Ruth Esparza Email & Phone Number

Dallas, Texas, United States

Gadsden, Alabama Area

The position provides in-home and on-going services to protect children from abuse and neglect and prevent removal of children from their family. The position provides both case management and direct services to families to help the family reduce the risk of abuse and neglect. The position requires routine interaction with various local community systems and resources for ongoing services for families and children.

Killeen/Temple, Texas Area

The position provides in-home and on-going family based safety services to protect children from abuse and neglect and prevent removal of children from their family. The position provides both case management and direct services to families to help the family reduce the risk of abuse and neglect. The position requires routine interaction with various local community systems and resources for ongoing services for families and children

El Paso, Texas Area

As an Adult Protective Services investigator, I receive and investigate reports of alleged abuse, neglect and exploitation. The investigation includes conducting interviews and gathering information about the report in order to determine the degree of intervention necessary. The investigator will assess risk and safety and may recommend services (Medical, Therapeutic, and Concrete Support) for the client and family, which will help reduce the risk of further abuse or neglect.

El Paso, Texas Area

As a foster/adoptive home developer (FAD), I am responsible for recruiting, developing, verifying, monitoring, and supporting foster and adoptive homes that are licensed by DFPS. I train foster and adoptive parents on issues of caring for abused/neglected children and working with the child welfare system. I Provide ongoing support and case management services to foster and adoptive parents. I conduct regular home visits to the foster or adoptive home to meet with the family in order to monitor and support the home. I also assist adoptive families with the adoption process and participation at the adoption consummation hearings and National Adoption Day. As needed, I attend staffings, court hearings, or other meetings on children who are placed in foster or adoptive homes that are assigned to them.

El Paso, Texas Area

As a Child Protective Services investigator, I receive and investigate reports of alleged child abuse and neglect. The investigation includes conducting interviews and gathering information about the report in order to determine the degree of intervention necessary. The investigator will assess risk and safety and may recommend services (Medical, Therapeutic, and Concrete Support) for the child and family, which will help reduce the risk of further abuse or neglect. The purpose of conducting an investigation is to determine if a child can safely live with his or her family, whether abuse or neglect has occurred, whether other children in the family are also victims of abuse or neglect, whether there is a risk for future abuse or neglect, and to develop a plan, if needed, to keep the child safe.

El Paso, Texas Area

Substitute Teacher•Worked at various campuses throughout the Socorro district.•Worked at all grade levels, from pre-k to 12th grade. Long term position as 1st grade teacher. I have followed and implemented lesson plans, have attended grade level meeting.I have also done parent-teacher conferences.•Worked with special education children. •Assisted in physical education.

El Paso, Texas Area

Assisted clients with Protective Orders and Crime Victims Compensation (CVCs’) forms.•Aided clients filling out necessary forms for obtaining 911 cell phones.•Provided assistance to clients with shelter entrance formalities. •Worked with both the victims and batter's of domestic violence.•Documented case notes for finished cases, followed up with previous clients and set appointments for clients.•Facilitated groups done both in English and Spanish. •Obtained training in crisis intervention prevention procedures and worked the crisis hotline at the women’s shelter

El Paso, Texas Area

Worked in the community and human development department under “Project FOCUS”. •Cooperated in the preparation of a resource handbook for the elderly. This handbook is currently being used by various health agencies to locate resources in the community and in the healthcare system. •Researched several health agencies; asking them about services they provided to the elderly and qualifications required to receive assistance. •Searched for information via the internet on several topics that concern the elderly in order to provide better service. •Participated in meditation training that was given for several health agencies, including MHMR, Bienvivir, Centro San Vicente and Adult Protective Services. •Participated in meetings between project FOCUS manager, project FOCUS developer and the health agencies on how they would use the handbook and how they would try to incorporate it within their agencies.