1. Amada Vallerie
203 666-0786 46 Fairlane Drive, Shelton CT avallerie481@gmail.com
Bilingual Social & Human Services Case Manager
Summary
Skilled professional with strengths and knowledge of working with multiethnic, multicultural, and diverse and most
vulnerable populations effortlessly towards improving social issues and outcomes faced.
Industry Training & Competencies
Asperger’s Syndrome
Assessing & Interviewing Suicidal and Self-injurious Youth
Child Sexual Abuse, the Active Parenting Today
Crisis Counselor for Domestic Violence
Cultural Competency
Emergency Certificate, The Teen Best-ever Anxiety Techniques
Working with Survivors of Traumatic Stress Disorder
Expertise
 Provided case management and facilitate the full range of head start services for a case load of 60 families.
Served as a liaison between the program and the homes.
 Interpreted the head start performance standards and program services to the family and community. Facilitated
family partnership agreements reflective of all services areas and work with families to develop a plan of action
based on their needs, goals and program requirement.
 Met with families at a time and location most convenient to them including visitation during after hours,
evenings, and weekends.
 Performed family assessments using wraparound best practices and guiding principles and standards to develop
family strengths, vision, needs and strategies while working to formulate family individualized care plan.
 Assisted families in setting up provider team meetings monthly to develop implement and monitor progress on
their individualized care plan.
 Guided behavioral interventions and other support services for foster child, foster parents and biological
families. Provided structured training in parenting education, trauma and behavior modification. Served as
liaison between families and referral source Department of Children & Families (DCF).
 Assessed individual situations and share information with treatment team members pertinent to diagnosis and
treatment. Provided individual domestic violence counseling and parenting education.
Experience
Head Start Family Worker, Community House of West Haven, West Haven, CT 2014 - 2015
Care Coordinator, Wellmore, Torrington, CT 2009 - 2014
Behaviorist & Case Manager, Children Community Programs of CT, New Haven, CT 2006 - 2009
Mental Health Counselor & Case Manager, Birmingham Health Services, Ansonia, CT 1999 - 2006
Education:
Bachelor of Business Administration, Major: Marketing Catholic University, Ponce, PR