Yadira Mateo, MSW, has extensive experience in educational and social work roles, currently serving as a School Social Worker and an Independent Contractor/Social Worker at PSYCHOTHERAPY COUNSELING SERVICES, LLC since July 2022. Yadira has worked with Passaic Public Schools since August 2014 in various administrative capacities, including Administrative Assistant to the Director of Elementary & Secondary Education and providing support to the Director of Curriculum and department supervisors within the Passaic Board of Education. Academic qualifications include a Master of Social Work from Montclair State University, specializing in Children, Adolescent and Family, a Bachelor's degree in Psychology from the same institution, and an Associate's degree in Human Services from Passaic County Community College.