Danielle Donelson Email & Phone Number

Dearborn Heights, Mi, Us

Dearborn, Michigan, Us

Hire, train and supervise staff in accordance with quality improvement efforts, and in compliance with agency, COA standards, licensing and funding requirements.Develop/maintain partnership relationships with various community agencies, groups/ volunteers and key stakeholders.Work in collaboration with referral sources and intake to assign families to staff.Provides education, support and training opportunities to staff to ensure continual professional development and competence.Develops and revises strategies and diverse treatment plans for assigned clients according to each clients individualized needs.Contribute to the development and expansion of the program including tracking data through evidence-based measurement tools to demonstrate positive outcomes.Organize and host/facilitate family engagement events utilizing grant funding.Assist the marketing and finance team with any funding-related administrative tasks in compliance with any funding, grants, or contract requirements.

Responsible for assisting with the assessment, placement, discharge, aftercare case-management services, and facilitation of permanency planning at intake for clients in the residential units.Attended court hearings and psychiatric appointments, serve as an educational liaison, conducts home assessments, and present cases at CAC as needed.Assisted in writing initial and updated client reports and assessments including ISP/ITP, USP/UTP, CAFAS, residential release plan, release disposition, aftercare reports, foster care action summary, court reports, court summary, and discharge plans, and monthly progress reports to CMOs as needed (per contract).Participated in ongoing program development for aftercare services including research-based interventions, logic model, and family engagement model initiatives.

Assisted in advocacy efforts towards legislative policy reform initiatives by meeting with government officials.Participated in the research and development of a peer-led reentry program in the state of Michigan.Attended events and fundraisers that utilized community education strategies and civic engagement initiatives to inspire members of the community.

Assisted in the research and development of key programming initiatives including reporting, measurement tools and outcomes for case management at the nonprofit organization. Coordinated services and clinical treatment programming to justice-impacted youth.Provided community referrals and resources according to the individualized needs of the client, as identified when administering intake/ongoing assessments.Assisted in grant-writing, fundraising initiatives, and networked with community partnerships and/or sponsorships.

Farmington Hills, Mi, Us

Validated intensive behavioral interventions; observed and ensured that necessary intervention was performed accurately based on each individual’s assessment.Implemented weekly behavioral and learning objectives on individual treatment programs utilizing the principles of Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) therapy.Collaborated and communicated with clients and families in an empathetic manner that made a positive impact on each patient’s behavior and treatment goals.

Kalamazoo, Mi, Us

Participated in small teams to implement objectives of research goals regarding criminal justice reform.Employed audit study methodology in qualitative research.Use of statistical analysis in understanding and applying study results to present to undergraduate-level courses.

East Lansing, Michigan, Us

Assisted in administrative tasks regarding court cases of personal injury, family law, and criminal defense. Prepared legal documentation and was responsible for case correspondence with appropriate parties.Participated in campaign work and legal research geared towards policy reform.

Grand Rapids, Michigan, Us

Conducted assessment and case management responsibilities in collaboration with families referred to treatment services.Coordinated with legal, psychological, medical, social and economic services depending on case treatment plans and court orders.Maximized child safety and development with a reformative trauma-informed approach.

Graduate, Master Of Social Work

Bachelors Of Arts, Sociology, Social Work, Criminal Justice