Stephanie S. Sanders-Pratt
Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27106
acghte@r.postjobfree.com
EDUCATION
University of Pittsburgh
Master of Social Work, 1989
University Of Pittsburgh
Gerontology Specialist Certificate, 1989
South Carolina State College, Orangeburg South Carolina
Bachelors of Science in Social Work, 1987
North Carolina Social Work Certification and Licensing Board
Certified Masters Level Social Worker, 2002-Present
EXPERIENCE
Support Services Director, Bethesda Center for the Homeless
July 2005 - April 2013
Managed case management and data entry units to include hiring, training and supervision. Responsibilities included preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual reports to funding agencies; serving as staff liaison between the Agency Board of Directors and staff planning committees; grant writing; crisis intervention and counseling services to homeless adults experiencing mental health, substance abuse and physical disabilities.
Female Case Manager/Education Supervisor, Bethesda Center for the Homeless
November 1999 - June 2005
Provided Assessments, service plans, counseling, and information and referral services to homeless women experiencing mental health, substance abuse, and physical disabilities; supervised the Employment Training Coordinator; documentation and reporting for Case Management and the Employment Training program; and development and implementation of the Agency’s Life Skills program for homeless adults.
Director of the Welcome Baby Program, Exchange Club Child Abuse Prevention Center of North Carolina (SCAN)
October 1997 - July 1999
Assessment of individuals and families for program placement; development marketing and establishment of new parenting support groups; counseling for women experiencing post-partum depression; supervised Parent Educators and Family Support Workers; grant writing; and shared responsibilities in the agency’s 24-hour crisis line service.
Admissions Coordinator, Meadowbrook Terrace of Davie
August 1996 - April 1997
Provided assessments, treatment plans, counseling and information and referral services; participated in an interdisciplinary team for new resident admissions; supervised the agency Activities Director; and responsible for documentation of resident progress and other reports.
Public Health Social Worker/Resource Mother Coordinator, South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control
June 1989 - April 1996
Conducted bereavement counseling for women experiencing miscarriages and other forms of infant death; psycho-social assessments, treatment plans, counseling, and information and referral to special needs, maternal and child health populations, pregnant and parenting teenagers ; supervised an interdisciplinary rural outreach team as well as perinatal case managers providing family support services; and participated in an outreach program with community leaders and agencies to implement clinics targeting women and children.
HONORS & COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Social Worker of the Year, Pee Dee Health District of South Carolina
Department of Health and Environmental Control, 1992
Volunteer of the Year, Mt. Tabor High School PTA, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 2013
Board Member, Mt. Tabor High School PTA, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 2009 - 2013
Board Member, Jefferson Middle, Winston-Salem, North Carolina,
2008 - 2009
Volunteer of the Year, Jefferson Middle School PTA, 2009
Board Member, Rural Hall Elementary; Rural Hall, North Carolina,
2000 - 2003