Supported individuals ages 3-60 with identifying and pursuing their life goals and dreams while coordinating services across multiple systems. Acted as the primary point of coordination and empowered individuals through the person-centered planning process.Assessed individual's needs for services.Facilitated the development of, and writing of, Individual Service Plans (ISP); coordinated ISP conferences, coordinated changes and made revisions to the ISP.Documented service dates, corrections, and disenrollments.Advocated for individuals and their families. Promoted and provided support for self-advocacy.Assured that individuals and their families understood their rights.Ensured that needed services were provided immediately on a 24 hour basis when an emergency situation developed.Facilitated the team process. Coordinated plan development. Assured that the individual's desired future preferences remained the focus of the plan.Helped to determine personal goals and objectives.Maintained a database of community resources. Coordinated appointments with other agencies (Social Security, Human Services, Physicians, etc.) and provided transportation when none other was available, or if the person were to need assistance in sharing information. Completed paperwork related to service access and maintenance. Identified service gaps and made adjustments accordingly.Reported Major Unusual Incidents and/or Unusual Incidents in accordance with the Health and Safety Rule under the Ohio Revised Code.Completed and submitted Targeted Case Management Logs. Assisted in the maintenance of Quality Review files.Documented service delivery and maintained data needed for Medicaid billing.Participated in committee work and regularly pursued professional growth activities and continuing education.

Children Services Worker -Investigated allegations of abuse, neglect, dependency, delinquency and unruliness by gathering data from relatives, neighbors, police, schools, etc.Verified need for servicesProvided crisis intervention servicesAttended/testified at court hearingsInterviewed children, families, witnesses and collateral sources for assessment of risk and crisis services neededSupervised visitsTransported youth and family members when applicableObtained drug screensDeveloped family centered case plans and provide case management.Visited homes and monitored case plan progress of the familyIndependent Living Specialist - Responsible for advocating for and providing core independent living services to youth in preparation for emancipation from foster care.WIA Youth (YOUth Connection) Case Manager - Provided mentoring, supportive services, leadership development, job readiness skills, education retention services, and case management for multiple youth in Huron County and surrounding areas.

Facilitated the tobacco prevention education program, Word of Mouth, in fourth-eighth grade classrooms throughout Northwest Ohio. Facilitated the tobacco cessation program for adults, Freedom From Smoking throughout Northwest Ohio. Coordinated a local community coalition, Huron County Tobacco Control Alliance. Coordination tasks included planning meeting dates, times, and locations, creating agendas, preparing minutes, as well as event planning and coordination. Led the teen awareness program (STAND) for local Huron County youth. Coordinated meetings, developed and coordinated awareness events and activities, supervised teens and transported them to attend statewide tobacco prevention awareness conferences.