Training Services

Samantha L. Stanley

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Experience:

November 2006 - Present Foundations for Home &

Community

Lead Social Worker Washington, DC

Lead the social work team of two (2) in providing comprehensive

family based foster care, child case management services and comprehensive

family case management services to assigned cases (31). Work with social

work team to comply with all deadlines for reports and data entered into

FACES and the hard copy of record as well as ensure that all children in

Foster care are seen twice per month and all supportive services are in

place; attend all court hearings, administrative reviews and other critical

meetings regarding the safety, permanency and wellbeing of the children in

care. Provide first level supervision for team members; monitor staff

client interactions FACES entry and completion of other required

documentation. Ensure that social work team provide information, education

and guidance to the therapeutic foster care parents, biological families or

adoptive families of clients concerning issues or discipline, limit-

setting, substance abuse, budget management, nutrition, independent living

skills, housekeeping and child development. Assist clients, therapeutic

foster care parents and families in developing and appropriately using

support networks. Assist treatment team in identifying goals and

coordinate needed treatment services to meet these goals. Work with social

work tem to support and enhance the clients' relationship with biological

family members when applicable; arrange and encourage regular contact and

visitation as specified in treatment plan; keep families and other team

members updated on clients' progress. Complete all case plans, court

reports, visits and contacts as well as other required reports in FACES

according to CFSA guidelines and policies meeting the standards of quality

and timeliness.

December 2003 - November 2006 FAMILY & CHILD SERVICES

Social Worker MSW - Intensive Washington, DC

Provide intensive services to children and families by assessing their

situation setting

goals obtaining and delivering services for a caseload of 15. Duties

include writing and submission of court reports detailing child's progress,

progress, of parents, and making recommendations regarding permanency to

attendance and participation in all court hearings concerning the case;

responsible regarding permanency to attendance and participation in all

court hearings for following court orders in a timely manner; interview and

assess each client & make recommendations if necessary for services,

referrals followed up to assure services are rendered; meet with parents,

children and foster parent to write a case plans; complete case plans in

FACES for all committed children with emphasis on permanency the

child/children

and what is needed to meet goals; create service plans for new cases to

outline all services needed for the goal of reunification; meet with

parents, foster parents, GAL and other relevant parties to develop

treatment goals, identifying psychological goals, needed services, long

term plans; visit with child/children semi-monthly in the foster home and

document progress, problems, or concerns in FACES; make arrangements for a

case aid to supervise family visits per court order and document in FACES;

arrange transportation to and from family visits, medical appointments,

school and/or other services as needed; attend school meetings, including

IEP meetings along with education specialist and visit child in day care

environments; maintain

contact with service providers, e.g. therapists to stay current with

child's progress; obtain drug

to test results for clients when necessary; request clothing and furniture

vouchers when needed;

primarily responsible for requesting and arranging placements, including

giving instructions to

case aids for medical screenings and transportation foster home.

June 2002 - November 2003 MARTIN POLLAK PROJECT

Case Manager/Family Therapist Washington, DC

Coordinator and leader for multidisciplinary services team and as

direct service

provider to children and families including both birth and treatment

families. Duties include:

identification of members of the team based on services needed; coordinate

team meetings;

monitor services provided by team members and, when necessary resolve

problems; keep team

members informed of child's progress and needs. Conduct initial assessment

of children

entering placement; schedule treatment team meeting within 30 days of

admission; develop

treatment plan within 45 days with specific behavioral objectives; locate

and coordinate social,

medical, psychiatric, educational and other needed services; conduct

individual and family

therapy sessions involving birth and foster parents as prescribed by the

level of service they are

receiving:, attend court hearings and prepare reports for court as needed;

arrange for updating

medical and psychological reports; document efforts to obtain information

when not in record; complete progress notes for every contact with the

child and family within a week; attend weekly staff meetings; ensure

children have medical examinations within 30 days of admission and annually

thereafter; dental and eye examinations within 60 days of admission and 6

months

thereafter; ensure that children have transportation to school, medical

visits and other appointments as needed; submit forms to ensure payment of

stipends and clothing allowances; arrange respites as needed.

August 2000 - June 2002 THE MENTOR NETWORK

Program Manager Landover, Maryland

Manage half million dollar budget for Therapeutic Foster Care Agency;

oversee implementation of services for over 65 emotionally disturbed

children; supervision of more than 20 staff members (MSW and LCSW-C) who

provide therapeutic counseling and case management services in the

community; monitor the placement of youth in 60 foster homes; implement

services, i.e., groups and individual therapy that prepare children to

reunite with biological family, be placed for adoption and live

independently; work with disciplinary teams such as court advocates,

education advocates of Department of Social Services, court services and

social service agencies; responsible for youth referred from Department of

Juvenile Justice.

January 1994 - July 2000 THE DOOR

Supervisor Mental Health Department New York, New York

Management of $132,000 budget for Ryan White Grant; application,

writing, follow-up and completion of grant proposals; Interim Director of

Counseling Department. Manage and provide HIV pre-post test counseling;

supervise 8 mental health counselors who provide individual counseling,

crisis intervention, substance abuse counseling and group therapy for

approximately 500 inner city youth (12-21). Supervise New York Board of

Education Life Nursery Program which includes direct supervision of Life

Nursery Social Worker and Board of Education Certified Teacher. Supervise

social work interns from accredited Social Work Universities. Responsible

for Administration Children Services (ACS) referrals for allegations of

abuse or neglect for agency. Responsible for monitoring charts and progress

reports, providing documentation for court and summaries for mandated

clients and ACS reports. Continue to provide counseling services for at

least 20 adolescents who have difficulties engaging in mental heath

services and, who were either HIV positive or mandated for counseling by

court order of ACS. Continue to facilitate adolescent parent group for

youth in foster care system and/or their children placed in foster care.

Responsible for the hospitalization of adolescents who suffer from severe

depression or have made actual suicide attempts.

December 1992 - January 1994

Mental Health Counselor

Provide individual counseling for over 50 young people (12-21);

provide

counseling to 15 or more H11V positive adolescents who struggle with issues

of disclosure, loss

and anger; work with adolescent parents providing individual counseling,

couple counseling and

facilitate mandatory teen parent classes for adolescent parents whose

children have been placed

in the foster care system due to neglect or abuse; prepare necessary

documentation; subpoenaed

to give expert testimony in court cases involving ACS foster care

placement, providing

testimony to determine whether children should be returned to teen parents,

work with homeless

youth or "throw-away" youth, providing housing referrals and placement;

provide individual

counseling for youth mandated for services by juvenile justice system or

criminal courts; provide

individual. counseling and referrals for youth suffering from mental

illness for hospitalization;

monitor youth prescribed psychotropic medication; facilitate violence

support group and provide

individual and group counseling "B-GLAD" for youth struggling with or

needing support

dealing with their sexual identity.

Education:

1990-1992 M.S.W. -May, 1992

New York University

Advanced Standing Program

New York, New York

1983 -1988 B.S.W. -June, 1988

State University of New York at Albany

Albany, New York

Related Courses and Trainings:

District of Columbia License # LG50077929 s

Maryland State License #G09176 (Renewal Pending)

F.A.C.E.S.net trained. -March 16, 2006

Depression and Suicide in African American Children

Family Team Meeting Training for Workers

Ethical Practice Training June, 2006

Ethical Practice Training, June, 2004

Ethical Pitfalls/Avoiding Professional Hazards, April 2008

Domestic Violence Training

CPR/ First Aid Training and Certification

Washington, DC CFSA Pre-Service Training - 80 hours

Enriched Structural Family Therapy Training

District of Columbia Department of Health Maternal and Family

Health Training

HIPPA Trained 2003

MAPP

New York CSW Certification License #509380-1 - March, 1999

HIV Pre/Post Test Counseling Training

AIDS Institute Substance Abuse Training

References: Available upon request

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