Experience

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  New Alternatives For Children

  • United States
  • Individual and Family Services
  • 200 - 300 Employee

  • Family Team Conference Coordinator and Supervisor

    • Aug 2012 - Present

    Family Team Conference Supervisor & CoordinatorPlans, prepares, and facilitates Family Team Conferences for families of New Alternatives for Children. Actively participates in a multidisciplinary team to discuss family progress, identify needs, and support plans/methods of increasing effectiveness of the group's teamwork. Completes timely documentation in accordance with program requirements and ensures the family and interdisciplinary team is well informed and included in support planning. Assign and supervise trained FTC Facilitators and leads family conferencing team meetings. Collaborate with multidisciplinary team to identify strengths of the team and the family to support the completion of the families’ goals. Coordinate interdisciplinary/inter-agency communication and activities. Actively participates in quality improvement measures to ensure that contract outcomes are being met. Attends training, and attends all internal meetings as directed. Supervise and manage the New Alternatives for Children Parent Advocates and Translator. Provide Supervision, manage Parent Advocate and Translator requests and review all progress notes.

  • Partners In Parenting Senior Social Worker

    • Mar 2008 - Aug 2012

    Provide supportive post prevention services to families that have children with special medical needs. Complete comprehensive needs assessments of children and families to create appropriate goals and treatment plans. Provide case coordination with hospitals, social service agencies, mental health clinics, schools, and special camps. Assist with placement of children into appropriate educational programs. Connect families to resources within the community and within the agency. Implement individual and family counseling. Provide advocacy for entitlements, housing, legal services, and school issues. Provide psycho-education to parents and families. Monitor the medical treatment and status of special needs children. Accompany families to medical appointments to provide support and advocacy. Monitor student academic needs and progress. Coordinate home visits with families. Coordinate consultations, treatment and services provided by the NAC interdisciplinary team.

  • Partners In Parenting Senior Social Worker continued...

    • Mar 2008 - Aug 2012

    Field Instructor October 2009-PresentSupervised PIP Social Work Interns placed at the agency from NYU. Provide regular and structured supervisory and instructional meetings with assigned students. Identified appropriate learning opportunities within the agency to enhance the students’ knowledge and practiced skills. Assess students’ strengths and learning needs. Assign appropriate cases for the student’s learning experience at the agency. Coordinate agreed upon learning goals with assigned students; assess the progress of these goals in verbal and written form. Work collaboratively with the NAC Field Liaison and the NYU Field Advisor; and coordinate the Partners In Parenting Intern Orientation Meetings.Group Facilitator October 2011 – April 2012Adolescent Girl’s Sibling GroupCo-facilitate and coordinate group topics, sessions, and activities for adolescent girls in order to promote open discussion relating to issues of family, diversity, independent living skills, and healthy relationships. Coordinate group member transportation; provide progress reports to social workers and other professionals of the NAC Treatment Team.

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  Family Services of Westchester

  • United States
  • Individual and Family Services
  • 300 - 400 Employee

  • Adolescent Pregnancy Preventive Services Social Worker

    • Sep 2005 - Mar 2008

    Receive and coordinate referrals for adolescents at risk of pregnancy, pregnant and parenting teens. Schedule and facilitated preventive group curriculums, teen parenting skills training, and peer support groups. Implement individual and family clinical therapy; provide crisis intervention, and family mediation. Serve as a liaison with referral sources such as; The Department of Social Services, Community Health Clinics, Child Care Counsel, courts, parents, schools, Planned Parenthood and employment programs.Coordinate and provide direct program services within the Mount Vernon community schools.Serve as a Sex Educator for program group participants and individual clients. Provide adolescents with valuable information on topics such as STDs, contraception, abstinence, conflict resolution, drug and alcohol affects, physical health management, and family planning.Formulate and manage treatment plans that require parental or/and family participation to promote family involvement. Provide support and services to assist the parents and family members of the at risk youth.Connect with other community agencies to coordinate community events for youth of the Mount Vernon city

  • Adolescent HIV Preventive Services Social Worker

    • Jul 2006 - Jul 2007

    Formulate and implement curriculums for groups of adolescents who are at risk for HIV and other STDs, and adolescents who are infected or affected by the HIV virus. Conduct individual therapy and case management services to at risk youth.Attend HIV/AIDS network meetings and conferences.Complete relevant training such as Advancing Youth Development, Skills Practice and Implementation of Staged-based Behavioral Counseling, HIV Testing in NYS, Advancing Prevention with HIV Positive Clients, and HIV/AIDS Confidentiality Law.

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  The Children's Village

  • Dobbs Ferry, NY

  • Social Worker

    • Oct 2004 - Aug 2005
    • Dobbs Ferry, NY

    Developed and implement treatment plans and services for emotionally/behaviorally disturbed boys and their families. Provide written and verbal progress reports to placing agencies, including testifying at family court hearings. Schedule and conduct home visits and home assessments. Interview and evaluate foster parent candidates to determine appropriate placements for boys eligible for foster placement and adoption. Facilitate quarterly and annual treatment plan review meetings that include the families, residential treatment teams, and school representatives. Distribute referrals for necessary services to families and residents.Work closely with family members and foster families to determine appropriate communication and limit-setting in the home.Coordinate and determine home and on site visits, and off campus day passes. Supervise court ordered supervised visits. Provide family members with transportation funding to travel to the residential campus.Meet with on campus school personnel to assess residents’ ongoing educational needs.Establish and maintain working relationships with each residential cottage staff member. Supervise daily activities of residents and observe residents’ behavior, noting changes, significant incidents, both positive and negative. Record and observe psychotropic medication intake, affects and changes by working closely with cottage psychiatrist.