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Sarah Anderson is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker. She received her Bachelor's of Social Work from Augsburg College in 1999 and her Master of Social Work from the College of St. Catherine/University of St. Thomas School of Social Work in 2003.

Sarah's current practice focuses on geriatrics and adolescents specifically with grief, adjustment difficulty, crisis intervention, depression, anxiety and dementia. She has experience in inpatient mental health, hospitals, emergency rooms, nursing homes and assisted livings. She has worked with the elderly, adults and adolescents. Currently she is the Program Director for Psychiatric Recovery Senior Services in St. Paul, MN and provides psychotherapy for seniors in assisted livings and in nursing homes. She also sees individuals and families in the outpatient clinic.

Sarah also serves on the boards of The Minnesota Society for Clinical Social Work (President-Elect 2009-2011) and the Coalition of Licensed Social Workers (since 2003). In addition she is an Adjunct Faculty at CSC/UST School of Social Work where she teaches Clinical Issues with the Elderly in the MSW program.

Hello and Welcome to The Professional Matrix,

I am a social worker. Rather, I am a proud social worker. I have found this profession rewarding, dynamic, and challenging. While serving as the representative for the Minnesota Society for Clinical Social Work on the Minnesota Coalition for Social Workers, I watched and participated in the process that led to legislation that raised the standards for obtaining social work licensure at all levels. I believe that the new standards for social workers will make our profession stronger, and will better serve the people we work with everyday.

However, I felt, as did many others, concern for those new graduates who will need to meet these standards. How will the practical aspects of this excellent law be implemented? How will people find supervisors and how will they be able to pay for it? And, how can we help and support those able to supervise in order to expand the resource of supervision?

There are approximately 11,000 social workers in Minnesota. All of us are the answer to these questions. This fulfilling profession we belong to, have passion about, have experience in, needs us to be a resource to its members. All of us have experience and knowledge, and sharing that with others is beneficial for individuals as well as for the profession as a whole.

I started The Professional Matrix Inc, in 2008. The goal is to assist both supervisors and supervisees connect with each other, offer affordable resources, meet the new requirements for supervision/continuing education, and to make the process easier and more user friendly. I hope that The Professional Matrix serves you well.

Sarah Anderson, MSW, LICSW


	The Professional Matrix provides an affordable network and resource for obtaining supervision required for licensure for social work professionals in the state of Minnesota. TPM provides a supervision resource, web-based continuing education/training as well as on-line advertising. The Professional Matrix.com, Inc. is a Social Work Professional Firm registered with the Minnesota Board of Social Work. We are committed to this enduring and dynamic profession by offering resources that enhance the individuals who work in this challenging and rewarding field. Click for the Executive Director's bio. Click for a letter from the Executive Director. Customer comments regarding The Professional Matrix: "The information (for Continuing Education) was clear and understandable for reading on-line. It is nice to have the option of on-line or self credits because I work in a rural setting and finding a local place for ethics credits is difficult. I would need to drive a great distance for a 2-hour course. I will defiantly use this site again."- Lacey "Is it really this easy? I loved setting up my supervision through you! I had many choices, all of which were above my expectations. I appreciate that your supervisors all WANT to provide the supervision and come to the table with a willing and capable hat on. I appreciate that the prices are fair. Thank you for also organizing group supervision, it keeps the cost down and widens my supervision experience." ~Donna "Thank you for publicly posting all the supervision documents. They are clear, helpful and a great resource. I think using the supervision agreement will help in getting supervision off to the right start!" ~Andrea "I can not tell you how frustrating it has been living outside of the metro area. CEU's and supervision have been a very difficult part of maintaining my license. You seem to be committed to the profession, as well as affordable prices. THANK YOU!" ~DK "It's about time! What a great idea- and wonderful network you have here! I will most definitely be back!" ~Steve "Thank You for starting The Professional Matrix. You are an inspiration. New workers need quality affordable supervision - not $100 an hour fees!" ~ JE Click to see the disclaimer.