Lisa Christiansen
Gainesville,TX
Summary
FBSS Specialist IV with extensive experience at the Department of Family Protective Services, excelling in stakeholder relations and strategic planning. Proven track record in developing individualized service plans and conducting risk assessments, ensuring child safety. Adept at conflict resolution and employee motivation, fostering collaborative environments for families and legal teams.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
FBSS Specialist IV
Department of Family Protective Services
01.2016 - Current
- Developed individualized service plans to help families achieve goals that ensure the children's safety.
- Develop risk and safety assessments to ensure the home is safe for the children and determine is a safety plan is need. The safety plan provides what needs to happen to ensure their safety.
- Participate in multidisciplinary team meetings to coordinate case management and make sure the family is receiving everything they need to make the changes necessary for child safety.
- Trained new staff on departmental policies, procedures, and best practices as a mentor.
- Ensure that I know and follow state policy to ensure the children's safety.
- Work closely with the Department's Attorney to staff cases for an Order To Participate or Removal, develop a plan going into court, and to ensure legal requirements are met.
- Collaborate with CASA and Attorneys to develop plans to help ensure the home is a safe environment and reduce risk for the children.
- Conduct removals and help with removals when the children are not safe in their home.
CVS Specialist II
Department of Family and Protective Services
10.2010 - 01.2016
- Developed family plans and set up services for each family. Monitored how the family plan is being followed through contact with service providers, collaterals, and family.
- Maintained good working relationships with foster parents to monitor the children's safety in their placement, help foster parents have what they need for the children, and keep them informed of the direction of the case.
- Develop detailed court reports to provide all needed information on the family and children to the court. Along with testifying in court to provide a verbal report to the judge and other parties in the case.
- Worked closely with the Department's Attorney to prepare for bench and jury trails.
- Worked closely with CASA to ensure the children were receiving everything they need and the family to ensure the children would be safe when they returned home.
- Monitor the children's safety when they went back into the home with their parents.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Interdisciplinary Studies
University of North Texas
Denton, TX12-2003
Skills
- All aspects of stakeholder relations
- Expert problem solving
- Analytical thinking
- Documentation management
- Policy enforcement
- Complex Problem-solving
- Attention to detail
- Strategic planning
- Employee motivation
- Relationship building
- Conflict resolution
- Expectation setting
Timeline
FBSS Specialist IV
Department of Family Protective Services
01.2016 - Current
CVS Specialist II
Department of Family and Protective Services
10.2010 - 01.2016
Bachelor of Science - Interdisciplinary Studies
University of North Texas