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Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 25+ years of diverse work experience including in the public sector, private sector, non-profit, academia, and military. A former Child Protective Services (CPS) social worker &amp; supervisor of 15 years with insider knowledge about child welfare. Hands-on experience with hundreds of child welfare-involved families and children in all phases of a child dependency case. Supervised, trained, and taught CPS social workers, interns, and Master of Social Work students. 

CPS areas of knowledge include:

Emergency Child Removals, warrants
Warrantless removals, exigent circumstances, imminent risk
Child Protective Services policies, practices, and procedures
Child abuse and neglect
Foster care, out of home care, congregate care
Case Plans: Reunification, family maintenance and transitional living plans
Standards of care
Ã‚Â§ 1983 Civil rights, Monell Liability
AB12/Non-Minor dependents
Structured Decision-Making (SDM)
Risk assessments
300 Welfare and Institutions Code (CA)
Child abuse intake &amp; investigations
Child abuse hotline
.26 hearings/termination of parental rights
Reasonable Services
Child/parent, child/sibling visitation
Permanent Placements, Long-term Foster Care
Juvenile Court &amp; child dependency
Relative/NREFM placements, emergency placements
Emancipated youth, Independent Living Services, aftercare services
Special Juvenile Immigrant Status (SJIS), undocumented child minors
Dual Status Minors (probation wards/juvenile dependents)
Youth Permanency, Family Connections
Team-Decision Making, Family Group Conferences, Child &amp; Family Team Meetings
Child Welfare Services Case Management Systems (CWS/CMS)
Mental Health
Trauma-Informed Care
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