Lori Stanton
Norman
Summary
Compassionate and enthusiastic social worker with 13 years experience working in different roles within the child welfare system. Known for facilitation of experiential learning and strength-based coaching for development of skills, knowledge, and abilities. Knowledgeable about family engagement, motivational interviewing, family functioning and child safety assessments.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Program Field Representative
Oklahoma Human Services Child Welfare Training Unit
09.2018 - Current
- Responsibilities: facilitate classroom and online experiential learning to assist new Child Welfare Specialists (CWS) in development of the skills necessary for a career in Child Welfare. These skills include: cultural humility, engagement, basic knowledge of child development, providing services in a trauma informed manner, foundations of Motivational Interviewing, and safety assessment.
- Other duties in this role include providing individual support with a coaching partnership with new CWS. Assess skill development through observing interview simulations. Provide coaching on strengths and opportunities for growth. Assist in developing new content, classroom implementation of learning activities, storyboarding online content.
- Developed training materials for child welfare professionals to enhance service delivery and compliance.
- Streamlined training processes, resulting in increased efficiency and consistency in program delivery.
- Core skills acquired: classroom management, curriculum and content development, flexibility in implementing evolving content, experiential learning facilitation
Post Adoption Specialized Service Field Worker, Post Adoption Services
Oklahoma Human Services Child Welfare Specialist II
05.2016 - 09.2018
- Responsibilities: prevent adoption disruptions by identifying needs and referring to services, collect service provider information and update service directory as needed, maintain reduced caseload, provide case management for existing Post Adoption Service cases.
- Core skills acquired: adaptability, flexibility, ability to multitask, networking, communication skills, planning and organizing skills, stress tolerance, ability to learn and utilize multiple computer programs to complete casework
MSW Practicum Student, Mentor/Coaching Intern
Oklahoma Human Services Child Welfare Training Unit
01.2018 - 05.2018
- Responsibilities: partner with new Child Welfare Specialists (CWS) in a mentoring relationship to assist the CWS in necessary skill development for the field of Child Welfare. Provided coaching for motivational interviewing techniques, assessment skills, and typical job functions of a CWS. Held individual and group coaching sessions to assist CWS in applying knowledge, skills, and abilities from the classroom to practical application. Observed CWS in the field to monitor skill development and transfer of learning to the field. Assisted with training in the classroom through lecture and experiential learning. Assessed simulated interviews during the CWS final certification and provided coaching identifying CWS strengths and areas of growth.
- Core skills acquired: supervisory skills, mentoring skills, professional facilitation of critical thinking, facilitation of learning in classroom environment
Case Manager, Post Adoption Services
Oklahoma Human Services Child Welfare Specialist II
01.2015 - 05.2016
- Responsibilities: maintain adoptive children’s permanency by providing support to Oklahoma’s adoptive families, manage families’ Post Adoption Assistance and make any necessary corrections or changes to assistance agreements, provide on-going case management for adoptive families, provide customer service to adoptive families, explains and provides policy to families upon request, listens to families’ needs and refer for services as needed, complete modifications to assistance at the request from families, apply the correct policy and procedure to each case needing services, document case contacts, complete necessary reports, perform any duties needed to successfully manage cases.
- Core skills acquired: communication skills, planning and organizing skills, stress tolerance, professionalism, ability to learn and utilize multiple computer programs to complete casework, critical thinking.
Permanency Planning Specialist
Oklahoma Human Services Child Welfare Specialist II
12.2013 - 01.2015
- Responsibilities: provide services to children who are in the legal custody of OKDHS, assist the child’s family in correcting the conditions that led to the child’s removal from their home, work with families to develop and implement treatment plans, complete court reports, attend court hearings and testify in court cases, make referrals for needed services, transport children to appointments, provide support to help ensure a family’s success, visit children in their foster care homes monthly, and continually assess the child’s safety.
- Core skills acquired: responsibility, adaptability, flexibility, ability to multitask, emotional maturity, networking, communication skills, planning and organizing skills, stress tolerance, professionalism, ability to learn and utilize multiple computer programs to complete casework, critical thinking, compassion.
Education
Masters of Social Work -
University of Oklahoma
Norman, OK05-2018
Bachelors of Social Work - Psychology
East Central University
Ada, OK12-2013
Skills
- Certified Child Welfare Specialist
- Certified Child Welfare Mentor
- Interdisciplinary Training Program for Child Abuse and Neglect Graduate
- Proficient in Microsoft Outlook Applications
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Applications
- Facilitation of Experiential Learning
- Curriculum Development
- Classroom Management
- Motivational Interviewing
- Mentoring/Coaching
Certification
- Course CW 5083- Experiential Design and Instruction
- Course CW 5033- Facilitation for Experiential Learning
- Course CW 3029- Introduction to Mentoring Basics
- Course CW 3300- Coaching for Mentors
- Course CW 3032- Motivational Interviewing
- Course CW 3042- Follow Up to Motivational Interviewing
- Course CW 3444- Mentor Certification Test Prep
- Course- Leadership Behaviors Through Coaching
- Interdisciplinary Training Program for Child Abuse and Neglect
Timeline
Program Field Representative
Oklahoma Human Services Child Welfare Training Unit
09.2018 - Current
MSW Practicum Student, Mentor/Coaching Intern
Oklahoma Human Services Child Welfare Training Unit
01.2018 - 05.2018
Post Adoption Specialized Service Field Worker, Post Adoption Services
Oklahoma Human Services Child Welfare Specialist II
05.2016 - 09.2018
Case Manager, Post Adoption Services
Oklahoma Human Services Child Welfare Specialist II
01.2015 - 05.2016
Permanency Planning Specialist
Oklahoma Human Services Child Welfare Specialist II
12.2013 - 01.2015
Bachelors of Social Work - Psychology
East Central University
Masters of Social Work -
University of Oklahoma