Misty Kupka

Experience

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  McDowell Youth Homes

  Jul 1995 - Sept 1995

  Youth Care Worker

  Supervised residents' daily & recreational summer activities, encouraged the youth treatment plans, maintained residents' medical and incidental records, administered consistent and appropriate discipline, participated in individual and group counseling related to residents' programs, as well as interventions related to conflict resolution and crisis situations. As a counselor, the ability to communicate effectively with the social workers, houseparents and staff was also imperative to support the residents' treatment programs. Show less

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  Lutheran Child and Family Services of Illinois

  Sept 1996 - Apr 1997

  Youth Care Worker

  Provide direct care, treatment and supervision of nine assigned youth by creating and implementing a therapeutic milieu for residents using an establish ed behavior modification program, as well as relationship-building techniques. Experienced in written documentation of daily logs for youth, communication log for staff, as well as Medicaid documentation and writing progress reports for reside nts= rehabilitative service plans. Participate in weekly unit meetings, resident treatment reviews and various in-service staff training seminars. Certified in Non-violent Crisis Prevention Interventions (CPI) Show less

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  Galveston Elementary School

  Sept 1997 - May 1998

  School Social Work Intern

  •Case management, referrals, home visits, and advocacy-based counseling to students and their families.•Individual counseling and group counseling to students referred by parents and/or teachers.•Create and maintain client files including progress notes, psychosocial and family histories, classroom evaluations, and self-evaluations.•Provide educational information and support to teachers as needed

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  Center Against Sexual Abuse

  Aug 1998 - May 1999

  Prevention Educator intern

  •Teach developmentally appropriate sexual abuse prevention education to K-5 classes throughout Phoenix with emphasis on safety rules.•Utilize videos, role plays, statistics, q & a forum, pre-and post-tests, and psycho-ed material.•Assess and report disclosures to CPS/police as necessary. Follow up with written reports for CPS, police, CASA supervisor and school Counselor (or other appropriate school staff.)•Conduct intakes with families in the Counseling Department.•Complete 30-hr. advocacy training regarding medical, legal and crisis advocacy for sexual abuse/assault survivors in order to answer calls on 24-hr. crisis hotline.•Attend sex offender and “partner” therapy groups to enhance knowledge of sexual abuse/violence dynamics. Show less

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  Domestic Abuse Women's Network (DAWN)

  Jun 1999 - Jul 2001

  Shelter Coordinator

  •Manage daily operations of domestic violence shelter; coordinate with H.R. to keep shelter staffed 24 hrs.•Train staff in proper documentation of client files, case management/referral expectations, statistical gathering, screening and intake procedures; contribute to reports that ensured compliance with funder expectations and outcome measures of VAWA grant. •Train staff in crisis intervention, safety planning,advocacy-based counseling and support group techniques. •Review and revise shelter forms, policy and procedure as needed. •Individual weekly supervision meetings with all shelter staff includes feedback, training, goal setting, performance appraisals, and case consultation. •Provide daily consultation and assistance regarding client case management needs. •On-call crisis support, guidance and instruction via 24 hr. pager to shelter staff and crisis line workers.•Facilitate group trainings, weekly staff meetings and team building activities.•Facilitate and train staff in conflict resolution skills not only between clients, but also with co-workers.•Community education presentations and training. Show less

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  Catholic Community Services

  Jul 2001 - Jan 2003

  Case Manager

  •Manage caseload of 25-35 families referred by Child Protective Service’s Alternative Response early intervention program.•Conduct home visits, discuss CPS allegations with family and assess family’s primary sources of stress as well as any potential safety issues.•Connect family to resources, social services, or referrals that may prevent future abuse/neglect issues.•Maintain detailed documentation of family’s progress for up to 6 months,including a termination summary to be turned over to CPS upon closure of case.•Participate in weekly staff meetings and weekly supervision to determine planning with difficult cases.•Coordinate with Domestic Violence Counselor to connect appropriate families with services.•Crisis intervention as needed. Show less

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  Seattle Police Department

  Jan 2003 - Dec 2008

  Victim Advocate

  •Developed and implemented this new VAWA grant funded position with attention to required outcomes, which involved managing a caseload of 80-100 victim clients to assist them with navigating and understanding the criminal justice system and victim rights for felony-level domestic violence court cases.•Accompaniment to arraignments, trials, sentencings and defense/prosecution interviews; support with testimony; communicating victim wishes and concerns to Prosecutors to consider for case outcomes.•Referrals to community resources; advocating with DSHS, CPS and landlords to support victims in crisis.•Daily coordination and communication with the Prosecutor’s Office, Detectives and Probation to ensure effective and sensitive systemic response to victim needs and safety concerns.•Successfully co-led a city-wide advocacy campaign with a 2ndvictim advocate when grant funding ended to advocate that this position become institutionalized in the City of Seattle budget.•During last two years in this role, specialized in elder abuse cases; attended the 2ndInternational Conference on Elder Abuse: Medical aspects and multi-disciplinary responses (2008); shared best practices learned with Elder Abuse Detective and other victim advocates at SPD and KCPAO Show less

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  Seven Counties Services

  Mar 2009 - Sept 2009

  Case Manager

  •Manage caseload of 25-35 families referred by Child Protective Service’s Alternative Response early intervention program.•Conduct home visits, discuss CPS allegations with family and assess family’s primary sources of stress as well as any potential safety issues.•Connect family to resources, social services, or referrals that may prevent future abuse/neglect issues.•Maintain detailed documentation of family’s progress for up to 6 months,including a termination summary to be turned over to CPS upon closure of case.•Participate in weekly staff meetings and weekly supervision to determine planning with difficult cases.•Coordinate with Domestic Violence Counselor to connect appropriate families with services.•Crisis intervention as needed. Show less

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  University of Louisville

  Sept 2009 - Jan 2020

  • Train and provide support, guidance and backup to two MSSW Admissions Coordinators who are responsible for recruiting and admitting ~400 MSSW students a year, which includes processing ~400-700 applications per year and having contact with 1200+ prospective student inquiries per year utilizing various databases and software.• Provide training to Coordinators regarding admissions policy and procedures; monitor weekly progress of application processing; identify and problem solve any process and database errors, communicate frequently with Tech support staff and Coordinators to amend and rectify as needed• Oversee the development and implementation of evolving and creative recruitment strategies, including minority recruiting • Create and revise online and hardcopy marketing materials, coordinating with technology and marketing personnel to ensure webpages are updated accordingly.• Train and support MSSW Admissions Committee, clarifying admissions policies• Produce empirically based reports on MSSW recruitment, admissions and scholarship data• Respond with sensitivity to applicants who are denied from the program to provide feedback about areas in which an application could be strengthened• Manage incoming transfer student applications from other MSSW programs to evaluate transfer credit and provide curriculum plan options; Manage post-masters applicant inquiries by evaluating for admissions and coordinating permissions for enrollment in courses of interest• Responsible for managing ~$300,000 in annual scholarship awards, including notification to students, posting awards for disbursement, monthly reconciliation reports to ensure accuracy, etc.; serve on the Scholarship Committee and provide annual analysis/reports to Committee regarding awards made; create/update scholarship application, monitor and update awards.• Served on various search committees to interview and hire staff during a major reorganization Show less

  • MSSW Program Manager, Kent School of Social Work

    Jul 2014 - Jan 2020

  • MSSW Admissions Coordinator, Kent School of Social Work

    Sept 2009 - Jul 2014
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  University of Louisville Trager Institute

  Jan 2020 - now

  Program Manager

  • Oversee federal HRSA BHWET (Behavioral Health Workforce Education & Training) grant by managing, planning and coordinating all project activities in collaboration with the Project Director and other grant team members for GWEP (Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program), KIPDA Caregiver Program, and PEARLS (Program to Encourage Active & Rewarding Lives) grants.• Convene grant meetings, coordinate, develop and disseminate all correspondence to the team, coalition, and community, and all learning activities for community health learners.• Recruit, place, train and provide instruction to 40-50 inter-professional learners from social work, counseling psychology, nursing, pharmacy and dental programs.• Conduct weekly group supervision meeting for task supervisors who are responsible for the day to day supervision of student learners to provide support and problem-solving. • Collaborate with students and their task supervisors to create and monitor student competency development plans, mid-term evaluations and final field evaluations.• Develop and coordinate weekly student workshops that include inter-professional case conceptualization presentations and a diverse training schedule.• Identify and build relationships with partnering academic institutions to develop the geriatric workforce in rural sites of Kentucky• Participate on the curriculum committee to enhance and market the FlourishCare curriculum• Recruit and interview providers for Trager’s “Mosaic of Integrative Services” (yoga, tai chi, dance, fitness instruction, acupuncture, elder law, nutrition classes, etc) and coordinate with other team members to schedule, hire, and develop contracts for these providers. Show less