Latoya Bowers
Newark,NJ
Summary
Knowledgeable Family Service Specialist adept at handling high caseloads without sacrificing quality of care. Operates in high-pressure environments while recommending best resources and courses of action to benefit families needs and provide each child with the permanency, wellbeing, and love that is required.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Family Service Specialist II
Division of Child Protection & Permanency
09.2008 - Current
- Responding to child neglect and abuse, by ensuring that child is provided with safety, permanency, and well-being of said child is not jeopardized
- Secure safe home for children, by completing on going visits with child in their placement.
- Utilize solution based casework tool to better aid families.
- Continuously adhered to strict regulations as well as detailed instructions, guidelines and specifications.
- Positively engaged with families and service providers and maintained professional appearance as company representative.
- Delivered prompt service to prioritize families needs.
- Helped clients develop new coping mechanisms and techniques to drive behavior modification.
- Maintained regular contact with clients by calling and visiting clients' homes.
- De-escalated stressful situations through individual and family crisis interventions.
- Assisted clients in developing and setting realistic goals to promote positive change.
- Administered assessments to identify clients' needs and establish treatment plans.
School Social Work Intern
DR. William H. Horton School
09.2006 - 05.2007
- Assisted school social worker with identifying at-risk students, created detailed plans for specialized education and behavioral skills and communicated plans with parents and school staff.
- Assisted school social worker with completing performed client screenings and accurately recorded data in case files to facilitate clinical case coordination services and case management duties.
- Interviewed clients to assess needs and determine most suitable needs and services.
- Facilitated family meetings to ensure communication and collaboration between family members and school officials.
Education
Sociology with a concentration in Criminal Justice -
Bloomfield College
Bloomfield12.2007
Diploma -
West Side High School
Newark, NJ06.2003
Skills
- Personable
- Critical thinker
- Complex Problem Solver
- Attentive/ Active Listener
- Adapts to new procedures/ideas
- Responsible/ dependable
- Leader
- Goal Oriented
- Safety Planning
- Trained adoption specialist
- Boundary Setting
- Case Management
Timeline
Family Service Specialist II
Division of Child Protection & Permanency
09.2008 - Current
School Social Work Intern
DR. William H. Horton School
09.2006 - 05.2007
Sociology with a concentration in Criminal Justice -
Bloomfield College
Diploma -
West Side High School
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