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Children's Bureau
Child and Family Services Reviews
Consultant Profile Form

November 2006

(Please Type or Print Legibly)

Identifying Information

First Name

Middle Name/Initial

Last Name

Home Address (Street):

City:

State:

ZIP Code:

Home Phone: (      )

Cellular Phone: (      )

Organization:

Title:

Work Address (Street):

City:

State:

ZIP Code:

Bus. Phone: (        )         Ext.:

Facsimile: (       )

E-mail Address:

Preferred Mailing Address: Check box Home         Check boxWork

 

Emergency Contact Name:

Relationship:

Emergency Contact Daytime Phone:

Emergency Contact Evening Phone:

Emergency Contact Cellular Phone:

 

Ethnicity/Race

The checklist below includes Federal race and ethnic classifications as defined by the Office of Management and Budget. Responding to this section of the profile is voluntary. Please note that this information will be used solely to ensure the diversity of the child and family services review teams. Check one category under ethnicity and all that may apply under the race category:

Ethnicity

Race

Checkbox Hispanic or Latino

Checkbox White

Checkbox Not Hispanic or Latino

Checkbox Black or African American

Checkbox Unknown

Checkbox American Indian or Alaska Native

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Checkbox Asian

Checkbox Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Checkbox Unknown

Gender

Checkbox Female

Checkbox Male

Language Fluency

Please indicate your ability to fluently read, speak, or write any of the languages listed below. Applicants indicating fluency in a particular language should be able to conduct interviews and/or read case records in that language. (Please check all that apply.)

Language

Read

Speak

Write

Blank cell

Spanish

Checkbox Checkbox Checkbox

French

Checkbox Checkbox Checkbox

Chinese

Checkbox Checkbox Checkbox

Inuit

Checkbox Checkbox Checkbox

Japanese

Checkbox Checkbox Checkbox

Vietnamese

Checkbox Checkbox Checkbox

Haitian Creole

Checkbox Checkbox Checkbox

American Sign Language

Checkbox Checkbox Checkbox

Other (please specify):

Checkbox Checkbox Checkbox

Licenses and Accreditations

Please specify in 250 characters or less.





Education

Please indicate your level of education in the following fields. Check all that apply.

Field

Degree

Bachelor's

Master's

Ph.D.

J.D.

Social Work

Checkbox Checkbox Checkbox blank cell

Human Services

Checkbox Checkbox Checkbox blank cell

Counseling

Checkbox Checkbox Checkbox blank cell

Public Administration

Checkbox Checkbox Checkbox blank cell

Other (please specify in 50 characters or less):

Checkbox Checkbox Checkbox Checkbox

Experience

A minimum of 2 years of direct field experience and/or supervisory, administrative, or management experience in a public (Federal, State, or local) or private child welfare agency; or at least 2 years of direct experience working for a State Court Improvement Project or juvenile or family court dealing with child welfare cases is required to be eligible to serve as a consultant reviewer. This may include providing services or supervising, administering, or managing programs in any of the following: (1) child protective services, (2) foster care, (3) adoption, (4) family preservation, (5) family support, (6) independent living services, or (7) licensure/approval of foster and adoptive families.

From the following list, please specify in the section on the following page, the two areas in which you have the most demonstrated substantive experience. Then check the type(s) of experience you have in each area and provide a summary of the experience in the space provided below.

Adoption
Child Protective Services
Domestic Violence
Family Preservation
Family Support
Foster Care
Independent Living Services
Kinship Care
Licensor of Foster and Adoptive Homes
Mental Health
Quality Assurance
Residential Care
Substance Abuse

Areas of Experience

Type(s) of Experience

Please specify only two areas from the list above.

Check all that apply.

1.

1. Checkbox Direct Service
    Checkbox Supervisory
    Checkbox Management

2.

2. Checkbox Direct Service
    Checkbox Supervisory
    Checkbox Management

Agency: ______________________________________________________________
Title: _________________________________________________________________
From (month/year): To (month/year): ________________________________________
Summary of Experience: _________________________________________________
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Agency: ______________________________________________________________
Title: _________________________________________________________________
From (month/year: To (month/year): ________________________________________
Summary of Experience: _________________________________________________
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Agency: ______________________________________________________________
Title: _________________________________________________________________
From (month/year: To (month/year): ________________________________________
Summary of Experience: _________________________________________________
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Skills

Please indicate the areas in which you have demonstrated skills. Check all that apply. If you do not have demonstrated skills in a particular area, please leave the box blank.

Checkbox

Interviewing children and families engaged in child welfare services

Checkbox

Conducting assessments of program/agency documentation

Checkbox

Conducting reviews of child welfare services

Checkbox

Facilitating group process

Checkbox

Interviewing community stakeholders, (including child welfare professionals)

Checkbox

Participating as a State Team Member in a Children's Bureau Child and Family Services Review

Computer Experience

The review process involves using computers to input data and complete forms. Please check the boxes that most accurately reflect your computer experience.

Checkbox

Never

Checkbox

Occasionally

Checkbox

Frequently

Checkbox

Daily

Based on the definitions below, please indicate your overall computer skill level.

Checkbox

Beginner (Basic word processing, E-mail, Internet)

Checkbox

Intermediate (Data entry using databases and spreadsheets in addition to Beginner skills)

Checkbox

Advanced (Navigating and troubleshooting problems with databases and spreadsheets in addition to Beginner and Intermediate skills)

Special Skills

Please describe any special skills or experience that you bring to the review process (in 250 characters or less, for example, experience in working with special populations or working on child welfare agency quality assurance teams).

 

 

 

Professional Biography

Please insert below a brief one-paragraph professional biography (please do not include personal information).

 

 

 

Travel/Review Week Requirements

Please indicate your travel availability.

Checkbox Willing and able to travel to other States to participate in 4 day-long Child and Family Services Reviews (including a willingness to work long hours and to participate in debriefings at the end of each day).

Special Travel Needs

Please specify special travel needs, including accommodations and dietary needs.

 

 

Referral Information

Who referred you to inquire about serving as a consultant? Please provide the referrer's name and telephone number.

Referred by: (Please check one.)

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Self _______________________________________________________________

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Children's Bureau ____________________________________________________

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Children's Bureau Regional Office __________________________________________________

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National Resource Center _____________________________________________

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National Child Welfare Organization _____________________________________

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State Child Welfare Agency ____________________________________________

Checkbox

Other (please specify in 50 characters or less): ____________________________
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Telephone Number:

Materials To Submit

Please submit the following materials by mail to the Child Welfare Reviews Project

Child Welfare Review Projects
5515 Security Lane, Suite 800
North Bethesda, MD 20852-5007