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Tonya Albregts-Klemm

Summary

Licensed Master Social Worker equipped to handle demanding job responsibilities while meeting the needs of the client population. Experience working with a diverse population of clients in Southwest Michigan, while supervising a team of social workers. Expert leader and problem-solver offering years of social work experience and readiness to take on new professional challenges.

Overview

30
30
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Program Supervisor

BETHANY CHRISTIAN SERVICES
02.2000 - Current
  • Supervise foster care case managers, adoption specialists and licensing specialists
  • Provide supervision for children placed in foster care
  • Work with children and families to address trauma related issues
  • Assist families in maintaining adoptive placements
  • Develop behavioral plans to address specific needs of children in the foster care system
  • Provide crisis management intervention for children and families
  • Develop annual budgets for the foster care and foster care adoption programs
  • Participate in program development through committee assignments
  • Provide written and oral testimony for local family courts
  • Interview and train new employees
  • Mentor Western Michigan University social work students.

Social Worker

BETHANY CHRISTIAN SERVICES
01.1999 - Current
  • Complete legal adoptions for children placed in foster care
  • Complete adoption assessments, updated service plans, and quarterly court reports
  • Conduct home studies on potential adoptive parents
  • Work with state and local agencies to design post-placement adoption programs
  • Design and implement a training curriculum for adoptive parents
  • Carry a caseload of children placed in foster care and address their emotional and behavioral problems
  • Recruit adoptive families through presentations and public events.

Therapist

TURNING POINT PROGRAMS, SALVATION ARMY
05.1997 - 01.1999
  • Facilitated group, family, and individual therapy sessions
  • Led a women's recovery group to meet the specific needs of female clients
  • Conducted biopsychosocial assessments, diagnostic summaries, treatment planning, and aftercare planning
  • Developed and conducted didactic lectures pertinent to families in recovery
  • Worked with dual diagnosed clients to address mental health needs
  • Participated in bi-weekly clinical case presentations and reviews.

Part-time Therapist-MSW Intern

GATEWAY RECOVERY SERVICES
09.1996 - 05.1997
  • Conducted group, family, and individual therapy
  • Lead didactic lectures on issues pertinent to substance abuse recovery
  • Completed biopsychosocial assessments, treatment planning, discharge summaries and aftercare planning
  • Participated in all staff meetings and functions.

Graduate Assistant-MSW Intern

COMMUNITY TRAINING ASSOCIATION: SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK-EDISION NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER
09.1995 - 08.1996
  • Developed a Community Training Association in the Edison neighborhood
  • Created a training module for working with at-risk youth
  • Developed and implemented programming for the Monday Night Youth Program
  • Implemented and facilitated Junior Achievement
  • Received over $5,000 in proposed grant funding for the youth program.

Children’s Coalition Liaison-VISTA Volunteer

INDIANA CHAPTER FOR THE PREVENTION OF CHILD ABUSE
06.1994 - 06.1995
  • Coordinated a press conference with the Children’s Defense Fund for the release of the State of America’s Children Yearbook, 1995
  • Organized “Our Children’s Hearts are in Your Hands” Valentine’s Day rally at the Indiana State House
  • Developed materials about pertinent issues affection children
  • Edited and produced the Coalition’s quarterly newsletter
  • Worked with the Board of Directors to develop a strategic plan.

Education

Master’s Degree of Social Work -

WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY

Bachelor of Arts Degree -

VALPARAISO UNIVERSITY

Skills

  • Operational Leadership
  • Budget Management
  • Reporting Requirements Understanding
  • Referral Coordination
  • Training Coordination
  • Program Management

Certification

  • Licensed Master’s Social Worker: State of Michigan
  • Fundamentals of Substance Abuse Counseling Certificate
  • Certificate in Drug and Alcohol Abuse

Training

The Grantsmanship Center Workshop, Child Welfare Institute Training Program, The Forensic Interviewing Process, Treating Reactive Attachment Disorder, PRIDE Train the Trainer, Trauma Informed Parenting

Timeline

Program Supervisor

BETHANY CHRISTIAN SERVICES
02.2000 - Current

Social Worker

BETHANY CHRISTIAN SERVICES
01.1999 - Current

Therapist

TURNING POINT PROGRAMS, SALVATION ARMY
05.1997 - 01.1999

Part-time Therapist-MSW Intern

GATEWAY RECOVERY SERVICES
09.1996 - 05.1997

Graduate Assistant-MSW Intern

COMMUNITY TRAINING ASSOCIATION: SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK-EDISION NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER
09.1995 - 08.1996

Children’s Coalition Liaison-VISTA Volunteer

INDIANA CHAPTER FOR THE PREVENTION OF CHILD ABUSE
06.1994 - 06.1995

Master’s Degree of Social Work -

WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY

Bachelor of Arts Degree -

VALPARAISO UNIVERSITY

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