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JOSEPH O. HANCOCK III



Populations Served

Junior College / NCAA Division 1 and 3 Student Athletes |BIPOC and Mixed Race College Students

First Generation College Students | International College Students

Low Income/ Unhoused College Students | Formerly Incarcerated

Private and Public High School Students | High School Student Athletes


Professional Experience

THERAPIST/OUTREACH SPECIALIST, SANTA ROSA JUNIOR COLLEGE, Current

HOUSING PROJECT COORDINATOR, SANTA ROSA JUNIOR COLLEGE, August 2023 - February 2024

ASSOCIATE CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER, KEYSTONE THERAPY & TRAINING SERVICES Current

CO-FOUNDER & CONSULTANT,  LOVELABSF , 2017 - Current

PROGRAM DESIGNER/CLINICAL COUNSELOR, UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS, July 2022-December 2022

FACULTY ADVISOR, BROTHER TO BROTHER MENTORING, MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE, July 2021- July 2022

POST GRADUATE COUNSELING FELLOW, MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE, July 2021 - July 2022

ATHLETIC ACADEMIC MENTOR, UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA, January 2021 - June 2021

GRADUATE ASSISTANT,  SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY, Fall 2020 - Spring 2021

INDEPENDENT STUDY RESEARCHER, SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY, Fall 2020 - Spring 2021

ATHLETICS  INTERN,  MERRITT COMMUNITY COLLEGE , Fall 2020 - Spring 2021

HEAD VARSITY SWIM COACH, SAN FRANCISCO URBAN SCHOOL , 2018- 2021

GRADUATE INTERN, SAN FRANCISCO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT , 2019-2020


SCHOLAR PROGRAM LEADER, SAN FRANCISCO GATEWAY MIDDLESCHOOL 2017-2018

AQUATICS PROGRAM DIRECTOR, BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF SAN FRANCISCO 2014 - 2018


Presentation / Lecture Experience

LECTURER, GRADUATE SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK, SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY Current

Lecture SW-770, Ethnic & Cultural Principles and Concepts I

GUEST SPEAKER | SRJC STUDENT ATHLETE ORIENTATION | SANTA ROSA JUNIOR COLLEGE (2023)

Educate SRJC student athletes on best practices, harm reduction, services and resources available.

GUEST LECTURER, GRADUATE SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK, SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY (2021)

Deliver an online lecture to graduate social work students about general college counseling scope of practice, systemic structure and common mental health presentations.

GUEST LECTURER, GRADUATE SCHOOL OF COUNSELING, SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY (2021) 

Using case vignettes, engage graduate counseling students’ critical analysis and problem solving skills in an online lecture class exploring the connection between intersectional identities and collegiate student mental health presentations.


PRESENTER, MIDDLEBURY ATHLETIC TEAMS, MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE (2021) 

Provide outreach regarding preventative mental health care, sexuality and safety, social and emotional development and time management for student athletes and athletic stakeholders of 20 mens and women’s athletic teams. 


PRESENTER, MIDDLEBURY ATHLETICS ALL-STAFF, MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE (2021)

Presented the counseling office scope of practice, services offered and scheduling processes at the Athletics All-Staff quarterly meeting. The athletic all staff meeting included coaches, trainers, administrators, support staff.


Group Facilitation

 

BIPOC @ Midd

An eight-week support group exploring the diversity of BIPOC student experiences at Middlebury College.

What’s Next?

An eight-week support group for graduating seniors exploring the social and emotional pieces of their transition out of Middlebury College.

ImperMANence

An eight-week support group for male students exploring masculine identity. 

Coping with Isolation While Working from Home | 15Five Software

Co-Facilitate virtual support groups for employees struggling with isolation while working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic. 


Being a Person of Color at Work | 15Five Software

Co-Facilitate virtual support groups for people of color at a software company, made up of seventy five percent white employees, during global economic shutdown, racial violence and civil unrest during the COVID-19 pandemic.


Education

San Francisco State University, San Francisco, California, Master of Social Work

Norfolk State University, Norfolk, Virginia, B.S. Broadcast Journalism


Awards / Accomplishments

Elected by BGCSF Senior Committee to the 2017-2018 Emerging Leadership Program

Featured in St. Ignatius College Prep’s Quarterly Publication (p.49) for dedicated work in social impact

Selected by Committee President for Diversity in Aquatics to travel to the 2018 International Water Safety Day Festival in Mexico City and lead training sessions for over 100 swimmers and coaches

Finished top 25 in both 2017 Escape from Alcatraz and 2019 Bridge to Bridge open water swimming competitions