Farrah Kaisa, LCSW

Assistant Director of Proctor Care

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Springville, Utah, United States

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Timeline
About me
License Clinical Social Worker
Education
- Utah Valley University
  2017 - 2019
  Masters of Social Work Social Work 3.94 GPA
  Activities and Societies: MSWSA Social Committee Chair
- Utah Valley University
  1997 - 2003
  Bachelor's degree Behavioral Sciences
  Activities and Societies: Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society
Experience
- Youth Health Associates.
  Feb 2004 - Oct 2007
  Assistant Director of Proctor Care
  Provide crisis management for proctor parents and trackers. Recruit, hire, and train trackers. Create program activities and fundraisers. Assist program psychiatrist.
- Youth Health Associates
  Mar 2005 - Mar 2009
  Provide direct supervision and care for adolescents in a NOJOS treatment facility. Maintain a safe and therapeutic environment. Supervise and coach on shift staff. Provide quality assurance for 6 facilities, 50 proctor homes, and all clinicians. Train and update management on State licensing requirements. Created company auditing tools and completed 6 successful State audits.
  - Residential Treatment Facility Supervisort
    Oct 2007 - Mar 2009
  - Director Of Quality Assurance
    Mar 2005 - Oct 2007
- Rise Services Inc.
  Mar 2009 - May 2015
  Professional Parent Coordinator
- MOTIV8 Youth, L3C
  Apr 2011 - Feb 2022
  Founder
  MOTIV8 is a outreach program for youth that utilizes fitness to encourage the use of healthy coping skills and foster positive self-esteem and body image. MOTIV8 is offered at no expense to the youth and operates off volunteers.
- Intermountain Healthcare
  May 2013 - Jun 2020
  Group Fitness Instructor
- State of Utah
  May 2015 - Feb 2018
  Judicial Assistant
- Cirque Lodge
  Jul 2018 - May 2019
  Frontline
  Provide direct supervision and care for clients in a residential SUD treatment facility. Maintain a safe and therapeutic environment by creating healthy rapport with clients.
- Refugee Services Office
  Aug 2018 - Apr 2019
  MSW Intern
  Clinical internship focused on crisis intervention, case management, and therapy for refugees. Support refugee communities through psychoeducational groups and advocacy. Created curriculum for domestic violence and drug trends groups. Co-created a pathway to serve disabled refugees. Consultation for the Catholic Community Services Unaccompanied Refugee Minor foster program.
- Green House Center for Growth & Learning LLC
  Aug 2019 - Feb 2022
  Therapist
- Utah Valley University
  Dec 2020 - now
  Adjunct Instructor
- True Self Counseling Utah
  Aug 2021 - now
  - Therapist
    Feb 2022 - now
  - Assistant Clinical Director
    Aug 2021 - now
- F. Kaisa PLLC
  Aug 2022 - now
  Owner
  Dedicated to the future of the mental health field through education of future mental health professionals and therapeutic support of current professionals in the mental health, humanitarian and other human service fields.
Licenses & Certifications
- Licensed Clinical Social Worker
  State of Utah
  Jun 2021
- Motivational Interviewing
  NASW
  Apr 2019
- Core Advocacy Training
  Utah Domestic Violence Coalition
  Jun 2021
- Zumba Fitness Instructor
  Zumba
  Apr 2012
- EMDR
  Trauma Recovery, EMDR Humanitarian Assistance Programs, Inc.
  Nov 2019
Honors & Awards
- Awarded to Farrah Kaisa, LCSW
  2017 Suretybonds.com Small Business Scholarship Suretybonds.com Aug 2017 I was the recipient of the 2017 Suretybonds.com Small Business Scholarship for MOTIV8 Youth L3C.
- Awarded to Farrah Kaisa, LCSW
  Incentive Award 2016 State of Utah Fourth District Juvenile Court 2016 Recipient of an incentive award for volunteering services.
- Awarded to Farrah Kaisa, LCSW
  Incentive Award 2015 State of Utah Fourth District Juvenile court 2015 Recipient of an incentive award for volunteer services.
- Awarded to Farrah Kaisa, LCSW
  Coordinator of the year RISE Services Inc. Dec 2014