Larry Horne Email & Phone Number

Olympia, Wa, Us

Olympia, Washington, United States

This position is part of the senior leadership team at the Department of Early Learning. My role as Assistant Director of the Quality Division is to bring consistency to the work of licensors in order to promote health and safety in all child care facilities in Washington State. It does this through the creation of policy and procedure, development and delivery of training opportunities for licensing staff, creation of resources for licensors and licensees, promulgation of Washington Administrative Code (WAC), and through the facilitation of relationship-building with licensing’s largest constituency – the providers. I have oversight responsibility for:* Child care policy research, development and implementation* Training coordination for child care licensors* Washington State Administrative Code rule promulgation* Development/initiation of continuous quality improvement activities* Licensed Child Care Information System (parent resource)* Negotiated Rule Making for Family Child Care rules* Agency public disclosure* Risk management (agency risk manager)

This position was part of the senior leadership team of the Department of Family Services in Las Vegas, Nevada. I had overall management responsibility for recruitment, retention, training, licensing of licensed foster care homes. Upon my departure, there were 1040 licensed foster care homes in the Las Vegas Valley. I also had overall responsibility for all initial placements of children into foster care homes (2400 children placed in foster care in Las Vegas as of September, 2007)I developed, planned and implemented the DFS Placement Team that facilitated all paid placements into foster care.I oversaw all complaint investigations of family foster or group care institutions, as needed.I coordinated placement services for all placement needs in the county.Overall responsibility for 90 employees in eight distinct units.I oversaw the contract approval process for all new placement agencies in Clark County. Provided training to residential group care providers and administrators.Member of the Practice Advancement Committee (CQI group) and the 2007 Regulation Workgroup to rewrite Chapter 424 of the Nevada Administrative Code (NAC).

This position was with the State of Nevada that oversaw child welfare services statewide. I was the Quality Assurance specialist over statewide foster care licensing, recruitment, retention and training.I provided quality assurance and technical assistance to County-operated child welfare programs.Projects included: Developed and authored statewide licensing manual; wrote statewide assessment on foster care licensing and recruitment; participated on development of State’s IV-B plan; participated in development of State’s Program Improvement Plan; participated in the Child and Family Services Review; participated in the Caring Communities Kinship Grant development and implementation; Developed standardized licensing instruments; participated on quality review team for Youth Corrections.I also supervised the Las Vegas office of the Bureau of Services for Child Care Licensing, including the four Development Surveyors.Member of the Family Program’s Office for the State of Nevada, which oversaw all child welfare, juvenile justice and children’s mental health programs in the State.Member of the statewide Diversity Committee, which oversaw MEPA-IEP compliance, foster and adoptive care training; and staff recruitment.Served as a Hearing Officer for revoked foster care licenses.

Supervised and developed contracts for 68 residential group home facilities for chronically mentally ill adults for the Residential Programs Office.Proved clinical oversight and guidance in the placement of 320 clients into residential care.Conducted investigations of residential group home facilities, as needed.Provided clinical oversight and guidance for the residential group home providers concerning the clients in their homes.Conducted annual group home inspections and audits as part of an overall quality improvement system as required by JCAHO.Wrote policy and procedures with regards to group home practices.Provided training to residential group care providers and administrators.

This position was part of the senior leadership team at Lutheran Community Services in Spokane, Washington. I directed the agency's therapeutic foster care program (program with 20 licensed foster care homes and 35-45 seriously emotionally disturbed children placed).I directed a sexually reactive and aggressive youth prevention program (mental health program with over 100 sexually reactive / sexually aggressive youth enrolled). Planned and oversaw all aspects of budget development for multi-million dollar programs.Planned, wrote and implemented grants through numerous vendors.I oversaw recruitment, training, and licensing certification of therapeutic foster care homes.Participated in fundraising and other community awareness campaigns.Participated in the Counsel for Accreditation (COA) process - focusing primarily on the development of a continuous quality improvement system for the agency.Partnered with community leaders to bring new programs and services to clients and the agency.

Ms, Clinical Psychology

Activities and Societies: Graduated with honors from graduate program in clinical psychology.

Ba/Ed, Social Science, History, Engish

Activities and Societies: Participated in, and led, an alternative education pilot program while as an undergraduate. The program.