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It’s Foster Care Month! Meet Foster Care Primary Therapist, Jaclyn Bogdan! What is your Job title?  Primary Therapist, MSW What is it exactly that you do? As a Primary Therapist, completing treatment plans, psychosocial assessments and other documentation are my primary responsibilities at the initial assignment of a client. I provide individual therapy to ourContinue reading →

What is your Job title?  Foster Family Specialist/Case Planner What is it exactly that you do? I train potential foster parents, provide foster parents with ongoing trainings, approve kinship foster homes, open new certified foster homes, and case plan. What is your favorite part about your Job? My favorite part is being able to stayContinue reading →

What is your Job title? Foster Care Program Manager What is it exactly that you do?  I provide supervision to Foster Care Case Planners. I ensure the development, implementation, and monitoring of individualized services we provide to the families. What is your favorite part about your Job? The favorite part of my job is watchingContinue reading →

What is your Job title? Foster Care Case Planner What is it exactly that you do?  I work with clients in Family Treatment Court. I assist the clients and their children in meeting their goals and help them progress toward the permanency goal. Every week, I attend Family Treatment Court with clients and the treatmentContinue reading →

What is your Job title? Foster Care Case Planner  What is it exactly that you do?  I work with children and families involved in the child welfare system to complete permanency for children and help families in need.  What is your favorite part about your Job? Getting to work with so many incredible co-workers andContinue reading →

What is your Job title? Visitation and Operations Supervisor What is it exactly that you do?  I am responsible for coordinating and scheduling all the visitation between the birth parents and the children. I have to contact the biological parents, i.e., making two separate visits for mom and dad and then contacting the FP andContinue reading →

What is your Job title? Senior Foster Family Specialist What is it exactly that you do?  I work with the Assistant Director of Foster Care and assist him with leading our team and helping with daily tasks. Our team of Foster Family Specialists work together to coordinate and provide intake services, training, recruitment, retention, approval,Continue reading →

What is your Job title? Kinship Permanency Specialist What is it exactly that you do? Please explain exactly what your job entails. I am a contract employee with Oneida County DSS. I am a member of their blind review process when removals are presented to the interdisciplinary team. I investigate cases for potential resources andContinue reading →

What is your job title?  Primary Therapist What is it exactly that you do?  Perform intakes for therapeutic children in the Tri-County Foster Care Program while assessing their history/background and applying various psychosocial assessments. I compose treatment plans for caseload management and counseling techniques. I modify and compose counseling theories, techniques, and interventions to makeContinue reading →

What is your Job title? Youth Empowerment Specialist What is it exactly that you do?  I help Youth 14 & up with Independent Living Skills. For example, a youth getting their permit or SS card, etc. What is your favorite part about your Job? My favorite part of my job is teaching the youth theseContinue reading →