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Emily Haisten

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Summary

Dynamic social service professional with a proven track record at Washington DCYF, excelling in problem-solving and critical thinking. Adept at facilitating permanency outcomes and enhancing team collaboration, I effectively assess risks and implement solution-focused strategies to ensure child safety and well-being. Committed to fostering a positive environment and achieving best practice standards.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

SSS4

Washington DCYF
05.2023 - Current
  • Provide strength-based and solution-focused services to ongoing cases for families.
  • Assess and intervene on routine referrals or cases to protect children, and plan for permanent living arrangements for children assuring health and education needs are met.
  • Provide routine assessment and planning of routine cases that include immediate family, extended family, and children.
  • Consult with agency attorney, and prepare required legal documents for court, placement, and service delivery.
  • Provide ongoing assessment of risk for routine social service functions using the agency's preferred risk assessment model.
  • Assist supervisor and other social service specialist in training. Other duties as assigned by supervisor

SSS5

Washington DCYF
11.2023 - 01.2025
  • Evidence the ability through clinical supervision, case staffing and consultations to assess safety, risk and well-being of children.
  • Encourage staff to express their opinions and thoughts on issues, question bias and inflexible thinking while encouraging a solution focused approach.
  • Utilize the dashboard to monitor outcome measures and, in areas where the unit and/or individual workers are not meeting outcome measures, develop a plan to assist them in setting goals, receiving training, and support them in meeting those outcomes.
  • Assess each employee’s ability through clinical supervision, case staffing and consultations to assess safety, risk and well-being of children. Where there is an identified skill deficit, work with the employee to develop a training plan to gain the knowledge and skills necessary to effectively perform their job function.
  • Strive to achieve performance standards in regards to safety, permanency and wellbeing.
  • Promote and monitor ‘best practice’ and skill development for line staff by encouraging staff to participate in training opportunities at least three times a year and utilizing practice consultants and program managers as needed.
  • Clearly communicate, both verbally and in writing, policies and procedures to staff.
  • Expert knowledge of the agency policies and procedures as well as child welfare best practice
  • Model by example, a professional atmosphere that demonstrates honesty, integrity, respect, transparency and compassion.
  • Leadership skills & abilities that motivate staff to achieve their best performance

SSS3

Washington DCYF
12.2017 - 05.2023
  • Provide strength-based and solution-focused services to ongoing cases for families.
  • Assess and intervene on routine referrals or cases to protect children, and plan for permanent living arrangements for children assuring health and education needs are met.
  • Provide routine assessment and planning of routine cases that include immediate family, extended family, and children.
  • Consult with agency attorney, and prepare required legal documents for court, placement, and service delivery.
  • Provide ongoing assessment of risk for routine social service functions using the agency's preferred risk assessment model.
  • Use shared planning activities to obtain input from others who are closely concerned with the case, and to help develop and coordinate care plans.
  • Assist in placing children in foster care or other approved placements, and prepare the child for visitation with family and siblings.


Performance Outcome Facilitator

Washington DCYF
05.2022 - 03.2023
  • Facilitate Shared Planning Meetings (SPM) and Permanency Outcome Facilitated (POF) meetings to ensure safety, support timely permanency, and well-being needs of children are met.
  • Analyze permanency data and suggest strategies for improving outcomes for dependent children. Incorporate approved SPM and POF meetings.
  • Track, schedule, and facilitate the appropriate meetings within the DCYF timeframes according to DCYF policy and the regional PIP.
  • Encourage and coach staff to hold all Shared Planning Meetings (SPM) as required by policy.
  • Utilize expert group process skills.
  • Active and working practice and skills of comprehensive assessments, court reports, effective documentation, health and safety visits, family time, court activities, and placement needs that support the child’s permanency needs.
  • Incorporates, advocates, and adheres to the policy of relative search and Indian Child Welfare (ICWA) within the scope of SPM and FTDM meetings.
  • Works with the family to find the strongest placement to nurture the child’s cultural and family ties.

Education

Master of Science - Social Work

University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA
12-2017

Skills

  • Friendly, positive attitude
  • Teamwork and collaboration
  • Customer service
  • Problem-solving
  • Multitasking Abilities
  • Critical thinking
  • Excellent communication

Certification

  • Social Worker Associate Independent Clinical License (Washington) - September 104-September 2026
  • License Master of Social Work (Idaho) - June 2020-March 2026

Timeline

SSS5

Washington DCYF
11.2023 - 01.2025

SSS4

Washington DCYF
05.2023 - Current

Performance Outcome Facilitator

Washington DCYF
05.2022 - 03.2023

SSS3

Washington DCYF
12.2017 - 05.2023

Master of Science - Social Work

University of Southern California

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