Syrah Spielman

SFSU MSW graduate seeking Associate Therapist or Social Worker position.

Child Protective Services Social Worker Intern at County of Sonoma Youth, Family & Children Services (2025-09 – 2026-04)

• Assist social workers with child abuse and neglect investigations, including home visits and safety assessments.
• Utilize Structured Decision Making (SDM) tools to assess safety and risk.
• Support development and monitoring of Safety Plans to ensure child protection.
• Apply Safety Organized Practice (SOP) to engage families and support strengths-based planning.
• Document case activity and maintain records in CWS/CMS.
• Participate in Child and Family Team meetings and multidisciplinary collaboration.
• Attend Juvenile Dependency Court hearings and observe court processes.
• Provide resource referrals and support service coordination for families.

School Social Worker Intern (PPSC) at Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified School District (2024-09 – 2025-05)

• Individual and group counseling at Rancho Cotate High School and John Reed Elementary School.
• Provide written reports analyzing, interpreting and summarizing, observations and information from school personnel, students and parents.
• Act as liaison between public and private agencies and county programs.
• Participate in IEP meetings, COST meetings, SST/SARB meetings, as required.
• Develop student goals/objectives and provide in-service training.
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to provide trauma-informed, strengths-based interventions with cultural humility and cultural competence.

Undergraduate Clinical Intern at Greenacre Homes & School (2024-01 – 2024-05)

• Serve alongside MSW Interns, specializing in trauma-informed, strengths-based, and culturally relevant care for boys and young men aged 6-22.
• Facilitate the development of social skills curriculum for students in the classroom setting.
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to implement activities aimed to stabilize behaviors, support healing from trauma, promote resilience, and foster healthy relationships among clients.

Case Manager at SHARE Sonoma County (2021-08 – 2022-04)

• Conduct ongoing client assessments for unhoused individuals in the City of Rohnert Park.
• Case management for clients residing in houses overseen by the SHARE master leasing program.
• Engagement with homeowners, landlords and County representatives.
• Facilitate bi-weekly house group meetings and provide conflict resolution techniques.
• Support housing navigator role, manage the Client Special Needs Fund, and compile accurate data for fiscal reporting to the City of Rohnert Park for future grant purposes.

Housing Navigator at SHARE Sonoma County (2021-03 – 2021-10)

• Conduct in-depth intake bio-psychosocial assessments for housing insecure individuals.
• Provide resource referrals for vulnerable clients with advanced medical and mental health needs, disabilities, those experiencing economic hardship, veterans, and seniors.
• Consistent outreach, collaboration, and fostering of referral partnerships with community representatives of local hospitals, non-profits, homeless shelters, and housing agencies.
• Participate in ongoing professional training in the areas of homeless prevention, senior support and affordable housing opportunities.
• Facilitate weekly staff meetings and provide fiscal reports through Salesforce Database.
• Office administration management and support to Executive Director and Housing Specialists.

Operations Manager of Nutrition Services at Meals On Wheels- Council On Aging (2019-02 – 2021-02)

• Ensure 25,000+ meals are delivered to home bound seniors each month and provide welfare checks.
• Staff supervision of 10 Meals on Wheels drivers and management of scheduling database.
• Volunteer coordination of 100+ volunteer drivers in volunteer scheduling database.
• Conduct intake assessments, client re-evaluations, resource referrals, case management, and Adult Protective Services Reporting for Meals on Wheels recipients, as needed.
• Act as liaison between Nutrition Department, Head Chef, Kitchen Operations Director, Director of Nutrition, and Registered Dietitian to ensure that all aspects of delivery are efficient and executed with the highest level of safety standards.
• Maintain collaborative relationships with partner organizations, senior centers, and county affiliations throughout Sonoma and Marin County.
• Keep detailed documentation for regulatory and funding agencies, as subject to inspections from Area Agency on Aging.

Assistant Program Coordinator and Office Manager at Sonoma Valley Youth & Family Services (2005-01 – 2016-03)

• Office management administration and maintenance of detailed fiscal reports for juvenile deferment program contracted through Sonoma County Sheriff's Department.
• Partner with non-profit organizations for volunteer opportunities for first time offender youth.
• Track clients' progress through individualized accountability agreements.
• Process court filings and keep detailed records/case notes and other confidential documentation.

Master of Social Work in Social Work – San Francisco State University (2026-05)

Bachelor of Arts in Psychology – Naropa University (2024-05)

Associate of Science in Natural Sciences – Santa Rosa Junior College (2018-12)

High School Diploma – Sonoma Valley High School (2002-05)