Lauren Cox
Risingsun
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Wraparound Facilitator
Sandusky County Department of Job & Family Services
Fremont
04.2025 - Current
- Manage a caseload of 20+ families in a strengths-based trauma informed approach creating and developing a family story to guide Plan of Care creation.
- Facilitate team meetings with various providers across various systems and maintain ongoing communication to ensure stability can be provided in home, school and community settings.
- Monitored progress and maintained detailed documentation balancing high caseload demands while providing quality support to families and providers.
- Designed and assisted in program development, including creation of Truancy education programming for parents, improvements to data tracking documents and enhancement to collaboration within System of Care.
School Based Case Manager
Children's Resource Center
Bowling Green
09.2024 - 04.2025
- Managed caseload of 15-30 children with behavioral needs, collaborating in classroom settings to reduce outburst behavior.
- Fostered positive social emotional development in students and teachers, enhancing overall well-being.
- Develop curriculum for group setting on executive functioning skills and emotional regulation and facilitate group sessions of 3-6 students per session
- Maintained accurate and timely documentation, including case notes and care plans, to support effective case management.
Wendy's Wonderful Kids Adoption Recruiter
CARING FOR KIDS
Cuyahoga Falls
09.2022 - 09.2024
- Provide ongoing assessment of child's readiness for adoption and preparation needs
- Prepared child for specific placement and educated family on child's needs
- Developed strategies for post-placement services
- Met with youth monthly to foster trust and build rapport
- Built support network for youth by connecting with significant adults and maintaining ongoing contact with siblings, caregivers, and professionals
Child Welfare Worker
Summit County Children Services
Akron
02.2021 - 09.2022
- Conduct investigations and assess family safety for those families identified as at risk of abuse; neglect, dependency and/or Families in need of services.
- Works closely with families to make service recommendations to maximize family supports and minimize potential safety threats.
- Collect collateral information to assess the safety of the children in the home
- Utilize and identify family strengths to assist in maintaining the safety of children
Clinical Intern
OhioGuidestone
Fairlawn
06.2019 - 07.2020
- Maintain and provide Therapeutic Services to caseload of 8-10 clients
- Maintain contact with clients through provision of service within home settings
- Motivate and encourage clients to be advocates for positive change
Co-Lead Jr. Preschool Teacher
The Goddard School
Hudson
04.2019 - 03.2020
- Manage Classroom of students age 2 1/2 to 3 with a ratio of 1:8
- Assist in the implementation of age appropriate lessons based on developmental goals provided by The Goddard School
- Complete necessary training per Ohio Job and Family Services guidelines
Treatment Specialist
Christian Children's Home of Ohio
Wooster
09.2018 - 04.2019
- Assist in meeting basic and emotional needs of cottage of 8-10 residents by supervising, limit setting, attending weekly meetings, and occasional social training.
- Provide meal preparation on weekends, provide minimal medical attention when needed.
- Teach and ensure Hygiene and clothing needs are met
- Work to create a safe and orderly environment for residents, help facilitate recreational time.
- Assist in keeping cottage organized and complete case notes and shift plans.
- Work to help clients develop and reach individualized goals as outlined in their treatment plan.
Education
Bachelor of Science - HDFS-Family Life Education
Kent State University
05-2017
Masters of Science - Social Administration
Case Western Reserve University
05-2021
Certification
- Mental Health First Aid (MHFA)-Youth&Adult, 02/01/26, 01/01/28
- CPR Certification-BLS, 01/01/26, 01/01/28
- CISM
- CANS Assessor
- STSM
- Special Treatment and Safety Measures
Relevant Coursework
- Intro to Conflict Management
- Family Intervention
- Positive Youth Development
- Building Family Strengths
- Trauma in Children and Adolescents
- Psychology of Adjustment
- Direct Practice Generalist methods
- Problem identification Assessment and diagnostics
- Mental Health Policy and Service Development
- Theory/Practice Approaches in Direct Practice
- Trauma informed Social Work Practice
Leadership & Community Involvement
- Sigma Sigma Sigma Sorority- Panhellenic Delegate, Fundraising chair, Sisterhood Committee Chair, Music Chair (Various positions held 2013-2017)
- Jr. Panhellenic Council- VP of Communications (2014)
- Risingsun Community Corp. - President (2025- Present)
- Risingsun Volunteer Fire Department- Pending Certification as an EMT-B/Volunteer (2023- Present)
Timeline
Wraparound Facilitator
Sandusky County Department of Job & Family Services
04.2025 - Current
School Based Case Manager
Children's Resource Center
09.2024 - 04.2025
Wendy's Wonderful Kids Adoption Recruiter
CARING FOR KIDS
09.2022 - 09.2024
Child Welfare Worker
Summit County Children Services
02.2021 - 09.2022
Clinical Intern
OhioGuidestone
06.2019 - 07.2020
Co-Lead Jr. Preschool Teacher
The Goddard School
04.2019 - 03.2020
Treatment Specialist
Christian Children's Home of Ohio
09.2018 - 04.2019
Bachelor of Science - HDFS-Family Life Education
Kent State University
Masters of Science - Social Administration
Case Western Reserve University