Yvonne Bender
Stillwater,Pennsylvania
Summary
Retired Social Worker with extensive experience working with Department of Corrections, Unemployment Center and Children and Youth. Adept at multidisciplinary team collaboration and case documentation. Successfully facilitated inmate transitions and developed behavior improvement plans, enhancing rehabilitation outcomes. Skilled in motivational interviewing and committed to empowering clients through tailored support and community resource access.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Social Worker 2
Department of Corrections
Frackville PA And Dallas PA
02.2010 - 03.2023
- Facilitated individual and group sessions to address new inmates needs to the prison.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to coordinate inmate care and rehabilitation efforts.
- Educated inmates on coping mechanisms and life skills to promote positive behavioral changes.
- Ensured each inmate had their documentation for release such as their Birth Certificates, Social Security Cards and a Photo ID.
- Maintained accurate case documentation, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards and facilitating informed decision-making by team members.
- Monitored clients' progress and adapted treatment plans to meet changing needs.
- Helped clients develop new coping mechanisms and techniques to drive behavior modification.
- Facilitated successful client transitions from residential facilities to independent living situations with appropriate supports in place.
- Led workshops on topics relevant to client populations served, empowering individuals with valuable knowledge and tools for selfadvocacy.
- Collaborated with healthcare professionals in the community to ensure the inmate will continue to receive the proper physical and emotional care once they were released.
Unemployment Intake Interviewer
Labor and Industry
Allentown, PA
06.2010 - 03.2017
- Conducted comprehensive intake interviews to assess client eligibility for labor programs.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to streamline documentation processes and enhance service delivery.
- Maintained accurate records of client interactions and program participation using industry-specific software systems.
- Advised clients on available resources, ensuring clarity and understanding of labor-related services.
Children and Youth Caseworker
Montour
Danville PA
08.1997 - 06.2010
- Conducted comprehensive assessments to identify client needs and develop tailored service plans.
- Facilitated access to community resources, ensuring clients received appropriate support services.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to coordinate care and enhance service delivery for clients.
- Monitored client progress, adjusting intervention strategies to improve outcomes and ensure compliance.
- Developed and implemented individualized treatment plans for clients.
- Implemented community outreach programs to promote mental health awareness.
- Utilized evidence-based practices to provide effective interventions for clients.
Education
General
Warrior Run High
Warrior Run PABachelor of Arts - Social Work
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
Bloomsburg, PASkills
- Social services
- Efficient under pressure
- Attention to detail
- Multidisciplinary team collaboration
- Cooperative
- Analytical thinking
- Case documentation
- Motivational interviewing
- Family maintenance
- Family dynamics
- Teen substance abuse training
- Behavior improvement plans (BIP)
- Family reunification specialist
- Career development counselor
Certification
- Counselor / Advocate Training for victims of domestic abuse and sexual assault
- Bachelor of Arts from Bloomsburg University 1997
- Honor Society spring of 1997
- Sex and Drugs, Dual Companions
- Understanding Traumatic Histories in adults
- Suicide Prevention Intervention and Postvention
- Adult Psychopathology: Bipolar Disorder
- Adult Psychopathology: Schizophrenia Disorder
- Working with parents of angry, violent prone adolescence
- Family Preservation
- Sexuality of Children, Health behaviors and behaviors that causes concerns
- Reactive Attachment Disorder in children and Adolescents
- Parent Effective Training
- Psychopathology of effective living: Goal setting and time Management
- Serious Emotional Disturbances in children and adolescence / Parent Child Interaction therapy
- Juvenile Sex Offenders: Characteristics, Assessment and Treatment
- Drug and Alcohol treatment
- Working with Involuntary and hostile clients
- Attention Deficit / Hyperactivity disorder
- The effect if abuse / neglect on child development
Timeline
Unemployment Intake Interviewer
Labor and Industry
06.2010 - 03.2017
Social Worker 2
Department of Corrections
02.2010 - 03.2023
Children and Youth Caseworker
Montour
08.1997 - 06.2010
General
Warrior Run High
Bachelor of Arts - Social Work
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania