Phaedra Allen
Long Beach,CA
Summary
Specializing in public child welfare, workforce development and assisting organizations & individuals improve their diversity, equity & inclusion efforts and knowledge. With over 20 years of direct experience working with children & adults, my mission is help others have impactful careers in the social work industry.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Trainer
LADCFS + UCLA Academy of Workforce Excellence
10.2020 - Current
- Deliver state & county mandated trainings to LA County's DCFS social workers, leadership team and supprt staff
- Curriculum development with application of adult learning theory and agency requests
- Provide Common Core curriculum trainings to stipend Title IX-E graduate level social work students
- Serve as a co-lead for cyclical 13 week Children's Social Worker new hire academy
- Specialized projects such as conference attendance, program evaluation & Training for trainers
Course Instructor/Adjunct Professor
California State University, Long Beach
01.2018 - Current
- Course instructor for SW 596 Foundation Practicum & SW 680 Advanced Practicum Education
- Curriculum development & deliver instruction
- Student Performance contract & performance evaluation
UCCF Program Coordinator
CSULB Research Foundation
02.2018 - 10.2020
- Manage a specialized public child welfare stipend program for graduate level MSW students
- Create curriculum & deliver in person & virtual trainings to MSW students and Los Angeles county stakeholders(i.e. Engaging Diversity, Disparities & Disproportionality and Implicit Bias).
- Course instructor for SW 596 Foundation Practicum & SW 680 Advanced Practicum Education
- Member of the CSULB School of Social Work Administrative team & Field Faculty team
Program Manager
Centinela Youth Services
10.2016 - 02.2018
- Develop & implement innovative programs to improve youth outcomes and program effectiveness
- Development and oversight of MSW & BSW internship program which served as USC designated training institute
- Create systems & policies to improve program efficiency and quality compliance to stakeholders.
- Over site of 5 programs throughout the southern California region
Children's Social Worker III
Dept. of Children & Family Services
07.2008 - 06.2014
- Perform a variety of social casework in relation to child welfare, programming and adoption services.
- Perform detailed social studies of families including recommendations to court.
- Investigate allegations of abuse.
- Served as a Field Instructor to Master level interns.
Education
Certificate - Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Cornell University
01.2020
Master of Social Work (MSW) - Public Child Welfare
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA01.2008
Bachelor of Arts (BA) - Psychology & Ethnic Studies
Cornell University
01.2004
Skills
- Knowledge of the child welfare setting & social work practice
- Over 15 years of experience in training & curriculum development
- Adult learning theory knowledge & application
- Familiarity with LA county DCFS policy & practice
- Experienced Field Instructor
- Program Development & design
- Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Initiatives
- Project Management
Certification
Associate Clinical Social Worker (ACSW) - #122123
CA Board of Behavioral Sciences
Courses And Trainings
- Common Core 3.5 California State Curriculum
- CFTM Facilitator Training (1-Day)
- Critical Thinking
- Child & Family Teaming
- Child & Family Team Meeting (5-Day)
- Child Welfare Orientation
- Cultural Humility in Child Welfare Interviews
- Cultural Humility in Practice
- Fairness & Equity
- Managing the Plan
- Simulation Lab
- Transition Practice
- SW 596A/B: Foundation Field Education I & II - California State University, Long Beach, 2018-present
- SW 680: Advanced Field Education I and II - California State University, Long Beach, 2018-present
- Public Child Welfare Orientation - California State University, Long Beach, 2018
- Session I: Introduction to Implicit Bias & Disparities - California State University, Long Beach, 2018
- Session II: Implicit Bias & our Professional Responsibility - CSULB, 2019
- "Bias & Cultural Humility" - The Raise Foundation, 2019
- "Black to School" - African American Cultural Center of Long Beach, 2020
- "Getting to Know DCFS" - Azusa Pacific University, 2020
- "Teaching Students about Systemic Racism" - Azusa Pacific University, 2020
- Black Lives Matter Town Hall Discussion series - CSULB School of Social Work, 2020
- "Applying a Restorative Justice Lens to Public Child Welfare" - CalSWEC Conference, 2017
- DCFS Field Instructor Enhancement Training, 2018
- Public Child Welfare Competencies - California State University, Long Beach, 2018 - present
Timeline
Trainer
LADCFS + UCLA Academy of Workforce Excellence
10.2020 - Current
UCCF Program Coordinator
CSULB Research Foundation
02.2018 - 10.2020
Course Instructor/Adjunct Professor
California State University, Long Beach
01.2018 - Current
Program Manager
Centinela Youth Services
10.2016 - 02.2018
Children's Social Worker III
Dept. of Children & Family Services
07.2008 - 06.2014
Bachelor of Arts (BA) - Psychology & Ethnic Studies
Cornell University
Certificate - Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Cornell University
Master of Social Work (MSW) - Public Child Welfare
University of Southern California
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