Julie Ceigler, LICSW, LCSW-C

Julie Ceigler, LICSW, LCSW-C

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Therapist and Small Business Owner

  • Education

    • Agnes Scott College

      2003 - 2007
      B.A. History and Women's Studies

      Activities and Societies: Jewish Students Association I majored in History with a concentration in Women's Studies.

    • The University of Georgia

      2010 - 2012
      Master of Social Work (MSW) Social Work

      Activities and Societies: Tutored graduate students in ESOL, completed two internships, joined SYNAPSE Athens. Studied clinical social work, including a directed study in trauma and complex trauma. I interned with the Athens Housing Authority and the Athens Day Reporting Center, which provides substance abuse treatment services for mandated populations.

  • Experience

    • Peace Corps

      Feb 2008 - May 2010
      CED Volunteer

      Developed, secured, and implemented grants for the local branch of a national educational program for Roma youth. Proposed and orchestrated policies that decreased local school segregation of Roma students. Served as representative of American government in Peace Corps. Taught ESL to Romanian schoolchildren and Romanian adults. Educated Romanians students about American culture and history.

    • University of Georgia

      Aug 2010 - Aug 2011
      ESL Tutor

      Tutored foreign-born undergraduate and graduate students in order to improve their English. Educated foreign-born graduate students about American culture and history.

    • Athens Day Reporting Center

      Aug 2011 - May 2012
      MSW Intern

      Managed a caseload, conducted substance abuse assessments, ran a Life Skills group, observed client-counselor interactions, referred clients to resources.

    • Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington

      Oct 2012 - Oct 2013
      Social Worker

      Delivered effective and flexible case management and discharge planning through teamwork with clients and staff. Used knowledge of professional contacts, community agencies, and service providers to link clients to medical, housing, vocational, psychiatric, financial, and legal resources. Collaborated with clients to develop and update individual service plans and goals. Maintained timely progress notes, tracked demographics about clients, and ensured client progress towards service plans and goals. Performed assessments by analyzing evidence from clients to ascertain clients’ level of functioning, needs, strengths, challenges, and mutual goals. Show less

    • Avery Road Treatment Center

      Oct 2013 - Nov 2014
      Addiction Counselor

      Performed assessments by analyzing evidence from clients to ascertain clients’ level of functioning, needs, strengths, challenges, and mutual goals. Utilized clinical knowledge and treatment planning to design service plans with individuals, families and groups. Facilitated educational workshops, training sessions. individual and group therapy sessions. Researched and applied understanding of brain chemistry involved in trauma and trauma recovery. Demonstrated skill in managing difficult and complex situations, including crisis management. Developed curriculum and implemented weekly trauma survivor group for 10-20 clients. Launched and ran art therapy group with coworker. Show less

    • Recruitment Specialists, Inc.

      Aug 2015 - Dec 2015
      Contract Social Worker

      Providing effective and flexible case management and discharge planning through teamwork with patients and staff. Addressing challenges such as domestic violence, poor infant health, poverty, and mental illness for a diverse population on Labor, Delivery, and Postpartum units. Linking patients with illnesses or disabilities to community resources and outpatient levels of care while maintaining cultural competency.

    • Volunteer

      Jan 2016 - May 2016
      Job Acquisition Specialist

      Volunteering as a expert consultant/client advocate for a national disability nonprofit.

    • Stoddard Baptist Nursing Home

      May 2016 - Apr 2020
      Medical Social Worker
    • Creative Resilience, PLLC

      Nov 2021 - now
      Therapist
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • LGSW

      District of Columbia
    • LGSW

      State of Maryland
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Expert Consultant

      Issued by A National Disability Nonprofit on Dec 2015
      A National Disability NonprofitAssociated with Julie Ceigler, LICSW, LCSW-C