Shannon L. Farley 8950 Oak Creek Boulevard, Lewis Center, OH 43035 | 740-816-1705 | shannonsteinke2013@gmail.com| linkedin.com/in/shannonlfarley

Education

BACHELOR’S OF SCIENCE IN SOCIAL WORK | AUGUST 2016| THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY

· LSW expected in October 2017

· Cumulative GPA: 3.763

· Awarded the Undergraduate College of Social Work Spirit of Social Justice Award in May 2016

· Student Ambassador for the College of Social Work

· Courses: Human Trafficking, Adolescent Parenthood, Writing in Agency Practice, Engagement and Interviewing, Theories of Addiction, Addictions Studies Institute, Working with Families, Persuasive Communication, Calculus II

Relevant Experience & Skills

TREATMENT ADVOCATE | NATIONAL YOUTH ADVOCATE PROGRAM | MAY 2016-PRESENT

· Facilitate the development and implementation of individual service and treatment plans for youth in foster care in partnership with the client, caregiver, caseworker, and other service providers

· Regularly review progress on goals and activities for youth in foster care with client and treatment team

· Support and advocate for the client in various settings (foster home, children’s services, treatment team meetings, etc.)

· Complete documentation in a timely manner (progress notes, incident reports, service plans, individual plan reviews, various assessments, discharge summaries, etc.)

· Trained in CPI (hands off crisis intervention) and CPR/ First Aid

FAMILY ADVOCATE| DELAWARE COUNTY JUVENILE COURT | DECEMBER 2015-JUNE 2016

· Provided home-based interventions to youth and their families involved in the juvenile justice system (advocacy, psychoeducation, and mentoring)

· Trained in Functional Family Therapy, assessed family function

· Assigned to cases involving dual diagnosis and partnered effectively with probation officers and other court staff such as court liaisons

HOTLINE SPECIALIST | HELPLINE OF DELAWARE AND MORROW COUNTIES, INC. | APRIL 2014-APRIL 2016

· Answer the local 2-1-1 Information and Referral line, as well as the local Lifeline suicide and crisis hotline- telecommunication skills

· Responsibilities include accurately documenting calls and following reporting policies and procedures such as child and elder abuse

· Partnered with Salvation Army to create human trafficking policies and procedures

· Collected and recorded suicide data from various sources for Delaware County

· Also acted as agency’s Volunteer Coordinator for the Sexual Assault Response Network Program from Nov. 2014-Nov. 2015

INTERN & VOLUNTEER | SALVATION ARMY OF CENTRAL OHIO- DELAWRE COUNTY | MARCH 2014-APRIL 2016

· Trained to work with human trafficking victims in various settings (emergency response hotline, residential, and drop in center)

· Presented and trained over 182 people in “Human Trafficking 101” in a variety of settings just in first semester, confident with research skills, PowerPoint, and public speaking

· Co-chair of Prevention & Trauma-Informed, Continuum of Care subcommittees of the Delaware County Against Human Trafficking Coalition and represented the agency as a trafficking expert during Turning Point’s Crime Victim Panel- leadership skills

· Nominated for Ohio’s Liberator Award as a student in 2014 and 2015

SCHOOL COUNSELOR | DELAWARE CITY SCHOOLS- CONGER ELEMENTARY | AUGUST 2015-APRIL 2016

· Coordinated a Thanksgiving Food Drive. Goal was to collect 400 items; outcome was 461 items.

· Worked with students individually, using CBT and anger management techniques and presented lessons on diversity to entire classrooms

· Presented on red flags of human trafficking at an all staff meeting

· Updated guidance department bulletin board and “Grit” reward system posters.