Experience

Gaston County Department of Health and Human Services

• United States
• Individual and Family Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Social Work Supervisor

  • Jul 2021 - Present

  I currently supervise several foster care social workers. This involves interpreting and ensuring workers are following state and federal child welfare policies, reviewing court documentation, and providing my team with support and guidance to be successful in their role as foster care social workers.

• Adoption Social Worker

  • Oct 2019 - Jul 2021

  I engaged in case management to assist children in foster care with finding their forever families. This required ensuring each child's psychosocial and basic needs were met, recruitment of adoptive homes, as well as completing the necessary documentation to achieve legal clearance and facilitate the adoption.

• Foster Care Social Worker, Children and Family Services

  • Jan 2017 - Dec 2018

  I worked with biological parents to complete a case plan for reunification with their children; coordinated medical care and ensured all psychosocial, educational, and developmental needs were met for children on my caseload; provided community resources and referrals when needed; facilitated shared parenting meetings between foster and biological parents to provide support and determine the needs of the child; and advocated for children and families in the court system. I worked with biological parents to complete a case plan for reunification with their children; coordinated medical care and ensured all psychosocial, educational, and developmental needs were met for children on my caseload; provided community resources and referrals when needed; facilitated shared parenting meetings between foster and biological parents to provide support and determine the needs of the child; and advocated for children and families in the court system.



Atrium Health

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• MSW, Clinical Care Manager

  • Jan 2015 - Jan 2017

  Completed psychosocial assessments to provide social support and advocate for children and their families in the hospital setting; referred families to resources within their respective communities; completed involuntary commitment documentation when necessary; acted as a liaison between the medical team, families, and social services in non-accidental trauma cases; monitored length of stay; and completed post-acute documentation to ensure a smooth, safe transition from the hospital to the home setting at discharge. Show less

• Staff Assistant

  • May 2013 - Dec 2014

  I provided case management and linked consumers who had experienced a traumatic brain injury (TBI) to resources within the Charlotte, North Carolina community. I co-facilitated a community living class and a modified twelve-step program for individuals who had experienced a TBI.

• MSW Intern

  • Aug 2012 - Jun 2014

  Met with families and children diagnosed with a chronic illness to provide support and community resources.

• Psychiatric Technician

  • Sep 2010 - Sep 2013

  I worked with children and adolescents in a behavioral health inpatient setting. I facilitated goal driven therapy sessions, provided crisis intervention, and assisted children with developing coping skills and completing activities of daily living.



Mecklenburg County

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• MSW Intern

  • Jan 2012 - May 2012

  Completed a 5 month internship working with the women housed in the therapeutic pod. Assisted women through group sessions to provide information to reduce recidivism post-release. Completed a 5 month internship working with the women housed in the therapeutic pod. Assisted women through group sessions to provide information to reduce recidivism post-release.



The Keys of Carolina

• Mental Health Technician II

  • Nov 2009 - Feb 2011

  I supervised adolescents in a psychiatric residential treatment facility (PRTF). Tasks included: documenting behaviors under the supervision of a qualified professional (QP), providing intervention when individuals were in crisis, helping individuals learn life skills, and aiding individuals in meeting goals outlined in their person centered plans (PCPs). I supervised adolescents in a psychiatric residential treatment facility (PRTF). Tasks included: documenting behaviors under the supervision of a qualified professional (QP), providing intervention when individuals were in crisis, helping individuals learn life skills, and aiding individuals in meeting goals outlined in their person centered plans (PCPs).