Experience

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  Uab medicine

  Aug 2010 - Dec 2010

  Social work intern

  Bachelor Level Intern at UAB Spain Rehabilitation Center. Worked primarily with spinal cord injury patients conducting intake assessments and connecting them to resources for needs in the hospital and when returning home or to a lower level care facility.

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  Children's of alabama

  Jan 2012 - May 2012

  Social work intern

  Masters Level Intern at Children's of Alabama. Worked primarily with kidney transplant patients, connecting them to resources while in the hospital and helping ensure all physical needs were being met within the hospital and when returning home.

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  Alabama baptist children's homes & family ministries

  Oct 2012 - now

  Supervise all social work staff and programs within the Birmingham office. Coordinate interdisciplinary case planning across systems.Work in conjunction with statewide leaders to strategize for the direction and continuity of programs. Case managementTeach foster parent training classes Transport children to and from visitationSupervise visitation with children and their familiesCrisis managementAdvocate for children's physical/mental/social needsCourt reportsProvide supportive services for foster familiesOngoing training in topics such as attachment issues, fetal alcohol syndrome and trauma responses

  • Area Director: Central Alabama

    Jun 2022 - now

  • Director Of Social Services - Birmingham

    Jan 2017 - Jun 2022

  • Foster Care Social Worker

    Oct 2012 - Dec 2016