K.W.

1412 East 47th Street

Anderson, IN 46013 317.453.7213
kimm_workman@comcast.net

Professional Profile
Fifteen years of professional experience including nine years of management
experience.
Hands on experience with assessment and crisis intervention.
Background in supervision of case management teams and assessment/investigative
teams.
Experience in developing and implementing service plans.
Participates in and works together on a multi-disciplinary teams.
Experience in completing quality service reviews and audits.

Professional Experience
Indiana Department of Child Services, Muncie, IN

Sept. 2006 Present

Family Case Manager Supervisor

Supervises staff with both clinical and administrative work in accordance to Indiana
Dept. of Child Services policy.
Supervises unit that provides protective services to children and their families
Facilitates child/family team meetings to help empower the family and engage them
in care and stability of their child.
Trained as a facilitator and coach for Child & Family Team Meetings.
Served as the CASA liaison to ensure a positive working relationship between CASA
and DCS.
Served as a voting member on the Local Coordinating Committee (LCC) and serve
as facilitator of the meeting.
Trained as a Quality Service Reviewer for the State of Indiana Department of Child
Services.
Choices, Inc., Indianapolis, IN
Crisis/Case Management Supervisor

April 2005 Sept. 2006

Supervised staff with both clinical and administrative work in accordance with
program policies.
Provided clinical supervision of paperwork.
Collected monthly data about clients/families served in the Back to Home program
and present this information to the programs stakeholders.
Provided ongoing enhancement of the programs clinical model. Work closely with the
director to develop a philosophy of supervision that is consistent with the programs
clinical model.
Provided on-call clinical and administrative supervision for staff and oversee the
clinical operations during scheduled hours on site.
Provided face-to-face crisis intervention with families to enhance clinical supervision
with crisis counselors and case managers.

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Backed up clinical staff and took overflow cases in high volume times.
Provided on-going training to clinical staff in the form of training sessions relating to
the subject of runaway/child-parent problems/case management/strength based
practices and system of care philosophy.
Assessed each employees strengths and challenges and design individual
professional development plans in consultation to enhance skills on the job.
Served as task instructor for social work students in practicum assignments.
Assisted in the development of a runaway diversion program with outside community
partners and the juvenile probation department.

Choices, Inc., Indianapolis, IN

Crisis Counselor

Performed initial crisis assessments and interventions with youth and their families.
Provided ongoing crisis support for those youth and their families.
Completed safety plans with youth and their families involved with Child Protection
Services (CPS) to abuse/neglect or involved with law enforcement due to a runaway
charge.
Responded to law enforcement on scene to assist with a Child in Need of Services.
Assisted CPS in removals of children due to abuse/neglect.
Found emergency shelter care for children as requested by CPS.
Conducted relative placement assessments as requested by CPS.
Completed follow up contacts with families and linked families to existing community
resources.
Assisted in presentations of the program and provided training to new staff.

Wishard Health Services, Indianapolis, IN

Case Coordinator

December 2001 April 2005

July 2000 December 2001

Provided therapeutic case management to adolescents and their families. Provided

ongoing crisis support for adolescents and their families
Performed initial individual crisis assessment interviews with identified clients and
conducted family crisis sessions.
Completed strength-based needs assessments with adolescents and their families.
Linked families with existing community resources and communicated with collateral
partners.
Completed safety plans with runaways and their families and children and families
involved with CPS due to abuse/neglect.
Attended court as an advocate and on behalf of the client and their families.
Facilitated and assisted in the development of a multi-family group.
Trained new case management staff.

Education
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology Anderson University 1999
Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice Anderson University 1999
Associate of App. Science in Computer Information Technology Ivy Tech 2015