Kimberly Wolanin
SANFORD,Michigan
Summary
Dedicated Foster Care professional seeking to expand scope of current practice.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Foster Care Licensing Team Lead
Wellspring Lutheran Services
02.2019 - 04.2022
- Complete home studies to determine families’ suitability to meet the needs of children in out-of-home care
- Conduct rigorous background checks, home inspections and psycho-social assessments
- Orient and train prospective foster families to the application, home study and placement process
- Make placement matches and coordinate the placement process
- Monitor up to 30 licensed foster homes or enrolled families
- Complete investigations to ensure foster families’ compliance with licensing rules, agency and state policies, and state law
- Provide mentoring and training of staff
Foster Care Licensing Worker
Wellspring Lutheran Services
05.2013 - 02.2019
- Complete home studies to determine families’ suitability to meet the needs of children in out-of-home care
- Conduct rigorous background checks, home inspections and psycho-social assessments
- Orientation and training of prospective foster families to the application, home study and placement process, as well as making placement matches and coordinating the placement process
- Complete investigations to ensure foster families’ compliance with licensing rules, agency and state policies, and state law
- Teach PRIDE (Parent Resources for Information Development and Education) curriculum to prospective foster parents
Foster Care Case Manager
Wellspring Lutheran Services
11.2011 - 05.2013
- Develop, coordinate, and implement individualized treatment plans with youth and their families
- Assisted consumers with resolving abuse, neglect, and dependency difficulties and correlated emotional or psychological problems which led the family into the child welfare system
- Coordinate youth placement plans within foster care, school, and community, DHHS, and juvenile court. Developed permanent placement plan(s) for children who cannot return home
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Child Development
Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, MI05.2007
Skills
- Since beginning my employment at Wellspring Lutheran Services in 2011, I have accrued approximately 350 of training hours in the areas of child welfare, family intervention, assessment, and treatment protocols for children and their caregivers
- Listed are sampling of my strongest proficiencies:
- Conducting interviews
- Home visits
- Client advocacy
- Community referrals
- Evaluation and assessment
- Case history compilation
- Dedicated support
Timeline
Foster Care Licensing Team Lead
Wellspring Lutheran Services
02.2019 - 04.2022
Foster Care Licensing Worker
Wellspring Lutheran Services
05.2013 - 02.2019
Foster Care Case Manager
Wellspring Lutheran Services
11.2011 - 05.2013
Bachelor of Arts - Child Development
Central Michigan University
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