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Emy Cannon
586 North 300 East #11 Provo, Utah 84606    801.836.1935   ec238@email.byu.edu  

EDUCATION
Masters of Social Work
Brigham Young University
 		April 2005
Provo, Utah
BS Marriage, Family, and Human Development
Minor Gerontology
Brigham Young University
          3.94 Cumulative GPA, 3.96 Major GPA
          Thomas William Hutchins Scholarship recipient		 August 2003
 
Provo, Utah
 

EXPERIENCE
Primary Children’s Center for Counseling
Therapist Intern
  •        Counseled children between the ages of 5 and 16
  •        Ran groups for children of divorced parents
  •        Participated in grant-writing processes
  •        Presented in parenting classes
    		• August 2004-April 2005
    Taylorsville, Utah

    United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
    Intern, Child Protective Services Unit
  •        Ran life skills classes for Filipino sexually exploited girls
  •        Taught street children new skills and activities
  •        Shadowed social workers in community-based approaches

    • Summer 2004
    Manila, Philippines

    Brigham Young University
    Research Assistant
  •        Compiled information on social work research institutes
  •        Edited refugee interview transcripts

    • Fall 2003
    Provo, Utah

    Sunrise Assisted Living
    Intern
  •        Assisted Alzheimer’s patients with activitieS
  •        Fed patients
  •        Performed a resident satisfaction survey

    • Summer 2003
    Naperville, Illinois
     

    VOLUNTEER
  • Family Interviewer, United Way Sub for Santa Program
  • Student Tutor, Guadalajara, Mexico
  • Intern, Hospice for Utah
  • Student Aide, Oakridge School
  • Special Education Student Aide, Joaquin Elementary School
  • Event Services Host, Salt Lake City Winter Olympics
  • Group Assistant, Utah State Mental Hospital, Sunrise Program
    		•  Fall 2003
    Spring 2003
    Winter 2003
    Fall 2002
    Fall 2002
    February 2002
    Spring 2001
     

    PERSONAL
    Music, skiing, dancing, family and friends, biking