Andrea Davies

Experience with special needs children, child and family studies, worked many years in child care/curriculum.

Familiar with wrap around services, and autism spectrum.

Bachelors in Psychology, Child development.

Andrea Davies

620 Means Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15202

412-377-8154

anner4266@gmail.com

Skills - Determined, Works well independently as well as with others, great communication skills, reliable, trustworthy.

Experience

Offices of Child and Family Services

Caseworker 2

2012 – Present

Receives referrals from Intake Department of cases reported for child abuse, neglect and or dependency. Meeting with family to asses and identify family needs and place services is necessary.

Apply case management services and cooperates with Intake Services Worker on the investigation of child abuse and neglect.

Obtains and updates information from family members and collaterals on the family history, including prior child placements, demographic information, medical, and school history, financial status, current family functioning.

Works with families and caregivers on a family plan for each family situation.

Represents the child’s best interests in court if case is court active.

Glade Run Lutheran Services

Therapeutic Support Staff

2008 – 2012

Worked with families and child of interest independently on service plan.

Collaborated with BSC and MT on goals that child is in need of meeting, discussed areas of need as well as strength.

Implemented prompting if needed, redirection, appropriate skills to be taught to child.

Met weekly with supervisors for supervision to discuss progress of each case as well as needs.

Collaborated with school members to ensure all teams were working on same goals as well as implementing same tactics to learn that skill or redirect behaviors.

KinderCare Learning Center

Teacher

2002 – 2007

Provided daily care of children. Implemented weekly lessons based off theme of that curriculum. Daily communication and feedback with parents on child’s progress and needs.

Working with other teachers to develop lesson plans and activities that were relevant to the curriculum that was being taught such as manipulative, cognitive and gross motor skills.

Providing basic care and ensuring safety for children through out there day.

Education

Community Collage of Allegheny County

Associates Degree, CFS, 2008

Kaplan University

Bachelors Psychology, Emphasis in Child Development, 2011

Internship

Passavant Hospital

Childs center

Working with other teachers to develop lesson plans and activities that were relevant to the curriculum that was being taught such as manipulative, cognitive and gross motor skills. Providing basic care and ensuring safety for children throughout their day.