Angela Calabrese
New Brunswick,New Jersey
Summary
Highly motivated individual with excellent interpersonal skills and extensive experience working with clients of diverse needs, including those with mental challenges, infants, adolescents, and geriatrics. Demonstrated expertise in providing recreational and counseling services on an individual and group basis within both public and private healthcare settings. A self-starter who excels at working independently to achieve organizational and personal objectives, while also actively supporting others in reaching their goals.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
Work History
FAMILY SERVICE SPECIALIST INTAKE WORKER
DIVISION OF CHILD PROTECTION AND PERMANENCY
02.2023 - Current
- Responsible for responding and assessing child abuse and neglect and child welfare cases within a timeframe
- Investigate allegations of abuse and neglect, remove children and place in DCP&P custody if unsafe
- Provide and connect families with resources to community-based agencies, including but not limited to mental health counseling, parenting skills, in-home services, and childcare
- Refer to appropriate services as needed including substance abuse evaluation, child advocacy center and domestic violence services
- Testify in court when filing occur and ensuring safety of children
- Document accurately all case information in a timely manner
- Conduct visits to schools, homes, shelters to assess children safety and transport families as needed.
FAMILY SERVICE SPECIALIST PERMANANCY WORKER
DIVISION OF CHILD PROTECTION AND PERMANENCY
04.2018 - 02.2023
- Manage caseload and document accurately all case information in timely manner
- Investigate allegations of abuse and neglect
- Ensure safety, stability, and well-being of every family involved.
- Refer to appropriate services as needed including substance abuse evaluation and child advocacy center and domestic violence services
- Petition in court for court order supervision, removal of child, and testify in court
- Conduct visits to schools, homes, shelters to assess and transporting families as needed to services
- Incorporate solution base case worker with families.
- Developed and maintained accurate records of programs and services.
FAMILY SERVICE SPECIALIST INTAKE WORKER
DIVISION OF CHILD PROTECTION AND PERMANENCY
11.2011 - 04.2018
- Monitor and assess safety and future risk of child abuse and neglect during every visit with family.
- Provide and connect families with resources to community-based agencies to mental health counseling, parenting skills, in-home services, and childcare needs
- Refer to appropriate services as needed including substance abuse evaluation and child advocacy center and domestic violence services
- Petition in court for court order supervision, removal of child/ren, and testify in court
- Document accurately all case information in a timely manner
- Conduct visits to schools, homes, shelters to assess and transporting families as needed to services.
CHILD PROTECTIVE SPECIALIST
ADMINSTRATION FOR CHILDREN SERVICES
04.2008 - 10.2011
- Conduct field visits to investigate allegations of abuse and neglect
- Assess the risk of future abuse or neglect of children in the household
- Coordinate a team of family members and service providers to evaluate safety and identify interventions that can reduce risk for children
- Remove child from unsafe/dangerous conditions and place them into protective custody or foster care, when appropriate
- Enter and maintain accurate and timely computerized records of all case information
- Help the family navigate government agencies and assess entitlement benefits
- File petitions and testify in Family Court.
ELDER ABUSE COUNSELOR
AGNING IN AMERICA COMMUNITY SERVICES
08.1997 - 03.2008
- Conduct individual and group counseling to elder abuse clients and develop follow up care plans for an ongoing teen counseling for both client and family
- Establish and maintain case records of all interactions with clients and other agencies
- Create informational literature and programs to present to senior centers, churches, police department, and other community settings
- Successfully manage programs budget and prepare financial reports
- Provide case assistance to walk-in the clients with need of entitlement counseling referral to outside providers or case manager agencies
- Work closely and refer clients as needed to community agencies adult protective services, District attorney's office, 47th & 49th precinct, Adult Daycare, Visiting Nurse, Mobile Crisis Geriatric Unit Hospitals, Nursing Homes and Adult homes
- Provide advocacy for elder abuse clients in Family, Criminal and Housing court.
- Designed safe and supportive environment for clients to discuss issues.
- Guided clients in developing skills and strategies for dealing with problems.
DIRECTIOR OF COMMUNITY ORGANIZER
NEW YORK COUNCIL/ANNABEL PALMA18TH CD
12.2003 - 12.2005
- Provided constituent services, community advocacy, and coordinate outreach to community-based organizations
- Oversee daily operations of District Office
- Interfaced with government agencies: labor elected officials, lobbyist, and businesses
- Interacted with council members and their staff regarding proposed legislation(s).
Education
DCP&P
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY
06.2018
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY
MASTER DEGREE CONTINUE EDUCATION 09.2006
BACHELOR OF ARTS - PSYCHOLOGY AND SOCIAL WORK
COLLEGE OF NEW ROCHELLE
New Rochelle, NY05.1995
Skills
- REVIEW AND ANALYZE CASE PRACTICE CLIENT INTERVIEWING
- FAMILY AND INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING
- ABILITY TO REVIEW AND EVALUATE SERVICES NEEDED
- ABILITY TO CONDUCT VISITS, STUDIES AND INVESTIGATE AS REQUIRED
- WORK INDIVIDUALLY AND IN GROUP SETTING AND TAKE THE LEAD
- COURT TESTIMONY/LEGAL PROCESSES
- MAINTAIN, MONITOR AND /OR IMPLIMENT CLIENT SERVICES
- COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES/CULTURE
- SOLUTION BASE CASEWORK
- COMPUTER PROFICENCY
- BILIGUAL SPANISH AND ENGLISH
References
REFERENCE UPON REQUEST
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
FAMILY SERVICE SPECIALIST INTAKE WORKER
DIVISION OF CHILD PROTECTION AND PERMANENCY
02.2023 - Current
FAMILY SERVICE SPECIALIST PERMANANCY WORKER
DIVISION OF CHILD PROTECTION AND PERMANENCY
04.2018 - 02.2023
FAMILY SERVICE SPECIALIST INTAKE WORKER
DIVISION OF CHILD PROTECTION AND PERMANENCY
11.2011 - 04.2018
CHILD PROTECTIVE SPECIALIST
ADMINSTRATION FOR CHILDREN SERVICES
04.2008 - 10.2011
DIRECTIOR OF COMMUNITY ORGANIZER
NEW YORK COUNCIL/ANNABEL PALMA18TH CD
12.2003 - 12.2005
ELDER ABUSE COUNSELOR
AGNING IN AMERICA COMMUNITY SERVICES
08.1997 - 03.2008
DCP&P
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY
BACHELOR OF ARTS - PSYCHOLOGY AND SOCIAL WORK
COLLEGE OF NEW ROCHELLE
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