Dorien Claessen

Experience

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  Dommelregio

  Jan 2000 - Jan 2003

  Social Worker

  General social work. School counseling.

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  Child Protective Services

  Jan 2005 - Feb 2006

  Case Manager

  Case management, crisis intervention and developing needs assessments for families with complex systemic needs.

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  Safe Passage/Camino Seguro

  Mar 2006 - Mar 2009

  Social Development Director

  Responsible for effectively integrating the Social Work Department, Health Clinic, Dental Health Program, Mental Health Clinic, and Boys and Girls Saturday Clubs into one comprehensive department. Responsible for reorganizing and professionalizing the Social Work Department, implementing the Living Values Program (UNICEF/UNESCO), developing Parent/Counsellor and Parent/Teacher Conferences, creating a network within the community with public schools, neighbourhood councils and fellow NGOs. Managing sixteen staff members, and maintaining an annual budget of $250,000. Show less

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  Universiteit Utrecht

  Nov 2011 - Dec 2013

  Supervisor BA/MA Anthropology research projects

  Guiding bachelor and master students in Cultural Anthropology through their first scientific fieldwork experience.

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  Professionals in NAH bv

  Apr 2012 - Nov 2021

  Teacher | Social Worker

  Responsible for developing training on intercultural communication, the influence of cultural aspects on health and sickness.

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  Centre for Social Innovation (HU)

  Aug 2016 - now

  Researcher Access to justice

  The Centre for Social Innovation forms part of the Faculty of Society and Law at HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht. It carries out applied research into current social issues in the field of equal rights, social services, social policy, social work, social support, justice and security.