Ciara Murphy
Tacoma
Summary
Dedicated Social Worker provides exceptional professional care and implements appropriate interventions. Utilizes variety of resources to identify unique needs and assist vulnerable populations. Adept at establishing strong rapport with individuals from diverse backgrounds.
Overview
1
1
Certification
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
CPS Supervisor
Puyallup Tribe Children Services
Tacoma, WA
10.2024 - 07.2026
- Supervise and mentor team of CPS investigators, assign tribal CPS intakes
- Create safety plans, write referrals for court-ordered services, attend dependency court hearings, provide testimony, review and approve court reports and declarations
- Create and attend family team meetings, attend weekly case staffings, participate in multidisciplinary team meetings to discuss complex cases with tribal partners
- Attend weekly case staffings to create next-steps for cases, case management and attend on-going trainings
- Led team meetings to discuss challenges, share solutions, and align goals across service areas.
- Maintained professional demeanor by staying calm when addressing difficult families
Child & Family Welfare Service Supervisor
Department of Children Youth & Families
Tacoma, WA
11.2023 - 10.2024
- Supervised a team of CFWS workers and managed their caseloads of approximately 15-20 children
- Completed monthly 1:1 supervision of each case to ensure child safety and permanency was met
- Attended and oversaw juvenile court hearings weekly
- Attended team meetings to discuss permanency for each child
- Supported with declarations to the court for changes in the cases
- Attended Indian Child Welfare Local Committee staffing
- Conducted employee evaluations and documented overall progress. Provided coaching to staff when needed
- Tracked and met deadlines for court reports, health and safety visits and parent contacts
Child & Family Welfare Services Lead
Department of Children Youth & Families
Tacoma, WA
09.2022 - 11.2023
- Served as a lead worker in an Indian Children Welfare unit to the DCYF office
- Managed half a caseload of dependency cases while spending the other half of the time mentoring and training new CFWS staff
- Provided mentoring and coaching in the office as well as in the field with families
- Supported new staff with assessing safety, having challenging conversations with clients, navigating case work, connecting with community partners, tribes and attending court
- Provided feedback to both the workers and supervisors on strengths and areas of improvement for the new staff
- Co-lead monthly support meetings for newly hired DCYF staff which includes reviewing policy, guest speakers, visiting community providers and staffing complex cases
- Attended leadership meetings, trainings and staffings along with participating Supervisor Core Training
Child & Family Welfare Service Worker
Department of Children Youth & Families
Tacoma, WA
08.2021 - 09.2022
- Managed dependency case load, wrote court reports including active efforts, attended court hearings, testified in open court
- Conducted monthly health and safety visits, provided service letters to parents and support them in navigating the dependency case
- Partnered with tribes, hospital staff, law enforcement and other community partners
- Worked closely with foster parents, relatives and fictive kin while they were placement resources through effective communication, providing case updates, problem solving and supporting with resources
- Supported with on-boarding new hires and supporting with field work
- Attended monthly staff meetings and 1:1s for case reviews
CPS Investigator
Department of Children Youth & Families
Tacoma, WA
08.2017 - 08.2021
- Assessed children’s safety through child interviews and partnered with local law enforcement.
- Completed monthly health and safety visits with children at homes and schools
- Managed high caseloads and completed case documentation
- Attended forensic interviews at Mary Bridge Children's Advocacy Center
- Scheduled family team meetings, implemented solution-based casework, as well as individualized safety plans
- Submitted Native American inquiries to tribes, attended monthly Indian Child Welfare meetings and partnered with local tribes
- Utilized telecommunication and provided transparency throughout each case
Social Service Specialist
Department of Children Youth & Families
Tacoma, WA
10.2016 - 08.2017
- Served as a support to other workers in the office while in a non-case carrying role
- Trained to assess child safety throughout the life of a case
- Tracked Native Ancestry inquiries for children and families
- Tracked case information, children’s placement referrals and supported with completing health and safety visits for families
- Shadowed with initial subject interviews, initial child interviews
- Supervised and transported children to and from placement and parent visits
- Completed on-boarding trainings related to domestic violence, child safety, supporting LGBTQ youth, and substance use
Education
Social Work MSW -
University of Washington
Tacoma, WA03-2025
Liberal Arts B.A - undefined
Evergreen State College
Tacoma, WA06-2013
Skills
- Training and mentoring
- Case management
- Complex problem-solving
- Multidisciplinary team collaboration
- Risk assessment
Certification
Licensed Social Worker Associate Independent Clinical (LSWAIC) #SC70030956 expires 10/2026
Timeline
CPS Supervisor
Puyallup Tribe Children Services
10.2024 - 07.2026
Child & Family Welfare Service Supervisor
Department of Children Youth & Families
11.2023 - 10.2024
Child & Family Welfare Services Lead
Department of Children Youth & Families
09.2022 - 11.2023
Child & Family Welfare Service Worker
Department of Children Youth & Families
08.2021 - 09.2022
CPS Investigator
Department of Children Youth & Families
08.2017 - 08.2021
Social Service Specialist
Department of Children Youth & Families
10.2016 - 08.2017
Liberal Arts B.A - undefined
Evergreen State College
Social Work MSW -
University of Washington