Karen Annis
Yalesville,CT
Summary
Highly motivated, compassionate clinical social worker with more than 20 years experience in clinical and administrative positions seeking a position to utilize expertise with program and training development, child welfare and trauma-informed care.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Advanced Clinical Social Worker
State of CT, Department of Children and Families
07.2022 - Current
- Document case notes daily and coordinated follow-up for seamless case management.
- Act as a clinical consultant
- Establish and nurture key relationships with community members to form valuable partnerships.
- Present clinical information and observations to interdisciplinary team.
Social Worker II
UConn Health Adoption Assistance Program
09.2014 - 07.2022
- Interviewed adoptive/guardianship families, adoptees, or groups to assess situations, limitations and issues and implement services to address needs. Provided brief intervention and connected families to appropriate long term services.
- Supported clients with empathy and compassion during difficult times.
- Developed training curricula for parents, schools and child welfare professionals on a variety of topics including life books, the impact of trauma, talking to youth about adoption, and trans-racial adoption competency.
- Created group curriculum for adolescent adoptees and facilitated group treatment.
- Trainer for 'TAC –Training for Adoption Competency', a post master’s certificate program for therapists.
Clinical Social Work Associate
Solnit Children’s Center
09.2013 - 09.2014
- Provided individual, family and group therapy to adolescents on an inpatient psychiatric unit
- Used evidenced based practices to provide effective interventions for clients.
- Developed animal assisted therapy program for youth, partnering with a local animal rescue
- Completed psycho-social assessments and court documentation for youth referred for judicial purposes
- Helped develop effective care plans advocated for needs of each client with outside agencies and care professionals.
- Participated in interdisciplinary team meetings to coordinate care for clients.
Director: Community Based Services
Community Residences, Inc.
07.2010 - 09.2014
- Administrative oversight of over 150 cases in therapeutic foster care and permanency programs
- Direct supervision of staff and supervisors and clinical supervision offered to LCSW candidates
- Responsible for foster care license approval, agency license inspections, coordination of training for staff, budget management and oversight of trauma informed care to families in program
- Started an international adoption home study program and successfully obtained Hague accreditation
- Created a TSS/SS program and facilitated credentialing process within agency
- Leveraged professional networks and clients with lived expertise to strengthen service delivery.
- Assisted in recruiting, hiring and training team members.
- Participated in the writing of agency grants and RFP process.
Education
Master of Social Work (MSW) -
Southern CT State University
New Haven, CT05.2002
Bachelor of Arts (Sociology) - undefined
Stonehill College
North Easton, MA05.1998
Skills
- Assessment, evidenced based interventions, and crisis mediation
- Considerable knowledge of behavioral health policies and systems
- Child welfare, adoption and trauma expertise
- Leadership and administrative skills
- Program growth and development
- Strong advocate for children and families
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Self-motivated, independent worker
- Strong trainer and public speaker
Certification
- Licensed Clinical Social Worker; CT License 006613
- Certification: SIFI Training (approval to supervise MSW interns)
- Certification: Clinical Issues in Supervision
- Certification: Post Master’s Certificate in Adoption Competency
- Certification: Train the Trainer in Training for Adoption Competency (TAC)
- Certification: Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)
- Member: CT Council on Adoption and Adoption Community Network
- 3-5-7 Model: Individual and Group Certification
- Child and Family Permanency Teaming Model: Coach
- Board of Directors Treasurer; After the Storm: 2009
- Board of Directors; Meriden Humane Society: 2016-2024
- Foster Care Coordinator: Meriden Humane Society: 2016-present
Timeline
Advanced Clinical Social Worker
State of CT, Department of Children and Families
07.2022 - Current
Social Worker II
UConn Health Adoption Assistance Program
09.2014 - 07.2022
Clinical Social Work Associate
Solnit Children’s Center
09.2013 - 09.2014
Director: Community Based Services
Community Residences, Inc.
07.2010 - 09.2014
Bachelor of Arts (Sociology) - undefined
Stonehill College
- Licensed Clinical Social Worker; CT License 006613
- Certification: SIFI Training (approval to supervise MSW interns)
- Certification: Clinical Issues in Supervision
- Certification: Post Master’s Certificate in Adoption Competency
- Certification: Train the Trainer in Training for Adoption Competency (TAC)
- Certification: Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)
- Member: CT Council on Adoption and Adoption Community Network
- 3-5-7 Model: Individual and Group Certification
- Child and Family Permanency Teaming Model: Coach
- Board of Directors Treasurer; After the Storm: 2009
- Board of Directors; Meriden Humane Society: 2016-2024
- Foster Care Coordinator: Meriden Humane Society: 2016-present
Master of Social Work (MSW) -
Southern CT State University
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