Brundy Frenel, Lmsw Email & Phone Number

New York, United States

Brooklyn, New York, United States

• Directs all aspects of the program operations, including assessment, planning and compliance; sets directions and performance targets for the program and provides solutions to existing and anticipated problems• Monitors case planning and management activities-setting expectations, establish program outcomes and ensures that service delivery and program meet mandates set forth by funders• Analyzes complex treatment and recommends solutions; guides supervisors in resolving complex problems• Promotes a stable unit with oversight of staffing and structural organizations. Ensures that staff receives support and supervision and provide professional development to staff appropriate to their needs• Attends Program Director's meeting and actively participates in community initiatives; develops partnerships with other agency to build to a support network to enhance the program and the agency at large

Greater New York City Area

• Directs all aspects of the program operations, including assessment, planning and compliance; sets directions and performance targets for the program and provides solutions to existing and anticipated problems• Monitors case planning and management activities-setting expectations, establish program outcomes and ensures that service delivery and program meet mandates set forth by funders• Analyzes complex treatment and recommends solutions; guides supervisors in resolving complex problems• Promotes a stable unit with oversight of staffing and structural organizations. Ensures that staff receives support and supervision and provide professional development to staff appropriate to their needs• Attends Program Director's meeting and actively participates in community initiatives; develops partnerships with other agency to build to a support network to enhance the program and the agency at large

• Assist the director in monitoring program effectiveness, including assessment, planning andcompliance with department and regulatory guidelines• Interview families who are referred from other human services programs, or who are self-referred and in need of social services; conduct and coordinate intake planning; work with staff to develop a case management and individualized service plan for the family• Ensures that case contact visits and counseling occurs, as mandated; ensures that the family is aware of rights and entitlements and that access to entitlements is expedited• Provides individual supervisory sessions to case planners; approves case planner assessments and individualized family service plans; in complex family situations, assist case planners in setting goals and finding creative solutions to problem situations• Provides assistance to case planners in establishing/securing support services for families, guardians and children; and support case planners in coordinating services• Monitors case planners’ responses to safety/protection needs of children; assists in investigating and responding to reports or reasonable suspicions of neglect, abuse or exploitation of children; and takes precautions to eliminate risks• Assists the Director in assessing and responding to the training and development needs of staffincluding confirming attendance at mandated training programs• Helps manage the performance of employees, conducting appraisal reviews and monitors attendance at mandated training programs• Conducts audits of case planner’s case management records on PROMIS/Connections in order to confirm progress notes and other required documents are appropriately updated, accurate and in compliance with quality standards• Attends to the administrative details of the Department; ensures confidentiality of files and records; generates administrative reports, assists with providing administrative support in the absence of the director

• Assisted the Deputy Director in monitoring program effectiveness, including assessment, planning and compliance with department and regulatory guidelines• Participated in permanency planning for children and families entering the foster care system; help expedited permanency goals of reunification or placement• Supervised case management and case work activities; approved caseplanner assessments, individualized family service plans and referrals to specialty consultants and neighborhood based service providers; reviewed case work activities to ensure progress toward permanency goals• Supported the transition of children into and out of foster care, including support for care providers, foster and natural parents; in complex family situations, assist social worker in setting goals and finding creative solutions to problem situations• Provided regular supervision to case planners and support staff, ensuring that children and families are appropriately counseled and are participants in treatment planning and execution; ensured that case contact requirements were met, as mandated and required; conducted individual and group supervisory sessions• Made suitable care arrangements when the child has to be separated from his/her family in emergency situations• Provided assistance to case planners in establishing family support networks and securing support services (i.e., housing, medical, educational, mental health services) for families, guardians and children; helped develop activities to help children and families to effectively utilize available social, medical, educational, employment, legal and other resources which enable them to function at the highest possible level

• Completed timely field visits to investigate allegations of abuse and/or neglect• Assessed the risk of future abuse or neglect of child(ren) by completing thorough interviews of each family member as well as make objective observations of the child(ren)’s home environment• Coordinated the team of family members, staff, and service providers to evaluate safety and identify interventions that could reduce risks for child(ren)• Entered and maintained detailed, accurate, and timely computerized records of all case information• Filed petitions, testified in family court and other legal proceedings, and placed children into protective custody or foster care when appropriate• Supervised family visits between birth parent(s) and child(ren) as per mandated court orders

Master Of Social Work (Msw), Social Work

Activities and Societies: Social Enterprise and Administration Caucus

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Psychology

Activities and Societies: Dance TeamDuring my undergradate stuidies, I became a part of the dance team and performed for various.