Jack Simon, LCSW

Experience

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  JCC East Bay

  May 2013 - Aug 2013

  Camp Tzofim Music Specialist

  Music specialist for day camp of approximately 80 children per week.

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  Gordon Jewish Community Center

  Aug 2014 - Sept 2019

  Director of Camp and Family Services

  Director of all youth programming for children in kindergarten through eighth grade. Primary responsibilities include serving as Director for Camp Davis day camp in the summer and Planet Kid after school program during the school year.

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  Davidson County Sheriff's Ofc

  Oct 2019 - Apr 2020

  Counseling Intern

  Served as member of treatment team for two IOP programs, SAVE and New Avenues, offered to male residents of the Davidson County Correctional Center. The programs worked with perpetrators of domestic violence and those in recovery from drug or alcohol addiction respectively. In the position, I shadowed, assisted, and eventually led small group sessions focused on identifying addiction triggers, coping skills, and social-emotional intelligence. Additionally, I provided individually counseling for inmates on a weekly or bi-weekly basis. Show less

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  JEWISH MIDDLE SCHOOL OF NASHVILLE

  Mar 2020 - May 2021

  Student Support Specialist

  Provide support and resources to students, families, and faculty at small private middle school. I currently offer weekly group sessions for students focusing on social-emotional learning and skill development. Additionally, I work individual with students requiring extra support in navigating the ever changing realities of middle school. In this role I work with all school stakeholders to create an environment that is warm, welcoming, and challenges students to discover their own identities. Part of my responsibilities include crisis management, alternative discipline, and case management for specific students. Show less

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  Mental Health Cooperative

  Aug 2020 - Apr 2021

  Clinical Social Work Intern

  Served as Clinical Intern for OnTrack Tennessee program at Mental Health Cooperative. The grant funded program is directed at providing mental health, case management, education and employment, medication management, and peer support services to individuals aged 15-30 experience first episode psychosis. In this role I worked with the Team Lead and Primary Therapist to observe and delivery individual, group, and family therapeutic services. I fully plan, lead, and evaluate a bi-monthly group for male consumers around men's issues. Additionally, I work in partnership with the Education and Employment Specialist to identify and advocate for consumer's education and employment goals consisting of community outreach as well as individual consultations. Show less

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  Vanderbilt University Medical Center

  May 2021 - Dec 2023

  Licensed Mental Health Professional- Social Worker

  Social Worker with a clinical focus of practice at Vanderbilt Psychiatric Hospital

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  Nashville Emotional Wellness Counseling, PLLC

  Nov 2023 - now

  Therapist
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  Triony Behavioral Health

  Mar 2024 - now

  Primary Therapist

  Provide individual and group therapy services for men at the PHP and IOP level of care.