Social Worker Foster Care

Donna L. Banks 804-***-****

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EXPERIENCE

Commonwealth Catholic Charities, Virginia

Adoption and Pregnancy Counseling

FEBRUARY 2013 - PRESENT

- Provides pregnancy counseling and facilitates adoption services

- Prepares and maintains complete, accurate case files, records and reports to the court

- Conducts post-placement supervision

Therapeutic Foster Care and Refugee Social Worker

SEPTEMBER 2008 - FEBRUARY 2013

- Managed foster care cases, including foster family training, certification, placement, supervision and crisis intervention

- Developed plans for emancipation

- Collaborated with schools, early infant intervention programs, early childhood development programs, FAPT, therapists and psychiatrists Adoptions from the Heart, Virginia

Adoption Social Worker

APRIL 2007 - APRIL 2013

- Conducted international and domestic home studies

- Provided pregnancy counseling and ongoing needs assessment services

- Taught education groups to prospective and current adoptive families Henrico CASA, Virginia

Volunteer Coordinator

JANUARY 2007 - AUGUST 2007

- Led recruitment, screening, training and ongoing supervision of all volunteers

- Coordinated with other programs to provided services to children in the system Prevent Child Abuse, Virginia

1-800 Children Helpline Specialist

OCTOBER 2007 - APRIL 2008

- Provided information, assistance, and counseling to parents and professionals

- Collaborated with partner agencies to provide bolsterservices Children’s Home Society of Virginia, Virginia

Senior Social Worker

FEBRUARY 1990 - JUNE 2003

- Provided pregnancy counseling and adoptive home studies

- Supervised children in foster care placements

- Coordinated with resource agencies to provide services to children and families

- Worked closely with agency attorney to prepare for contested court cases Sierra Vista Children’s Center, California

Family Counselor

JANUARY 1989 - SEPTEMBER 1989

- Coordinated all children’s programming and activities in the shelter

- Interviewed and assessed needs of all incoming clients SKILLS

Adoption searches

Case file management

Counseling

Court testimony

Empathy and relationship building

Event and program management

Home studies and placement

supervision

Microsoft Office (technical)

Notary Public

SAM

Therapeutic care

Trainings and education

Volunteer recruitment and

management

VOLUNTEER WORK

Henrico CASA

Prevent Child Abuse VA

Children’s Ministry at Bon Air

Baptist Church

Modesto Women’s Resource Center, California

Assistant Program Coordinator

SEPTEMBER 1987 - JUNE 1988

- Provided counseling, education and referral services

- Supervised Teen Parenting Program and planned weekly activities Benjamin Rush Psychiatric Center, New York

Assistant Program Coordinator, Adolescent

MAY 1986 - JUNE 1987

- Led educational and support groups

- Planned therapeutic activities for patients

Psychiatric Nurse’s Assistant

JULY 1983 - MAY 1986

- Provided support, counseling and supervision to adolescents during their hospital stay EDUCATION

State University of New York at Brockport

Bachelors of Science in Psychology and Sociology with a minor in education Mohawk Valley Community College

Associates of Applied Sciences in Human Services

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