Spotlight on Social Work: Terrie Hawthorne's Diverse Career Journey
Explore the remarkable career journey of Terrie Hawthorne, MSW, from her work as an Adoption Social Worker to her current role as a counselor at Moreno Valley College. Learn about the diverse roles social workers play in various settings and the impact they have on individuals and communities.
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Career Spotlight on Social Work Presented By Terrie Hawthorne, MSW
Terrie Hawthorne, MSW Ms. Hawthorne worked as an Adoption Social worker from 2003-2007 conducting comprehensive interviews with prospective adoptive parents participating in pre-placement services; monitoring the progress of adoptive families towards bonding to form a nuclear family unit. Terrie Hawthorne was born and raised in the inner city ghetto of south central Los Angeles (Watts) where she became a first generation college student and graduated with her B.S and M.S.W. Ms. Hawthorne has held a variety of positions along her career path as a professional social worker. Currently she is the full-time counselor/coordinator for the CalWORKS program at Moreno Valley College a position she s held since Fall 2011. As a therapeutic social worker Ms. Hawthorne provided individual, group & family psychotherapy and case management services to children in group homes, developed treatment plans specific to client needs & collaborated with county social workers and other professionals. Ms. Hawthorne provides academic, financial aid, personal, crisis, career counseling and supportive services for students in the CalWORKs program. Her past counseling positions include MSJC, SBVC and Norco College in EOPS/CARE, Student Athletics, First Year Experience, Veterans and General Counseling. As a Medical Social worker, from 2004-2012, worked for 3 different acute care hospitals, a medical clinic and a home health agency writing 5150 involuntary psychiatric holds, completing mental status evaluations, psychosocial assessment, crisis counseling & discharge planning. Overall Ms. Hawthorne s social work degree has provided a career options in academia, medical, mental health, and child welfare allowed her to serve as a mentor, assist with life planning, career pathway planning as well as provide crisis, personal, mental health, supportive services and grief and loss counseling for students and patients. She is also an expert in resources and referrals. Her wide range of experience, in traditional social work positions, ranges from medical, child welfare, teaching, and therapy. In 1998-2003 she worked as a CPS social worker where she investigated child abuse/neglect allegations and assessed service needs. Remove minors from home and secure appropriate placement. Provide on-going case management services and needs assessment.
About the profession The social work profession has its own body of knowledge, code of ethics, practice standards, credentials, state licensing, and a nationwide system of accredited education programs(Careers, 2012). Type of service: direct-service: help people solve and cope with problems in their everyday lives (Careers, 2012). clinical social workers: diagnose and treat mental, behavioral, and emotional issues (Careers, 2012).
Where are Social Workers? o Schools & Colleges o Hospitals (inpatient & outpatient) o Home Health & Hospice o Adoption Agencies (public & private) o Behavioral Medicine (inpatient & outpatient) o EAP (employee assistance programs) o County, State & Federal Policy makers o Court o Congress o County Welfare o Private non-profit agencies o Jails & Prisons o Law Enforcement Agencies o Domestic Violence Shelters o Public Health Agencies
Work Environment A wide range of environmental settings and issues. I Issues ssues S Settings ettings Poverty Stress Discrimination Addiction Abuse Physical Illness Death Divorce Disability Mental Illness Unemployment Depression Adoption Agencies Hospice Schools Mental Health Clinics Hospitals Military Barracks Veterans Hospital Corporations Senior Centers Public Social Agencies Prisons
How do social workers intervene? Assessment Treatment Resources Advocacy Follow up
Community College Counseling MVC-CalWORKs Counselor/Coordinator Norco College-General, First Year Experience, EOPS/CARE, Guidance Courses SBVC- First Year Experience, Teaching Personal Development Classes MSJC-EOPS/CARE, General, Athletic, EOPS/CARE Counselor/Coordinator, Guidance Course
Psychotherapy/Case Management Social Work PSYCHOTHERAPY Moreno Valley College Health Center -Therapist Group Home Pregnant & Parenting Teens- Therapist Oak Grove Institute-Therapist (Internship) CASE MANAGEMENT Foothill Family Services-Pregnant & Parenting Teens
Medical Social Work Community Hospital-5150,BioPsychoSocial Assessment, Discharge Planning Kaiser Permanente- BioPsychoSocial Assessment Hemet Hospital-BioPsychoSocial Assessment, Psych & Chemical Dependency Discharge Planning Gentiva Home Health-BioPsychoSocial Assessment, Resources,
Child Welfare Social Work Institute for Black Parenting- Home Studies, Finalizations, Case Management Cameron Hill- (Supervisor) Former Foster Youth Riverside County- Court Dependency Investigations San Bernardino County-Emergency Response/Court Dependency Investigation, Legislation/ Research
Jobs at CPS Emergency Response -Immediate Referrals to be investigated immediately -3 day investigation required less serious than IR -10 day investigation required less serious than 3day Voluntary Cases -Borderline situation may be helped with some intervention. Court Dependency -All detained cases go to court in 21 days. -Full report 25-35 pages, detailed BioPsychoSocial
Jobs at CPS Family Reunification -Working to provides services to reunify child(ren) with parents -6 mo of services (typically) if children are younger than 5yrs old -12mon of services (typically) if children are older than 5yrs old Family Maintenance -Children remain/returned to parents home -Court is authority not parents. Parents working to stabilize home & get case closed. parents getting services Permanent Placement -court is no longer working to help parents complete plan -kids maintained in current placement long-term planning to find a permanent home for children.
Jobs at CPS Guardianship -parental rights are not terminated children in permanent home Adoption* - birth parents rights terminated permanent home ILP -concurrently working with current SW. ILP worker focuses on independent living skills AB12 -child voluntary chooses to stay in foster care from age 18-21 *Requires a Masters Degree
Job Types Case Manager, CASA, Corrections Nursing Home Social Worker Immigrant Social Work Dialysis Center o Community Education Liaison o Insurance Counselor Behavioral Health Specialist Probation/Parole Officer Social Worker CPS, APS, Public Health, Regional Ctr,) o SB County Social Work II o RSVD County Social Work III Picture from District 196 Social Work Services
BSW Salary National Average- $47, 971 Average Salary for BSW in California o Orange County- $52,905 o Los Angeles County- $52,585 o San Diego County- $50,510 o San Bernardino & Riverside County- $50,047
BSW Job Areas within Social Work Job Areas within Social Work 27% Health Care 73% Educatio n, Gov t & Non Profit Social Work Salary, 2013 Salary.com, 2014
More Money For Social Work http://socialworklicensemap.com/become-a-social-worker/social-work-scholarships/ http://www.cswe.org/17500.aspx http://www.oshpd.ca.gov/hpef/Applications http://www.pearsonhighered.com/socialwork/ http://ccsbriv.org/our-services/ http://www.cswe.org/CentersInitiatives/ScholarshipsandFellowships.aspx
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References CalSWEC. (2013). Retrieved February 11, 2013, from California Social Work Education Center (CalSWEC) website: http://calswec.berkeley.edu/ Careers . (n.d.). Helpstartshere.org. Retrieved March 6, 2013, from http://www.helpstartshere.org/careers Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) - Directory of Accredited Programs. (n.d.). Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) - Council on Social Work Education. Retrieved November 17, 2014, from http://www.cswe.org/default.aspx?id=17491 Definition of Social Work International Federation of Social Workers. (2012, June 8). International Federation of Social Workers Resource for social workers to share, discover and learn. Retrieved March 5, 2013, from http://ifsw.org/policies/definition-of-social-work/ Education - Social Work Career Center. (n.d.). Social Work Career Center. Retrieved March 5, 2013, from http://careers.socialworkers.org/explore/e Social Work Salary. (2013). Retrieved March 1, 2013, from salary.com website: http://www.salary.com/
Websites http://www.isp.state.id.us/DEC_Conference/documents/EmilioMendoza.pdf http://www.nofsw.org/html/forensic_social_work.html http://dpss.co.riverside.ca.us/dpss/ChildProtectiveServices.aspx#Top http://hss.co.san-bernardino.ca.us/dcs/default.asp http://www.childhelp.org/resources/learning-center/statistics http://www.jimhopper.com/abstats/#official-us http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cb/pubs/cm06/cm06.pdf
Student Questions What is an average case load for CPS worker? How can I receive more information about the C.O.P.E internship? Does C.O.P.E. count for any of your BSW internship hours? Are there any requirements for C.O.P.E.?
