TERESA ARCE HANSON
Springfield,Missouri
Summary
Vast working experience in a correctional facility Profound knowledge of vocational guidance and social adjustment principles familiarity with interviewing and counseling techniques. Expertise in the Correctional Facility process.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
Work History
Correctional Case Manager II, P4P Coordinator
State, Honor Camp
Fordland, MO
09.2013 - Current
- The ability to communicate with others to ask questions and guidance in work duties.
- Experience with special-needs offenders.
- Efficient working in AS400 System.
- Serves on a classification team; evaluates the offender’s institutional adjustment attitude toward society and release plans; and makes recommendations relative to job assignments, facility transfers, and disciplinary actions.
- Critical thinking.
- Assessing and Implement the Ohio Risk Assessment System (ORAS).
- Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) Assessments 72 hour, 30 day and event generated.
- Evaluates civilian visiting applications and determines whether to approve or deny the individual’s request to visit with an offender.
- MULES Certified.
- Greene County Missouri Notary.
- Have been an Acting Functional Unit Manager.
- Cooperates with public and private agencies and law enforcement agencies in matters relating to assigned offenders; arranges and facilitates calls to attorneys, public agencies, and law enforcement agencies.
- Outstanding social skills.
- Positive reinforcement.
- Effective time management.
- Implementing Institutional rules and Housing Unit Rules.
- Maintains open-door office policy; handles offenders’ laundry, property, and financial concerns, as well as mail and censorship notices; and notifies offenders of the critical illness/death of immediate family members.
- Focus on formulating a plan to guide each offender through rehabilitation, during incarceration.
- Assist the offender deal with the results of violent outbursts, anger issues, or drug and alcohol abuse, Evaluate the offender's institutional adjustment.
- Reclassification Analysis (RCA) efficient.
- Process and respond to Informal Resolution Requests (IRR's) and hold disciplinary hearings on conduct violations.
- Cooperate with public and private agencies and law enforcement agencies.
- Established working relationships with Institutional Department Managers.
- Supervision offender's in a wing, along with other offender's in the institution.
- Assist custody during count times and maintaining safety and security.
- Provides pre-release counseling; researches and identifies community resources and services prior to processing offenders for release.
- Devised and implemented improvements to reporting procedures.
- Works effectively and efficiently with current Supervisor and Administration.
Administrative Inquiry Officer/Investigator I
State of, Honor Camp
Fordland, MO
11.2011 - 09.2013
- Conduct investigations/inquiries of suspected violations and incidents, interview staff, victims, and witnesses to obtain evidence
- Write conduct violations
- Write detailed report of findings
- Compile and analyze information regarding victims, witnesses, and persons suspected of violating statutes, polices and/or procedures of agency
- Exercise independence in performance of responsibilities; receive general administrative direction
- Conduct searches of work release work sites, collect evidence if found, provide detailed reports and share information with appropriate department heads.
Service Worker II
Greene County Licensing Unit, Children, Central
Springfield, MO
01.2007 - 11.2011
- Managing of county, state and out-of state cases of children in state custody
- Reporting vital information of the children to the primary case manager
- Conducting home visits, developing rapport with the caretaker of the child(ren), assisting the child(ren) with social development and skills, providing the caretaker with resources
- Development of Traditional/Relative/Kinship, Foster/Adoptive Home Assessments for State Licensure
- Conducting background checks on individuals, gathering investigative reports of medical history, employment history, and criminal history
- Managed a caseload of 60 plus families for Greene County
- Wrote detailed reports for the Juvenile Courts on findings.
Neglect Investigator
Greene County Child Abuse, Park Central
Springfield, MO
10.2004 - 01.2007
- Gathering information of alleged report; verifying participant's background on the report of concern taken by the state hot-line
- Worked closely with the local judicial system, local law enforcement, conduct investigations and prepared reports for court and testify in court
- Investigated and managed 30 plus cases a month.
Qualified Substance Abuse Counselor/RASAC
Kansas City Community Center, Ozark Correctional Center
Fordland, MO
04.2000 - 09.2004
- Provided intake and assessment services, participated on screening team to determine client's/offender's needs, eligibility, and appropriateness for drug treatment
- Developed, implemented, and revised client's/offender's individual treatment plan
- Provided individual counseling, group counseling, education groups, discharge and aftercare planning
- Taught and developed educational/treatment classes
- Managed a caseload of 60 plus client's/offender's.
Volunteer
Dist
Springfield, MO
01.1999 - 01.2001
- Allowed to do many duties an officer would perform without the ability to present recommendations to the court and arrest abilities
- Allowed to interview offenders on scheduled report days, allowed administering urinalysis tests
- Allowed to gather information and write pre-sentence investigations, allowed to make home visits
- Allowed to cover officer's workdays in the office when they were on vacation/sick days
- Assigned to gather identifying facts, pictures, and monikers of local gang members for the district office.
Education
Masters of Science - Administration Criminal Justice,Homeland Security
University of Phoenix
2009
Administration - of Justice and Security Criminal Justice
Masters of Science - Administration of Justice and Security Criminal Justice
University of Phoenix
2009
Bachelor of Arts - Criminal Justice Administration
Columbia College
1999
Associate of Applied Science - Business Administration
Springfield College
1997
Skills
- Asking questions
- Note-taking
- Organization
- Punctuality
- Verbal/nonverbal communication
- Constructive criticism
- Interpersonal communication
- Public speaking
- Verbal/nonverbal communication
- Written communication
- Fluency in coding languages
- Systems administration
Additional Information
- Received the 2000 and 2001 Appreciation Award from Southwest Missouri Citizen\'s Advisory Board for volunteer time of two-thousand hours.
Languages
Spanish
Professional Working
Timeline
Correctional Case Manager II, P4P Coordinator
State, Honor Camp
09.2013 - Current
Administrative Inquiry Officer/Investigator I
State of, Honor Camp
11.2011 - 09.2013
Service Worker II
Greene County Licensing Unit, Children, Central
01.2007 - 11.2011
Neglect Investigator
Greene County Child Abuse, Park Central
10.2004 - 01.2007
Qualified Substance Abuse Counselor/RASAC
Kansas City Community Center, Ozark Correctional Center
04.2000 - 09.2004
Volunteer
Dist
01.1999 - 01.2001
Masters of Science - Administration Criminal Justice,Homeland Security
University of Phoenix
Administration - of Justice and Security Criminal Justice
Masters of Science - Administration of Justice and Security Criminal Justice
University of Phoenix
Bachelor of Arts - Criminal Justice Administration
Columbia College
Associate of Applied Science - Business Administration
Springfield College
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