Margot Myers
Laurel
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Child Protection Specialist - Intake, Intensive Services Unit (ISU)
Child and Family Services
08.2020 - 12.2022
- Assessed child safety and determined interventions to control for identified safety concerns
- Created plans with parents to strengthen and support their abilities to be safe and appropriate caregivers
- Ensured timely permanency for children that was appropriate, stable, and lawful
- Individualized steps towards positive outcomes for children and families
- Became the guardian of all children who CFS had permanent legal custody of while in role of ISU
- Traveled with children by car and plane to deliver them to their new placements.
Resident Care Coordinator
Mountain Home Montana
01.2019 - 08.2020
- Provided a safe, nurturing, and educational environment for young mothers and their children (ages zero to seven)
- Provided direct care and advocacy for residents and their children
- Utilized motivational interviewing skills to help clients achieve their treatment goals
- Executed a trauma-informed approach when teaching positive discipline and teaching parents about the impact of trauma on child development.
Research Assistant
Center For Children, Families, and Workforce Development
05.2019 - 05.2020
- Co-created an online foster parent training program for Youth Homes, helped with online MCAN revisions, Bureau of Indian Affairs and Tribal Social Services Learning Opportunities, and Let’s Grow, a statewide program to promote healthy children and families
- Co-developed Foster Care Video Series
- Interviewed members of the foster care community to increase awareness and support for youth aging out of care
- Met with agencies to discuss their e-learning needs and developed contracts for service.
Education
Bachelors of Social Work -
University of Montana
08.2020
Skills
Asist Suicide Prevention Certification, 3/2019
- Learned how to recognize signs of suicide, how to provide skilled intervention, and develop a safety plan
- Considered how personal and community attitudes about suicide affect individual's willingness to seek help
Montana Child Forensic Interview Training, 8/2022
- Learned how to interview children who are victims or witnesses to crimes and abuse in an age appropriate manner
- Practiced preparing a case for trial and defending the interview in court
- Learned how to understand the process of child victimization
- Built on knowledge of how to stay healthy, productive, and effective in a mentally taxing field
- Discussed cultural considerations
Volunteer Experience
- Inner Roads - Wilderness Therapy, 07/2022, Missoula, MT, Participated in therapeutic activities with at-risk youth, Interviewed youth about experiences with Child and Family Services
- Jacey's Race, 07/2001 - 2022, Sandpoint, ID, Helped coordinate and implement an annual 5K/3K fundraiser for children with serious illnesses
- Lotus Eater’s Productions, 05/2017 - 10/2020, Bozeman, MT, Engaged community businesses and leaders, Organized events to promote local art
- International Student Volunteers, 06/2016 - 07/2016, Dominican Republic, Taught elementary age children about health practices and built an addition on the school
- Montana Conservation Corps, 07/2014 - 08/2014, Flathead Valley, MT, Participated in an outdoor, youth program, Completed multiple projects, including building new trails and clearing avalanche shoots, Earned the Presidential Volunteer Service Award
References
- Tim Radle, Supervisor, Child and Family Services, 406-370-4191
- Nancy Jenkins, Founder, Jasey’s Race, 208-610-6480
Timeline
Child Protection Specialist - Intake, Intensive Services Unit (ISU)
Child and Family Services
08.2020 - 12.2022
Research Assistant
Center For Children, Families, and Workforce Development
05.2019 - 05.2020
Resident Care Coordinator
Mountain Home Montana
01.2019 - 08.2020
Bachelors of Social Work -
University of Montana
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