Jeanette Oaks

Jeanette Oaks
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Jeanette Oaks, M.S.W., C.S.W. Jeanette has been helping disadvantaged youth and families in both direct service and administrative capacities for more than ten years.She has worked as a clinical psychotherapist and consultant for social service agencies, educational organizations, and the New York City Public school system.Her expertise includes counseling, workforce development, violence prevention, professional development, and cultural diversity education.

As a senior counselor at Metropolitan Corporate Academy, Jeanette oversees all counseling services, violence prevention programming, strategic educational planning, and the school summer internship program.She leads professional development workshops and team meetings with teachers and the administrative staff, in areas such as college and career planning, classroom management and issues that pertain to child abuse and neglect.For the past two years Jeanette has been the Lead Teacher for the 9th and 10th grade teams, providing assistance to teachers with academic, parent involvement, and college and career planning.In 2003 Jeanette successfully led MCA's Needs Assessment Committee, a collaborative initiative designed to assist the school with community and organizational partnership development.

Over the last six years, Jeanette's expertise in career and workforce development has helped her successfully train and place student interns at Goldman Sachs, Fleet Bank, BCAT, YWCA, Junior Achievement, Brooklyn Children's Museum, Brooklyn Museum, Board of Education, Prospect Park Alliance, Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts, and Harlem-based Drum T.V.

Jeanette has also designed and led effective Violence Prevention and Cultural Diversity curricula for Mentoring USA's B.R.A.V.E. Juliana initiative.The interactive curriculum educates adult and youth participants about diversity and tolerance, teaches problem solving skills, and helps foster stronger, effective mentoring relationships amongst pairs.

Jeanette holds a Masters Degree in Social Work from Yeshiva University, where her research and training focused on African American and Caribbean families.