Social Work
Resume:
RHONDA F. DURST
Davidson,
NC 28036
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
**/** - ******* ******* ***********, North Carolina Mentor, Charlotte, NC
*Provide case management for 12-16 children in
therapeutic foster care
*Supervise foster parents through weekly home
visits /phone consultations
*Instruct and assist foster parents in
implementing behavioral strategies with child
*Attend family court hearings/provide report of
child's progress when needed
*Provide evening/weekend on-call coverage of
Mentor clients on rotating schedule
*Facilitate Child and Family Team meetings
03/09 - 09/12 Community Services Associate, Montgomery County Child
Welfare Services,
Rockville, MD (10/11-09/12)
*Provided intensive home-based services to families
found at risk for child abuse or
neglect through team approach
*Empowered parents/caregivers to successfully
manage the needs of their child/children
*Linked parents to community resources as needed
(parenting skills training, therapy,
domestic violence interventions)
*Strengthened family's natural support system of
extended family, neighbors, friends, etc.
*Collaborated with schools, community supports to
provide holistic approach to family
*Linked children to socially appropriate activities
at school and in the community
Outreach Worker, Responsible Fathers Program,
Montgomery County Child Welfare Services, Rockville, MD (03/09 -
10/11)
*Completed intake assessments with men court-
ordered or agency referred to the program
*Connected clients to recommended or required
services (parenting classes, addiction
services, anger management/domestic violence
groups, etc.)
*Supervised visitation between clients and their
children/provided written documentation
of observations to referring social worker
*Provided written reports to the courts on clients
participation in the program
*Co-facilitated a "healthy relationship" class to
incarcerated men and their partners
*Coordinated paternity testing as needed
3/08 - 3/09 School-Based Case Manager, First Home Care, Washington,
DC
*Resolved Hearing Officer Determinations, Settlement Agreements
and Due Process
Complaints for special education students within assigned
school
*Ensured that IEP requirements of students were being
met/Initiated corrective measures
*Provided interventions to address behavioral
issues exhibited by students
*Resolved informal complaints made by parents, school staff, and
students
*Linked parents and children to community resources as needed
*Conducted homevisits with parents to discuss school and home
concerns
*Developed and implemented Individual Service Plans for assigned
students
*Completed psychosocial assessments
4/07 - 3/08 Social Services Case Manager, Bartow County Department of
Family and Children
Services, Cartersville, GA
*Managed caseload of 25-28 foster care children
*Developed and monitored court-ordered case plans of parents
*Testified in court on status of agency and/or parents' progress
toward court case plan
*Completed termination of parental rights packets on relevant
cases
*Conducted relative searches and provided required documentation
to juvenile court
*Completed intestate compacts for relative placements of
children
*Supervised visitation between biological parents and their
child/children placed in care
*Conducted monthly visits with foster parents and children
placed in their homes
*Participated in Citizens Review Board meetings for assigned
cases
*Linked clients to community resources (therapy, substance abuse
treatment, etc)
7/06 - 12/06 Behavioral Parenting Specialist, The Marcus Institute,
Atlanta, GA
*Taught parenting skills to adults referred by DFCS through
weekly home visits
*Administered/scored standardized assessments conducted with
clients (PSI, BDI, CAPI)
*Maintained case records
1/06 - 3/06 Program Assistant, Foundation Middle School, Largo, MD
*Assisted teacher in the delivery of daily lesson plans for ten
special education students
*Counseled/provided crisis intervention with students presenting
behavioral challenges
*Maintained documentation of each student's daily progress
8/05 - 10/05 Special Education Teacher, Leary School, P.G. County, Oxon
Hill, MD
*Developed and implemented daily lesson plans for
eight special education students
*Maintained classroom structure/implemented school
rules and policies
*Participated in the development of Individualized
Education Plans for assigned students
*Maintained contact with parents regarding their
child's progress
3/00 - 6/05 Case Manager, Leary School, P.G. County, Oxon Hill, MD
(non-public, special
education school serving students with emotional
and behavioral challenges)
*Conducted initial intake interview with students
and guardians
*Reviewed students' records/made determination of
appropriateness for school placement
*Participated in Individualized Education Plan
(IEP) meetings
*Worked in collaboration with team to develop behavioral
intervention plans for students
*Counseled and provided interventions with students
in crisis
*Monitored students' attendance; conducted home
visits as needed regarding truancy issues
*Regularly updated parents, social workers, and
attorneys of their child's/client's progress
*Facilitated parent-teacher conferences and
interagency team meetings
2/92 - 12/99 Case Manager, CHOSEN Therapeutic Foster Care Program,
Columbia, MD
*Supervised foster parents and children through weekly
home visits
*Developed and implemented individualized treatment
plans
*Advocated for children and youth within the school and
court system
*Provided intervention with children in crisis
*Facilitated interagency treatment team meetings
*Prepared biological families for reunification with their
child
*Linked children and families to community resources
*Conducted training sessions for future therapeutic
foster parents
*Maintained case records
EDUCATION:
Bachelor of Science in Sociology
Charleston Southern University, North Charleston, S.C.
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