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• Provides behavioral skills training for children ages 3 to 18 to include classroom survival skills, friendship-making skills, skills for dealing with feelings, alternatives to aggression, and skills for dealing with stress.• Equips caregivers and children with highly-adaptive coping skills for children struggling with complex trauma and behavioral issues.

• Perform psychosocial evaluations and fact-finding interviews to identify risk factors and determine suitability of prospective and current tribal resource parents for children in state or tribal custody. • Provide support, locate resources, and share information with tribal resource parents with foster parent trainings, regular phone and in-person contacts, referrals to professional networks, and collaboration with multidisciplinary team members.

• Managed a caseload of children with special needs placed in a specialized/therapeutic foster care home setting.• Coordinated medical, dental, psychological, and educational services for each foster child through the implementation of intake assessments, treatment plans, and safety plans while including the treatment team to incorporate all valid inputs. • Facilitated virtual and in-person treatment team meetings with the biological and placement families, CPS, attorneys, CASA… Show more • Managed a caseload of children with special needs placed in a specialized/therapeutic foster care home setting.• Coordinated medical, dental, psychological, and educational services for each foster child through the implementation of intake assessments, treatment plans, and safety plans while including the treatment team to incorporate all valid inputs. • Facilitated virtual and in-person treatment team meetings with the biological and placement families, CPS, attorneys, CASA, therapists, and those who are part of the child’s therapeutic and legal support system. Show less

• Conduct thorough screenings, house assessments, in-person interviews, and reference calls for the completion of kinship home studies as needed as a subcontractor with Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS). Conduct home visits and telephone contacts to interview families and their references in a thorough, courteous and professional manner. Conduct risk assessments to determine if potential caregivers are a safe and good fit as parents for foster children… Show more • Conduct thorough screenings, house assessments, in-person interviews, and reference calls for the completion of kinship home studies as needed as a subcontractor with Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS). Conduct home visits and telephone contacts to interview families and their references in a thorough, courteous and professional manner. Conduct risk assessments to determine if potential caregivers are a safe and good fit as parents for foster children who have experienced abuse and/or neglect. Training completed in Undoing Racism, Disproportionality, Cultural Competence, Ethics, and PRIDE training. Show less

• Provided ongoing case management services to children and families by implementing safety plans, child and family service plans, and referrals to service providers in the community.• Prepared court reports, attended court hearings, and provided testimony of the family’s progress and services rendered to them with recommendations from Child Protective Services.• Located service providers in rural communities, such as licensed professional counselors and parenting class facilitators, to… Show more • Provided ongoing case management services to children and families by implementing safety plans, child and family service plans, and referrals to service providers in the community.• Prepared court reports, attended court hearings, and provided testimony of the family’s progress and services rendered to them with recommendations from Child Protective Services.• Located service providers in rural communities, such as licensed professional counselors and parenting class facilitators, to contract with DFPS so families could complete court ordered services that were not previously available to them. Show less

• Put into practice the core competencies of the Texas CPS Practice Model (engaging, assessing, teaming, planning, intervening, and evaluating) by building rapport with children and families, interviewing collaterals, attending treatment team meetings, attending permanency conferences, developing service plans, and monitoring child safety inside and outside of the home.• Provided supervision of parent/child visits to assess child safety and parental involvement and… Show more • Put into practice the core competencies of the Texas CPS Practice Model (engaging, assessing, teaming, planning, intervening, and evaluating) by building rapport with children and families, interviewing collaterals, attending treatment team meetings, attending permanency conferences, developing service plans, and monitoring child safety inside and outside of the home.• Provided supervision of parent/child visits to assess child safety and parental involvement and nurturance.Interned with a Conservatorship Specialist. Job duties included writing child and family plans, conducting supervised home visits with children and parents, document and watch parent-child visits, clerical duties such as filing, and attending court hearings. Show less

• Assisted children and adults diagnosed with Autism, moderate to severe intellectual disabilities, and developmental disabilities with their daily needs, such as administering medications, nutritional meal planning, transportation to medical appointments, and monitoring for their safety and wellbeing.• Follow behavioral intervention plan provided by a Board-Certified Behavioral Analyst, such as learning new words to express needs and wants, social skills, and conflict resolution… Show more • Assisted children and adults diagnosed with Autism, moderate to severe intellectual disabilities, and developmental disabilities with their daily needs, such as administering medications, nutritional meal planning, transportation to medical appointments, and monitoring for their safety and wellbeing.• Follow behavioral intervention plan provided by a Board-Certified Behavioral Analyst, such as learning new words to express needs and wants, social skills, and conflict resolution. Documented progress of behavioral interventions through daily logs and incident reports. Show less