Professional Senior Level M.S.W
Resume:
Angel L. Lawrence, MSW
Email Address: ********.******@*****.*** Phone Number: 404-***-****
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Georgia Department of Correction: Lawrenceville Felony Probation
Probation Officer: May 2013-Present
Investigates thoroughly offender personal history, background and
environment; reports findings to the court and is prepared to make
appropriate recommendations on dispositions; periodically interviews
probationers to determine the effectiveness of probation supervision and
areas in which casework counseling are needed; refers probationers to
social resources in the community for assistance in rehabilitation;
enforces court orders; recommends revoking of probation and/or modification
of court orders when necessary.
. Performs all assigned duties relating to cases scheduled for
appearance in court.
. Assists as needed in courtroom procedure during court sessions.
. Plans office activities, conferences, and field visits in connection
with investigation and supervision functions.
. Maintains accurate and up-to-date case records in a neat and legible
prescribed form.
. Prepares and submits monthly statistical and performance reports on
the status of individual caseload.
. Makes interagency contacts with department heads, division heads and
subordinates on matters of policy and procedure.
. Gathers and evaluates data pertinent to individual cases in connection
with both investigation and supervision. Such data may include
information about the offender's home, school, church, neighborhood,
and about relevant social agencies.
. Following court policy has responsibility for monitoring payment
orders of the court, e.g., restitution, fines, support orders, etc.
. Maintains own workbook listing information and contact with
probationers.
Communities in Schools of Atlanta/Atlanta Public School: The New Crim Open
Campus 21st Century Learning Center
High School Graduation Coach: October 2011-June2012
. Identify at-risk students - Utilize the components of a profile of
characteristics of potential dropouts developed by the National
Dropout Prevention Center to identify High School students with a high
probability of not graduating. Conduct an analysis that focuses on
data for individual students and subgroups using the prescribed tools
and/or assessments.
. Develop School-wide Support and Interventions - Work with faculty and
administrators to develop a credit recovery program to meet the needs
of identified at-risk students. Attend all required HSGC trainings
provided by Communities In Schools of Atlanta, and/or other
collaborative partners
. Generate School Support and Develop Graduation Team(s) - In
collaboration with a school's existing leadership team, develop and/or
participate on a Graduation Team(s) that includes administrators,
teachers, advisors, counselors, school social workers and/or any other
relevant service providers as requested by the principal.
. Provide Direct Service and Case Management - Develop and implement
individual, small group, and whole school intervention and prevention
strategies to increase the likelihood that students will stay in
school and graduate.
. Develop Transition Programs and Vertical Teams with Middle Schools -
Collaborate with feeder middle schools(s) to identify middle school
students at risk of high school failure. Develop action steps to
improve individual student and sub-group transition success rate.
. Develop Relationships with Parents/Guardians, Community Organizations
and Other Resources - Connect individual students and their
parents/guardians with community organizations and programs such as
Family Connections, Georgia College 411, as well as area technical
colleges.
. Assessment and Reporting - Track the progress of individual students
and school subgroups as they progress through high school. Conduct and
analyze on-going formative and summative evaluation data of program
effectiveness, College Awareness - Facilitate opportunities to expose
students to the information and experiences that they need in order to
make the decision to go to college, and be academically prepared for
college and admissions tests.
Catholic Charities/Closing the Gap School #53-Buffalo
Site Facilitator: October 2010-January 2011
. Facilitates school-wide outcomes of academic achievement, improved
attendance, improved discipline, short and long-term suspensions,
parent involvement and developmental assets.
. Facilitates the collaborative process with students, families,
building administration, faculty, staff and providers.
. Builds a human service collaboration to address needs of school
community.
. Serves as the gate-keeper for all non-academic services and support in
the school building.
. Serves as the liaison between providers and building administration.
. Provides on-site supervision for the provider team.
. Generates and disseminates referrals for services.
. Ensures providers are meeting CTG outcomes.
. Ensures provider services are aligned with school goals and culture.
. Makes changes in service provision when necessary to better meet the
needs of the school.
. Serves as the external coach for Positive Behavioral Intervention and
Supports (PBIS).
. Serves as an active member of the school's site-based management team
and student support team.
Child and Family Services/Closing the Gap School #27 -Buffalo, NY
Mental Health Coordinator: November 2004-October 2010
. Provide individual, group, and family counseling to enrolled students
. Assures that clinical services are coordinated, carried out and
documented
. Provides consultation to principal, teachers, and other school staff
regarding behavioral health interventions and
. technology
. Member of the Positive Behavioral Intervention and Supports (PBIS)
team.
. Serves as an active member of the school's site-based management team
and student support team
. Assures all expenditures of flexible service dollars are consistent
with individual student needs and documents in the
. case record
. Assures all units of services and outcome data are recorded and
reported as required
. Orients new staff, contracted vendors, volunteers and interns
. Oversees the recruitment, selection, orientation, evaluation and
termination of staff, volunteer and interns to the School Support
Project
. Oversees the evaluation of the program by New York State Office of
Mental Health
EDUCATION
Roberts Wesleyan College - Rochester, New York
Master of Social Work: August 2004
Wilberforce University - Wilberforce, Ohio
Bachelor of Arts in Political Science: May 2000
SKILLS
Apple Mac, Grant Writing, Management and Supervisor, Microsoft 1995-VISTA,
Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Access, Lotus Word, 1-2-3, Substance and
Alcohol Abuse Counselor, Elementary, Middle and High School Mental Health
Counseling.
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