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Alyson Castleman MSW, LICSW currently serves as a School Based Mental Health Therapist at People Incorporated Mental Health Services since June 2023, focusing on elementary school students. Previously, Castleman worked as a School Social Worker for Monroe County School District from March 2022 to June 2023, providing support at Stanley Switlik Elementary School and Marathon Middle/High School. With extensive experience at Washburn Center For Children from June 2014 to March 2022 as a Children's Mental Health Case Manager and Mental Health Therapist, Castleman also contributed to academia as a Teaching Specialist at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities from September 2016 to December 2018, where curriculum development included a focus on educational inequality. Earlier roles include various positions at the University of Minnesota and Family Alternatives, coupled with practical experience as a K-12th grade Reserve Teacher and Youth Sports Coach for the City of Minneapolis. Castleman holds a Master of Social Work from the University of Minnesota School of Social Work and a Bachelor of Arts in Urban Studies/Geography/Sociology from the University of Minnesota.