Angel Goodrich
Pueblo,CO
Summary
Social services professional with extensive background in client support and advocacy. Known for effectively managing client cases and ensuring access to essential resources. Team-oriented with strong focus on collaboration, adaptable to changing needs, and committed to achieving impactful outcomes.
Experienced casework professional prepared for this role. Skilled in client assessment, resource coordination, and crisis intervention. Strong focus on team collaboration and achieving results. Dependable and adaptable, with commitment to enhancing client well-being and navigating complex situations with empathy and efficiency.
Overview
32
32
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Caseworker Specialist
Pueblo County Department of Social Services
Pueblo, CO
07.1998 - Current
- Work with families individually as well as in a family setting for over 30 years facilitation various groups, including Parenting and Teen Groups. Help to maintain family unity and keep youth in the home. Attend court hearings to include Dependency and Neglect (D&N), Delinquency Hearings and Truancy Hearings. Provide court testimony as an expert witness for Delinquency and D&N court. Work with community agencies including Probation, Colorado Youth Detention Continuum (CYDC), Public Defenders Office, Guardian Ad Litem (GAL), Council for Youth (CYF), schools and foster parents to provide services to families. Work also includes transporting youth to and from placements, appointments, and court if necessary as well as advocating for youth and families.
- Conducted comprehensive assessments to determine eligibility for social services programs.
- Collaborated with community organizations to facilitate client access to resources and support services.
- Developed individualized service plans based on client needs and goals, ensuring tailored assistance.
Child Protection Social Caseworker III
Pueblo County Department of Social Services
Pueblo
10.2001 - 08.2006
- Supervise and coordinate parent and child visits for the purpose of reunification. Work with families to enhance skills such as cooking, cleaning, and providing appropriate parenting skills with parents. Prepare written visitation reports, prepare, and provide court testimony, prepare and maintain client records and attend regular weekly staffing's. Prepare monthly statistics on the center and provide presentations to new workers.
Child Protection Social Caseworker II
Pueblo County Department of Social Services
Pueblo
10.1999 - 10.2001
- Worked with families to reunite parents with their children. Supervise and coordinate parent and child visits, prepare written visitation reports prepare and provide court testimony, prepare client records and attend regular staffing's.
Child Protection Social Caseworker I
Pueblo County Department of Social Services
07.1998 - 10.1999
- Worked with families and victims of incest and sexual abuse. Helped facilitate various groups such as children's groups and groups for non-offending parents. Attended court hearings and worked with families on an intensive level to provide intensive treatment to offending and non-offending parents for the purpose of reunification. Provide court testimony as an expert witness.
Paraprofessional
Spanish Peaks Mental Health Center (Currently Health Solutions) – Day Treatment
Pueblo
10.1997 - 07.1998
- Provided a structured environment with adolescents in the classroom. Worked with youth in redirecting behaviors in order to complete school. Attended IEP meetings as well as staffing's involving caseworkers and therapists.
Mental Health Worker & Paraprofessional
Cleo Wallace Center, Colorado Springs
Pueblo
09.1996 - 10.1997
- Worked with children and adolescents in a Residential Treatment Center. Provided a structured and safe environment both in the classroom and on the milieu, dealing with various behaviors.
Correctional Officer I
Department of Corrections, Canon City
09.1995 - 08.1996
- Worked with inmates in a secure facility. Monitored inmate movement, completed shakedowns, pat downs and counts in a minimum facility.
Case Manager
Community Corrections Services Inc. (CCSI)
Pueblo, CO
09.1993 - 09.1995
- Worked with inmates leaving the Department of Corrections and returning to the community. Helped clients build resumes, budget, and locate employment. Attended Parole Board Hearings and worked jointly with Parole Officers to help clients reintegrate back into the community with housing, jobs and family reunification.
Education
Bachelor of Science Degree - Sociology, Criminology, Psychology
University of Southern Colorado
Pueblo, Colorado12.1994
Skills
- Crisis management specialist
- Substance abuse awareness
- Client advocacy
- Multicultural sensitivity
- Child welfare expertise
- Needs assessment skills
- Highly effective communication
- Client interaction/engagement
Certification
- Behavioral Health Plus Certificate (BEH+)and in the process of obtaining my Qualified Behavioral Health Assistant Certification (QBHA)
Timeline
Child Protection Social Caseworker III
Pueblo County Department of Social Services
10.2001 - 08.2006
Child Protection Social Caseworker II
Pueblo County Department of Social Services
10.1999 - 10.2001
Caseworker Specialist
Pueblo County Department of Social Services
07.1998 - Current
Child Protection Social Caseworker I
Pueblo County Department of Social Services
07.1998 - 10.1999
Paraprofessional
Spanish Peaks Mental Health Center (Currently Health Solutions) – Day Treatment
10.1997 - 07.1998
Mental Health Worker & Paraprofessional
Cleo Wallace Center, Colorado Springs
09.1996 - 10.1997
Correctional Officer I
Department of Corrections, Canon City
09.1995 - 08.1996
Case Manager
Community Corrections Services Inc. (CCSI)
09.1993 - 09.1995
Bachelor of Science Degree - Sociology, Criminology, Psychology
University of Southern Colorado