Brian M. Bossemeyer
Elk Grove
Summary
Dedicated supervisor and highly dependable and organized social worker with 10+ years' experience working in diverse environments. Skilled in leading teams of individuals and helping them conduct their duties while achieving their goals. Experience in FFA Social Work as well as County Social Work. Effectively work with clients, families, and service providers to formulate appropriate plans of action. Skilled at building community support, key coalitions, and strategic interagency partnerships. Backed by strengths in program, personnel, and case management.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Social Worker
Pacific Clinics
Stockton
07.2024 - Current
- Acted as role model for clients by exhibiting positive behaviors.
- Composed or prepared correspondence, case notes and narratives with computer-based applications.
- Directed protective placement, case management, parent education and family reunification activities.
- Administered conflict resolution strategies to help families resolve disputes.
- Evaluated and addressed individual client needs and concerns.
- Used knowledge of successful crisis intervention techniques and supportive problem-solving to achieve treatment goals.
- Used active listening skills and supportive diction to cultivate client rapport and open communication.
Foster Family Agency Social Worker Supervisor
Agape Villages Foster Family Agency
Manteca
09.2017 - 07.2024
- Function in a supervisory role, guiding the activities of less experienced social workers within the organization. Help run the social work program within an organization. Setting goals for performance and deadlines in ways that comply with the company's plan and vision.
- Act primarily in a mentoring role, meeting frequently with direct-report social workers to review cases, critique work, and offer troubleshooting and guidance. Delegate and assign cases to the social work team, approve treatment, coordinate staff in working toward goals, and monitor and evaluate the performance of staff.
- Provided social services and assistance to improve the social and psychological functioning of foster youth through weekly visits.
- Assisted client's adjustment to out-of-home care.
- Guided clients towards meeting their goals specified in their needs and services plan.
- Provided on-going support for foster parents and children.
- Completed needs and service plans, quarterly reports, and daily case notes.
- Monitored clients' education achievements and was responsible for resource referrals while working closely with county social workers among several counties.
- Took on the role of a placement worker placing children amongst the families within the agency from all counties.
- Provide administrative, clinical, and supportive supervision to less experienced social workers.
Child Protective Services Human Service Social Worker
Sacramento County
Sacramento
09.2016 - 08.2017
- Responsible for accessing, identifying, and documenting abuse and neglect cases and finding the appropriate services to enhance child welfare.
- Identify immediate threats made to a child and provide arrangements that comply with state and federal laws and agency procedures.
- Provide counseling and support services to children and parents.
- Refer children and families to other services if necessary.
- Find adoptive homes for children with no adult caretakers.
- Provide direct public social services to clients, dealing with complex individual and family problems.
- Submitted certain reports such as Status Review Report, Post Permanency Review Report, Pre-Permanency Review Report, Permanency Review Report, In-Home Review Reports, Relative Placement Report, Addendum Reports, and Memorandum Report.
Foster Family Agency Social Worker
Agape Villages Foster Family Agency
Manteca
02.2015 - 09.2016
- Provided social services and assistance to improve the social and psychological functioning of foster youth through weekly visits.
- Assisted client's adjustment to out-of-home care.
- Guided clients towards meeting their goals specified in their needs and services plan.
- Provided on-going support for foster parents and children.
- Completed needs and service plans, quarterly reports, and daily case notes.
- Monitored clients' education achievements and was responsible for resource referrals while working closely with county social workers among several counties.
- Provide administrative, clinical, and supportive supervision to less experienced social workers.
- Help, train, and support new staff.
Foster Family Agency Social Worker
Environmental Alternatives
Sacramento
10.2014 - 01.2015
- Worked closely with other professionals, county workers, probation officers, and statutory and independent agencies to meet the complex needs of my clients.
- Managed and maintained a caseload of 20 client's, ages 18-21, while assisting the Transitional Independent Living Plan (AB12).
- Counseled clients on a weekly basis to assess their situations, capabilities, and problems, to determine what services are required.
- Maintain case history and write reports.
- Referred clients to community resources for services such as job placement, debt counseling, legal aid, housing, medical treatment, or financial assistance, and provide concrete information, such as where to go and how to apply.
- Counsel clients whose behavior, school progress, or mental or physical impairment indicated a need for assistance, diagnosing client's problems and arranging for needed services.
Mental Health Worker
Milhous Children Services
Nevada City
05.2014 - 10.2014
- Responsible for assisting clients in meeting their expressed goals while living in the community.
- Provided additional support in areas of medication management, housing, counseling and advocacy.
- Provided leadership and direction for clients as assigned.
- Assisted assigned clients to identify and progress toward achievement of their chosen goals.
- Advocated for clients in all areas of treatment and helped them apply for and receive services.
- Counseled young adolescents on how to re-enter society with the skills they need to be functional and responsible members of society.
Internship
Children's Receiving Home of Sacramento
Sacramento
06.2013 - 06.2014
- Provided residents, ages 5-18, with positive experiences while interacting in several activities such as creative arts, games, and music.
Education
M.S. - Psychology
University of Phoenix
Sacramento, CA01.2013
B.A. - Criminal Justice
ITT Technical Institute
Rancho Cordova, CA01.2008
Skills
- Triple P certification
- Organizational skills
- Attention to detail
- Client de-escalation
- Conflict resolution
- Crisis intervention
- Pressure management
- Self-motivation
- Case management
- Computer proficiency
- Wisdom Path Way approach
- Welligent software
- Team leadership
Certification
- Triple P Certified - Positive Parenting Program
- Nonviolent crisis intervention certified
Timeline
Social Worker
Pacific Clinics
07.2024 - Current
Foster Family Agency Social Worker Supervisor
Agape Villages Foster Family Agency
09.2017 - 07.2024
Child Protective Services Human Service Social Worker
Sacramento County
09.2016 - 08.2017
Foster Family Agency Social Worker
Agape Villages Foster Family Agency
02.2015 - 09.2016
Foster Family Agency Social Worker
Environmental Alternatives
10.2014 - 01.2015
Mental Health Worker
Milhous Children Services
05.2014 - 10.2014
Internship
Children's Receiving Home of Sacramento
06.2013 - 06.2014
M.S. - Psychology
University of Phoenix
B.A. - Criminal Justice
ITT Technical Institute
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