Kacey C. Ward
Dodge City,KS
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Foster Care Homes Worker
TFI Foster Care Homes
Dodge City, KS
01.2023 - 08.2023
- Extensive documentation, case management support, home inspections, consistent contact with foster parents and foster children, crisis management, on call support, completion of needs, family, and adoption assessments, corrective action plans and coordination of placement of foster children.
- Advocation and support of foster families and the youth they serve to ensure successful navigation of the child welfare system.
- Training foster families, in both large and small settings, to ensure the homes meet regulatory training hour compliance and possess the skills necessary to advocate for the safety and wellbeing of the foster children placed in their homes.
Program Consultant/Trainer
DCF Foster Care Licensing and Background Checks
Dodge City and Garden City, KS
05.2013 - 01.2023
- Investigation and licensure of child placing agencies, foster care homes, juvenile correction and detention facilities, group homes, and residential facilities to ensure full compliance with their policies, DCF regulation and Kansas laws and statutes.
- Extensive knowledge of the regulations, statues, and laws governing facilities licensed to care for foster children in Kansas.
- Training of employees in the Foster Care Licensing and Background division, facility staff, foster parents and community members on foster care licensing protocol, regulatory compliance, and a wide variety of parenting techniques and information on the child welfare system.
Social Work Specialist
DCF Prevention and Protection and Services
Dodge City, KS
05.2006 - 05.2013
- Investigation of all forms of Child Abuse & Neglect.
- Crisis intervention, crisis management and referral of contracting agencies and/or community resources requiring consistent monitoring and reassessment of needs.
- Collaboration with county attorney offices, community corrections, child advocacy groups and law enforcement agencies.
- Extensive professional court testimony, documentation and record keeping.
Reintegration and Adoption Case Manager
Saint Francis Academy
Dodge City, KS
08.2005 - 05.2006
- First line of communication between children, families, placement, community resources, medical providers and the judicial system.
- Facilitation and documentation of needs assessments, genealogical charts, case plans, treatment plans, court reports, foster and adoption assessments, and visitation plans.
- Twenty-Four-hour family crisis intervention and management services.
Timeline
Foster Care Homes Worker
TFI Foster Care Homes
01.2023 - 08.2023
Program Consultant/Trainer
DCF Foster Care Licensing and Background Checks
05.2013 - 01.2023
Social Work Specialist
DCF Prevention and Protection and Services
05.2006 - 05.2013
Reintegration and Adoption Case Manager
Saint Francis Academy
08.2005 - 05.2006