Child Welfare Administrator, Therapist, Adjunct profession and program
Resume:
Leo’nard M. Johnson
Chicago, IL 60651
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SUMMARY
• 20 years supervisory and management experience as a Public Service Administrator
• 11 years case management and social work experience working with children and families
• Coordinated and extensively worked with the Department of Correction, Mental Health, Human Services, Juvenile Court, and other state and city agencies
• Effectively supervised and monitored case work and social work interventions provided to children in foster and residential care, and wards of the Department of corrections
• Served as regional liaison for Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, while interfacing with a body of city and state institutions and agencies operating in the capacity of an advocacy and advisory consortium regarding child welfare issues
• Adjunct Professor – Graduate Level
• 6 Years training and functioning as therapist with sex offenders
• Operated as therapist servicing children and families in post adoption
• Candidate for Doctorate Degree in Social Work
ASSESSMENT
• Supervised and assisted child welfare staff with the development and completion of social investigations and integrated assessments in order to plan for service needs and therapeutic interventions
• Coordinated and assisted with needs-assessments for clients involved in issues regarding:
o Child abuse and neglect, dependency, delinquency and criminal incidents, crisis intervention truancy, and chronic runaway behaviors
o Behavior Maladjustment and inability to demonstrate appropriate life adaptive skills
TREATMENT PLANNING
• Coordinated with the Department of Mental Health, Correction, Public Health, and other private and public agencies to develop specific service and/or treatment modalities for developmentally disabled, and emotionally/mentally disturbed, and other children evidencing significant clinical needs
• Coordinated and assisted with treatment planning and preparation for minors to be transitioned to
• Independent Living, Adult Guardianship, Family Reunification, Foster Care and other related living
arrangements
• Participated in scheduled interdisciplinary clinical, psychiatric, and education staffings conducted by private and public service agencies
• Monitored and ensured that necessary crisis interventions and therapeutic service referrals were timely and properly administered via child welfare staff
SUPERVISION and ADMINISTRATION
• Supervised and provided clinical consultation to child welfare staff servicing minors in substitute care.
• Conducted Peer Review and Quality Assurance training sessions with child welfare staff
• Planned and participated in Fair Hearing sessions in response to service appeals and other contested decisions orchestrated and/or implemented by child welfare staff
• Active member and participant of Illinois Department of Children and Family Services-Cook Central Site Committee for Council On Accreditation. (Served as COA supervisory consultant on contractual basis from 2/1/05 through 6/19/06.)
• Coordinated and conjointly planned with child welfare staff for the provision of comprehensive discharge planning for minors and young adults being released from the Department of Corrections
• Monitored and regularly reviewed the placement of children in foster care and other substitute care living arrangements, while evaluating service provisions and safety of the minors
• Planned, supervised and coordinated all program activities and duties assigned to child welfare staff. Ensured that all client service needs were being provided in accordance with applicable rules, policies, standards and procedures
INSTRUCTING and TRAINING
• Conducted Research Methodology
• Conducted Ethics in the Helping Profession
• Supervised and mentored newly hired staff
• Supervised students and collaborated with field service directors regarding
B.A. and graduate student placements at Illinois Department of Children and Family Services
• Assumed substitute adjunct professorship duties at the Community College level
• Coordinated and implemented training modules for staff regarding policy and child welfare practices
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
2009 – 2010 Therapist
Haneefah M. Booker & Associates
2006 - 2009 Program Coordinator
The Youth Campus
2005 thru present Consultant - Trainer
Impact Inc.
2005 thru present Therapist – Consultant
Emages, Inc
2/1/05 – 6/19/05 Supervisor/Consultant
Illinois Department of Children and Family Services
1991- 2004 Public Service Administrator
Illinois Department of Children and Family Services
1985 – 1991 Child Welfare Specialist
Illinois Department of Children and Family Services
EDUCATION
Presently - Candidate for Doctorate of Social Work/Capella University (Part-time)
MSW- University of Illinois, 1997
Social Work Intern, Mt. Sinai Hospital, Out-Patient Child Psychiatric Department, full time field
placement, Mary 1996 to September 1996
• Provided therapy to children experiencing or evidencing maladaptive behaviors.
• Serviced children with clinically diagnosed disorders
• Co-developed treatment plans and diagnostic assessments.
B.A., Sociology, North Eastern University, 1975
Licensure: LCSW certification expected January/2012
PROFESSIONAL development
• Domestic Violence – Basic and Advance Training 2010
• Group Therapy Training-Treatment of Sex Offenders, Emages Community Services, Inc- May 2005 – Present
• Integrated Assessment Training-December 2003
• Best Practice Investigation and Intake-September 2001
• Federal Preparatory Review-Phase 1 and 2-August 2001
• Best Practice Orientation-Change Management-January 2001
• Licensure Review-December 2000
• Clinical Practice Training-Veteran supervisors-September 2000
• Quality Initiative and Quality Assurance Training-November 1997
• Permanency Initiative-November 1997
• Cook County Permanency Initiative-August 1997
• CERAP Training-January 1996
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