Kenitra Williams, LMSW

Experience

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  Greenhouse for Boys/Concern of Durham, Inc.

  Sept 1998 - Dec 1999

  Residential Treatment Counselor

  Provided counseling, supervision, and support for 6 adolescent boys in a group home setting.Provided life skills training.Assisted in treatment team meetings, family meetings, and group therapy.Produced and compiled daily HRI notation and monthly progress notes.

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  Three Springs of NC Boys Program

  Oct 1999 - Dec 2000

  Residential Counselor Assistant

  Assisted in campus security.Supported counselors with HRI note writing and group processing with troubled adolescent boys.

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  UNC Center

  Dec 1999 - Dec 2000

  Research Assistant

  Created guide for in-depth interviews and focus groups with African American girls, caregivers, and members of the faith community regarding nutrition and physical activity knowledge and body image.Scheduled and conducted over 40 interviews with 20 African American girls, their caregivers, and members of the faith community.Analyzed and compiled qualitative data.

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  UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention

  Jun 2000 - Jul 2002

  Project Coordinator/Interventionist

  Created and delivered interventions to prevent obesity in African American girls and their caregivers.Led weekly girls’ sessions and provided bi-monthly home visits with girls and their caregivers.Coordinated the daily operations of the study.Supported and facilitated data collection.Assisted with manuscript and presentation preparation.Promoted communication within the project.Supervised staff of 3 direct reports and served as primary point of contact within the community. Show less

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  UNC Carolina Population Center

  Aug 2002 - Mar 2007

  Field Supervisor/Senior Ethnographer

  Supervised the field research for both phases of this longitudinal study.For the first phase, created questions and conducted in-depth interviews in the African American community with 20 mothers of children aged 3-18 months old on feeding styles and practices.Analyzed and compiled qualitative data using NVivo.Part of the team that developed and tested an infant feeding questionnaire for this population.In the second phase, managed field team of 7 to conduct the 5 home visits and 10 phone calls each for the 250 households participating in this second phase. Show less

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  Durham Community Health Network/Carolina Access

  May 2005 - Dec 2005

  Social Work Intern

  Conducted wellness assessments with patients who received Medicaid and were a part of the Duke Health System.Provided health education for diabetic and asthmatic patients.Assisted patients in setting and reaching goals for better health care.Conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of program interventions.

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  Carolina Outreach Foundation of Chapel Hill

  Aug 2006 - Apr 2007

  Social Work Intern

  Composed and submitted grants for program funds.Created and reviewed program policies and procedures. Created a Board of Directors manual and established policies and procedures for board functioning.

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  Quality Education Institute of Durham

  Jun 2008 - May 2011

  Organization Coordinator

  Assure that school policies and procedures are in line with state and federal regulations. Review these policies and suggest changes in preparation for Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) accreditation.Develop and supervise the implementation of a 7 week Summer Camp Program for 30 children and 6 counselors.Administer the Afterschool program for 28 children and 2 staff.

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  The Durham Center

  Jul 2011 - Jul 2012

  Human Services Evaluator/Planner I

  Collect and analyze relevant data/information for various departments within the agency.Conduct projects/studies in all disability areas: including selecting measurement tools and instruments, analyzing data, determining the reliability of the results, and preparing reports.Provide verbal presentations on evaluation projects.Participate in clinical reviews of providers as related to evaluation and outcomes.

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  Alliance Behavioral Healthcare

  Jul 2012 - Jan 2013

  Quality Review Coordinator

  Collect and analyze relevant data/information for various departments within the agency.Conduct projects/studies in all disability areas: including selecting measurement tools and instruments, analyzing data, determining the reliability of the results, and preparing reports.Provide verbal presentations on evaluation projects.Participate in clinical reviews of providers as related to evaluation and outcomes.

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  Center for Women's Health Research at UNC-CH

  Jan 2013 - Jun 2017

  Social Research Assistant

  Conduct structured interviews face and face and in-person for mothers and their partners.Develop and revise protocols for data collection and intervention delivery.Collect physical measurements of both adults and children in the study.Provide education to mothers during home visits.

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  Book Harvest

  Feb 2015 - Dec 2021

  Responsible for conducting home visits and managing and overseeing all aspects of the Book Babies program.Provide Book Babies home visitors with training, modeling, and coaching to ensure the delivery of the Book Babies protocol and curriculum with fidelity to the program model. Ensure Book Babies home visitors have information, tools, and training to implement all aspects of the home visiting curriculum. Conduct weekly reflective supervision in order to learn together, listen, observe, and provide feedback to home visitors creating a safe place to process their experiences.Develop and support home visitors’ professional development plan, and meet at least annually to complete a performance evaluation. Provide books and reading encouragement to mothers of newborns through home visitsStock inventory for books for children of various agesMaintain updated database of participants in the program Manage Book Babies data systems, with special attention paid to continuous improvement of data collection and integration; analyze program data; Present findings on data and evaluation internally, and prepare data to be presented to a wide range of internal and external audiences including fellow staff, the board of directors, parents, community members, and donors. Show less Provide books and reading encouragement to mothers of newborns through home visitsStock inventory for books for children of various agesMaintain updated database of participants in the program Manage Book Babies data systems, with special attention paid to continuous improvement of data collection and integration; Analyze program data; Present findings on data and evaluation internally, and prepare data to be presented to a wide range of internal and external audiences including fellow staff, the board of directors, parents, community members, and donors. Show less

  • Book Babies Lead Coach

    Jul 2020 - Dec 2021

  • Book Babies Home Visitor and Data Coordinator

    Jan 2020 - Jun 2020

  • Book Babies Team Member

    Feb 2015 - Dec 2019
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  Tulsa Public Schools

  Dec 2021 - now

  Conducting wellness groups for students in the Tulsa Public Schools districtProviding workshops focusing on mental health and wellness for Tulsa Public Schools staffSupporting school staff in serving students and families in crisisPreparing data collected for analysis

  • Manager of Mental Health Services

    Jul 2023 - now

  • Social Services Specialist/Counselor Corps Facilitator

    Dec 2021 - Jul 2023
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  Decision Information Resources (DIR)

  Jan 2022 - Jun 2023

  Qualitative Interviewer

  Scheduling and conducting ethnographic interviews with families of young children who receive BEST services in TulsaWriting field notes from interview to be used for analysis

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  Restorative Justice Institute of Oklahoma

  May 2023 - now

  Executive Assistant

  We offer free transformative circle services as an alternative to repairing harm and solving conflicts that empower the community, reduce incidences of calling the police, and center the voice of the victim(s). Our hope is to prove that this process works and is needed in our community.