katherine shecora

* Recruited new foster parents to provide care for children with mental health disorders * Conduct orientation of new prospective foster parents based on the PRIDE model * Conduct First Aid and CPR courses for prospective foster parents, per the American Heart Association guidelines * Provided ongoing training for current foster parents * Participated in the matching process involving the placement of foster children in therapeutic foster homes * and * Provided backup coverage for the intake coordinator.

* Developed and maintained a continuous quality improvement program for a social service agency * Facilitated ad hoc committees concerning quality improvement throughout the agency * Served as a liaison on behalf of the agency with professional organizations including: The Quality Leaders Network (Philadelphia, PA), the Pennsylvania Council of Children Youth and Family Services (Harrisburg, PA), and the Department of Human Services Permanency Results Support Team (Philadelphia, PA) * Edited, revised and maintained the agency * s policy and procedure manuals, including service manuals for behavioral health services (outpatient and wrap around), supervised independent living for adolescent clients, and foster care services * Researched and developed training modules around professional issues, including HIPAA, CASSP, and ASFA * and * Provided agency-wide HIPAA and CASSP training at orientation * and ongoing training for professional and paraprofessional staff and contractors.

* Conducting telephonic assessments and counseling * Responding to crisis calls * Determining member eligibility and benefit coverage * Providing referrals and/or community resources as appropriate for work-life, psychiatric and/or chemical dependency issues * Handling after care monitoring (following up with employees and/or providers to ascertain the safety of employees, continuation of treatment, etc.) * Acting as a point of contact on EAP matters both for internal (on site) and external (members) customers * and * Explaining benefit coverage to members and providers.

1994: Guest Speaker University of Pennsylvania School of Social Work; Philadelphia, PA Topic: Social Work and the Americans with Disabilities Act 1994: Sensitivity Awareness Training Co facilitator Plymouth Meeting Township Police Department; Plymouth Meeting, PA Topic: Sexism and Racism in Police Work