Amanda Collins Email & Phone Number

Bronx, New York, United States

• As a Family Team Conference Facilitator, I:
• Lead discussions with active listening to promote open communication, to identify strengths and concerns, and to develop an understanding amongst participants.
• Demonstrate a commitment to continuous improvement by seeking feedback and refining conference facilitation techniques over time.
• Successfully facilitate over one-hundred conferences, consistently achieving positive outcomes that benefit families.
• Implement my own documentation system that ensures I am accurately recording conferences which resulted in an increase of birth parent’s engagement and service deliveries.
• Translated my skills into presentations to help train and onboard new and current employees in the form of bi-annual Family Team Conference trainings (both in-person and virtual platforms).

• Formerly known as MLSFemale, Switch The Pitch features MLS coverage from the female perspective. Created by fans, this young site aims to empower women by providing a platform for fans to represent her MLS team and.
• New York City FC's correspondent for Switch The Pitch.
• Producing and editing written content for switchthepitchsoccer.com using WordPress.
• Attending press conferences to research content for articles by collecting quotes and data.
• Coordinating with other contributors to deliver high-quality content to our readers.

Lafayette, Indiana Area

• Valley Oaks Health is a non-profit mental health center for the community of Lafayette, Indiana and its surrounding counties. As a wraparound unit supervisor, I:
• Supervised seven employees who managed up to fifteen cases at a time of severely emotionally disturbed clients and their families, successfully discharging nearly one-hundred clients from the program.
• Discussed challenging topics such as sexual harassment, abuse, and suicide attempts with professionalism and empathy.
• Developed crisis plans for families to overcome barriers and address critical incidents.
• Provided coaching and training to new and seasoned case managers through weekly supervision.
• Worked closely with Indiana State Wraparound trainers to develop, coordinate, and implement training.