Katelyn Romans
St. Petersburg,FL
Summary
Enthusiastic Social Worker possessing experience with at risk youth operating at various levels of functioning. Passionate about building trust and rapport with youth through non-judgmental approach, patient demeanor and compassionate interpersonal skills. Skillful in needs evaluation, strategic treatment planning and facilitating group or individual counseling sessions. Accomplished at providing direct supervision, behavior management, case management, and crisis support. Devoted to working with high risk youth and their families to provide strong, stable, nurturing relationships, and guidance.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Dependency Case Manager
Eckerd Connects
Tampa, FL
02.2021 - Current
- Responsible for providing direct case management services to children who have been removed from the home, and providing continuity of care focused on resolving or preventing the issues of child abuse or neglect.
- Assessment, planning, linkage, coordination, monitoring, evaluation and advocacy to the child, family, foster family and primary caregiver.
- Attended court proceedings, submitted documents and offered testimony.
- Responded to claims of abuse, neglect or safety concerns.
- Visited homes, inspected surroundings and interviewed family members.
- Developed plans to strengthen family units.
- Maintained case records and legal documentation.
Foster Care Case Manager
Necco Foster Care And Counseling
Huntington , WV
12.2019 - 02.2021
- Built rapport with youth and acted as an advocate in MDT meetings
- Meet/ exceed all state and licensure regulations regarding face-to-face and individualized contact with clients on caseload
- Collaborate with referring agency to address need areas and ensure the case plan is being followed
- Act as a liaison between placement, CPSW, and biological family as needed
- Define boundaries for immediate intervention to ensure safety, permanency, and well-being of client
- Refers clients and/ or families to social services as needed
- Ensure compliant, accurate, and timely completion of assessments and data entry into Electronic Health Record
- Collaborate with all vested external service providers as needed to ensure continuity of services for the client and/or family
- Ensure proper documentation, reporting, and staffing of all critical incidents
- On call/ crisis response
Youth Care Worker
Childrens Home Society Of WV
Ona, WV
09.2018 - 01.2020
- Aided with crisis intervention by redirecting negative behaviors and offering peer counseling.
- Completed clear and concise documentation of youth behavior and actions.
- Evaluated needs of youth and outlined measures to address.
- Liaised with case workers of youth, supervisors, and community members to organize youth empowerment programs and activities.
- Worked with clients to improve life choices and maximize benefits of programs.
- Observed and monitored client behavior and responses to treatment.
- Guided clients in Professional Group Counseling.
- Developed rapport to create safe and trusting environment for care.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
Marshall University
Huntington, WV05.2020
Skills
- Youth advocacy
- Caseload management
- Safety assessments
- Court proceedings
- Family support
- Documentation skills
- Group and individual counseling sessions
- Crisis prevention/ management
- Conflict resolution
- Effective communication and team work to ensure most beneficial outcome for client and family
- Strategically handling unforeseen circumstances as well as complex behaviors
Timeline
Dependency Case Manager
Eckerd Connects
02.2021 - Current
Foster Care Case Manager
Necco Foster Care And Counseling
12.2019 - 02.2021
Youth Care Worker
Childrens Home Society Of WV
09.2018 - 01.2020
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
Marshall University
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