Miguel Ramos Jr.
Parent Trainer
SUFFOLK,Virginia
Summary
Knowledgeable social services worker skilled at teaching and assisting parents with learning therapeutic care of foster youth of all ages. Great motivator, organizer and problem-solver. Superb customer care of children and families covering more than 30 years.
Overview
31
31
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Parent Trainer
First Home Care-Therapeutic Foster Care
Portsmouth, VA
10.2022 - Current
- Engage in recruitment of perspective parents, conduct orientation and on-going training, approval and maintaining compliance of therapeutic foster homes.
- Provide ongoing support and consultation to therapeutic foster parents, families of children and adolescents receiving services; and other members of the treatment team.
- Conduct home visits to assess the safety of living environments for clients.
- Participate in interdisciplinary team meetings to discuss treatment options and care for clients/families.
Case Manager
First Home Care
Portsmouth, VA
07.2017 - 09.2022
- Assessed clients' needs, developed service plans and monitored progress towards goals.
- Facilitated communication between clients, families, caregivers, social services and other agencies to ensure client needs were met.
- Provided crisis intervention support for clients in emergency situations.
- Conducted home visits to assess the safety of living environments for clients.
- Compiled reports on cases and submitted them to supervisors as required.
- Attended court hearings as a representative of the organization when needed.
Therapeutic Support Specialist
First Home Care
Portsmouth, Virginia
06.2005 - 06.2017
- Therapeutic Support Specialists work closely with clients and the therapeutic treatment team to develop and implement an effective treatment plan
- Responsibilities include: Interacting with clients in accordance with their treatment and permanency plan; and therapeutic process
- Conduct face to face visits weekly and monitor the client's progress related to their treatment plan goals
- Provide therapeutic interventions and strategies outlined in the treatment plan to include daily, independent living, social, academics, nutrition, substance abuse, discipline, and communication skills
- Provide documentation of all visits/contacts on all assigned clients in a timely manner while ensuring optimal communication of pertinent information with treatment team members.
Residential Counselor
Pines Residential Treatment Center
Portsmouth, Virginia
04.1993 - 06.2005
- Residential Counselor with the Behavioral Studies Program (Juvenile Sex Offenders) in various positions working with children and adolescents overcome a variety of difficulties in a therapeutic, safe, and structured residential environment
- Responsible for assisting in behavioral management of patients, documentation, attending to client's physical needs, and assisting in providing safety and security
- Provided mentoring and instruction of life skills, proper hygiene, and promote scholastic and therapeutic assignments while modeling appropriate behavior
- Conducted monthly supervisions of unit staff on any policy and procedural changes
- Conducted staff evaluations (six month/annual)
- Oriented residential counselors coming to the program and/or conducted in-services to unit staff in accordance with program guidelines.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Communications/Mass Media Arts
Hampton University
Hampton, Virginia 08.1984 - 05.1991
Skills
- Materials Preparation
- Planning and Coordination
- Group and Individual Instruction
- Presentations and Demonstrations
Personal Activities
- Church Trustee of First Baptist Church- Mahan
- Member of Men's Choir
- Chair of the church Budget Team
Awards
Employee of the Month (Pines)
Pine Cone Award (Pines)
Employee of the Month (First Home Care)
Employee of the Year-Service Excellence (First Home Care)
Timeline
Parent Trainer
First Home Care-Therapeutic Foster Care
10.2022 - Current
Case Manager
First Home Care
07.2017 - 09.2022
Therapeutic Support Specialist
First Home Care
06.2005 - 06.2017
Residential Counselor
Pines Residential Treatment Center
04.1993 - 06.2005
Bachelor of Arts - Communications/Mass Media Arts
Hampton University
08.1984 - 05.1991
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