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CONTRACTED HOME STUDY WRITER
Professional Overview
CAPABILITIES Five years of experience working with the Department of Family and Protective Services Experience working with diverse populations with varying needs and disabilities Proficient knowledge of various community resources, programs, and foundations Strong communication and advocacy skills including written and interpersonal communication Excellent leadership and team work skills
Core Qualifications
  • Coordinating Treatment Services
  • Composing Treatment Plans
  • Completing Intake Assessments
  • Close collaborations with other service providers
  • Obtaining records and client histories
  • Building supportive relationships with clients and families
Accomplishments

Effectively managed caseloads of more than 20 clients at any given time.


Served as an expert witness for child welfare and abuse issues, in Travis County CPS court trials as well as Travis County Juvenile Probation hearings.


Voluntarily raised money, obtained donations and coordinated fundraising events and bake sales for Christmas presents for foster children placed with the Giocosa Foundation.

Education
Master of Science: Clinical Social Work May 2007 The University of Texas, Austin, Texas, USA
Bachelor of Science: Psychology May 2003 Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, USA
Experience
Self-Employment Austin, TX Contracted Home Study Writer 02/2012 to Current
  • Gathering all pertinent information and history to write an inclusive and comprehensive home study report for the contracted agency (examples available upon request).
  • Interview all members of a household as well as references to determine the viability and aptitude of a home to meet the requirements of a licensed foster home as determined by the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services guidelines.
  • Make recommendations for a potential foster family based on their ability to provide foster care or adoptive services to a child in the conservatorship of Child Protective Services.
The Giocosa Foundation-Child Placing Agency Stillwater, TX Case Manager 06/2010 to Current
  • Manage a caseload of foster families and children, acting as a resource and liaison between the referring agency, the child, community and any other support systems or legal parties Develop intake assessments, treatment plans, safety plans while including the treatment team (consisting of the referring agency, therapist, foster child and foster parents) to incorporate all valid input into the plan to ensure that all documentation (i.e.
  • medical, dental, educational, case management records, and foster parent progress notes) is included and submit to Child Protective Services.
  • Coordinate medical, dental, psychological and educational services for each foster child placed in assigned foster homes Ensure all assigned licensed foster homes are in compliance with the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services minimum standards and the Giocosa Foundation's policy and procedures The Department of Family and Protective Services.
Texas Department of Family and Protective Services Stillwater, TX Case Manager III 06/2007 to 06/2010
  • Case management for families involved in both juvenile detention/probation and the Department of Family and Protective Services.
  • Preparing teens for independent adult living in various settings and with multiple needs.
  • Responsible for writing court reports, individual child service plans, and family plans.
  • Advocating for families and children and referring them to various community and government programs and resources.
The Department of Family and Protective Services Stillwater, TX MSSW Intern 08/2005 to 05/2007
  • Provided families with in-home case management services and parent coaching.
  • Gathering information for home studies and treatment plans.
  • Facilitated a social skills group with third graders at Cunningham Elementary.
Shadow Mountain Behavioral Health Tulsa, Oklahoma Mental Health Technician 07/2003 to 07/2005
  • Facilitated group and recreational therapy for children ranging from ages 6-17.
  • Composing treatment plans for children with a multi-disciplinary treatment team.
  • Worked with children and adolescents with a large spectrum of issues and needs ranging from developmental disabilities, autism, conduct disorders, and sexual perpetrators.
Fellowships and Awards

Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW)

Dean's Ambassador, University of Texas at Austin

Chickasaw Nation Academic Achievement Scholar, Oklahoma State University and University of Texas at Austin

Child Welfare Education Collaboration (CWEC) Scholar, University of Texas at Austin

Minority Academic Achievement Scholar, Oklahoma State University

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Resume Overview

Companies Worked For:

  • Self-Employment
  • The Giocosa Foundation-Child Placing Agency
  • Texas Department of Family and Protective Services
  • The Department of Family and Protective Services
  • Shadow Mountain Behavioral Health

School Attended

  • The University of Texas
  • Oklahoma State University

Job Titles Held:

  • Contracted Home Study Writer
  • Case Manager
  • Case Manager III
  • MSSW Intern
  • Mental Health Technician

Degrees

  • Master of Science : Clinical Social Work May 2007
    Bachelor of Science : Psychology May 2003

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