Darcy Henthorn

• Developed and implemented comprehensive case management plans to address client needs and goals.
• Coordinated services with other agencies, community-based organizations, and healthcare professionals to provide useful benefits to clients.
• Assisted clients in navigating housing, legal services and public benefits to gain access to valuable resources.
• Monitored clients' progress and participation in treatment, utilizing progress reports.
• Utilized trauma-informed approach to promote healing and empowerment for clients.
• Referred clients to appropriate team members, community agencies and organizations to meet treatment needs.
• Regularly screened clients for Substance use as part of treatment.
• Independently scheduled work and submitted billing for work

• Maintained strict confidentiality in all situations unless abuse, neglect, or threats were identified according to the State of Ohio-mandated reporter guidelines
• Built partnerships with related organizations and attended family meetings to coordinate services and help families obtain goals
• Determined needed and relevant interventions based on each client's cognitive abilities and current needs.
• Worked to educate families on budgeting, appropriate parenting skills, home care and identify resources in the community
• Provided transportation for school meetings and medical appointments
• Worked as a family advocate to accomplish case plan goals
• Assisted with job search and application
• Supervised parent's visitations when their children were taken into custody
• Administered drug and alcohol testing with clients
• Routine home visitation with clients
• Worked with foster children and foster families
• Created monthly calendars and schedules for clients
• Provided detailed documentation for court and state SAQWIS reporting system
• Kept current and related communication with supervisors and other appropriate people connected to the case
• Watched for signs of drug use, abuse, neglect, and domestic violence
• Provided mediation and communication between parties
• Independently scheduled work and submitted billing for work
• Attended many pieces of training related to child protection, social work, domestic violence, mental health, addiction, mediation and de-escalation.
• Stayed current on new policies and procedures

Job requirements same as Family Aide work obtained through KCDJFS with the exception of not having a Children's Services open case. These families experienced high needs and involvement with multiple agencies were determined to benefit from services.

Recruited local community volunteers to be a part of the "Lunch Buddies" program, after school tutoring and one on one mentoring programs

• Worked with Grandparents and other kinship providers who are raising extended family members
• Identified service gaps and located needed resources for these families
• Attended and participated in 501(3c) Grandparent/Kinship Coalition
• Identified, recruited, and kept a database of kinship providers in Knox Co.
• Created and distributed a monthly newsletter for identified families.
• Reached out to local attorneys to advocate pro bono work for Kinship families in the community.
• Assisted clients in applying for resources and funding specifically for Kinship providers
• Accumulated and reported quarterly data to the state agency.
• Communicated with families providing support and advocacy.