DEGREES:
MS
Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL, June 09
Graduate degree: Family Therapy
BS
University of West Georgia, Carrollton, GA, Dec 05
Major: Sociology Minor: Psychology
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
GEORGIA PROFESSIONAL COUNSELING CENTER, INC.
Associate, July 2009 to Present
•Marriage and family therapist
FAMILY FOUNDATIONS
Marriage and Family Therapist Intern, 2/11/08 to1/16/09
• Responsible for clinical caseload of 15-20 adults and children
• Responsible for documentation, both hand written and database
• Responsible for completion on psychosocial in a timely manner
• Assistance in administering the BLAST Program
GATEWAY COMMUNITY SERVICES, INC.
Master’s Level Intern, 4/2/08-8/29/08
• Responsible for leading Parenting Classes and Anger Management groups in a drug rehabilitation facility
• Conducted Individual and Family Therapy sessions with recovery clients
• Responsible for documentation of sessions, classes, and groups
CHILDREN’S HOME SOCIETY OF FLORIDA
Court Liaison, 9/07-8/08
• Promotes positive relationships, cooperation and high regard among CHS (Children’s Home Society) staff, DCF (Department of Children and Family) attorneys and staff, representatives of the court and legal system and CHS clients
• Communicates with court employees and judges to keep them informed of CHS programs and services
• Identifies any communications or procedural problems between the CHS staff and the legal systems and works with all parties to resolve them
• Staff cases with supervisor/team/providers/DCF/attorney as needed
• Transition cases from DCF to CHS
Dependency Case Manager, 4/07-9/07
• Responsible for a caseload of up to 46 children
• Responsible for scheduling and conducting Family Team Conference
• Responsible for devising case plan and other court documents
• Responsible for home visiting, documenting all case related information
• Responsible for evaluating parents progress on case plan and deciding whether or not reunification or termination of parental rights is appropriate
• Responsible for matching children with families for adoption
• Responsible for conducting home study’s on potential placements
• Responsible for Life Book’s and child studies on all children being adopted
WARE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND CHIDLREN SERVICES
Child Protective Services Investigator, 4/06-8-06
• Responsible for investigating allegations of child abuse
• Provide referrals to prevent removal of children and help stabilize families
• Documentation all case activity, both hand written and database
• Responsible for assessing the safety of children throughout the life of a case
CERTIFCATIONS
• Georgia Certified Child Protection Investigator (2006)
• Florida Certified Family Service Counselor (2008)
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:
• Children’s Home Society Youth Advisory Board for Foster Care, Board member 07-08
• American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, Current Student Member
• NEFAMFT Board member, Current Student Representative
AWARDS/RECOGNITIONS:
• Children’s Home Society Feb.08 Employee of the Month
• 08-09 Nova Southeastern University Student of the Year
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