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Linda M. Clark
3709 33rd St NE
Canton, OH 44705
Home Phone: (330) 453-3944
email: MsLClark71@yahoo.com
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O B J E C T I V E
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Being ambitious and very outgoing, I am seeking a position working in the community, which will best allow me to use my experience of working with the homeless population of Stark County, knowledge of community resources, and coping skills to help those who cannot help themselves.
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E X P E R I E N C E
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2001
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2002
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Homeless Specialist
CSP for "Home At Last" program - Nova Behaviorial Health, Inc.
* Assessed potential clients in the field, determined eligibility for program
* Assisted clients with temporary shelter and access to community resources
* Scheduled appointments with mental health agency and transported client to appointments as well as act as liaison with doctors and other agencies
* Assisted, supported and advocated for clients with applying for Social Security benefits and Dept of Job and Family Services
* Updated clients charts and completed treatment plans with clients
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2000
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2001
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Customer Service
Hickory Farms
* Opened and closed kiosk; counting register, making bank deposits
* Assisted customers with purchasing selections
* Provided samples of various products
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1999
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Chaperone/Volunteer
WATOES Outreach program
* Responsible for overseeing inner city youths during a Civil Rights bus tour of Alabama
* Supervised two teenagers for a 4-day bus trip and hotel stay.
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1998
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2000
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Research Assistant/Volunteer
(one semester for credit, and summer for work experience)
* Data entry for clinical study
* Criminal records check of clients in study
* Biweekly meetings for review of information
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1989
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1991
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Telemarketer
Ameridial
* Called people for charity organizations such as March of Dimes and the American Cancer Association
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E D U C A T I O N
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1998
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2001
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Bachelor of Arts in Psychology (cum laude), May 2001
Minor: Criminal Justice
Kent State University, Kent, OH
Cumulative GPA: 3.41 out of 4.00
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1998
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1999
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Associates of Arts, May 1999
Kent State University, Stark
Cumulative GPA: 3.20 out of 4.00
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P E R S O N A L B A C K G R O U N D
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I have been in the mental health industry for the past six months, working with the homeless population in Stark County, as part of the "Home At Last" program (through Nova Behavioral Health, Inc.). I have had an excellent working relationship with the many different agencies that provided services to my clients (including The Salvation Army, Pyramid Training Services, ICAN, YM/YWCA as well as the local hot meal sites and food banks). I have engaged with numerous people, many of which eventually became Nova clients. I am also a former Nova client, when it was still Central Mental Health, and was diagnosed in 1993 with severe depression, for which I was on medication for 4 years. I have found that my own personal experience has been very helpful when relating to clients, because the clients can see that someone can empathize with their individual situations.
Throughout the last decade, I have, as a single parent, also been raising my two children; attended Kent State University, from which I graduated with honors; and volunteered in many community projects, including being a parent volunteer for my children's soccer team, marching with them in the Jr. Hall of Fame Kick-Off Parade, assisting with the children's lunch program, and being a member of my children's school PTO.
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