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Nancy Gonderzik

Social Worker
Eau Claire,WI

Summary

I have 25 years of work experience in the human service field. I have been told by clients past and present that they find it easy to engage in a working relationship because they feel heard, valued and respected. I am honored when people allow me into their lives to assist with change.


Another strength of mine is have the knowledge of community resources, the ability to network with others and empower others to become self sufficient.

Overview

25
25
years of professional experience

Work History

CST & CCS Service Facilitator

Eau Claire County Department Of Human Services
02.2013 - Current

Coordinated Services Team (CST ) and Comprehensive Community Services facilitator (CST)

Job duties are the following:

  • Complete comprehensive assessments, including crisis assessments
  • Develop recovery plans for improving mental health and/or substance use disorder symptoms
  • Participate in team developed Recovery Planning Services
  • Facilitate and provide psycho-social rehabilitative services
  • Maintain knowledge and ensure compliance with applicable statutes, administrative codes, and agency policies and procedures
  • provide wellness and recovery to participants
  • Connecting participants to community based service providers
  • Building relationships with services providers and participants
  • Attend med management meetings with doctors and partipants
  • and any other services as deemed necessary

Foster Care Recruiter/Resource Developer

Lutheran Social Services
04.2010 - 02.2013

Duties include the following:

  • Recruit foster homes for at risk youth
  • train and support foster families
  • Effectively screen referrals to make appropriate match with foster families
  • solicit donations, resulting in an increase of funds and material objects to give youth and/or families
  • recruit, train and supervise mentors
  • promote the foster care program in numerous public setting
  • make public presentations to advocate for the fostercare/mentoring program and LSS overall.

Runaway and Outreach Supervisor

Lutheran Social Services
08.1998 - 04.2010

Duties include the following:

  • Recruit, train and supervise mentors who worked with at risk youth
  • recruit, train and supervise volunteers for runaway hotline
  • recruit, train and supervise outreach worker
  • solicit donations for families
  • Effectively completed grant writing, which resulted in raising funds for multiple programs within the LSS system
  • collaborate with other multi-disciplinary teams and agencies
  • promote LSS in a public venue such as job fair, vendor tables and public speaking

Education

Bachelor of Science - Human Services

Upper Iowa University
Wausau, WI
10.2011

Skills

  • Trauma Informed Care
  • AODA
  • Adolescent mental health
  • attachment/reactive attachment disorder
  • Mediation
  • Crisis prevention and intervention
  • PTSD
  • Pharmacology
  • Team facilitation
  • WICWA
  • Safety Training

Timeline

CST & CCS Service Facilitator

Eau Claire County Department Of Human Services
02.2013 - Current

Foster Care Recruiter/Resource Developer

Lutheran Social Services
04.2010 - 02.2013

Runaway and Outreach Supervisor

Lutheran Social Services
08.1998 - 04.2010

Bachelor of Science - Human Services

Upper Iowa University
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