User:Emeraldion

My name is Dino R. Federico. I reside in Southern California. In 1995, I obtained a Master of Social Work (MSW) degree from Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California. My emphasis was in Public Child Welfare, and I received a scholarship from the California Social Work Education Council (CALSWEC) to study and work in that field of social work. My first year internship was at a local community counseling center where I provided psychotherapy to individuals and families. My second year internship was with Riverside County Department of Public Social Services (DPSS). My thesis was published by Loma Linda University, and focused on the impact of the interaction between the social worker and the foster child. My research was conducted on Riverside County cases and measured the factors of length of foster care, number of episodes, age, and changes in placement against the number of contacts made by the assigned social worker. Upon graduation, I was employed as a child protective services (CPS)social worker by Riverside County DPSS. I worked in a Voluntary Family Maintenance unit initially, providing supportive case management services to families at risk of child maltreatment who voluntarily agreed to CPS involvement. I was then out-stationed to a local middle school as a community liason. In that capacity, I received child abuse reports from the local cachement area of the school and conducted investigations, initiated supportive services, and provided consultation to the school staff, students, and parents. Subsequently I was promoted to Social Service Supervisor, and supervised a mixed unit of Emergency Response, and Voluntary Family Maintenance workers. I reviewed and assessed incoming cases for assignment to my workers. I supervised and trained my assigned workers. I initiated disciplinary actions when warranted. I functioned as the Agency liason to the local law enforcement and child abuse councils. Since then I have also worked for a private foster family agency (FFA), Aspira FFA, where I supervised an office with social workers, foster parent recuiters, and administrative staff. I supervised the recruiting, training, and maintenance of foster parents in the North Los Angeles area of Granada Hills and the surrounding areas. I supervised the assigned caseloads of six social workers. And I operated the overall office management and operations. My most recent employment was with Alameda County Dept of Children and Family Services. I initially was assigned to a foster care services unit where I managed a caseload under family reunification services. I was subsequently promoted to Child Welfare Supervisor, and supervised a unit of social workers dedicated to older foster children in group homes. In 2001, I was certified as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) by the State of California, Board of Behavioral Sciences. License # LCS20694 In 1993, I obtained a Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) degree from La Sierra University in Riverside, California. I completed my senior year internship at Loma Linda Medical Center, Behavioral Medicine Center, where I conducted psychosocial interviews, provided group therapy, and assisted social workers and staff with treatment. Prior to my social work career, I was on active duty with the United States Air Force for 8.5 years. I served duty in the security, intelligence, and communications units. For the first seven years of my social work career, I served in the California Air National Guard as a Radio Operations Supervisor. I was activated on many occaisions for duty from responding to floods, to riot control, to overseas deployments. I hold an Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree in Industrial Security and another in Information Systems Technology from the Community College of the Air Force.