Child Welfare Social Worker

AMANDA OWENS, MSW

Curriculum Vitae

LICENSURE, CERTIFICATIONS & NOTABLE QUALIFICATIONS

Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Colorado License (not active)

Certified in Evaluating and Treating Complex Trauma (PESI) – Denver, CO (2018)

Certified Child & Family Investigator - Denver, CO (2010)

Member of the Zero to Three Organization (active)

Member National Association of Social Work (active)

Monthly Participation in Zero-Three Consultation Clinical Group – Thornton, CO

Monthly Participation in Parent-Child Interactional and Psychotherapy Group – Denver, CO

Monthly Participation in Child Welfare Internal Treatment Supervision Group – Thornton, CO

EDUCATION

L.C.S.W. Licensed Clinical Social Worker 2004

M.S.W. Master of Social Work 2002

Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA

B.S. Bachelor of Science, Social Work, 1993

Georgian State University, Atlanta, GA

POST GRADUATE TRAINING & PRACTICE

Multidisciplinary Clinical Training, Denver University 2017-Present

CWLA and ongoing Continuing Education 2005-present

Children’s Hospital Kempe Center for Children, PCI Specific Evaluations 2008-2011

Colorado Bar Association Child and Family Investigator 2010

Institute for Multi Systemic Therapy 2002-2004

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2015-202, Private Practice – Parent Child and Sibling Interactionals, Clinical Consultations

Design Implement and Execute Parent Child Interactionals and Sibling Interactionals for child welfare agencies and private clients. Assist with clinical consultations on Dependency and Neglect cases revolving around attachment disorders and/or impaired parenting capacity due to childhood attachment issues. Offer expert testimony on affiliated child welfare cases. Ongoing specializations to assist private practice efforts include trainings in Maternal Infant Attachment Assessments, Adult Attachment Assessments, Abuse, Neglect and Mental Health Evaluations. Presenting problems addressed in developed interactionals include mental health disorders, substance abuse, domestic violence, neglect, sexual abuse and physical abuse. Occupy County, State and private contracts for the purpose of expert analysis in the area of child protection, attachment and bonding, and emotional and physical permanency.

2004-2012, Adams County Department of Human Services Internal Treatment Team – Child Protection Therapist

Specialized in assessment, intervention and treatment of child abuse and neglect. Concentrated focus in the area of assessing and treating generational trauma, attachment disorders and emotional disorders in children and adults. Developed and executed the Parent Child Interactional Attachment Assessment (PCI-AA) program for Adams County Department of Family and Children Services. Comprehensive dyadic and multisystemic functioning was assessed on an ongoing basis to determine quality of relationship and attachment capacities to support the validity of the PCI-AA interactional.

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