Employer: State of Delaware Department of Services for Children, Youth, and Families
Position Description: When a child is removed from their home, Annie finds a foster home, group home, or shelter for the child to stay. She has 17 families on her case load. They call her when they have questions or concerns about their foster children of if a difficult situation arises. She also visits each family quarterly or monthly depending on the level of care of the foster children in their homes in order to stay up to date with their foster parent certification. She also does a lot of paperwork such as typing home study reports or placement summaries.
Salary Range: $29,339 - $36,667
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Courses Found Most Helpful: Strategies for Family Intervention, Dynamics of Family Interaction, Child Development, Adult Development, and Adolescent Development
How HDFS helped prepare her: It provided a very good knowledge base for me concerning human behavior and family interaction. It also prepared me to better communicate and interact with clients.
