Experienced Master’s Level Social Worker with strong clinical, communication, and interpersonal skills

Industry:	Nonprofit
Occupation:	Administrator
Ideal Companies:	child welfare agencies, elder care agencies, college counseling centers
Education level:	Master
Will Relocate:	No
Location:	Milford, NH

5/2003 - Present

(private)

Manager

• Placed children in adoptive homes and supervised their placements • Presented at Adoption Information Meetings and Staff Development Meetings • Guest lectured each semester at Family Law Class at University of New Hampshire • Planned and implemented marketing strategies to attract more clients • Interviewed, trained, and supervised staff and interns • Wrote home studies, reports, and an article for agency newsletter • Developed and implemented curriculum for adoption preparation • Assessed clients’ abilities to successfully parent a child through adoption • Counseled prospective adoptive parents and expectant parents

12/1989 - /2003

Catholic Family Center

Manager

• • Placed children in foster and adoptive homes and supervised their placements • Managed Pregnancy Counseling, Adoption, and Post Adoption programs • Interviewed, hired, trained, and supervised staff and interns • Presented at Adoption Information Meetings, Adoption Preparation Trainings, and Agency Board Subcommittee Meetings • Completed quarterly statistical reports • Networked and collaborated with other agencies and service providers, including Department of Social Services • Completed court reports and petitions, psychosocial assessments, and adoption and foster care home studies • Appeared in court and provided testimony related to children’s out-of-home placements and prepared staff for testimony • Developed and implemented multiple curricula, small groups, and marketing strategies • Participated in annual budget planning and agency strategic planning • Counseled children, expectant parents, parents whose children were in foster care, and adoptive parents • Completed case reviews and treatment plans for children and teens in foster care

1989

Master Degree

State University of New York at Buffalo

• Social Work

1988

Bachelor Degree

Niagara University

• Social Work

1985

High School/GED Degree

Bishop Kearney

• Regents and Honors Courses

social worker, counselor, child welfare, adoption, foster care