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Resume:
Patricia Edwards
Starkville, MS 39759-7751
Mobile Phone: 662-***-****
Secondary Phone: 662-***-****
E-mail: ****************@*****.***
OBJECTIVE
A Social Worker Position With A Home Health Agency in the Golden Triangle Area of
Mississippi.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Lead Case Manager
May 2008 - present
Prairie Opportunity Starkville, MS
Nonprofit Charitable Organizations
I complete intake interviews and enter application for energy assistance in the
computer. I complete case plans on all clients approved for services. I complete all
paperwork needed to process energy assistance, food assistance, rental assistance,
and weatherization services. I make home visits on a monthly basis on all of my
intensive case management cases. I update case plans on intensive cases on a
quarterly basis.
Employment Interviewer II
February 2001 - May 2008
Mississippi Department of Employment Security Grenada, MS
Government and Military
I interview job applicants and enter their applications in the computer. I take job orders
from employers both over the phone and in person and enter the job orders in the
computer. I screen job orders and send the most qualified applicants on the job orders. I
update job orders on a weekly and monthy basis. I enroll job applicants in Core and
Intensive Services in the Workforce Investment Act Program at the local office. Core
Services are the basic services that we provide to all applicants such as job searches,
labor market information, and assistance with resume preparation. Intensive Services
are career counseling and completion of an individual case plan. I am also responsible
for monthly follow up on all applicants enrolled in the WIA program. I have also
administered some assessment tools for applicants being enrolled in Intensive Services.
Social Worker, Senior
February 1997 - September 2000
Mississippi Department of Human Services Cleveland, MS
Government and Military
I completed intake interviews on child abuse/negect reports, counseled abusive parents
about appropriate methods of discipline, supervised children in the homes with their
parents in child abuse prevention and protection cases.I investigated child
abuse/neglect reports and reported my findings to my Social Work Supervisor. I
completed foster home studies on new foster home applicants and completed
paperwork to relicense current foster homes. I completed social summaries and court
summons for clients and attended court hearings. I gave DHS recommendations to the
Youth Court Judge in court hearings on children in our social service cases.
I removed children from the custody of their parents and provided
crises counseling to the families. I made monthly home visits to verify the safety of
children in their parents home. I completed case plans on foster children every six
months. I completed case plans on prevention and protective service cases every three
months. I also transported foster children to medical, dental, and mental health
appointments. I was also responsible for completing paperwork to terminate natural
parents parental rights within six months of a child becoming a ward of the state if the
parents were not making progress toward regaining custody of children in DHS custody.
SMI Case Manager
June 1996 - February 1997
Life Help Grenada, MS
Government and Military
I was assigned the Seriously Mentally Ill caseload. These clients were Schizophrenics
and Psychotics. I transported clients to Haldol and Thorazine clinics and medical
appointments. I also transported the SMI clients to appointments with their psychiatrist
about 45 miles from my assigned county. I transported up to 4 clients at a time in my
own personal vehicle. I did transport two clients as far as 300 miles to out of town
medical appointments in Memphis, Tennessee and Jackson, Mississippi. I made home
visits to verify that the clients were complying with their medication regiments and to
monitor their daily progress in the home environment. I completed quarterly case plans
on all clients. I reported any crises situations with my clients to the Therapist so a
thorough mental evaluation could be completed on clients having serious mental
problems.
Unemployed
February 1996 - June 1996
Unemployed Grenada, MS
Government and Military
I was unemployed for these months after I dropped out of Nursing School at Holmes
Community College.
Nursing Student
June 1995 - February 1996
Holmes Community College Grenada, MS
Education
I was a student in the Associate's Degree in Nursing Program at Holmes Community
College. I dropped out of Nursing School because I failed my second attempt on my IV
Skill test.
Correctional Officer III
August 1988 - May 1995
Mississippi Department of Corrections Parchman, MS
Security and Surveillance
I provided security, custody, and control of state inmates housed in the Mississippi State
Penitentiary. I completed body counts and security checks to verify inmates were
accounted for in the unit. I completed all unit logs required by MDOC policy and
procedure. I also called for assistance during emergency situations. I completed
incident reports when an emergency occurred in the unit.
Social Worker I
May 1988 - August 1989
Mississippi Department of Human Services Clarksdale, MS
Government and Military
I completed intake interviews on child abuse/neglect reports and I counseled abusive
parents about appropriate methods of discipline. I completed child abuse investigations,
completed social summaries and court summons for court hearings. I also attended
court hearings and gave DHS recommendations to the Youth Court Judge. I provided
crises counseling with families and removed children in emergency situations. I made
home visits to verify the safety of children in their parents homes in child abuse
prevention and protective service cases. I completed home evaluations for foster home
applications and interstate placement services. I completed case plans on child abuse
prevention and protective service cases every three months. I completed case plans on
foster children every six months. I transported foster children to medical, dental, and
mental health appointments. I completed case contact notes on every home visit on all
cases in my caseload when home visits were conducted in these cases.
EDUCATION
Bachelor's Degree, Social Work Major
August 1981 - May 1985
Delta State University Cleveland, MS
I had a 3.0 GPA and I was a Dean's List Scholar from 1982-1985. I received the
Tri Delta Sorority $500 Academic Scholarship in 1985.
CERTIFICATION
Licensed Social Worker
September 2010
Ms Board of Examiners For Social Workers
I just renewed my Social Worker license for two more years.
SKILLS
Career Counseling Expert
Counseling Expert
LANGUAGES
French Beginner
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS / AFFILIATIONS
International Association of Workplace Professiona
REFERENCES
Queen Coleman (Professional)
Area Social Work Supervisor Ms Dept of Human Services
662-***-**** no known email
Debbie Simmons (Professional)
Unemployment Interviewer Ms Dept. of Employment Security
662-***-**** ********@****.**.***
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