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Christina Hill

Spanaway,WA

Summary

Quality-oriented professional with over 20 years of experience and proven knowledge of social services, crisis intervention, and advocacy. I aim to leverage my abilities to successfully fill the available role at your organization.

Overview

35
35
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Placement Licensor

Puyallup Tribe Of Indians
09.2023 - Current

• Provide training, consultation, and support to licensed foster homes.

• Monitor homes for licensing compliance

• Investigation and assessment

• Perform home studies to determine suitability

• Collaborate with community partners

•Participate and organize recruitment activities


Crisis Clinician

VOAWW
06.2022 - Current
  • Performed crisis interventions to help ensure the safety of clients and others on phone, text, and chat platforms
  • Assessed patients for risk of suicide, threat, & safety
  • Guided clients in developing skills or strategies for dealing with problems
  • Referred clients to community resources and specialists as necessary
  • Modified treatment activities and approaches to comply with client status changes
  • Encouraged clients to express feelings, helping them to develop insight into themselves and their relationships
  • Maintained confidentiality of records relating to clients' treatment.

Family Preservation Services Provider

Strengthening Foundations Counseling
06.2022 - 09.2023
  • Provide crisis intervention
  • Develop and implement treatment plans to improve family functioning
  • Complete assessments
  • Serve diverse populations
  • In-home services
  • Maintain confidential documentation
  • Provide community resources
  • Provide instruction following evidence-based models.

Social Worker

Pierce County
01.2004 - 04.2022
  • Provide crisis intervention
  • Develop and manage service plans for transition from incarceration into the community
  • Serve populations with significant mental health, substance abuse, homelessness, and legal involvement
  • Provide Trueblood casework services for clients who have had 10.77 filings
  • Advocate for the reunification of families involved in dependency proceedings
  • Locate and access available services
  • Identify and assess risk utilizing a variety of assessment tools
  • Hands-on direct client contact
  • Complete assessments and home studies
  • Develop and implement service plans to assist in correcting parental deficiencies
  • Managed a caseload of 80 individuals and families from culturally diverse populations
  • Referred clients to supportive services to supplement treatment and counseling
  • Negotiated on behalf of clients for referral services
  • Provided individual and group instruction following evidence-based models
  • Supervised interns to ensure education, policies, procedures, and staff development were adhered to.

VOLUNTEER- Court Appointed Special Advocate

Pierce County Juvenile Court
01.2000 - 01.2004

Active Duty Enlisted

United States Air Force
03.1989 - 05.1992

Education

MSW - Master of Social Work Candidate -

Walden University
Minneapolis, MN
02.2024

Bachelor of Arts Degree in Law & Justice / Psychology -

Central Washington University
Tacoma, WA
01.2004

Skills

  • Case Management
  • Community Referrals
  • Confidential Documentation and Recordkeeping
  • Treatment Planning
  • Resource Navigation
  • MS Office
  • In-Home Service Provider
  • Risk Assessment
  • Cultural Competency
  • Client Advocacy
  • Instruction and Supervision
  • Crisis Assessment and Intervention
  • Family Preservation Service Delivery
  • Safety Planning
  • Multi-system collaboration and negotiation
  • Problem-Solving
  • Relationship Building
  • Time Management

Certification

  • Agency Affiliated Counselor Registration
  • CPR/First Aid/BBP
  • Notary Public

Timeline

Placement Licensor

Puyallup Tribe Of Indians
09.2023 - Current

Crisis Clinician

VOAWW
06.2022 - Current

Family Preservation Services Provider

Strengthening Foundations Counseling
06.2022 - 09.2023

Social Worker

Pierce County
01.2004 - 04.2022

VOLUNTEER- Court Appointed Special Advocate

Pierce County Juvenile Court
01.2000 - 01.2004

Active Duty Enlisted

United States Air Force
03.1989 - 05.1992

MSW - Master of Social Work Candidate -

Walden University

Bachelor of Arts Degree in Law & Justice / Psychology -

Central Washington University
  • Agency Affiliated Counselor Registration
  • CPR/First Aid/BBP
  • Notary Public
Christina Hill