Dora Drelyn Crowe-Swimmer
Cherokee
Summary
School Social Worker, with a passion for advocating for her students' success. Skilled in crisis intervention and community outreach. Passionate about fostering positive school environments and enhancing family support systems, ensuring every child thrives academically and socially. Committed to cultural sensitivity and collaboration. Results-oriented professional adept at building positive relationships with students to help develop necessary academic and social skills. Collaborates with teachers and families to support progress. Strategic planner and decisive leader.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
School Social Worker
Cherokee Central Schools
Cherokee
07.2021 - Current
- Participating in attendance meetings and helping get students to school.
- Participating in attendance contracts.
- Participating in Educational Planning Meetings.
- Working with those problems in a child's living situation that affect the child’s adjustment in school. (home, school, and community).
- Preparing a social or developmental history on a child with a disability.
- Counseling (group, individual and/or family).
- Mobilizing family, school, and community resources to enable the child to learn as effectively as possible in his or her educational program.
- Assisting in developing positive behavioral intervention strategies.
- Providing crisis intervention.
- Developing intervention strategies to increase academic success.
- Assisting with conflict resolution and anger management.
- Helping the child develop appropriate social interaction skills.
- Assisting the child in understanding and accepting self and others.
- Working with parents to facilitate their support in their children's school adjustment.
- Alleviating family stress to enable the child to function more effectively in school & community.
- Assisting parents to access programs available to students with special needs.
- Assisting parents in accessing and utilizing school and community resources.
- Providing staff with essential information to better understand factors (cultural, societal, economic, familial, health, etc.) affecting a student’s performance and behavior.
- Assessing students with mental health concerns.
- Developing staff in-service training programs.
- Assisting teachers with behavior management.
- Providing direct support to staff.
- Obtaining and coordinating community resources to meet students' needs.
- Helping school districts receive adequate support from social and mental health agencies.
- Advocating for new and improved community/school service to meet the needs of students and families.
- Helping the system respond effectively to each child's needs.
- Assist in developing and implementing educational programs for children for exceptional children.
- Developing alternative programs for students with attendance concerns or involvement with the law.
- Identifying and reporting child abuse and neglect.
- Providing consultation regarding school law and school policy including IDEA and Section 504.
- Providing case management for students and families requiring multiple resources.
Investigations Social Worker
Family Safety
05.2019 - 07.2021
- Responsible for making prompt and thorough investigations when a report of abuse, neglect, or dependency is received by the department.
- Responsible for ascertain the facts of the case, the extent of the abuse or neglect, and the risk of harm to juvenile, in order to determine whether protective services should be provided or the complaint filed as a petition.
- Responsible for following the procedures and guidelines as provided by the EBCI and the legal system.
- Prepares extensive court reports and associated legal documents; testifies in court; assists attorneys in the preparation of court actions; coordinates service of subpoenas; responds to inquiries regarding court actions.
- Transports children.
- Evaluates compliance with court orders.
- Evaluates the suitability of child placements.
- Administers and processes court ordered drug tests.
- Interprets policies, rules and regulations to clients, applicants and other involved parties.
- Prepares and maintains case record and reports in addition to answering correspondence.
- Participates in staff development programs to increase technical competence.
- Participates in community planning for the protection of and care of children, and to identify potentially harmful influences to children.
- Participates in the Public Health and Human Services strategic planning process.
- Tracks and reports data or billing for services.
- Tracks and documents service delivery to families and individuals with the established timelines and mandates.
- Maintains timely and compliant recipient charts and documentation.
- Participates in review of outcomes of an interdisciplinary integrated services team and for client-specific cases.
- Maintains confidentiality and abides by HIPPA regulations.
Case Aide
Family Safety
10.2018 - 05.2019
- Provide Case assistance to prevention/intake/investigation, family integrity preservation, integrated child welfare team, Indian child welfare act team, adult protective services.
- Transported clients to and from visitation, appointments, school, meetings and others as approved by the supervisor.
- Supervised parental and/or family visitation.
- Provided supervision for children while parents meet with Family Safety Workers and/or behavioral health workers.
- Provided supervision to children during CFTs or as needed.
- Provided support to Family Safety Workers as needed, including but not limited to, filing, gathering documentation for client files (such as birth certificates, social security cards, etc.), data entry and monthly report completion.
- Completed documentation for all interactions with clients.
Admin Assistant
EBCI Destination Marketing
08.2018 - 10.2018
- Completed many requisitions daily.
- Supplied invoices to the vendors we worked with.
- Made invoices.
- Communicated daily with vendors, TERO, Chief, Vice Chief and council members to receive funding.
- Organized many files, and folders of past events.
- EBCI Destination Marketing is the program that markets and advertises our community.
Intern
Family Safety
05.2018 - 08.2018
- Helped form safety plans.
- Observed Child/Family/Team meetings.
- Became familiar with Daycare, hospital, enrollment and many other forms of applications within our community in which our clients received resources and benefits.
- Observed the custody and court process.
- Supervised parent visitations.
- Observed Forensic Interviews.
- Sent letters to potential family members of children in our custody.
- Received HIPPA training.
- Prepared food boxes.
- Received confidentiality trainings.
- Improved communication of all sorts.
- Case planning.
- File separation.
- Faxing.
Cultural summer school teacher
Cherokee Central schools
01.2015 - 01.2018
- Was a pottery teacher three years and a drama teacher one year, in both positions I and another teacher was in charge of around 15 grade school aged children at a time.
- We taught them the traditional way of making Cherokee pottery, language and songs for the show.
- The Cultural Coordinator asks people in the community to help with this very year.
- Cultural summer school at Cherokee Central Schools is a two-week summer school that consists of the students learning Cherokee crafts, language, songs and dances.
Intern
Smart Start
08.2017 - 12.2017
- Documented all the research that involved the success stories of Smart Start.
- Further educated myself on Smart Start and the affects of a great child care resource.
- Researched success stories from this program.
- Wrote many research papers on this program and the affects.
- Delivered the information I had found to my advisor in order to ensure communication about the program enhancement occurred.
Intern
Tsali Care Center for Adults
12.2016
- As a Social Work Major, in my sophomore year, I was to complete 10 hours under a social worker of my choice.
- The role of this position was to ensure the tenants were always safe, treated with respect, completing paperwork, finances of the tenants, and anything else she could help with.
- Participated in daily activities, as well as form relationships with some of the full blood, fluent speaking Cherokee people.
Education
Masters of Science - Criminal Justice
University of Louisville
01.2024
Bachelors degree - Social Work, Psychology
Mars hill university
05.2019
HIgh School Diploma -
Cherokee HIgh school
05.2015
Skills
- HIPPA
- Crisis intervention
- Behavioral assessment
- Case management
- Community outreach
- Conflict resolution
- Staff training
- Family advocacy
- Educational planning
- Effective communication
- Team collaboration
- Cultural sensitivity
- Problem solving
- Attendance monitoring
- Compliance
- Risk assessments
- Confidential case documentation
- Family support
- Reporting
- Solution-based interventions
- Referral coordination
- Functional behavioral assessments (FBA)
- Verbal and written communication
- Documentation
- Student advocacy
- Resource advocacy
- Child Protective Services
- Multitasking
- Excellent communication
- Problem-solving
- Multicultural awareness
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Client advocacy
Career Experience
- Cultural Summer School Teacher, Cherokee Central Schools, 05/15 - 05/18, Taught Cherokee crafts, language, songs, and dances to grade school aged children.
- Intern, Tsali Care Center for Adults, 12/16, Ensured tenant safety and respect, participated in daily activities.
- Intern, Smart Start, 08/17 - 12/17, Documented research on success stories and communicated findings.
- Intern, Family Safety, 05/18 - 08/18, Helped form safety plans and observed various processes.
- Admin Assistant, EBCI Destination Marketing, 08/18 - 10/18, Managed requisitions and communicated with vendors.
- Case Aide, Family Safety, 10/18 - 05/19, Provided case assistance and supervised visitations.
- Investigations Social Worker, Family Safety, 05/19 - 07/21, Conducted investigations of abuse and neglect cases.
- School Social Worker, Cherokee Central Schools, 07/21 - Present, Assisted students with social and behavioral issues.
Accomplishments
Right Path Leadership Program Graduate 2021-2022
References
References available upon request.
Certification
· HIPPA
· Darkness to Light
· Hospice of Madison County certified
· Preventing Burnout in the Classroom
· Signs of Safety
· CPR in 2015
· Risk Management Training
· EBCI Personal Policy Training
· Code Red Training
· Training on Grant forms
· IT training
· Drug and Alcohol Training
· Professionalism Training
· 504 Training
· Manifestation Determination Training
· Darkness to Light
· Hospice of Madison County certified
· Preventing Burnout in the Classroom
· Signs of Safety
· CPR in 2015
· Risk Management Training
· EBCI Personal Policy Training
· Code Red Training
· Training on Grant forms
· IT training
· Drug and Alcohol Training
· Professionalism Training
· 504 Training
· Manifestation Determination Training
Timeline
School Social Worker
Cherokee Central Schools
07.2021 - Current
Investigations Social Worker
Family Safety
05.2019 - 07.2021
Case Aide
Family Safety
10.2018 - 05.2019
Admin Assistant
EBCI Destination Marketing
08.2018 - 10.2018
Intern
Family Safety
05.2018 - 08.2018
Intern
Smart Start
08.2017 - 12.2017
Intern
Tsali Care Center for Adults
12.2016
Cultural summer school teacher
Cherokee Central schools
01.2015 - 01.2018
Masters of Science - Criminal Justice
University of Louisville
Bachelors degree - Social Work, Psychology
Mars hill university
HIgh School Diploma -
Cherokee HIgh school