Child Advocacy professional who specializes in working with drug endangered children and their families. Collaborates with multidisciplinary teams and community partners to provide support and connect families with resources, and promote the safety of children.
Overview
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1
Certification
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Drug Endangered Children Coordinator
Child Advocacy Center of Rutherford County, Inc
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
07.2024 - Current
Develop and provide program services to drug endangered children and their families in Cannon County.
Provide crisis intervention counseling, case management and referral services, safety planning, crisis telephone line; follow up services, court advocacy, personal advocacy, emergency financial assistance, and coordination of services to victims.
Collaborate with the Cannon County Youth Services Officer and Cannon County Juvenile Court to provide support to Drug Exposed Youth and their caregivers.
Establish a trusting relationship with at-risk families by initiating and maintaining regular contact.
Work as a team with Department of Children’s Services, law enforcement, Our Kids, Guidance Center, mental health counselors, and the District Attorney’s Office to assist victims of child abuse, child sexual abuse, and drug endangered children and their non-offending family.
Family Services Coordinator Intern
Child Advocacy Center of Rutherford County, Inc
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
01.2024 - 05.2024
Provide services to children and families at forensic interviews.
Documented case notes, referrals, and family contacts in secure client records.
Prepared intake materials and gathered background information for service coordination.
Infant and Toddler Coach Intern
Child Care Resource & Referral
Nashville, Tennessee
08.2023 - 01.2024
Assisted Educators with strengthening their childcare services under supervision.
Collected local data and made classroom resources to support educators.
Attended professional meetings and conferences that expanded my knowledge of child care licensing requirements.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Child Development And Family Studies
Middle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro, TN
05-2024
Skills
Crisis intervention
Case management
Safety planning
Child advocacy
Victim services
Client documentation management
Certification
Law Enforcement Against Drugs and Violence Certification- Botvin LifeSkills, Issued 2026.
Overdose Reversal Training - Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Issued 2025.
Darkness to Light, Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Training- Stewards of Children, Issued 2025.
Timeline
Drug Endangered Children Coordinator
Child Advocacy Center of Rutherford County, Inc
07.2024 - Current
Family Services Coordinator Intern
Child Advocacy Center of Rutherford County, Inc
01.2024 - 05.2024
Infant and Toddler Coach Intern
Child Care Resource & Referral
08.2023 - 01.2024
Bachelor of Science - Child Development And Family Studies