Experience

Center for Racial Justice in Education

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

• Executive Coach

  • Jan 2023 - Present

  Provide one-on-one coaching to school leaders to support their ability to operationalize instruction, leadership, and school culture grounded in racial justice and racial equity. Provide one-on-one coaching to school leaders to support their ability to operationalize instruction, leadership, and school culture grounded in racial justice and racial equity.



Simmons University

• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Adjunct Instructor

  • Sep 2022 - Present

  Provide on-line practice, supervision, management, and leadership course instruction for DSW candidates at the Simmons University School of Social Work. Specific courses: Strategies for Decolonized Supervision and Management; Interdisciplinary Social Work. All courses taught are framed in tenets of social justice, diversity, equity, inclusion, intersectionality, power, and anti-racism. Provide on-line practice, supervision, management, and leadership course instruction for DSW candidates at the Simmons University School of Social Work. Specific courses: Strategies for Decolonized Supervision and Management; Interdisciplinary Social Work. All courses taught are framed in tenets of social justice, diversity, equity, inclusion, intersectionality, power, and anti-racism.



Laura Rice Stein Consulting, LLC

• Owner

  • Jan 2020 - Present

  Provide customized individual, group, and organizational consultation, trainings, and assessments to schools, social welfare agencies, and other community-based organizations. Conduct conference-based workshops and trainings. Particular focus on social justice, just practice, strengthening stakeholder partnerships, and holistic professional development. Provide customized individual, group, and organizational consultation, trainings, and assessments to schools, social welfare agencies, and other community-based organizations. Conduct conference-based workshops and trainings. Particular focus on social justice, just practice, strengthening stakeholder partnerships, and holistic professional development.



The City University of New York

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Adjunct Assistant Professor

  • Aug 2014 - Present

  Provide in-person practice course instruction for MSW candidates at the Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College. Specific course: Social Work Practice & Learning Lab, a two-semester course framed in tenets of social justice, liberation health, and decolonized and just practice across all social work practice methods. Provide in-person practice course instruction for MSW candidates at the Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College. Specific course: Social Work Practice & Learning Lab, a two-semester course framed in tenets of social justice, liberation health, and decolonized and just practice across all social work practice methods.



The City University of New York

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Study Project Coordinator

  • Mar 2011 - Jun 2012

  Oversaw, supervised, and coordinated a mixed methods multi-systems research study on racial disproportionality in the child welfare system. Oversaw, supervised, and coordinated a mixed methods multi-systems research study on racial disproportionality in the child welfare system.



The City University of New York

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Academic Advisor

  • Sep 2009 - May 2010

  Provided MSW students at the Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College individual and group supervision on professional social work development and ethics, academic classes, and field placements. Provided MSW students at the Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College individual and group supervision on professional social work development and ethics, academic classes, and field placements.



Harlem Children's Zone

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Foster Care Prevention Best Practice Consultant

  • Jan 2008 - Jun 2008

  Provided best practice consultation and training to foster care prevention program directors and staff in agency's five (5) prevention of foster care programs resulting in improved individual skill sets, improved programming, and establishment of agency-based standard and format for case record documentation.

• Director of Social Work - Promise Academy

  • Oct 2006 - Jan 2008

  Developed, implemented, and managed social services within agency's three multi-service charter schools serving students K – 8 resulting in improved school structure and standard of service and supervision, establishment of standard and format for case record documentation, and improved inter and intra agency service collaboration.

• Program Director

  • Jul 2000 - Mar 2007

  Developed, implemented, and managed foster care prevention program (capacity: 45 families) and linked children’s programming (capacity: 81 children) including but not limited to an after-school program and evening literacy program resulting in city and state assessments of excellence in services.Participated in and/or chaired intra and inter agency councils and committees resulting in site and agency-based growth initiatives, improved community stakeholder communications and collaborations, and improved provision of client services.Co-developed and implemented agency-wide trainings and retreats providing core professional practice skills development and increasing staff morale.Provided supervision and guidance to multi-level professional workers and social work students resulting in enhanced and improved clinical, direct service, documentation, professional, supervision, and/or management skills.

• Supervisor

  • Jan 2000 - Jul 2000

  Supervised, oversaw, and managed one of agency's foster care prevention program (capacity: 45 families) and linked children’s programming (capacity: 81 children). Provided individual and group supervision to site staff at all levels. Maintained and managed small caseload of families in high need.

• Program Coordinator

  • Feb 1999 - Jan 2000

  Primary Caseworker for high-risk families with a range of issues in one of agency's prevention of foster care programs. Provided in-home and office-based case counseling and casework management utilizing various modalities. Primary Supervisor for three (3) program site caseworkers. Coordinated program psychological consult. Created resource book for mental health linkages within community and created resource book for workshop facilitator contacts on a myriad of issues.

• Senior Caseworker

  • Aug 1998 - Feb 1999

  Primary Caseworker for families with a range of issues in one of agency's prevention of foster care programs. Provided in-home and office-based case counseling and casework management utilizing various modalities. Designed and implemented weekly parenting group. Primary Supervisor of site's JV worker. Oversaw varied scheduling needs of site caseworkers. Facilitated crisis room at one of agency's Beacon After School Programs.



Wediko Children's Services

• United States
• Mental Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Direct Care Staff - Summer Program

  • Jun 1994 - Aug 1994

  Counseled multi-problem emotionally disturbed children ages 6 – 17 within a therapeutic milieu in residential treatment summer program located in a natural-setting. Primary care given to girls 13 - 14. Facilitated daily group therapy sessions, behavior contract writing, behavior research tracking, crisis intervention, and aided in writing final reports of children.

• Clinical Team Member and Assistant Teacher - Winter Program

  • Sep 1993 - Jun 1994

  Clinical Team Member: Developed and implemented therapeutic behavioral treatment for emotionally disturbed boys within a therapeutic milieu in a residential treatment center located in a natural setting. Primary care given to boys ages 8 - 12. Facilitated daily group therapy sessions, behavior contract writing, behavior research tracking, crisis intervention, and aided in writing reports of children.Assistant Teacher: Designed and implemented curriculum for Art and Science Programs for learning disabled and emotionally disturbed boys ages 8 – 12 using multi-modal presentations. Led small group instruction across the curriculum for two 9-year-old boys. Wrote and implemented Individual Education Plans.

• Direct Care Staff - Summer Program

  • Jun 1993 - Aug 1993

  Counseled multi-problem emotionally disturbed children ages 6 – 17 within a therapeutic milieu in residential treatment summer program located in a natural-setting. Primary care to boys ages 11 – 12. Facilitated daily group therapy sessions, behavior contract writing, behavior research tracking, crisis intervention, and aided in writing final reports of children. Developed and implemented canoe activity program for all age groups within setting.



Wediko Children's Services

• United States
• Mental Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Direct Care Staff - Summer Program

  • Jun 1992 - Aug 1992

  Counseled multi-problem emotionally disturbed children ages 6 – 17 within a therapeutic milieu in residential treatment summer program located in a natural-setting. Primary care to girls ages 11 – 12. Facilitated daily group therapy sessions, behavior contract writing, behavior research tracking, crisis intervention, and aided in writing final reports of children. Counseled multi-problem emotionally disturbed children ages 6 – 17 within a therapeutic milieu in residential treatment summer program located in a natural-setting. Primary care to girls ages 11 – 12. Facilitated daily group therapy sessions, behavior contract writing, behavior research tracking, crisis intervention, and aided in writing final reports of children.