Carol Morrison LCSW, Master CASAC

Experience

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  CAROLMORRISONART.COM

  Jan 1990 - now

  Fine Artist

  Artist Statement: I am a fine art printmaker who has been making art and living in Brooklyn all my life. Most of my imagery is inspired by this place of constant growth – the juxtaposition of hard-edged buildings escalating ever taller with the trees and plants growing in parks, along streets, and in sidewalk cracks despite all odds. I revel in this city’s unpredictable creative collaboration, including its challenges. My work too isn’t all planned out. Rather I take one step after another to build a complexity of overlapping chaos and boundaries. A former layout artist before digital publishing, I draw with a blade – cutting across the surfaces of wood, metal, plexiglass or mat board to express the mysterious rhythms of this place and my own inner knowing. Flowers and leaves bump up against human trash of foil, mesh, cardboard and milk cartons to give the plate added texture. Working hand-in-hand with a skilled master printer to ink the plate, there is the moment of pulling a print off the press, each one a unique surprise.Each work is original, signed by the artist, and stamped by the master printmaker.To purchase art or for more information please contact me at: (718) 930-6543 or carolmorrison@mindspring.com Show less

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  Safe Horizon, Inc.

  Feb 1998 - Aug 2004

  Assistant Director/Alternatives to Violence Program to address Intimate Partner Violence

  Responsibilities included managing operations of largest educational program in New York State for men convicted of battering their female intimate partners. Trained all social work facilitators. Supported instructors to relat to participants as agents of social change capable of developing constructive relationships with their partners, children and community. Supervised team of 16 MSWs.

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  City of New York, Administration for Children's Services

  Nov 2004 - Aug 2008

  Director of Domestic Violence Policy and Planning in the Office of Clinical Policy

  Responsibilities included development and implementation of policies and programs to promote a coordinated, cohesive response to domestic violence within New York City’s child welfare system. Coordinated efforts of domestic violence consultants, placed within ACS field offices in the Metro area, on development of training and assessment tools as well as practice guidelines. Developed domestic violence trainings for child welfare staff and supervise external domestic violence trainings for service providers, foster care and neighborhood-based organizations.Worked collaboratively with domestic violence providers to strengthen communication with city agencies and the criminal justice system. Supervised staff of five and responsible for timely implementation of goals as identified in ACS’s Domestic Violence Strategic Plan. Show less

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  Wurzweiler School of Social Work at Yeshiva University

  Feb 2008 - Jan 2010

  Adjunct Professor

  Taught graduate social work courses including Child & Family Welfare and Social Work Administration at Wurzweiler School of Social Work.

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  Carol Morrison Training and Staff Development

  Nov 2008 - now

  Independent Contractor / Staff and Curriculum Development

  • Design and deliver trainings for non- and for-profit agencies, EAPs, and CBOs on a variety of subjects including but not limited to conflict-resolution, de-escalation, domestic violence and stalking, trauma and worker self-care issues.• Created anti-bullying trainings for school that decreased the violence in the classroom by 40%. • Developed curriculum for the ACS and Department of Probation to train incoming staff.

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  Odyssey House

  Aug 2011 - Oct 2013

  Director of Admissions

  • Supervised admission staff and established and developed goals and policies which brought the company Census up to 95%, a quota which had not been met in five years.• Implemented procedures and supervised the delivery of all mental health and substance use disorder screening, assessment to the admissions process.• Provided leadership for and collaborate with prosecutors, child welfare and criminal justice personnel and other community stakeholders on protocols and procedures and addressed systemic issues to improve communication, reporting and service delivery. Show less

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  Hunter School of Social Work

  Sept 2011 - May 2014

  Adjunct Professor

  Classes:Ways of Knowing: Perspectives in Youth Development.Ways of Knowing: Perspectives in Domestic Violence

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  NEW DIRECTIONS CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY AND ALCOHOL TREATMENT PROGRAM

  Oct 2013 - now

  Agency Director

  • Increased productivity and streamlined staffing so as to insure that client engagement was prioritized, raising the retention by 35% within the first three months of employment. • Direct and supervise all intake operations, ensuring that intake is comprehensive, timely, and professional. • Created monthly networking events to spotlight the Agency and increased incoming calls from treatment providers by 200% within the first year. • Foster teamwork and leadership in both staff and persons served by the program. • Engaged in extensive community organization and business development and maintenance to continue to increase the visibility of the Agency and generate referrals. Show less