Grant Writing
If your agency is looking to expand services and need to obtain additional funding, SocialWise Consulting can assist. With over 20 years of experience of writing and managing federal, state, county and foundation funding, we have the expertise to gather documentation and understand the necessary requirements of various funding sources. SocialWise can assist locating funds, and write proposals to support your agency to achieve its goals to better serve the community. We offer the following:
- Excellent written communication skills
- Research skills to help retrieve data and peer reviewed articles in writing the proposal
- Ability to integrate the needs of both the agency and the funder that is offering the grant
- Great organizational skills
Program Development
Do you need a specific solution or efficiency improvements to a program, SocialWise Consulting has the expertise to support your needs. Below is a selected list of services available to support your agency:
- Needs assessment (e.g. key informant interview, focus groups, surveys)
- Strength, Weakness, Opportunity, Threat (SWOT) analysis
- Strategic planning
- Case Studies
Leadership Coaching
We offer coaching services to assess both individual and team skills, offer self-improvement tools and assist in setting strategic career goals. We support today's managers to become tomorrow leaders.
- Offer systems-thinking approach to be improve leadership skills
- Develop leadership skills to influence change in organization
- Understand performance management to set standards
- Identify leadership style to be more effective in an organization
Clinical Supervision
We offer clinical supervision to master's level social work and public health students at agencies that desire to increase their capacity to provide services and develop a pool of professionals to support their organization's mission. We also provide clinical supervision to associate social workers who are working towards their clinical social work licensure. Services include:
- Individual clinical supervision
- Group clinical supervision
- Recruit student interns
- Develop training materials and orientation for the supervised individuals
Research & Evaluation
Primary data or secondary data, we can help. If you need your programs evaluated, we offer development and facilitation of surveys. We can support you with custom data analysis and help integrate it into your daily workflow to monitor program efficiently and quality management. We will translate data into action plans for your organization to thrive. We can tailor any of the following evaluation formats for you.
- Quantitative data collection and analysis
- Qualitative data collection and analysis
- Process Evaluation
- Outcome Evaluation
Workshops
We offer an array of workshop for your team or for your clients. We can tailor the one workshop and a mini-series of workshops to meet your organization's need. We tailor the workshops for you to support professional development or personal growth. A selected list of workshop topics is listed below:
Skill Development:
- Suicide prevention, assessment and intervention
- Crisis Intervention
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Substance Use Disorders
Personal Well Being:
- Mindfulness
- Self-Care
- Yoga
- Self-Compassion and Compassion Fatigue
Internships
SocialWise Consulting provides behavioral health services in both school settings and community-based organizations. Master's level internship opportunities include working with children and adolescents in grades K-12 in school setting; or services with adults and families at a community-based organization that includes a Senior Center and a Family Resource Center.
Clinical Internship: The clients served by SocialWise Consulting experience social, emotional, mental health and/or substance use concerns that impact their well-being. Most common symptoms include depression, anxiety, trauma, and self-harm. Hence the SocialWise Interns will have a diverse caseload and be exposed to various treatment modalities that may include individual counseling, group facilitation, case management, crisis intervention, and psychoeducation. Interns will work in a multi-disciplinary team to address the needs of the clients and the organization.
Macro Internship: There are also internship opportunities for a macro/administrative placement. The intern will have exposure to conducting needs assessment, program development, evaluation, grant writing and capacity building.
Interns will have preceptor's on-site to support their day-to-day workload and referral, in addition to individual and group supervision once a week by a Licensed Clinical Social Worker.
Please contact us for a practicum opportunity.
