Kossi Boris Tine Amah
East Peoria,IL
Summary
Experienced with child advocacy and family support services. Utilizes crisis management and intervention techniques to ensure child safety and well-being. Strong understanding of family dynamics and support systems.
Child welfare professional prepared to bring expertise in safeguarding children's rights and improving family dynamics. Proven ability to develop and execute support initiatives that positively impact children. Reliable team collaborator known for adaptability and results-driven approach.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Child Welfare Specialist
Lutheran Social Services of Illinois -DCFS
West Peoria, IL
08.2023 - Current
- Provides casework through professional assessment of the family’s problems, and the provision of necessary services within the policies of the agency, accreditation body, and regulatory entity.
- Perform all tasks as required in the written service plan that is based upon the comprehensive, integrated assessment being certain to engage children and families in these processes.
- Complete and submit all required reports, documentation, and billing accurately and timely as required by agency and funding sources.
- Participate in the supervisory process for guidance, direction, support, and approval of decision-making, assessment, service planning, and intervention.
- Present cases for staffing and conduct family-child team meetings.
- Coordinate and collaborate with other service providers, schools, and health care facilities to promote the child(ren)’s well-being. This includes partnerships with AOD partners on each case.
Program Coordinator, QIDP
EP!C
Peoria, IL
08.2022 - 08.2023
- Ensure all documentation is completed to meet clinical and financial requirements.
- Responsible for providing counseling, case management, and structured behavior programming to people with disabilities receiving residential services
- Maintain files according to standards set by the agency, ICAPs, consents, assessments, and other needed paper or electronic documents.
- Collaborate with medical professionals, case consultation with social services professionals and/or human service professional, or other community representatives
- Communicate regularly with individuals served, family/guardian, nursing, and other team members regarding progress toward outcomes, health and safety, and other issues that may arise.
- Coordinate monthly Resident Council meetings, monthly resident activity schedules.
- Ensure set of electronic data entry and communication (Therap, ECPRX FIRST)
- Responsible to write incident reports, Personal Plan, Behavior Plan monthly summaries, and other clinical tasks.
- Full time -Aug. 2022 to August 2023
- Part-time- August 2023 to Present
PHTA-EFEO, (Public Health Training Assistant- Education for Employment for the Office)
Fairfax County Public Schools
Alexandria, VA
03.2019 - 06.2022
- Provides assistance to special education teachers supporting curriculum needs, behavior management and community work experiences.
- Performs tasks related to the physical and instructional needs of students with disabilities in a special educational setting
- Assists with implementation of classroom programs and activities with opportunities to develop skills and achieve competencies in the areas of job acquisition, self- awareness, self-advocacy, Microsoft Office applications, communication skills, office procedures, and career preparation.
- Ability to assist with providing a wide variety of stimulating experiences for children to meet their individual, intellectual, and emotional needs.
- Assist classroom teacher w/lesson preparation and maintaining students records and IEP.
Steve & Kate's Camp Counselor (Squad Leader)
Bright Horizons
06.2021 - 08.2021
- Supervises campers from age of 4–12 by ensuring their safety, development, growth, skill achievement, and general well-being.
- Reporting & Recording details of notable concerns or incidents, injuries, being aware of camper allergies and dietary restrictions and ensures that the meals/snacks are distributed to them
- Provides high-quality educational, recreational activities and enjoyable experiences for camp participants
Direct Care Staff for Children
Alliance ABA Therapy
12.2018 - 08.2019
- Provides direct 1:1 home-based ABA service for youth under the age of 21 with Autism Spectrum Disorder or other developmental disabilities
- Provide parent training and assists with conducting functional assessment procedures
- Collaborate with other professionals and community representatives that pertain to the client services from various agencies in the community including social services, schools, and physicians.
- Participate in clinical supervision that focus on integrating ABA with other effective therapeutic strategies
- Work with Board Certified Behavior Analysts to maximize effectiveness of interventions as delineated in client’s treatment plans
- Implementation of behavior treatment programs as designed by the supervising Behavior Analyst
- Collection of data and completion of treatment notes as required
Paraprofessional - Foundations/ABA (ESY Gr.1)
Fairfax County Public Schools
06.2019 - 07.2019
- Assists the Special Education Teacher in the classroom with students with autism
- Provide intense monitoring of student behavior as indicated on the student’s Individual Education Plan (IEP)
- Provide verbal support, prompting, redirection and modeling in helping the student work on class activities, whether they be group or individual
- Assist with the implementation of the teacher’s daily lesson plans and prepares materials for specialized instructional units as needed
- Collect behavior analysis data in the classroom setting
Behavior Support Clinician
Compass Youth & Family Services
05.2018 - 01.2019
- Conduct in home therapy-based techniques and ABA sessions with children on the spectrum ages 2-18
- Work to form rapport with the families and work directly with the client to increase functioning and decrease interfering behaviors
- Create, collect, and write therapeutic goals that coincide with data collection
- Effectively manage collateral case coordination duties that may include: collaboration with medical professionals, case consultation with social services professionals and/or human service professionals, or other community representatives.
- Responsible for attending meetings that pertain to services for the client (i.e. FAPT, Family Partnership, and School/ IEP meetings).
Health Education Intern
SHAPE America (The Society of Health and Physical Educators)
08.2017 - 12.2017
- Used creativity to manage health education projects including assessment items’ revisions, health education Twitter chats, programming and other tasks as recognized
- Collaborated with a team of organizational staff and volunteers to support the goals of the organization
Peace Corp Trainee
Peace Corp Prep
01.2017 - 12.2017
- Successfully demonstrated mastery of the four core Peace Corps Learning Objectives: Training and experience in health sector and education, foreign language skills, intercultural competence, and professional leadership development
Home Health Aide
The Medical Team
Reston, VA
05.2016 - 08.2017
- Provide high-quality care that is responsive to the needs of patients through light household help, companionship and assistance with mobility to locations outside of the home
- Visit patients at live-in facilities to assist with activities of daily living such as personal hygiene, dressing, and socializing
- Abide by policies related to protecting patient’s personal information and gaining access to their living spaces
Private Duty Care
The Medical Team
Reston, VA
05.2016 - 08.2017
- Provide high-quality care that is responsive to the needs of patients through light household help, companionship and assistance with mobility to locations outside of the home
- Visit patients at live-in facilities to assist with activities of daily living such as personal hygiene, dressing, and socializing
- Abide by policies related to protecting patient’s personal information and gaining access to their living spaces
Education
Master of Business Administration (MBA) - Healthcare Administration
Western Governors University
Millcreek, Utah01-2027
Bachelor of Science - Community Health, Concentration: Global Health
George Mason University
Fairfax, VA05-2018
Associate of Science - Pre-Nursing
Northern Virginia Community College
Annandale, VA12-2015
Skills
- Web application development, word processing and documentation/ SPSS (beginner)
- Fluent in French, English, Ewe (Togo Native Language)
- Detail Oriented / Organization skills
- Tutoring
- Direct Patient Care
- MS Office including Excel and Word
- Experience working with a diverse special; needs student population
- Leadership
- Excellent classroom management
- Communication skills
- Patience
- Problem-solving skills
- Caring personality
LEADERSHIP/COMMUNITY SERVICE EXPERIENCE
- Continuing Education Institute of Illinois, Complete the Building Knowledge for Effective Alzheimer’s Care
- Continuing Education Credits, Person Centered Thinking (PCT) training.
- Hunger Resource Center for Northern Virginia Family Service, Volunteer, Volunteer at the Hunger Resource Center for Northern Virginia Family Service at Prince William County
- Occoquan River stream clean-up and the Neabsco Creek cleanup, Volunteer, Volunteer at the Occoquan River stream clean-up and the Neabsco Creek cleanup
- Fort Belvoir Community Hospital, Volunteer, Volunteer at Fort Belvoir Community Hospital. Provided customer services and front desk management
- Mount Vernon High, ESOL Teacher assistant, peer mentor and activities facilitator, ESOL Teacher assistant, peer mentor and activities facilitator at Mount Vernon High.
- United Community Ministries (UCM) Back Porch Thrift store, Volunteer, Volunteer at United Community Ministries (UCM) Back Porch Thrift store.
- Northern Virginia Community College at Alexandria Campus, Pathway Peer Mentor, Pathway Peer Mentor at Northern Virginia Community College at Alexandria Campus
HONORS/ACTIVITIES
- Completed all requirements for Child Welfare Employee License (DCFS CWEL License)
- Authorized Direct Support Professional (Unlicensed Direct Support Staff Administering Medications)
- Certificate of fulfilled all requirements for Direct Support Professional Training
- Certificate of completion Mandated Reporters: Recognizing and Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect
- Certificate of completion Sexual Misconduct: Staff-to-Student (Arlington Public Schools)
- Completed the requirement for Non-violent Crisis Intervention (CPI)
- Certificate of Accomplishment for successful completion of the 40-hour Registered Behavior Technician Training
- Certificate of Accomplishment for satisfactory completing Safety-Care Training
- Nominated to be a member for ETA Sigma Gamma- a Global and Community Honor Society that is focus in promotion of teaching, research and service
- Certificate for Community Service (Prince William Trails and Streams Coalition)
- Certificate of Appreciation (Stewardship Virginia)
- Completed the requirement for Adult First Aid/CPR/AED with Anaphylaxis and Epinephrine Auto-Injector Administration
Languages
French
Full Professional
Timeline
Child Welfare Specialist
Lutheran Social Services of Illinois -DCFS
08.2023 - Current
Program Coordinator, QIDP
EP!C
08.2022 - 08.2023
Steve & Kate's Camp Counselor (Squad Leader)
Bright Horizons
06.2021 - 08.2021
Paraprofessional - Foundations/ABA (ESY Gr.1)
Fairfax County Public Schools
06.2019 - 07.2019
PHTA-EFEO, (Public Health Training Assistant- Education for Employment for the Office)
Fairfax County Public Schools
03.2019 - 06.2022
Direct Care Staff for Children
Alliance ABA Therapy
12.2018 - 08.2019
Behavior Support Clinician
Compass Youth & Family Services
05.2018 - 01.2019
Health Education Intern
SHAPE America (The Society of Health and Physical Educators)
08.2017 - 12.2017
Peace Corp Trainee
Peace Corp Prep
01.2017 - 12.2017
Home Health Aide
The Medical Team
05.2016 - 08.2017
Private Duty Care
The Medical Team
05.2016 - 08.2017
Bachelor of Science - Community Health, Concentration: Global Health
George Mason University
Associate of Science - Pre-Nursing
Northern Virginia Community College
Master of Business Administration (MBA) - Healthcare Administration
Western Governors University