Experience

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  Jfcac

  Jan 2012 - May 2012

  Home visitor

  The mission of Jefferson Franklin Community Action Corporation is to empower low-income individuals and families to reach their highest level of success by integrating community resources.Home Visitor• Create individual learning plans• Maintain documentation & HIPPA privacy• Support and assist children and familiesAccomplishments: • Played a key role within the families as a mentor and teacher• Strong understanding of developmental needs

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  Children's foundation of mid-america

  Feb 2013 - May 2013

  Foster care case manager

  I carried a case load of 12 children in the foster program, given to us by Children's Division!

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  St francois county children's division

  Apr 2014 - Aug 2016

  Children's service worker ii

  Records initial and ongoing case activity and prepares all required reports.Evaluates children's needs and eligibility for social services through personal and collateral interviews.Delivers and/or coordinates protective services involving neglected, abused, or exploited children, foster care, parent services, and/or adoption.Assists families to attain and maintain their stability through appropriate casework and home management or referral for more skilled counseling treatment.Answers child abuse hotline, takes initial reports, and relays information.Performs studies of proposed foster and adoptive homes.Investigates, as directed, reports of neglect, abuse, or exploitation of children.Serves as the primary case manager when families are served by more than one departmental resource.Receives referrals from juvenile courts, Family Support Division staff, or other professional or private individuals in the community for protection and care of neglected, abused, or exploited children.Provides and/or coordinates services to parents, who neglect, abuse, or exploit their children, to help change behavior or methods of child care.Evaluates the necessity for and facilitates placement of children from their home into temporary foster care when neglect, abuse, or exploitation situations make this necessary.Provides and/or coordinates, as directed, supervision and visitation to children in foster, adoptive, relative or family care, or other placements.Provides consultation to foster parents and casework services to biological parents.Provides and/or coordinates casework services to parents to assist them in their personal adjustment and planning for their child.Interacts with law enforcement and juvenile officers, other public officials, and community organizations regarding family and children issues.Attends court hearings and meetings related to assigned casework. Show less

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  Positive impacts

  Sept 2016 - Mar 2018

  Foster care case manager

  Providing foster care case management and direct services to children, their foster parents, and biological families.

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  Mercy

  May 2018 - Jun 2019

  Behavioral health technician

  Helping in treating patients with psychiatric/behavioral disorders per nurse's instructions. Intake Coordinator assesses possible patients for the need of acute psychiatric care.

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  Bjc healthcare

  Jun 2019 - Jan 2020

  Case manager

  Assist in the development and monitoring of foster care services for youth and families delivered by FRC through case management duties to include written service agreements, record keeping, home visits, foster parent training and recruitment, and assisting a team of specialists in the planning and implementation of these functions.

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  Family advocacy & community training

  Feb 2020 - now

  Parent support partner

  I advocate for and support families that have someone in the home with a development disability.