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SHAWNA HENRY NEWTON

Lewisville,TX

Summary

Sympathetic Juvenile Probation Officer handling large caseload and providing one-on-one counseling and referral assistance to youth offenders. Experience reviewing police reports, monitoring youths' living conditions and preparing behavior reports. Fair and just with professional demeanor even during most stressful circumstances. Thoughtful provider of education, housing and medical services across language barriers with careful consideration of cultural norms and varying individual needs. Highly organized provider for family's at from diverse backgrounds. Socially nimble client advocate with rich career history supporting victims of abuse, individuals experiencing homelessness and those with debilitating addictions, among other tragic circumstances.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience

Work History

Criminal Justice

Department of
10.2005
  • Social Work Sociology and Criminal Justice
  • Taught: Introduction to

Justice

07.2005
  • Sociology and Criminal, : Criminal Justice Supervision and Management

Justice

Department of
10.2004
  • Social Work, Sociology and Criminal, : Criminal Justice Supervision and Management.

Criminal Justice

Department
07.2004
  • Of Social Work, Sociology and

GUEST LECTURER

01.2001
  • Frequently lecture in Dr
  • Patricia Hendrickson’s classes
  • Discuss juvenile probation and the duties and qualifications for being a juvenile probation officer
  • Discuss juvenile law and the differences between the Juvenile Justice Code and the adult system., Original Research: Conducted a research project for Dr
  • Barry Price on negative behavior in schools, which resulted in referrals to school administration
  • The research focused on the size and racial makeup of several random samples of schools in the state of Texas, and whether or not racial homogeneousness had any impact on the incidence of behavior problems within the schools.

High School Criminal Justice Teacher

Stephenville High School
08.2007 - 05.2011
  • Implemented lesson plans and motivated students to learn and participate.
  • Used assessments to monitor student understanding, modified instruction and provided feedback to students.
  • Managed classroom to foster safe and positive learning environment for students and staff.
  • Taught in-classroom and online courses with focus on Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement degree paths.

TEXAS TEACHER

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPEMENT
01.1997 - 01.2010
  • Sexually Abused Juvenile Offenders, Mental Health Screening, Drug Addiction Education, Dealing with Female Offender, Working with the Violent Juvenile Offender, Ethical and Legal Issues when Working with Troubled Youth, as well as Texas Family Code changes and Updates
  • Have attended all professional development provided by school district on legal updates, teaching strategies, school safety, computer use and program training, discipline guidelines, school rules and expectations, as well as Career and Technology training and Trade and Industrial Education updates
  • Attended Criminal Justice TEKS training June 28-29, 2010, to learn of the changes in the law and the how the new legislation will be implemented in my criminal justice program
  • Attended forensics training to educate myself on the different agencies in the state that aid local departments in criminal investigations and crime scene investigation
  • June-2009: This included the DPS crime lab- covered different investigation techniques such as fingerprint dusting and lifting, tread mark comparison, casting of tire, shoe and tool marks, and went on a tour of the crime lab and learned what each office was designed for
  • State Fire Marshall’s office - we were shown the different arson investigation techniques and the equipment used to break down chemical and natural accelerants used in the arson investigation, met and learned what the dog used in investigations does and how these dogs are trained to sniff out accelerants, and learned how they profile possible arson suspects
  • Crime Scene Investigation - learned the crime scene investigation process from a crime scene investigator retired from Austin PD, and had guest speakers who educated us on DNA preservation and extraction.

Juvenile Probation Officer

Erath County
05.1997 - 07.2007
  • Collaborated with police detectives, child welfare organizations and district attorneys to resolve cases and protect juvenile individuals.
  • Conducted client needs assessments based on presented issues as well as social and restorative justice models of care.
  • Developed key partnerships with staff of community organizations to improve access to educational services among disenfranchised youth.
  • Visited homes of youth offenders and resolved family issues.
  • Facilitated meetings to collaborate with community stakeholders, presiding judges, attorneys and service providers.
  • Developed safety plans and strategic interventions to address specific issues.
  • Completed reports on behalf of court and associated legal entities.
  • Helped resolve probationer issues with housing, employment and healthcare.
  • Partnered with targeted support organizations, programs and community resources as alternatives to juvenile detention.
  • Evaluated program effectiveness and obstacles to implementation by recommending changes to protocols in order to improve reach of services.

COMMUNITY

RESOURCE COORDINATION GROUP
01.1997 - 01.2007
  • This group is comprised of representatives from Child Protective Services, Juvenile Probation, The Foster’s Home for Children, MHMR, The Family Care program, Cross Timbers Family Services, as well as other organizations
  • The group staffs families in need and the group brainstorms ways each agency can help a child and or a family
  • The group meets once per month to discuss problems any agency needs help with.

Adjunct Instructor

Tarleton State University
01.2004 - 01.2005
  • Of Social Work, Sociology and Criminal, Developed and taught curriculum to Tarleton students, created scholarly projects for class participation, and created tests over chapters and lecture material for all 4 classes.

SCHOOL BOARD OF DIRECTORS, ERATH EXCELS’ ACADEMY
01.1998 - 01.2005
  • Attended monthly board meetings, served as Secretary to the Board, was part of budget planning, voted on such things as monthly expenditures, hiring school personnel, made decisions on facility issues, dealt with parent concerns, made recommendations to improve test scores, and attended School Board training
  • 2004
  • Served as a community-planning member for Erath County for fiscal year 2004
  • Identified problems in the community with principal areas of focus; Criminal Justice Issues and Law Enforcement, Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Programs for Youth, School Discipline, Poor Quality of Parent Child Relationships, Technology, Illegal Disposal of Hazardous Waste, Lack of Law Enforcement Personnel, Lack of Alternatives for the Mentally Ill, Crime Lab Funding, Substance Abuse Prevention, Substance Abuse, Sex Offenders, Mutual Aid Agreements, Victim Services, Family Violence, Sexual Assault, Victim Needs, Under served Minority Population, and Child Abuse.

GUEST LECTURER
01.2002 - 01.2004
  • PRESENTATION TO LEADERSHIP STEPHENVILLE
  • Presented to the Leadership Stephenville Class about Juvenile Probation and the issues and dilemmas therein
  • Informed the class of the juvenile crime problem in our area as well as the serious drug problems facing the juveniles dealt with through the Juvenile Probation Department
  • Explained the need for mentoring programs and other needs that low-income children face in our community., Lecture for Dr
  • Ann Albrecht’s Master’s level counseling classes about the relationship between juvenile probation and the schools, and how the two work together
  • Explain to the class about juvenile probation and the limitations we face and discuss better ways school counselors and juvenile probation officers can work together.

01.2000 - 01.2001
  • I Researched school shooters for my Practicum
  • I researched shooters' patterns of behavior and commonalties with “bullying” being the main subject focused on
  • Developed curriculum to be implemented into schools to combat bullying and to make it a major focus within schools
  • The programs' implementation into schools was aimed at educating school children on the dangers of bullying and the development of ambassador groups to help continue the program with children helping and teaching other children.

Education

EXPERIENCE -

Criminal Justice Teacher -

Stephenville High School

CERTIFIED TEACHER: Career and Technology Education- (TIE) Trade and Industrial Education certification. -

Texas Education
2008

Certified Juvenile Probation Officer -

Erath County Juvenile Probation
2007

PROFESSIONAL -

School Board of Directors Erath Excels’ Academy
2005

MASTER OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE -

College of Liberal and Fine Arts, Tarleton State University
2002

PROBATION OFFICER CERTIFICATION -

JUVENILE, Texas Juvenile Probation Commission
1998

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE -

College of Liberal and Fine Arts, Tarleton State University
1997

Skills

  • Mental Health Treatment Programming
  • Case Planning and Management
  • Life Skills Education, Therapeutic Exercise
  • Child Abuse and Neglect Identification
  • Mandated reporter and worked with CPS
  • Social Services Facilitation
  • Family Reunification
  • Confidential Case Documentation
  • Family Interviewing, Permanent Placement
  • Prepare Budgets, Grant defender to ensure correct funding appropriation

Accomplishments

  • Fall 2004 ERATH EXCELS’ SCHOOL BOARD TRAINING:
  • The school Board received training on the following topics:
  • School Law
  • Health and Safety in Schools
  • General Governance in Schools
  • Special Education/Special Needs Students
  • Accountability in Schools
  • Spring 2004 ERATH EXCELS’ SCHOOL BOARD TRAINING
  • The school board attended a TASB conference at Tarleton State University
  • The conference included a presentation by Dr Mike Moses: Former Commissioner of Education for the state of Texas and the current Superintendent for the Dallas Independent School District
  • The conference also included law updates as well as future issues facing schools in the state of Texas.– 2006

Timeline

High School Criminal Justice Teacher

Stephenville High School
08.2007 - 05.2011

Criminal Justice

Department of
10.2005

Justice

07.2005

Justice

Department of
10.2004

Criminal Justice

Department
07.2004

Adjunct Instructor

Tarleton State University
01.2004 - 01.2005

GUEST LECTURER
01.2002 - 01.2004

GUEST LECTURER

01.2001

01.2000 - 01.2001

SCHOOL BOARD OF DIRECTORS, ERATH EXCELS’ ACADEMY
01.1998 - 01.2005

Juvenile Probation Officer

Erath County
05.1997 - 07.2007

TEXAS TEACHER

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPEMENT
01.1997 - 01.2010

COMMUNITY

RESOURCE COORDINATION GROUP
01.1997 - 01.2007

EXPERIENCE -

Criminal Justice Teacher -

Stephenville High School

CERTIFIED TEACHER: Career and Technology Education- (TIE) Trade and Industrial Education certification. -

Texas Education

Certified Juvenile Probation Officer -

Erath County Juvenile Probation

PROFESSIONAL -

School Board of Directors Erath Excels’ Academy

MASTER OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE -

College of Liberal and Fine Arts, Tarleton State University

PROBATION OFFICER CERTIFICATION -

JUVENILE, Texas Juvenile Probation Commission

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE -

College of Liberal and Fine Arts, Tarleton State University

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