Riley Cowell, LMSW

Maternity Social Worker at Agape of Central Alabama
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Credentials

  • 4-Day Intensive Providing Basic DBT with Treatment Integrity
    Cognitive Behavior Institute
    Nov, 2022
    - Nov, 2024
  • Trust Based Relational Intervention Practitioner
    Texas Christian University
    Sep, 2022
    - Nov, 2024
  • Parenting for Positive Self-Worth
    HALO Project International
    Apr, 2022
    - Nov, 2024
  • Making Sense of Your Worth Facilitator
    HALO Project International
    May, 2021
    - Nov, 2024
  • Mental Health First Aid USA
    National Council for Behavioral Health
    Mar, 2021
    - Nov, 2024
  • Suicide Prevention: QPR Gatekeeper
    National Council for Behavioral Health
    Mar, 2021
    - Nov, 2024
  • Licensed Master Social Worker
    ASWB - Association of Social Work Boards

Experience

  • Agape of Central Alabama
    • United States
    • Individual and Family Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Maternity Social Worker
      • Mar 2020 - Present

      Making Sense of Your Worth Facilitator, HALO International Project Parenting for Positive Self-Worth Facilitator, HALO International Project Making Sense of Your Worth Facilitator, HALO International Project Parenting for Positive Self-Worth Facilitator, HALO International Project

  • Sozo Children
    • United States
    • Non-profit Organizations
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Child Resource Coordinator
      • Feb 2017 - Sep 2019

      • Managed two awareness and fundraising programs to support international programs in Kampala, Uganda. • Collaborated with international staff regularly regarding child development program and community development program initiatives and tracked progress in Kampala, Uganda. • Developed program policies and procedures to ensure the safety and protection of program participants with special emphasis on implementing both international policy and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. • Traveled internationally to Uganda twice per year to facilitate program activities, plan program content and upcoming needs, and track progress with staff and program participants. • Collaborated to identify, track, and report outcomes and measurements of success within the Child Development and Community Outreach programs alongside Ugandan staff. • Encouraged best practices by researching and sharing information that contributed to the overall well-being of organization and in respective programs. • Consistently created and designed original content for audience including manuals, handbooks, monthly newsletters, and social media content.

  • Children’s Aid Society of Alabama
    • MSW Clinical Field Placement
      • Aug 2018 - May 2019

      • Completed 32 course training hours on topics convering childhood trauma, adoption, autism, childhood development, resiliency, foster care, and attachment theory. • Analyzed staff survey data to improve organization practices. • Researched policy updates by the National Association of Social Workers on the use of technology and suggested organizational change to apply best practices. • Updated agency forms to improve client rights and incorporate best practices. • Observed and assisted in compliance tracking for national Training for Adoption Competency clinical program research initiative. • Advocated and recruited families for adoption of Alabama’s Waiting Children in collaboration with Alabama Department of Human Resources. • Completed comprehensive home study assessment for prospective adoptive family. • Created and facilitated group therapy curriculum around spirituality and resiliency for program participants in program for pregnant or parenting mothers experiencing homelessness. • Attended and assisted in agency’s two-day annual permanency conference for professionals geared toward issues related to foster and adopted children. • Attended monthly Child Policy Council meetings for agencies across the state regarding child welfare issues and developments.

  • Christian Service Mission
    • United States
    • Religious Institutions
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • MSW Community Development Field Placement
      • Aug 2017 - May 2018

      • Engaged with staff in ongoing quality management and continuing education opportunities regarding racial equity and health outcomes in Birmingham, AL through Jefferson County. • Researched community development theories and racial equity and discrimination to provide evidence-based recommendations to organization programs and initiatives. • Facilitated ongoing partnerships between churches and non-profits in Avondale to provide services for people experiencing homelessness in Birmingham. • Managed casework and progress for clients involved in organization’s programs including adult clients with special needs, financial difficulties, health issues, and interpersonal challenges. • Led over 200 volunteers through service-day mobilization projects. • Provided case management for individuals affected by hurricanes including crisis management and resource mobilization. • Facilitated home visits and assessments for home-bound clients to connect client to local resources for support and on-going management services. • Met with state representatives and community members to advocate for policy change on the grocery tax to promote positive financial freedom for those marginalized by poverty.

Education

  • Samford University
    Master of Social Work - MSW, Community Development
    2017 - 2019
  • Auburn University
    Bachelor of Arts - BA, Psychology
    2012 - 2015

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