Meliza Vega

Springfield, MA *****

ady59i@r.postjobfree.com

+1-413-***-****

To obtain a position to help others achieve their goals, to use organizational and active listening skills, and to use my compassionate nature to help individuals lead more balanced lives. Authorized to work in the US for any employer

Work Experience

Family Support Stabilization Clinician

Hopewell - West Springfield, MA

January 2023 to Present

• Provide support, psycho-education, advocacy and stabilization services to families involved with DCF.

• Alleviate the immediate crisis that brought the family to DCF.

• Work to prevent an initial or subsequent removal of a child from the home.

• Meet with families on a weekly basis at their homes.

• Meet with children on a weekly basis at their home, foster home or school.

• Make any necessary referrals to the families.

• Contact collaterals as needed.

Social Service Specialist II

Fairfax County Department of Family Services - Annandale, VA October 2022 to January 2023

• Provide ongoing services to families.

• Make any necessary referrals.

• Conduct assessments to determine the level of risk.

• Make monthly home visits or as needed.

• Contact collaterals regularly to monitor progress in treatment/services.

• Develop a treatment plan for the families.

School Based Therapist

River Valley Counseling Center - Holyoke, MA

April 2011 to October 2022

Provide individual assessment, treatment planning, and psychotherapy services to school age students. Develop and implement various forms of game and play to develop participants' self confidence and social skills. Participate in meetings between parents, school faculty, psychiatrists, and social workers to develop individualized academic and behavioral plans for students. Ongoing Social Worker

Van Wart Area Office - Department of Children and Families - Springfield, MA March 2019 to January 2020

Provide professional child welfare social work services within the Department of Children and Families. Assess, develop, evaluate, and monitor clients service plans and programs, assess for risk. Attend foster care reviews every six months.

Respond to emergencies and initiate court action. Track and monitor individual caseloads. Make monthly home visits and foster care visits. Write and review service planning goals. Coordinate visits between children and family members. Transport children. Provide counseling to clients and provide services for the protection of children. Work with schools, the court, and multiple agencies in the course of case management.

Case Manager

Child Support Enforcement Division, Massachusetts Department of Revenue - Springfield, MA November 2008 to April 2011

Evaluate and monitor child support cases to establish paternity and to modify and support child support orders; prepare cases for court action, ensure compliance with child support agreements and court orders; conduct research to locate non-custodial parents and assess income available to meet child support obligations; research cases involving failure to pay court-ordered child support, ensure the accuracy of case information by providing information to them regarding their child support cases through telephone calls, face to face meetings, or in writing. Adoption Social Worker

Department of Children and Families - Springfield, MA February 1996 to July 2003

Provide professional child welfare social work services within the Department of Children and Families. Assess, develop, evaluate, and monitor clients service plans and programs, assess for risk. Attend foster care reviews every six months.

Respond to emergencies and initiate court action. Track and monitor individual caseloads. Make home and foster care visits. Write and review service planning goals. Coordinate visits between children and family members. Transport children. Provide counseling to clients and provide services for the protection of children. Work with schools, the court, and multiple agencies in the course of case management. Prepare legalization packets for children who are freed for adoption. Attend adoption parties and meet with prospective adoption families.

Education

Master's in Forensic Psychology

American International College - Springfield, MA

September 2008 to 2010

Bachelor's in Criminal Justice

Inter American University of Puerto Rico

1992

Skills

• Data entry (9 years)

• Computer literacy (10+ years)

• Spanish (10+ years)

• English

• Microsoft Word (3 years)

• Child Protective Services (10+ years)

• Social Work (10+ years)

• Case Management

• Individual / Group Counseling (10+ years)

Languages

• Spanish - Expert

Certifications and Licenses

CANS certified

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