedIndividualizedHousingandService Plans(IHSP) foreachparticipant usingthe
comprehensive assessment
Facilitatedgrouppsychotherapytoculturally-diverse youngwomenages20-34
Collaboratedwithotherdepartmentsandagencyprogramsto maximize participantoutcomes
Found temporary housingopportunitiesforeligible participantsand identified permanent
housingoptionsforprogramparticipants
2. Mental Health Worker,CommunityOptions Inc. Philadelphia,PA
Full-Time Employment,January2015 to Present
Workedinconjunctionwithpeersandsupervisorstoefficientlyenforce behavioral goals
and developmentof residents
Providedassistance fortwoassignedresidentswithmental andbehavioral challenges
Servedasan integral partof the teamto attain the requiredrehabilitationobjectivesof the
clientsthroughprogresscharts
Sustainedexcellentcompliancewithall establishedprocedures,policies,andregulations,as
well asproactivelycontributetootheroperational effortsthroughadditional duties
handling
Implementeddocumenttrainingplans,emphasizingpatientskillsdevelopmentandaligning
withoverall programobjectives
Medicationcertified
Mental Health Worker,AlleghenyValleySchool,Philadelphia, PA
Full-Time Employment,2008 to 2011
Performednursingcare responsibilitieswithsupervisionon adultsandensuredsafe and
consistentqualitycare
Documentedpatients’behaviorandtreatment
Initiatedsupportive interactionsaroundtreatmentissuesand intervenedincrisissituations
Communicatedbehaviorchangestonurse practitionerandsocial worker
Promotedproactive behavioral strategiestominimize clientcrisisandmaximize success
Advocatedandpromotedeffectivetreatmentplansforclients
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE: Research
Temple ResearchFair Participant May 2014
Conductedaprogram evaluation inhomelesssheltertoexaminethe correlationof traumaand
parental attachment
Utilizeddescriptiveandinferential statisticsusedtoanalyze data
IRB approvedevaluation
Lab assistant inPsychology lab,Temple University,Philadelphia,September2010 to May 2011
Codedandorganized datafrom earlyadolescentsaggressionandvictimizationlongitudinal
study
Participated inweeklydiscussion of trendsdiscoveredindata
AFFILIATIONS
National Association of Social Workers October 2014 to Present