Lesley Smith, Lpc-S Email & Phone Number

Provide therapeutic services to family members of youth awaiting disposition in the Juvenile Justice system.

Jbsa Ft Sam Houston, Texas

Upon enrollment, responsible for conducting interviews to establish the customer's needs or concerns. I am able to maintain effective working relationships with families using constant tact and diplomacy as well as confidentiality when able. I conduct psycho-educational classes on such topics including but not limited to, stress, anger management, couples' enrichment and parenting. While in this position, I have also proposed four new family life courses to be offered to service members and their family members.

Texas

Primary responsibility was to conduct assessments of prospective families and field foster care and adoption inquires. Through this I was required to obtain all information and paperwork pertaining to the Licensing and Verification of a foster family or respite provider as well as maintain records of all Fire and Health inspectors. I also coordinated all training for families within agency, re-service and all on-going trainings while maintaining completion of and accuracy of all foster family files in compliance with auditing entities. Track all criminal requests of all foster families, respite providers, employees, and contractors.

San Antonio, Texas Area

In this position I was responsible for the recruitment of foster families as well as marketing of agency. This also included organizing and facilitating community presentations. Primary responsibility was to conduct assessments of prospective families and field foster care and adoption inquires. Through this I was required to obtain all information and paperwork pertaining to the Licensing and Verification of a foster family or respite provider as well as maintain records of all Fire and Health inspectors. I also coordinated all training for families within agency, re-service and all on-going trainings while maintaining completion of and accuracy of all foster family files in compliance with auditing entities. Track all criminal requests of all foster families, respite providers, employees, and contractors. Assemble foster family and respite provider’s information packets. Conduct all references on all potential foster families and respite providers. Maintain foster family and respite providers’ expiration dates. Generate home agency reports and licenses. Maintain the foster family and respite providers’ directory meaning current foster family, potential foster families and those in the process, weekly status of incoming families, and family deficiency list by using different office automation software programs.

Designed and implemented treatment plan for children up for adoption and in foster care. I was also responsible for the recruitment of foster families as well as marketing of agency. This also included organizing and facilitating community presentations. Primary responsibility was to conduct assessments of prospective families and field foster care and adoption inquires. Through this I was required to obtain all information and paperwork pertaining to the Licensing and Verification of a foster family or respite provider as well as maintain records of all Fire and Health inspectors. I also coordinated all training for families within agency, re-service and all on-going trainings while maintaining completion of and accuracy of all foster family files in compliance with auditing entities. Track all criminal requests of all foster families, respite providers, employees, and contractors. Assemble foster family and respite provider’s information packets. Conduct all references on all potential foster families and respite providers. Maintain foster family and respite providers’ expiration dates. Generate home agency reports and licenses. Maintain the foster family and respite providers’ directory meaning current foster family, potential foster families and those in the process, weekly status of incoming families, and family deficiency list by using different office automation software programs

Monitored residential facility that housed juvenile sexoffenders before completion of state approved program.Facilitated psychosocial groups. Provides detailed documentation for board review in order to maintain funding.

Ma, Counseling

Ba, Psycholgy

Education record

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Counselor Education/School Counseling And Guidance Services, Pursuing