Stacy Moreno, LMSW

Experience

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  Nova Scotia Co-operative Council (NSCC)

  Jan 2002 - Mar 2002

  MSW Internship

  MSW Field internship working on quality improvement with the Co-operative Council's member organizations.Travel within Nova Scotia to meet with members of co-operatives to conduct surveys on behalf of the NSCC, and report feedback to the board of directors.

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  L.E.A.P. Inc Head Start

  Oct 2002 - Jul 2004

  Bilingual Family Worker

  -Recruit and enroll eligible children for Head Start and Early Head Start Programs. -Conduct home visits with families and help to link them with community resources and services. -Develop individualized family partnership agreements (IFSP), facilitate parent training activities and support groups, and facilitate employee training through workshops.

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  Family and Children's Services

  Aug 2004 - Feb 2006

  Bilingual Home Based Child and Family Therapist

  -Perform initial psychosocial assessment of the family that participates in the Family Stabilization and Pre-Adopt programs as well as ongoing therapy.-Complete Foster Care and Adoption home studies per state requirements for relative home placements for foster children as well as for private adoptions.

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  Ladacin Network

  Oct 2006 - Aug 2007

  Program Manager

  -Manage Early Intervention programs, which include over 270 children served monthly and over 80 therapists employed. -Conduct interviews, hire new staff as well as conduct ongoing evaluations of staff. -Oversee quality assurance of services, and conduct monthly staff meetings. -Assist therapists with strategies in Individual Family Service Plan (IFSP) implementation and address concerns related to child eligibility. -Adhere to state guidelines and procedures to ensure LADACIN effectively met and superseded state Early Intervention expectations. Show less

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  Maricopa Integrated Health System

  Sept 2007 - May 2010

  Social Worker, Family Learning Center Coordinator

  -Manage all aspects of the daily functioning of the Family Learning Center, a consumer health library within the outpatient healthcare clinic. -Provide quality health information, social service referrals and child development information to a culturally and economically diverse population.-Create community contacts by attending community partner meetings and coordinate educational presentations.-Teach classes such as computer literacy, parenting, breastfeeding, baby sign language, and child brain development. -Conduct pediatrician resident training on child development. -Serve as on call Social Worker for Pediatric and Women’s Outpatient Clinics. Show less

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  Cultural Homestay International

  Nov 2008 - Nov 2014

  Local Au Pair Counselor

  -Local Au Pair Counselor serving host families and au pairs. -Recruit new families, assist with their application and matching process and orient family prior to au pair arrival.-Help au pair integrate into US culture and Phoenix area and assist in establishing a social network to best support with culture shock and homesickness.-Develop one cultural outing per month and one host family gathering per year.

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  Southampton City Council

  May 2010 - Feb 2011

  Qualified Social Worker

  -The Children in Need Teams are comprehensive teams of professionals who safeguard the safety and well-being of children, serving up to 25 families-Investigate concerns, complete Initial and Core Assessments, provide written reports.-Experience working with court cases and completing court reports.-Assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of action to ensure appropriate resources are utilized and needs are being met to safeguard children.

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  Bayless Behavioral Health Solutions

  May 2011 - Mar 2012

  Bilingual Child and Family Therapist

  -Case manage and provide therapeutic services on a part time basis for to up to 20 families in a team based model-Identify Strength, Needs and Culture of clients and their family unit and assist them in identifying goals and objectives for the therapeutic services.

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  Maricopa Integrated Health System

  Nov 2011 - Feb 2014

  Pediatric Care Coordinator

  • Partner with families in the health and wellness of their child and family, helping them develop a plan to meet their comprehensive needs• Refer families to appropriate community resources to address their developmental, health, mental health and other socio-economic needs• Develop partnerships with community resources, such as local school districts, businesses, government entities, and social service agencies• Project Manager of a patient education video created with Arizona PBS, with content that is low literacy, dual language and addresses health, wellbeing, parenting topics and community resources• Community outreach liaison• Develop mechanisms to use the electronic medical record to help monitor and track children’s health and developmental needs• Supervise MSW Interns Show less

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  Council of International Programs USA

  Jan 2014 - now

  Director, Phoenix Office

  We promote international understanding through professional development and cross-cultural exchange. We create and lead inbound and outbound programs for professionals in the Human Service Field. Since 2015 I have created and led student and professional global learning trips to Netherlands, Ireland, Nicaragua, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Costa Rica, Russia, Kosovo, Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Greece.We have been awarded several grants, from funders like Open World Leadership Center and the US Embassy in Moscow. Recent inbound delegates include Social Workers, Border Security, Non Profit Leaders, Educators, Lawyers, Judges, and Anti Human Trafficking Professionals from Kyrgyzstan, Kosovo, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Taiwan, Indonesia, Israel, Austria, Tanzania, Greece, Turkey, India, Spain and Germany. We love collaborating with organizations and schools to create wondering learning trips abroad! Show less

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  Estrella Mountain Community College

  Jan 2014 - now

  Social Work Adjunct Faculty

  • Teach Introduction to Social Work, Effective Helping in a Diverse World, Social Service Delivery Systems (Estrella Mountain Community College) and Introduction to Social Welfare (Mesa Community College)• Recreate the Social Work Program at the Community College in conjunction with the Chair and other College Staff, Faculty, and students (Estrella Mountain Community College)• Establish and advise a Social Work Club for Students, creating the charter, engaging students, and creating/supporting service learning projects (Estrella Mountain Community College)• Develop partnerships with local nonprofit agencies to accept students on a 40 hour service learning project to coincide with a course (Estrella Mountain Community College)• Develop speaking engagements and class projects with local and international professionals in the area of poverty, homeless, refugee, trafficking, local social concerns, community development, collective impact (Estrella Mountain Community College) Show less

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  Mesa Community College

  Jan 2015 - Aug 2016

  Adjunct Faculty
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  The College of St. Scholastica - Arizona

  Aug 2015 - Aug 2017

  Social Work Adjunct Faculty
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  Northern Arizona University

  Aug 2015 - Aug 2020

  Social Work Adjunct Faculty
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  Gateway Community College

  Jan 2016 - Aug 2020

  Adjunct Faculty, Social Work
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  Arizona State University

  Jan 2017 - now

  Adjunct Faculty
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  Grand Canyon University

  Jan 2017 - May 2019

  Adjunct Faculty

  Adjunct Faculty in Sociology

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  Paradise Valley Community College

  Aug 2020 - now

  • Adjunct Faculty

    Aug 2021 - now

  • Social Work Faculty and College Social Worker

    Aug 2020 - Jun 2023
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  Monmouth University

  Aug 2020 - now

  Adjunct Faculty Member
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  Phoenix Children's

  Jul 2023 - Aug 2024

  Social Worker, PRN
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  Rutgers School of Social Work

  Jan 2024 - now

  Adjunct Faculty