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Currently Consultant and Trainer
Retired as Director of the Bartholomew County Youth Services Center
Retired as Director of the Bartholomew County Youth Services Center
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Short Bio
"Since 2002, I have served as adjunct faculty at the Indiana University Purdue University Columbus campus teaching courses in juvenile justice and social work. I have a master’s degree in social work (MSW) from Indiana University.
I am a member of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW), the Indiana Juvenile Detention Association (IJDA), and the National Juvenile Detention Association (NJDA).
I served as the Director of the Bartholomew County Youth Services Center from 1999 to 2008 and as the Center’s Resident Counselor and Staff Training Coordinator from 1992-1995. I also served as Executive Director of the Foundation for Youth of Bartholomew County, Inc., and of the Bartholomew County Youth Advocacy Commission. I was a Los Angeles County Deputy Sheriff from 1984-1988, a U.S. Peace Corps volunteer, in Kenya, East Africa from 1980-1982, and a VISTA volunteer paralegal with the Legal Aid Society of Lincoln, Inc. in Lincoln Nebraska from 1974 to 1975.
I was an editor and contributing author to The Desktop Guide to Quality Practice for Working with Youth in Confinement available at http://www.desktopguide.info."
I am a member of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW), the Indiana Juvenile Detention Association (IJDA), and the National Juvenile Detention Association (NJDA).
I served as the Director of the Bartholomew County Youth Services Center from 1999 to 2008 and as the Center’s Resident Counselor and Staff Training Coordinator from 1992-1995. I also served as Executive Director of the Foundation for Youth of Bartholomew County, Inc., and of the Bartholomew County Youth Advocacy Commission. I was a Los Angeles County Deputy Sheriff from 1984-1988, a U.S. Peace Corps volunteer, in Kenya, East Africa from 1980-1982, and a VISTA volunteer paralegal with the Legal Aid Society of Lincoln, Inc. in Lincoln Nebraska from 1974 to 1975.
I was an editor and contributing author to The Desktop Guide to Quality Practice for Working with Youth in Confinement available at http://www.desktopguide.info."
Areas of Advocacy and Interest
I have limited time available to mentor individuals seeking certification as a youth worker.
Mentorship Areas
Professionalizing the field of youth work through worker certification.
Professional Development: Areas of Expertise
"I facilitate training for juvenile justice and youth work practitioner in other practice settings on the following topics--Using Positive Youth Development Strategies; Building Healthy Relationships with Youth; Adolescent Development; Behavior Management: Shaping Youth Success Through Coaching, Modeling and Teaching; Interpersonal Communication; Applied Leadership and many others.
Organization Development: Areas of Expertise
Executive coaching and not-for-profit board development, strategic planning and board training
City
Columbus
State
Indiana