Tolulope O. Oke
Summary
Over the years I have acquired extensive hands-on experience in the field of child abuse and neglect. I have been able to obtain my knowledge by participating in investigating different cases of child abuse and neglect, in which determination of children safety is paramount in order to ensure that children are not in any imminent danger.
Bachelor's degree in psychology and sociology as a minor. I also acquire trainings that provide me with adequate information on how to effectively address any type of child abuse and neglect. My academic achievements and extensive trainings enable me to make quick determination in ensuring the safety, well-being permanency and stabilization of children.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Family Service Specialist, Investigator Worker
State Government Of New Jersey
01.2022 - Current
- Interpret and apply laws, rules, regulations, and procedures to specific situations.
- Assess the safety of the children and remove them from any imminent danger.
- Developed and maintained positive customer relationships/stakeholders through effective communication.
- Enable to work effectively with associates, families, individuals, and groups.
- Protecting children rights, safety, and well-being.
- Implementing, managing and evaluating initiated services.
- Addressed program and issues, developed best practices and improved service delivery, while advocating for families.
- Ability to prepare accurate case histories and reports.
- Collaborate with team members to identify and accomplish agency objectives.
- Mentor less experienced case managers and therapists.
- Make decisions based upon the agency policy and perform judiciously under pressure.
- Developing and collaborating with clinical teams to evaluate the appropriateness of programs to target the population is a strong aspect of daily activities in the field of social science.
- Collaborating with clinical team to develop and evaluate services that are beneficial to the population.
- Developing services tailored to the needs of individuals in order to sufficiently and effectively address the needs of the family.
- Evaluating the implemented services to ensure that, it is effective and gear towards the family goal.
- As a graduate of Walden University with a master's in public health.
- The objective of master's in public health; is to increase the advancement of Public Health values, to identify and assess the needs of different population, to plan and implement programs that address the needs of diversity population.
- The academic achievement equipped me in ways to effectively prevent diseases, reduce health disparities and also to protect children of the underserved population.
- This is achieved by providing special attention to the population and educating individuals on how to attain a healthy life.
- Engaging families of importance of ensuring that their life style is gear towards making healthy choices.
- The obtained master's in Child Advocacy Policy and Practice has equip me in advocating effectively for children to establish a safe environment for them, ability to set aside personal values and beliefs, work effectively with colleagues and collaborate with other allies with the aim to attain the organization goals.
- Collaborating with the legislative bodies in evaluating projects and its result in order to measure its effectiveness with regarding human service programs.
Family Service Specialist, Permanency case manager/Family Team Coordinator
State Government Of New Jersey
03.2007 - 04.2022
- Accumulation of over 11years of experience of work with the Government/State Of New Jersey, Division of Child Protection and Permanency, Health and Human Service Programs in the field of Social Service.
- Performing the work of human resources, planning event and meetings; ensuring that service providers gets paid in a timely manner.
- It is crucial to evaluate quality improvement in services and measure performance as needed.
- It is an essential responsibility of the state government to create and support conditions that permit children, families and communities to nurture each child in a safe environment.
- If the family is unable to protect a child, it is in the best interests of each child, the family, and the community that public and private resources are mobilized to assure a safe and permanent environment for each child and to strengthen and support the family.
- It is a mission to provide safety environment for children that has been expose to neglect and abuse.
- The Vision of my agency is to ensure that all children in New Jersey will have a safe and permanent living situation that meets each child's individual needs.
- The mission of the Division of Child Protection and Permanency and my team is to ensure the safety, permanency, and well-being of children and to support families.
- As a family Service Specialist with the State government of New Jersey, Division of Child Protection and Permanency.
- Working with different population and alleviating the issues that the children face that hinder them from receiving adequate care.
- From the beginning of the case, it is important that children who are removed from the biological setting/out of home are provided with good education which is where my team ensure that education stability/head start is implemented.
- There have been issues related to helping low income children such as domestic violence, parental mental instability, unstable housing, drug use of parents and caregivers that mostly lead to abuse and neglect of the children.
- While working with the children in providing them with safe environment, I am also able to understand the cycle of needs of the parents in order to allow the case goal of reunification and eliminate any danger associated to the case.
- Ensuring effective human service programs to properly service the family and have good success rate is crucial to the work.
- As a Family Service Specialist, I oversee 15 families of high risk cases with 10 children involved in litigation/out of home placement.
- Developing a concrete policy with the team and family that I work with is an integral collaboration with the families.
- This plan/policy is developed in order to eliminate any abuse or neglect.
- Working with adolescents is an integral part of day to day activities.
- Documenting the risk factors identified and specifies services or actions needed to resolve identified problems and achieve the case goal.
- It is essential that I collaborate with the attorneys in order to collaborate approach that will best service the population that I serve.
- EDUCATING YOUTHS: Educating youths of the importance of using safety protections and adopting healthy life styles.
- Youths are made aware of services that can be of benefit to their life and future.
- Effective collaboration with community agencies to prevent teenage pregnancy and risky behaviors, evaluating services and its effectiveness, giving feedback about programs that are effective for the purpose of funding opportunity.
- Meeting with youth individually to understand their needs and providing supporting programs.
- Delivering well-being for New Jersey's most vulnerable children.
- Working with communities and different agencies to deliver critical services to adolescence.
Family Service Specialist, Investigator Worker
State Government Of New Jersey
01.2005 - 03.2010
- As a Family service Specialist with the State Government of Children and Families, served as an investigative worker as well as emergency response worker; it is essential to Verify and authenticate the validity and admissibility of evidence and preserve its integrity for court hearings.
- Testify under oath in administrative hearings and civil court cases.
- Maintain organized records of all information and material pertinent to open investigations.
- Collaborate with legal staff, the Attorney General's office, and other law enforcement agencies.
- Facilitate and worked in conjunction with local law enforcement agencies.
- Develop case plans and conducted comprehensive investigation tactics to obtain necessary evidence.
- Refer cases for potential prosecution to the District Attorney's office.
- Implementing effective community services and completing field visits to measure the effectiveness/barrier of the implemented services.
- Effective collaboration with other agencies and stakeholders.
- Advocate for children and families in order to ensure that their needs are met.
- Assist minority children by shielding them from any form of abuse and neglect.
- Develop detail monthly reports, court reports, and reviews of collaterals.
- Strong training in working with domestic violence victims or other forms of violence and prevention of violence.
- Capability to collect and analyze data, observe and evaluate the social relationships of individuals and families and Explained available housing, domestic violence, employment, education and substance abuse treatment resources.
- Refer parents to support groups that addressed topics such as positive discipline and parenting styles.
- Ability to remain calm and decisive in emergency situation maintains a firm stand; make immediate and critical.
- Genuineness and active listening in working with people, advanced problem-solving, and great organizational skills.
Education
Master of Arts - Public Health
Walden University
Minneapolis, MN04.2010
Master of Arts - Child Advocacy And Policy Planning
Montclair State University
Montclair, NJ06.2013
Certification in Domestic Violence - Certification in Domestic Violence
Rutgers University
Newark04-2022
Skills
- Organizational skills
- Problem-solving
- Quality improvement
- Safety Assessment
Accomplishments
- Presently, engage in working with group of professionals providing education to the public about their health and the impact their decision have on their health.
- Member of the national society of leadership and success.
- Certification in Domestic Violence.
- Certification in Child Advocacy.
- Certification in Adolescent Program.
- Accustomed to fast pace project where deadline are propriety and multitasking is the norm.
- Exceptional ability to develop, coordinates, and facilitates social programs using sophisticated social work skills including analysis, assessment group work, and/or individualized therapeutic interaction with clients.
- Excellent skills in assisting and developing needed services, additional resources, and training programs; provides direct treatment/counseling services to a high-risk caseload.
- Efficient in handling a specialized caseload of clients; that requires intensive intervention in which I was recognized and mentoring new workers on how to deliver exceptional customer service.
Timeline
Family Service Specialist, Investigator Worker
State Government Of New Jersey
01.2022 - Current
Family Service Specialist, Permanency case manager/Family Team Coordinator
State Government Of New Jersey
03.2007 - 04.2022
Family Service Specialist, Investigator Worker
State Government Of New Jersey
01.2005 - 03.2010
Master of Arts - Public Health
Walden University
Master of Arts - Child Advocacy And Policy Planning
Montclair State University
Certification in Domestic Violence - Certification in Domestic Violence
Rutgers University
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