Emotional Wealth

Jhaquelin Lema, MSW

Jhaquelin Lema, MSW, is a social worker with a Master’s Degree from Silberman School of Social Work , New York, with an emphasis in children, youth and families. Jhaquelin began her career working in the child welfare field in Brooklyn, NY. She has worked with parents, and children who expressed to need support, who have been exposed to trauma or who found themselves involved with children services. Jhaquelin has provided individual and family counseling, while also empowering the individuals and supporting personal growth. In supporting the families, she has also collaborated with the school system and advocated for the children’s needs to ensure academic success. In addition, she completed her internship at the Young Adult Borough Program, where she worked with young teens, provided individual counseling and ensured they completed their required courses to obtain their High School Diploma. She also served as a connection between different programs where the teens continued to receive academic support. Jhaquelin enjoys working with young adults, parents and children.

Jhaquelin utilizes the solution based casework model, while also utilizing the evidence based treatment, motivational interviewing.