Provider Profile
Yaminah Polanco is proficient in both English and Spanish, Yaminah is a licensed social worker (LSW) completing supervised clinical training towards her clinical licensure. She obtained her Master of Social Work degree from Rutgers University, and her B.A. in Psychology from Kean University. Yaminah’s clinical goals are to assist individuals in need of clinical support and guidance, in order to encourage independence, growth, and personal achievement.
Clinical Experiences
Yaminah is skilled in assessing individuals’ clinical needs, in order to provide the most appropriate services. She has a strength-based approach, which has been applied with various populations, and in different settings in the past. As a social worker, Yaminah has over 10 years of experience assisting individuals with disabilities, encouraging their autonomy. She has taken on leadership roles within a State agency, where she is an advocate, and serves as a central community resource link for the youth. Yaminah also worked as a clinician with children and their families addressing struggles with conduct, grief, loss, and the impact of various diagnoses. Lastly, Yaminah has also served persons reentering society from incarceration as well as victims of domestic violence.
