PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
*/** – **/** Tri-County Youth Service Bureau
Waldorf, MD
Clinical Director / Program Manager
Supervise 20 individuals, school based counselors, several administrative staff, community based workers, and fee for services counselors. Responsible for reviewing treatment plans, to include DSM IV diagnosis. Oversee youth and parent groups in the facility and community. Coordinate and host monthly committee forums. Compile monthly statistical reports to support federal, state, and county funding. Conduct, host and or coordinate in office training for all staff.
4/08- 6/10 Institute for Family Centered Services
Waldorf, MD
Regional Director
Responsible for the operational and administrative management of regional office, including: hiring, oversight of billing and invoicing, management of budget and contractual oversight, development of marketing plan, conducted presentations, attended meetings with collaterals, and writing of proposals. Provided oversight of evaluations, data collection, client and collateral surveys, management of policies associated with accreditation and licensure standards and training of staff. Served on committee in Calvert and Charles County System of Care planning committee Presented PRP presentation and staffing to DSS, DJS, and other collaborative.
09/05-03/08 Child and Family Services Agency
District of Columbia
Foster and Adoptive Parent Trainer
Training perspective foster and adoptive parents using the PS-MAPP model, gathered documentation, conducts home assessments, and writes home studies for licensing.
01/04-8/05 Child and Family Services Agency
District of Columbia
Intake and Investigation Hotline Worker
Received and processed initial referrals regarding reports of physical abuse, sexual abuse and neglect. Conducted interviews as well as contacted the referral source for additional information when necessary, determined if removal from the home ensured safety of suspected victim. Provided community resources to the consumers that call with concerns not directly related to child maltreatment, police, court officials, school officials, and others within the community as it relates to child maltreatment.
05/99-01/04 Department of Social Services Child Welfare
Landover, MD
Social Worker II
Processed information from the police, schools and other professionals for the purpose of initiating an investigation Received and processed calls regarding reports of physical abuse, sexual abuse, and neglect. Provided community resources to consumers, conducted groups for sexual abused adolescent victims.
EDUCATION: University of Maryland School of Social Work: Masters in Social Work, January 1997.
Licensed LGSW in Maryland & Washington DC