Laura Hollback
Jackson,OH
Summary
With over two decades at Jackson County Job and Family Services, I've honed my expertise in child protective services, specializing in adoption assessments and kin connections. Demonstrating strong SACWIS program knowledge and exceptional case management abilities, I excel in creating safe, permanent homes for children, underscored by my adeptness in court testimonies and family engagement.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Social Service Worker II
Jackson County Job and Family Services
01.2002 - Current
22-years experience working in child protective services. Expertise with child abuse investigations, ongoing caseworker court testimony, adoptions, and family search/engagement.
Adoption Assessor for children in permanent custody to help them locate and finalize a permanency goal of adoption.
Kinnect Specialist-locating kin and relative supports for children in foster care and at risk of being removed from family.
SACWIS knowledge of programs related to investigations, case plans, visit documentation, adoption assistance, and completion of foster/adoption home studies.
Social Service Worker-Initial Response Team
Ross County Job and Family Services
07.2001 - 12.2001
Social Service Worker in emergency response team to assist with emergency food assistance, medical transportation, and completed approvals for PRC Applications for housing, car repair, utilities, and other programs needed for families.
Social Worker
ACCESS to Mental Health
05.2000 - 05.2001
School Social Worker with children identified with emotional disabilities in the Gallia County Local Schools and Gallipolis City School.
Assisted in mental health referrals, case management, group activities, and individual case management with children, their families, and the school district that served them.
Education
Bachelor of Social Work - Social Work
University of Rio Grande
Rio Grande, Ohio 05.2000
High School Diploma -
Jackson High School
Jackson, Ohio 05.1994
Skills
Completes assessments of child abuse investigations, including safety planning, visit documentation, interviews with children and families, court documentation/testimony, and formulates case plan services for children and families
Kinnect Specialist that seeks out family and kin for children in foster care or at risk of removal on both sides of their family Reaches out to family with multiple forms of communication and develops a family genogram
Adoption Assessor- Completes adoption related casework, evaluations, documentation, court paperwork, court testimony, eligibility of adoption assistance, and licenses families to adopt when considered a match for child Works toward permanency goal of adoption for children in permanent custody of the agency
Ongoing Case Management skills with engaging parents, children, and providers Completing referrals to community resources and working as a team member Completes SACWIS documentation, including case reviews, semi-annual administrative reviews, court testimony, and completes case plan to work on family's identified concerns
Certification
Adoption Assessor
Timeline
Social Service Worker II
Jackson County Job and Family Services
01.2002 - Current
Social Service Worker-Initial Response Team
Ross County Job and Family Services
07.2001 - 12.2001
Social Worker
ACCESS to Mental Health
05.2000 - 05.2001
Bachelor of Social Work - Social Work
University of Rio Grande
High School Diploma -
Jackson High School
Adoption Assessor
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