Vanessa Baie, Msw, Lcsw Email & Phone Number

Bloomingdale, IL, US

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Barrington, Illinois, United States

• Intake and management of all targeted recruitment cases (locating foster homes for children facing more challenges in placement)
• Creation and management of Let IT Be Us' weekly "Wednesday's Children" publication
• Leader in content creation, guest speaker coordination, and hosting of bi-weekly webinars for foster home recruitment and child welfare education
• Intake, management, and oversight of all coaching inquires
• Participation in all management meetings; participating in organization strategy and growth planning
• Participation in meetings with stakeholders

Chicago, Illinois

• Responsible for providing strength-based, client-centered, relationship-driven, and family-focused support interventions to birth parents served by the agency’s child welfare program
• Delivering specific therapeutic services appropriate to meet needs of each individual client
• Conducting thorough assessment of needs of client and client’s desired goals to create comprehensive treatment plan
• Completion of quarterly reports in agency format to report to treatment team and juvenile court regarding client progress toward treatment goals and reunification with children
• Preparing for and attending court hearings to testify when requested through subpoena
• Participating in internal and external case reviews, staffings, clinical reviews, and critical decision meetings

Chicago, Illinois

Individual child and adult therapist serving families involved with the agency's child welfare program (contracted with Illinois Department of Children and Family Services).

Chicago, Illinois

• Provided direct coaching service during family visitations for purpose of improving of parenting skill and ability to birth parents served by the agency’s child welfare program to support them in the process of.
• Provided services utilizing developmental needs of children and parenting skills needed across the lifespan
• Utilized analytical and psychosocial diagnostic skill and resourcefulness in developing treatment plans and processes using agency-approved treatment modalities
• Reported on progress regularly to case manager and supervisor over-seeing family case
• Completion of written reports to the treatment team, including one final submitted to the juvenile court to report status of client participation and growth in parenting capacity
• Participated in regular clinical supervision meetings for consultation to maximize impact on clients served and assess effectiveness of program to maintain its impact on families

Greater Chicago Area

• Responsible for coordinating and facilitating all transactions and activities that must take place between administrative departments and the Foster Care Department
• Coordinated and tracked program information, managed subcontracts, responsible for the oversight of all counseling subcontractors, including quality assurance of services provided and fiscal controls of billing
• Assisted accounting department with DCFS transactions related to board payments and stable funding
• Responsible for all traditional foster parent licensing, including transfers and renewals
• Ensured contract compliance and assisting with Quality Assurance activities as necessary
• Participated in orientations and developed programs for assigned child welfare workers and participated in creating training materials

Greater Chicago Area

• Developed, directed, and coordinated peer reviews, consumer surveys, and outcome analysis for all agency programs
• Established and monitored each program’s progress in meeting outcome goals and developed corrective action plans when necessary
• Assisted with program development, marketing, and resource development
• Managed agency accreditation with COA including responding to COA correspondence and submitting the annual report to COA for re-accreditation every 4 years
• Maintained summary data on clients served in programs and program statistics with response to formal inquiries for such information
• Assisted in training new staff when necessary and appropriate

United States

• Carried placement caseload representative of cases found in agency
• Provided referral services and maintained contact with providers in order to properly monitor birth parent progress toward family reunification
• Interviewed clients, developed service plans using social work methods and technique to achieve effective treatment goals to assist with family stabilization
• Appeared in court to testify to progress of birth parents and status of children in care
• Maintained appropriate monthly home visitation of children in foster care, providing necessary referral for services when needed in the foster home setting
• Maintained agency records for children in placement, as well as birth parent and foster parent records

Greater Chicago Area

• Led sports, health, and leadership curriculum for middle school girls
• Created and trained staff on Chicago social service resource binder
• Developed leadership program content for summer camp counselors
• Co-lead weekly programming for 25-30 girls at a Chicago Public School
• Assisted with attendance recording and enrollment
• Attended intensive best practice and curriculum training

Naperville, IL.

Seasonal summer position, worked consecutive summers (May-August) from 2009-2012. This position was held each year between the school years worked as the Site Director for Safe n' Sound.

Naperville, IL.

Greater Chicago Area

• Observation in the courtroom during child protection and delinquency cases
• Gained understanding of the role of a social worker in permanency planning
• Gained understanding of social work theories and principals with regard to juvenile court
• Trained in use of the MARS/CYSIS case management system, and the Cook County Clerk System
• Reviewed and evaluated service plans in child protection cases
• Observation in probation department

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Clinical Social Work

Master Of Social Work - Msw, Social Work

Activities and Societies: NASW student member

Bachelor'S Degree, Sociology

Minor in Social Work Minor in Psychology Deans List: Spring 2011, Fall 2011, Fall 2012