Amanda Werboff

Experience

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  CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF

  Dec 2010 - Jun 2021

  Adolescent Social Worker

  Crisis driven complex assignments involving utilization of interviewing techniques, engagement and rapport required to assess client needs, safety and well-being and aid in the completion of a bio-psychosocial; identified client needs to build a multipurpose treatment plan and establish community referral sources; collaborated with outside service providers/community groups and experts to ensure service quality and provision to clients. -Investigated new allegations of abuse and/or neglect on already open and assigned cases. -Completed all written legal work to include but not limited to all legal petitions, quarterly reviews and yearly assessments. -Investigated, evaluated and made written and verbal recommendations for Juvenile Court on all petitions alleging neglect or abuse of children. -Served as a representative for the agency, training outside agencies/providers on mandated report state laws and statues. -Agency liaison on the Commission for HeadStart, birth to 5 years old, for the Northern CT region.-Provided senior social worker support and oversight to new trainees exiting the training academy. -Sat on the Review For Proposals committee; aiding in the review, critique and implementation of new service proposals and contracts for the utilization of upcoming services. عرض أقل

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  Federal Public Defender

  Jun 2021 - Oct 2022

  Criminal Investigator

  Represents death sentenced prisoners in federal habeas corpus proceedings; review and analyze discovery, trial transcripts, all previous legal records to include crime scene data and process concrete and abstract content; devises a plan of inquiry to obtain essential case facts; gather and summarize social history records, conduct interviews with lay and professional people with relevant knowledge about the client’s early childhood development, education, and employment, as well as their medical and mental health histories; determine records to be obtained and experts that should be retained to evaluate the client.-Plays an integral role in the development and work up of both guilt phase and penalty phase issues, including the development of mitigation evidence-Responsible for creating and overseeing the fact investigation and planning and overseeing the development of mitigation evidence for the Unit’s cases-Researching environmental, community, and socio-economic conditions-Prepares written records of all interview, correspondence and provides investigative summaries to assigned federal counsel-Assisting with the preparation and presentation at evidentiary hearings. عرض أقل

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  Montgomery County Public Schools

  Sept 2022 - now

  Program Manager & Instructional Specialist for Community Schools

  Responsible for the strategic implementation, oversight, guidance and support of all the 34 Community Schools, 34 Community School Liaisons and 26 Wellness Trainers; developing mental and physical wellness in schools for the improvement of social and emotional health and well-being. -Provides individual and group supervision-Creates and maintains effective partnerships with sister agencies-Construction of data trackers, documentation spreadsheets policy Manuels and guidelines for all staff-Coordination of all professional development trainings provided-Aide in the development of grant proposals for the purpose of federal, state and local funding -Develops partnerships with outside schools and organizations for the coordination and implementation of supportive services and enrichment opportunities for all 34 Community Schools-Developer and trainer on new initiatives and system rollouts عرض أقل