Services High School

***** *. ****** **** **** • PAULS VALLEY, OK *****

PHONE 405/207 7532

Senia Bell

Objective

My objective is to secure a position working in a field associated with

Law Enforcement and conducting investigations and responding to

agriculture related crimes.

Work experience

2006 Present Department of Human Services Pauls Valley, OK

Child Welfare Specialist IV

1. As a Supervisor for Child welfare I am in a leadership level where

I provide direct supervision to lower level Child Welfare

Specialists as well as Case Aides. As a direct supervisor I

interview and make recommendations to the County Director for

new hire child welfare services staff; maintain personnel records

and complete performance evaluations; orient new staff, perform

case reviews and develop and administer in services raining

programs; perform duties as grievance coordinator for custody

children. Have the ability to provide crisis intervention, including

making recommendations and decisions in possible life or death

situations; to gather necessary information to determine the needs

of the child; to make a caseload; to provide courtroom testimony,

terminology and procedures; to communicate effectively, both

orally and in writing to develop, evaluate and modify an

intervention plan on an ongoing basis; to establish and maintain

working relationships with others; to help families become and

remain a functional family unit; and to react promptly and

appropriately in any instance of reported or suspected child abuse

or neglect complaint.

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2005 2006 Department of Human Services Pauls Valley, OK

Social Service Specialist II

3. In September of 2005, I took a voluntary demotion from Child

Welfare to Family Support in order to spend more time with my

family and have a more set time schedule. Job duties for this

position consisted of interviewing individuals and family

members to obtain history data; taking applications for public

assistance and/or related services; determining the eligibility of

applicants and contacting public and private health, welfare,

social and mental health agencies and related community

resources for the purpose of obtaining services for individuals and

their families.

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8. 2001 2005 Department of Human Services Pauls Valley, OK

Child Welfare Specialist II

9. While working as a generic worker in Child Welfare I carried a

case load of Permanency Planning cases, but was also responsible

for conducting investigations while on call after hours. The bulk

of my responsibilities in this position was learn treatment and

preventative services; visit children in placement as well as their

parents; refer families and children to services in the community;

complete assessments of children and families and implement

treatment plans. Additional duties include participating in

investigations of abuse and neglect of children; preparing case

records and other documentation and recommending a course of

action with close supervision and case consultation; providing

protective services and coordinating referrals to other units,

agencies, service providers and the court. Attend court hearings

and provide testimony; consults with the District Attorney and

other attorneys regarding efforts to protect the child, reunite the

family or other permanent plan for the child; provides direct

services to children in placement; attends staff meetings; makes

decisions regarding treatment plans following supervisory

consultation; provide assessments and services to custody

children to assist them in making the transition from foster care to

independent living.

2000 2001 Department of Human Services Pauls Valley, OK

Administrative Technician III

10. In this capacity my job duties included screening medical

applications for the entire Family Support Unit, screening food

stamp applications for expedited services of designated days,

answering the telephone, filing and other general clerical duties.

1998 2000 Department of Human Services Pauls Valley, OK

Social Work Aide I

11. While employed as a Social Work Aide my duties were to

transport children for court hearings, doctor appointments, and

family visitation. I was also responsible for supervising many

visits between children and their parents. This activity gave me

the experience that was needed later as a Child Welfare Specialist.

During this time I learned a great deal about the types of families

that Child Welfare becomes involved with and how the legal

process works in the Juvenile System. Other general duties

included filing, copying cases and assisting the clerical unit in

their every day activities.

1997 1998 Natural Resource Conservation Services Idabel, OK

Conservation Biologist

12. I was transferred to this field office as a Conservation Biologist

after receiving my degree from Southeastern Oklahoma State

University. Here I spent many hours working in the field either

with local landowners, or with the Conservation Technician.

While in the field I worked with land owners with their basic

Conservation Plans, Wildlife Plans, or Forestry Plans. Other

times I worked along side the Conservation Technician restoring

the wetlands back to their original state. I participated in such

activities as controlled burns, basic dike construction, overseeing

tree planting and later doing a survival count of the trees planted

the previous year. In the office I assisted clients, facilitated plans,

and assisted the District Conservationist with many programs,

including the Wetland Reserve Program, Forestry Incentive

Program, Conservation Reserve Program and the Wildlife Habitat

Incentive Program. With these programs I had the responsibility

of writing a conservation plan that explained what the individuals

objectives were on his/her land and what had been done prior to

the plan. While stationed in this office I also participated in a

Leopard Darter Study with the United States Forest Service. In

1998 I resigned this position after getting married and was unable

to transfer closer to Pauls Valley.

Education

1989 1993 Kingston High School Kingston, OK

High School Diploma

1992 1997 Southeastern Oklahoma State University Durant, OK

B.S. Wildlife Conservation

13. During my Senior year at Southeastern I worked at a deer check

station in Davis and pulled jaws for the Department of Wildlife.

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15. 1998 Current OK Dept. of Human Services Pauls

Valley, OK

16. Approximately 3000 hours in training, seminars and certifications

17. ***Finding Words Training for Forensic Interviewing 2009***

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References

Larry Balcerack, Attorney, 405/238 9351

Camille Frizzell: Garvin County District Court Bailiff 405/238 3486

Det. Derrick Jolley: Pauls Valley Police Department 580/421 3305

Alayne Pickens: Friend, 580/319 4927

Elizabeth Sanchez, Department of Human Services, 580/759 9383

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