CATHERINE LOCKETT
Las Vegas,NV
Summary
Dynamic Family Services Specialist with extensive experience at Clark County, excelling in child abuse investigations and case management. Proven ability to navigate community resources and advocate for vulnerable families. Skilled in behavioral assessment and crisis intervention, fostering positive outcomes through effective communication and collaboration. Committed to enhancing child welfare and family engagement. Skilled Family Services Specialist with solid experience in case management, child welfare services, and community outreach. Strong skills include effective communication, crisis intervention, and comprehensive knowledge of family systems theories. Impact made through development of individualized family service plans to address specific needs and issues. Known for fostering positive relationships with families and facilitating necessary resources for success.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Family Services Specialist-Child Protective Services Investigator
Clark County, Family Services-Child Haven
Las Vegas, NV
01.2023 - Current
- Investigate allegations of child abuse and neglect
- Assess the safety of children with a family
- Observe child's behavior
- Assess children's physical and emotional well-being
- Case Management cases, implement case plans
- Present findings and evidence in court proceeding child welfare cases
- Referrals for families to counseling, parenting classes, or substance abuse treatment program
Family Services-Child Development Technician
Clark County, Family Services-Child Haven
Las Vegas, NV
01.2023 - 01.2024
- Provide ongoing at Child Haven for physical and emotional nurturing care for neglected and abandoned children aged 0-17 years
- Assesses a child's behavior, serves as team member to case management
- Assess Child Development Specialist with other needed duties for children
- Engage and monitor children during outside/indoor activities
- Assist Child Development Specialist taking children for visitations with family
- Identifies and makes sure children's bathing, clothing and nutritional needs are met
- Perform bed checks and other housekeeping duties
Behavior Analyst/Child Development Specialist-Service Coordinator
1 Love Wellness Society
01.2023 - 01.2024
- Supervising office assistant
- Conducting assessments of developmental needs and goals
- Developing and implementing strategies, programs, and interventions
- Providing support and guidance to clients and their families
- Assessing the service needs of clients and linking them to the appropriate resources and providers
- Developing a resource directory of local social service agencies and providers for easy access
- MCHAT Assessments for children 18months-3 years of age
- Conducted Hearing and Vision screenings for ages birth to 3 years of age
- Conducted DAYC-2 Developmental Assessment of Young Children
- Process Medicaid Fee for Service Billing and also process denials
Family Engagement Advocate/ Substitute Teacher
Acelero Learning Center
Henderson, NV
01.2022 - 01.2024
- Engage families as partners in their children's healthy development and school readiness
- Manage a caseload of 50 families and record-keeping and case documentation
- Work with children who are in their First Five Stages 0 to 5 yrs
- Old
- Meet with teachers and parents to go over any concerns the families/child may have
- Provide support to families where needed
- Run small group family meetings and Family Engagement Meetings
- Case management a caseload of 45-50 families
- Assisted with as a substitute teacher when needed
Resource Family Approval Specialist & Resource Family (Foster Family) Certified RFA Trainer
ChildNet Youth & Family Services
01.2018 - 01.2022
- Responsible for contacting Resource Family's (Families that are referred from Los Angeles County DCFS Offices) by phone
- Responsible for case load of 40-50, doing case management for all assigned clients
- Schedule resource parents/foster parents to conduct home assessments and to ensure families meet DCFS/State requirements for home inspection approval
- Conduct orientations presentations to resources parents/foster parents
- Schedule families for module training also facilitate module training and weekly meetings
- Provide documents to families and upload completed documents into DCFS Binti system to ensure cases are updated in a timely and accurate manner
- Updates excel spreadsheets daily and county charts
- Provide resources to help meet the needs of the vulnerable in DCFS/Probation Foster System
Direct Child Care & Case Manager Worker
Dangerfield Group Home Level 12-14
01.2017 - 01.2021
- Provided immediate behavioral interventions and case management in the group home, and time structured activities to children and adolescents who are at risk of a psychiatric hospitalization or out of home placement
- Worked with children who are at risk of moving from the community into an RCL 12 Group Home
- Provided structured activities for different age groups
- Worked with (age group) 4 to 18-year-old children in different capacities
- Worked with teen girls that have been identified as CSEC (Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children)
- Consult with social workers and group home supervisors to discuss client's progress and if goals were met
- Communicated with DCFS and DMH about client's progress
- Provided a large variety of services ranging from behavior management, crisis intervention, internal and external services, and skill building activities in the residential facility
Wraparound/Mental Health Intake Coordinator
Stars Behavioral Health Group/Wraparound Program/ Intensive Field Capable Clinical Services (IFCCS) & Community Services Base Program
01.2013 - 01.2018
- In these multiple positions I verified Medi-Cal eligibility, Open and closed Mental Health cases that were referred from Department of Mental Health
- Responsible for opening cases referred by the Department of Children and Family Services in our Electronic Medical Records System and the DMH Integrated System
- Reviewed mental health packets, updated the Department of Mental Health Integrated System and EMR (Electronic Medical System) systems to ensure the client's address, and Updated Diagnose
- Responsible for Wrap Mental Health Reports
- Oversaw creating reports for Corporate and for the Wraparound Administrator for meeting and numbers reported to the county of Los Angeles
Education
B.S. - Behavioral Science
University of LaVerne
01.2018
Certificate of Achievement - Social Work
Long Beach City College
01.2012
Medical Biller Certified -
Concord Career Institute
Anaheim, Ca01.1999
High School Diploma -
North Miami Senior High
Miami, Fl01.1993
Skills
- Child abuse investigation
- Case management
- Behavioral assessment
- Counseling referrals
- Court testimony
- Resource navigation
- Family engagement
- Advocacy skills
- Data entry
- Crisis intervention
- Interpersonal communication
- Team collaboration
- Needs assessment
- Confidentiality practices
- Problem solving
- Child development
- Professional ethics
- Eligibility determination
- Community resources
- Law enforcement collaboration
- Client interviewing
- Pre-admission screening
- Self-care strategies
- Professional boundaries
- Child welfare advocate
Certification
- African American Cultural Training
- Multicultural Training
- HIPPA Training
- Diversity, Power and Privilege Training
- RISE LBGTQI & Social Work Practice with LBGTQ Youth Training
- Human Services Certification
- CSEC Training (Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children)
- LA County Resource Family Approval (RFA) Trainer
- CPR/First Aid Certified
- Medical Billing Certification
Timeline
Family Services Specialist-Child Protective Services Investigator
Clark County, Family Services-Child Haven
01.2023 - Current
Family Services-Child Development Technician
Clark County, Family Services-Child Haven
01.2023 - 01.2024
Behavior Analyst/Child Development Specialist-Service Coordinator
1 Love Wellness Society
01.2023 - 01.2024
Family Engagement Advocate/ Substitute Teacher
Acelero Learning Center
01.2022 - 01.2024
Resource Family Approval Specialist & Resource Family (Foster Family) Certified RFA Trainer
ChildNet Youth & Family Services
01.2018 - 01.2022
Direct Child Care & Case Manager Worker
Dangerfield Group Home Level 12-14
01.2017 - 01.2021
Wraparound/Mental Health Intake Coordinator
Stars Behavioral Health Group/Wraparound Program/ Intensive Field Capable Clinical Services (IFCCS) & Community Services Base Program
01.2013 - 01.2018
B.S. - Behavioral Science
University of LaVerne
Certificate of Achievement - Social Work
Long Beach City College
Medical Biller Certified -
Concord Career Institute
High School Diploma -
North Miami Senior High
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