Debbie Teike

Experience

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  ST. PETER'S LUTHERAN CHURCH

  Jun 2003 - Jun 2010

  Clinical Social Worker

  Developed support systems focused on single parents, divorced individuals and blended families.Supported volunteer-based financial education program development to achieve individual andfamily financial stability and stewardship. Supervised transitional housing ministry supportingindividuals in transition and recovery. Provided individual and family counsel with emphasis on multi-dimensional assessments, growth and development.·Co-created and implemented Ark Academy church – school partnership for at risk students.·Grew Single Parent Network from start to involvement of over 200 participants over six years span. ·Launched five new self sustaining ministries based upon opportunity and need, rather than a prescribedmodel. Show less

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  Art of Invitation

  Dec 2010 - now

  Founder and facilitator

  Developed curriculum and resources for the Art of Invitation: Building enduring relationships • Connecting community. Remote and on-site consulting and coachingOn-site facilitation Collaborated in diverse settings to contextualize content for application. Completed completed two exploratory studies: 1. The Art of Invitation (Teike, D., 2012), presented at the North American Association of Christians in Social Work Convention, October, 2012 in St. Louis, MO and 2. Building and Restoring Relationships Using the Art of Invitation: An Exploratory Phenomenological Study (Teike, D. & Sneed, K. 2018). Show less

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  Ivy Tech Community College

  Sept 2012 - Nov 2014

  Adjunct Professor

  Part-time position.Taught Groupwork and Cultural Diversity Class