Michelle Johnson

Background

About Michelle Johnson

Versatile and collaborative social work professional who thrives in a challenging, client-focused environment. Strong person-centered and person in environment systems focus. Expertise in establishing strong therapeutic relationships, experience in individual psychotherapy, family psychotherapy, group psychotherapy, crisis management, client advocacy, organization, planning, resource referrals, and timely documentation. Strong written and verbal skills across various mediums. Experience in providing professional development training. Seven years of social work experience with a variety of populations including family, children, adolescents, adults, and older adults. Able to implement work responsibilities with minimal direction. Volunteer experience includes: Volunteering on the Board for the Minnesota Nursing Home Social Worker Association (MNHSWA) as the Twin Cities State Representative-coordinating professional speakers to provide social worker continuing education credits. Internship experience includes: A social work master's internship for nine months in a clinical mental health agency working with adults. In this role I assessed mental health, completed diagnostic assessments, created treatment plans with clients-setting achievable and measurable goals and objectives to assist clients in achieving superior outcomes, provided individual psychotherapy, facilitated a DBT aftercare group, and co-facilitated a DBT skills intervention group. In my social work bachelor's program I completed a nine month internship at a non-profit organization co-facilitating trauma-focused support and psychoeducation groups for persons identifying as victim survivors of sex trafficking. Provided client advocacy, referrals to resources, and housing.