Tracy Miranda
Cottonwood,CA
Summary
Dedicated Social Worker provides exceptional professional care and implements appropriate interventions. Utilizes variety of resources to identify unique needs and assist vulnerable populations. Adept at establishing strong rapport with individuals from diverse backgrounds.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Social Worker Supervisor II
Shasta County Children's Services
02.2024 - Current
- Interview clients, families, or groups with new social workers to assess situations, limitations and issues and implement services to address needs.
- Help workers engage clients to develop new coping mechanisms and techniques to drive behavior modification.
- Formulate plan strategies with multidisciplinary teams to provide comprehensive and continuous case management.
- Maintain regular contact with community partners by calling and following up with emails.
- Conduct home visits with social workers to assess living environment and facilitate access to necessary resources.
- Update client documentation and court reports for accurate, compliant and current records.
- De-escalated stressful situations through individual and group interventions.
- Monitor social worker progress and adapt treatment plans to meet changing needs.
- Support social workers in supporting their clients and families with empathy and compassion during difficult times.
- Advocate for clients to assure respected rights and wishes.
- Help social workers recognize and manage client mental health concerns through evidence-based interventions.
- Assist clients with navigating and accessing social services such as housing and medical care.
- Utilize evidence-based practices to provide effective interventions for clients.
- Participate in interdisciplinary team meetings to coordinate care for clients.
- Documente client progress and activities in accordance with agency policies and procedures.
- Restructured quarterly meetings with community partners to ensure the needs of foster youth in the AB12 program were being met.
- Trained and worked alongside social workers to teach court processes and agency policies and procedures.
- Utilize State Programs to ensure Agency compliance.
- Work with Transitional Housing Programs to design and implement new procedures regarding shared youth.
- Support my first team in reviewing court reports and facilitating meetings.
- Attend court with clients to advocate for their rights.
- Frequently review updated State policies and procedures relevant to my program.
- Ensure I am up to date on current All County Letters.
Senior Social Worker
Shasta County Children's Services
02.2017 - 02.2024
- Work closely with child victims of physical and emotional abuse as well as neglect.
- Work closely with victims of domestic violence.
- Process incoming calls regarding child abuse and neglect.
- Screen calls for investigation.
- Interview children and parents and assess for safety.
- Implement Safety Organized Practice Tools.
- Document in the Child Welfare (CWS)/Case Management Systems (CMS).
- Work closely with Law enforcement to assess for safety and take children into protective care when necessary.
- Write relevant and informative reports to the court.
- Attend Court when needed.
- Participate in Agency safety staffings.
- Review clients rights with each new client.
- Organize and endure appreciate case documentation.
- Conducted home visits to assess living environment and facilitate access to necessary resources.
- Utilized evidence-based practices to provide effective interventions for clients.
- Documented client progress and activities in accordance with agency policies and procedures.
- Assisted clients in identifying community resources and connecting with appropriate services.
Family Worker
Shasta Head Start
07.2016 - 01.2017
- Communicate with families regarding assessments, screenings, and surveys
- Partnered with families to identify child and family goals.
- Provided home visits services to further client support.
- Ensured ongoing professional development to stay up to date on current job related skills.
- Collaborated with school personnel, parents and mental health providers to maintain comprehensive and integrated approach to student services.
- Developed and implemented strategies to reduce and prevent family conflict.
- Assisted families in navigating the social services system, including applying for benefits, accessing resources and connecting with other family support services.
- Worked with educational team to develop Individual Education Plans (IEPs) for students.
- Facilitated family meetings to ensure communication and collaboration between family members.
- Documented data and completed accurate updates to case records.
- Planned, promoted and managed parent workshops on assisting children in attaining academic success.
- Built solid and trusting rapport with children and families, fostering trust and communication to meet case needs.
Education
Masters In Social Work - Social Work
California State University
Chico, CA05.2024
Bachelor of Arts, Psychology -
BRANDMAN UNIVERSITY
10.2012
Skills
- Masters in Social Work
- BA in Psychology
- Excellent relational, verbal and written communication talents
- Genuine concern for individual needs
- Ability to work self-sufficiently
- Detail and results oriented
- Outgoing and punctual
- Superb work ethic
- Exceptional management skills
- Remarkable leadership abilities
- Microsoft office/Basic Excel
- Typing speeds 60wpm
- Passionate
- Quickly learn tasks and rules
- Case Documentation
- Client Needs Assessment
- Staff Development
- Solution-based interventions
- Cooperative
- Compassionate
- Referrals and networking
- Mandatory Reporting Procedures
- Case Management
- Child Development
- Strengths-based solution-focused
- Multidisciplinary team collaboration
- Motivational Interviewing
References
- Lyida Mattern, 614-332-1641, Shasta Head Start
- Alicia Lane, 530-209-3913, Shasta County Children’s Services
- Alicia Endecott, 530-852-1886, Shasta County Children’s Services
Timeline
Social Worker Supervisor II
Shasta County Children's Services
02.2024 - Current
Senior Social Worker
Shasta County Children's Services
02.2017 - 02.2024
Family Worker
Shasta Head Start
07.2016 - 01.2017
Masters In Social Work - Social Work
California State University
Bachelor of Arts, Psychology -
BRANDMAN UNIVERSITY