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Skills

  • Client engagement strategies
  • First Aid/CPR
  • Communications
  • Expert testimony in trial cases
  • Regulatory compliance
  • Client discharge planning
  • Ethical reporting standards
  • Team management
  • Supervision
  • MS Office

Work Experiences

  • Addressed intergenerational trauma.
  • Used scientific techniques such as process improvement and project management to conduct tests.
  • Assessed competency and mental fitness in high-profile criminal cases, ensuring due process rights were met and contributing to revamped judicial protocols.
  • Conducted comprehensive assessments of mentally ill clients.
  • Compiled detailed forensic reports.
  • Achieved results over a 2015 period.
  • Authored a detailed policy manual on ethical forensic social work practices that was adopted by 8 correctional facilities.
  • Assessed competency and mental fitness in criminal cases.
  • Looked for industry trends on social media and through online sources.
  • Went to crime scenes and investigated them.

Summaries

  • Achieved a 57% improvement in behavioral outcomes.
  • Committed Forensic Social Worker.
  • Achieved a 22% reduction in recidivism.
  • Addressed legal inequities in 2023.
  • Recognized for motivating management team members to achieve their goals and fostering innovative work environments.
  • Achieved modified sentencing outcomes in 43% of cases reviewed.
  • Dedicated to learning, growing, and succeeding in Miscellaneous.
  • Achieved a high success rate in client engagement.
  • Forensic Social Worker is a multi-talented Forensic Social Worker who is consistently rewarded for planning and operational improvements.
  • Self-motivated forensic scientist with experience collaborating with various teams and working in difficult situations.

Accomplishments

  • Provided expert testimony that contributed to favorable legal outcomes in 15 high-stakes court proceedings.
  • Developed a substance abuse treatment program that resulted in a 63% reduction in client relapse during probation periods.
  • Reduced average detention center stay by 3 days through the coordination of post-trial rehabilitative services for vulnerable client populations.
  • Evaluated psychosocial dynamics in 12 complex criminal cases, resulting in tailored intervention strategies with improved rehabilitation outcomes.
  • Authored forensic assessments that guided sentencing decisions in 11% of cases within the criminal justice system.
  • Utilized established psychological theories such as cognitive-behavioral therapy and systems theory to inform legal casework.
  • Resolved product issue through consumer testing.
  • Deployed motivational interviewing techniques to engage resistant clients, resulting in successful rehabilitation outcomes in 66% of cases.
  • Provided support and crisis intervention in 11 emergency cases, including suicidal ideation and domestic violence, ensuring client safety plans.
  • Delimited psychosocial factors influencing criminal behavior, facilitating reduced sentencing for 11 clients based on environmental factors.

Affiliations

  • Domestic Violence Advocacy Organizations
  • National Organization for Victim Assistance (NOVA)
  • Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS)
  • Clinical Social Work Association (CSWA)
  • Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR)
  • American Psychological Association (APA) - Division 41, Law & Psychology
  • International Association for Correctional and Forensic Psychology (IACFP)
  • Recidivism Reduction Task Force 2023
  • American Society of Safety Professionals
  • Project Management Institute

Certifications

  • Certified Addiction Specialist (CAS)
  • Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
  • Basics of Court Testimony and Report Writing Certification
  • Certified Case Manager (CCM)
  • Compassion Fatigue Therapist Certification (CFTC)
  • Collaborative Practice Certification (CPC)
  • Certified Juvenile Justice Specialist (CJJS)
  • Supervisory Management Certification from Vantage
  • Forensic Behavioral Health Certification
  • Project Management Professional (PMP)

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