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Office: 310 Brewer Hall
Office Hours: Drop in or by appointment.
Phone: 256-782-5338
Fax: 256-782-5168 E-mail Address: jadams@jsu.edu
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Education
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B.S.W. -
Jacksonville State University, April 1994
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M.S.W. -
University of Alabama; Concentration-Children, Youth, and Families, May 1995
Credentials
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Licensed
Certified Social Worker
Employment
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Instructor,
Department of Sociology and Social Work, Jacksonville State University; September 2001-present
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Program
Supervisor, United Methodist Children's Home Therapeutic Foster Care Agency, October 1998-August 2001
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Program
Director, Children's Harbor, Inc., October 1997-September 1998
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Program
Supervisor, Children's Harbor, Inc., October 1996-October 1997
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Family
Advocate, Children's Harbor, Inc., May 1995-October 1996
Experience
· On-site supervision and coordination of activities for field placement students at Etowah County Department of Human Resources in the area of Child Welfare Practice
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Direct
practice with children in therapeutic foster homes, birth parents, and foster
parents. The development and
implementation of treatment plans
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Supervision of case workers and foster homes, development and recruitment of
foster care resources, coordinating placements of children in foster care, and
public relations with area agencies and churches
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Served on
the Quality Assurance Committee of the Calhoun County Department of Human
Resources. This involved the review
of open cases and statistical information to insure best practice within the
agency
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Led Group
Preparation and Selection for potential foster and adoptive parents through
the United Methodist Children's Home. These
sessions helped participant decide if fostering and/or adopting were appropriate
for them to pursue and prepared them for issues that may arise after a child is
placed in their home. These duties
also involved the conducting and evaluation of home studies with the potential
foster and adoptive parents.
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Led Deciding
Together (an individual family preparation for potential foster and adoptive
parents) through the United Methodist Children's Home. These sessions helped
participant decide if fostering and/or adopting were appropriate for them to
pursue and prepared them for issues that may arise after a child is placed in
their home. These duties also involved the conducting and evaluation of home
studies with the potential foster and adoptive parents.
Courses
Taught at JSU
SW 330 - Introduction to Social Work
SW 449 - Field Placement
Professional
Memberships
Association of Baccalaureate Program Directors, Affiliate Member, since 2001
National Association of Social Workers
Community
Involvement
Quality
Assurance Committee Member, Etowah County Department of Human Resources
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