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OBJECTIVE

To obtain a rewarding and fulfilling position that can utilize my diverse experience and skills for the I growth and enrichment of the families you serve.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

**/**05- 10/09 Child Net, Inc. Fort Lauderdale, FL

Child Advocate

 Providing Services to children, who have been abused, neglected or abandoned

 Referring families to community services to address presenting problems and needs

 Conducting monthly home visits to children, biological families and foster parents

 Provide reports and testimony to the court on parent’s compliance and the children’s progress

 working with diverse community and providing appropriate customer service to all clients

08/08- 05/09 Atlantic Shores Hospital Fort Lauderdale, FL

Intake Coordinator

 Completing comprehensive assessments on potential patients to psychiatric or substance abuse acute unit

 Admitting or referring patients appropriately

 Completing pre certification of insurance benefits

Completing daily census and preparing reports for hospital administration

02/2007- 04/2008 Geo Care/ South Florida State Hospital Pembroke Pines, FL

MSW Intern

 Provide individual therapy to Persons Served

 Facilitate support groups on a weekly basis preparing for discharge

 Develop treatment goals

 Complete bio-psychosocial, FARS, progress notes and discharge reports

01/2006- 08/2006 Child Net, Inc. Fort Lauderdale, FL

MSW Intern

 Interviewing children recently removed from home

 Completing psychosocial evaluations on all children age 6-17.

 Referring children in need of services to 3rd party agencies

 Providing short term therapy for children in need up until 3rd party agencies can begin services

10/2004- 05/2005 Fulton Co Dept. of Family and Children Services College Park, GA

Social Services Case Manager

 Providing Case Management Services to Children in State Foster care system

 Developing and updating Case plans for children and families

 Referring children and families to community resources to address medical, educational, mental health and substance abuse concerns

 Conducting monthly home visits to children, biological families and foster parents

 Providing reports and testimony to the juvenile court regarding child and parents progress

8/2002-04/2004 Florida State Dept. of Children and Families Fort Lauderdale, FL

Family Services Counselor

 Providing Services to children, who have been abused, neglected or abandoned

 Referring families to community services to address presenting problems and needs

 Visiting families at least once a month and assessing children’s safety

 Provide reports and testimony to the court on parent’s compliance and the children’s progress.

 Certified Child Protection Professional

12/01-06/02 Edwin Gould Services for Children Brooklyn, NY

Case Planner

 Working diligently with families at risk of having children placed into foster care

 Providing on-going individual, family and group counseling

 Coordinate provision of service needs via referrals and collaboration with other agencies.

 Facilitating Parenting skills groups

 Aided in program development and enhancement efforts

12/00-06/02 St. Mary’s Children and Family Services Syosset, NY

Child Care Worker I

 Supervision of boys age 9to 18 years old placed in a residential facility

 Documentation of boys behavior and progress towards daily and long-term goals

 Implementing behavior management techniques and Crisis Response Intervention.

 Transporting Children to necessary appointments, court hearings and field trips

EDUCATION

2005- Present Barry University Miami, FL

Masters of Social Work obtained 05/2008

1997 – 2001 State University of New York at Stony Brook Stony Brook, NY

Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and Social Science Interdisciplinary obtained 05/2001

LANGUAGES

Ability to read write and speak Haitian/Creole

REFERENCES

Available upon request

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