Mona Sanger
MSW - social worker in hospice, aging, and community based services
United States
Professional Status
Intern
Available
About Me
I am passionate about 'consciously aging'; treating others the way they want to be treated; everyone's right to self-determination; and the fact that being 65 does not suddenly make people all the same – just people who are older. I want to work with hospice, bereavement, and home and community-based services to support aging in community. I am an elder-in-training!
Social Work Intern
Wallingford COMMUNITY Senior Center
Since September 2013
Internship
Seattle
United States - Washington
- Support and empower older adults and their families in this dynamic North Seattle senior center. Conduct individual and group conversations. Assist with clarification and navigation of community and government resources.
- Create and facilitate health and wellness workshops.
- Completed a program evaluation of the senior lunch program including sustainable recommendations. Currently assisting with the implementation of changes and improvements.
Social Work Intern
Rose Villa Continuing Care Retirement Community
September 2012
to June 2013
Internship
Portland
United States - Oregon
- Supported older adults and their families in their independent living as well as within the intermediate care center.
- Participated in the interdisciplinary team process, care conferences and biopsychosocial assessments.
- Participated in the Pioneer Network project for culture change.
IT Consultant/Help Desk
Eastern Oregon University
April 1999
to May 2009
Full-time
LaGrande
United States - Oregon
- Assisted students, staff, faculty, and retiring faculty via telephone, email and in person with software or internet issues.
- Supervised, hired and trained student workers.
- Maintained department support pages for users.
- Managed the work order process and initiated an automated system.
- Managed, reconciled, and researched IT inventory for the University.
Home Monitor and Educator
4-C Council - USDA Child Care Food Program
January 1994
to April 1999
Part-time
LaGrande
United States - Oregon
- Empowered clients with affirmation, information, assistance and referrals
- Traveled between four counties and visited provider homes tri-annually
- Monitored family child care providers’ records for state and federal reimbursement program
- Developed engaging activities for providers and children around healthy nutrition
MSW - Elders and Multigenerational
BSW with Minor in Community Health
- Relationship-building Skills
- Strengths Based and Solution Focused
- Aging Research and Elder Care Policy
- Individual and Group Support
- Elder Care Policy
- Customer Service
- Public Speaking
- Big Picture View
- Community Engagement
- Meals on Wheels Volunteer
- Hospice Volunteer
- Teaching
- Create, Implement, Review Care Plans
- Basic Spanish
- Budgets
- Negotiation
- Strategic Planning
- Writing and Oral Skills
- Critical Thinking and Customer Service
- Minimum Data Set 3.0 (MDS)
- Microsoft Access
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Word
- Adobe Acrobat
- SPSS
- Video, social media, web design
- English
- Spanish
