Hello! 

I began working with children many years ago.  I started out having a home daycare when my two girls were young.  This allowed me to stay home with them.  After they started school, I went back to school for Early Childhood Education and taught PreK in a local childcare.  That led me to a different opportunity which was helping children cope with hospital experiences called Child Life.  I worked at Deaconess Health System for 10 years in the hospital and clinic settings helping children cope with medical procedures, surgeries, MRI’s, and blood draws to name a few.  I was able to participate in training and conferences with other Child Life teams from across the country. I learned so much about the medical setting from wonderful doctors and nurses.  During this time I went back to school to earn my bachelor’s degree in child and Family studies from Western Kentucky University.  I was ready for something different and more challenging.  I then worked for Southwestern Behavioral Healthcare, a local CCBHC.  I was able to gain a lot of experience there as I started out as a Skills Development Specialist then moved up to a Wraparound Facilitator and then Supervisor.  I was able to learn so much about our System of Care from other professionals as well as so much from the board-certified psychiatrists. During my time there I was able to become a Certified Wraparound Facilitator through DMHA.  I have a love for wraparound and finding out the why, problem solving, helping others and seeing them knowing and using their potential, their strengths. I have found that I learned many valuable things too while having the opportunity to meet and help families through wraparound.  

 

"Unless we think of others and do something for them, we miss one of the greatest sources of happiness." ~Ray Lyman Wilbur