Experience

ACH Child & Family Services

• United States
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Intake Specialist

  • Jun 2014 - Present

   Participates in meetings with collaborating partners and agencies to facilitate referrals and placements  Receive and review client referrals and intake information  Coordinates and assists to locate and arrange for appropriate placement of clients in out of home care.  Ensures an accurate system of identifying available resources to satisfy youth placements.  Handles crisis calls and emergencies called in to the intake line to provide 24 hour intake services.  Ensures child assessment tools are properly used to correctly evaluate children referred to the Agency for placements or services.  Promotes safety and encourages the least-restrictive and shortest length of out-of-home placement for children  Communicates youth’s needs and concerns to residential program and/or child placing agency.  Advocates, promotes and practices cultural sensitivity and responsiveness in all day-to-day interactions. Show less



Lena Pope

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• CRCG Coordinator

  • Oct 2012 - Present

   Main point of contact for families needing referrals to CRCG and community resources.  Assess need for CRCG services or provide referrals to community resources.  Act as point of contact for follow up activities for family service plans, including limited case management activities to assist families with access to services.  Facilitate the CRCG Committee’s role as the front door for initial screening for Tarrant County residents seeking admission to the Waco Center for Youth.  Facilitate the CRCG Committee’s development and/or approval of a support plan for youth returning from Waco Center for Youth  Families requiring only resource referrals and limited case management will be assisted by the CRCG Coordinator.  Provide consultation on a frequent and recurring basis as the CRCG families experience progress or regression towards stability.  Act as main point of contact for CRCG committee members.  Schedule and coordinate preparation of materials and other needs for all CRCG meeting dates, times, and locations.  Send meeting notices, schedules and changes in meeting times or location.  Prepare for CRCG meetings through the development of meeting agenda and family referral packets  Present reviews and updates to the committee regarding previously staffed families  Collect and enter information into the state CRCG’s database Show less



Independent Contractor

• Assessment Writer

  • May 2012 - Present

   Gather necessary information to develop/complete home studies for prospective foster/adopt and kinship parents  Conduct group, joint, and individual interviews to complete the home study and assess readiness for foster or kinship care  Identify risk factors while conducting home visits.  Ensure that home studies meet all DFPS minimum standard guidelines.  Gather necessary information to develop/complete home studies for prospective foster/adopt and kinship parents  Conduct group, joint, and individual interviews to complete the home study and assess readiness for foster or kinship care  Identify risk factors while conducting home visits.  Ensure that home studies meet all DFPS minimum standard guidelines.



Texas Department of Family and Protective Services

• United States
• Individual and Family Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Child Protective Services Specialist IV

  • Oct 2006 - Apr 2012

   License and inspect foster homes in accordance with local, state, and federal guidelines. Compose home studies in accordance with RCCL guidelines. Advocate for children in court, permanency hearings, and staffings for adoption. Prepare cases for adoption consummation, including legal documents. Provide expert testimony in matters of adoption. Promote foster homes in adoption selection staffings. Liaise with other units on cases in various stages of service. Maintain the Tarrant County Foster Parent Resource page including contact information, status, and worker assignment. Liaise with members of the community to ensure that services are delivered. Assist Child Placement Unit in child placement duties as assigned. Provide 24 hour response time placing children in foster homes. Match children with prospective foster parents for placement. Provide excellent customer service to foster parents and clients of Child Protective Services. Show less

• Child Care Licensing Specialist III

  • Aug 2005 - Oct 2006

   Evaluate new applications and childcare facilities to issue licenses.  Inspect licensed and registered day care facilities for compliance with the minimum standards set by the state. Document compliance and noncompliance with state set standards and notify the providers of any adverse or corrective action being taken. Investigate violations of state standards, serious incidents, and reports in licensed and unlicensed child care facilities. Provide training to prospective providers on how to meet minimum standards. Provide excellent customer service to the facilities assigned, including technical assistance on issues related to minimum standards. Show less