Linda Wolter PhD, LCSW 3017 S. Lynn Court, Unit D Arlington Heights, Illinois 60005 Home 847-690-0463 Cell 847-848-5045 Lindawolter@yahoo.com Education Doctorate Social Work 2009 Institute for Clinical Social Work, Chicago, Illinois: Dissertation Topic: Self experiences in parents who adopt traumatized children Master of Social Work 1988 University of Illinois at Chicago Mental Health Concentration Bachelor of Social Work 1987 University of Illinois at Chicago Certifications & Licensure Council on Accreditation, Peer reviewer, October 2009 Licensed Clinical Social Worker Illinois, December 1992 Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor Illinois, 1999 (not active) Certified Elder Abuse Supervisor Illinois, 2005 (expired) Academic Experience UNIVERSITY OF ST. FRANCIS Joliet, IL Director of Field Education- 2014- current Director of Field Experience Coordinate and supervise field placements for graduate and undergraduate social work students. Conduct concurrent seminar courses for students providing clinical feedback and additional training to address issues that arise in field placements. Assist field supervisors in goal setting, evaluations and addressing issues or concerns as related to the students performance. Develop and maintain community constituents for student placement Provide training to agency administrative and clinical staff as requested in areas of outcome tracking, use of data for decision making, and clinical issues. Support re-affirmation of MSW and BSW accreditation through updating materials, seminar course and tracking outcomes. AQUIP committee member/ College of Art & Science International/Multidisciplinary course Caring for the Elderly June 2016 for Social work Nursing graduate & undergraduate students from University of St Francis & Graz, Austria
CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY- CHICAGO River Forest, IL Assistant Professor- June 2010- August 2014 Director of Field Experience Coordinate and supervise field placements of students. Assist field supervisors in goal setting, evaluations and addressing issues or concerns as related to the students performance. Teach undergraduate courses in the field of social work. Pedagogy interests in all levels of practice, theory and intervention and research. Social work courses: Human Behavior in the Social Environment I & II Social Policy I Practice I, II, III Abusive and Addictive Families Systems (elective) Substance Abuse (elective Release time of twenty-five percent allotted for preparation for the Department of Social Works application for accreditation through the Council for Social Work Education. Preparation for Benchmark One includes: Provide leadership in preparing faculty and adjuncts for accreditation Design and implement curriculum changes to meet CSWE standards Assist in internal restructuring/reorganizing to ensure autonomy Prepare Letter of Intents and Benchmark One Write Handbook for Students and Field Supervisors Coordinate reports with Concordia University Chicago Financial/ Budget, Library, Admissions departments for accreditation. University Outcome Committee member GOVENOR STATE UNIVERSITY University Park, IL @ Triton College Adjunct Professor of Social Work (Undergraduate) August 2010- May 2014 Urban Development Diversity Interviewing Skills UNIVERSITY OF ST.FRANCIS, Joliet, Illinois Visiting Professor- August 2009- June 2010 (One-year teaching contract) Teach graduate level courses specific to clinical practice and human development Psychopathology Addictions Human Behavior in the Social Environment I & II Practice III LEWIS UNIVERSITY, Romeoville, Illinois Assistant Professor/ Social Work July 2008- May, 2009 (One-year teaching contract)
Teach undergraduate courses in the field of social work. Pedagogy interests in all levels of practice, theory and intervention and research. Introduction to Social Work Social Policy Practice I & II Human Behavior in Social Environment I Release time of fifty percent allotted for preparation for the Department of Social Works application for accreditation through the Council for Social Work Education. Preparation for Benchmark One includes: Using logic model for program implementation assessed curriculum inputs and made recommendations for improvement Identifying general education courses for curriculum enhancement Develop measurable learning outcomes for core classes based on 2008 CSWE standards Prepared documents for Educational Policy Committee and catalog changes Create Student Handbook Recommended revisions for student field placement manual Develop tracking systems for learning outcomes and goal attainment Provide leadership in preparing faculty and adjuncts for accreditation Professional Experience CRYSALIS CONSULTING GROUP, River Grove, IL Clinical Supervisor (part-time) August 2012- December 2015 Administrative duties include: Provide clinical supervision to CARES line staff responding to crisis calls for Medicaid eligible children having mental health crisis throughout Illinois. Respond to incoming crisis calls and enter data into multiple data bases as required for mental health services CQI call reviews : Monitors, evaluates calls for designated staff to ensure staff responses are consistent with written procedures and meet quality standards. Use call review data for training and enhancing staff efficiency and skills. Write and submit all call review reports and additional supervision documentation as required. Complete annual staff evaluations Assist in updating program procedures and training modules as needed TRI CITY FAMILY SERVICES, Geneva, IL Clinician/Consultant (part-time) November 2009- August 2011 Provide individual and family therapy to children, adolescents and adults, addressing a variety of issues including anxiety, depression, adjustment and grief
Provide screening and alcohol assessments for clients as referred through EAP, school etc. Provide outpatient support and therapy in conjunction with additional community chemical treatment providers METROPOLITAN FAMILY SERVICES, Chicago, Illinois Sr. Program Manager / Clinical Supervisor 1993 2007 Over twenty years of clinical work with individuals and families involved in child welfare, juvenile justice and mental health systems Administrative and clinical responsible for: Child Welfare Programs: Adoption Preservation Extended Family Support Older Caregivers (Grandparents raising grandchildren) Step-down program for children coming out of residential Children s Mental Health: Screening/Assessment and Social Services (SASS) Child & Adolescence (C&A) counseling Juvenile Justices Programs: Vehicle for Change Girls Link Women of Vision Juvenile Justice Intervention Program Provide individual/team clinical supervision to various level staff and students Proficient in all forms of Psycho-dynamic and Cognitive Behavioral treatment methods across diverse populations. Responsible for $2.3 million in programs services. Provided administrative, fiscal, clinical leadership in a wide variety of home- and office-based programs. Met or exceeded number of clients served in programs contracts by 10% to 30% annually. Require all programs and staff to adhere to best-practices standards. Using program outcomes identified gaps in clinical services and recommended changes to maximize clients progress. Responsible for programs tracking evaluation and outcomes Manage resources to ensure maximum effectiveness as applied to client needs and overall program goals. Adapted and created program services that allowed funding increases ranging from 5% to 75% over six years. Maintained a balanced budget in all programs. Wrote annual reports for funders highlighting program outcomes, service deficiencies, and recommendations for program expansion. Monitor service documentation and direct improvements to system. Responsible for four agency accreditations through the Council on Accreditation for Children and Families. Successfully achieved highest scores in all program services and implementation.
Provide training and consultation on cases specific to attachment, trauma, and adoption to other providers throughout Illinois. Collaborated with Illinois State University Center for Adoption Studies and co-wrote training module for Department of Children and Family Services placement caseworkers for post-adoption assessment, interventions and services Collaborated with Department of Child & Family Services (DCFS) administrators and Illinois State University (ISU) researchers in evaluating Adoption Preservation Program services. As a team, made suggestions to DCFS for service delivery changes based on research findings. ADOPTION PRESERVATION PROGRAM Clinical Social Worker: 1991-1993 Provided in-home and office-based therapy to post-legal adoptive families in DuPage, Lake, Kane, and Cook counties. Treatment addressed issues trauma, abuse, adoption, grief and loss, fetal alcohol, and academic issues. BENSENVILLE HOME SOCIETY, Bensenville, Illinois Maternity Services: 1988-1991 Provided crisis intervention to prospective parents and their families, focusing counseling on readiness to parent, financial stability, family, and social-support systems. SALVATION ARMY COUNSELING CENTER, Des Plaines, Illinois Clinical Social Worker (part-time): 1989-1991 Provided short- and long-term psychotherapy to individuals, couples, children, and families, using Systems, Psycho-Dynamic, Cognitive Behavioral, and Communications theories in treatment. BENSENVILLE HOME SOCIETY, Bensenville, Illinois Consultant / Group Facilitator: 1984-1988 Co-designed and Co-led six-session parenting-skills training program for special-needs adoptive parents, to help children with issues of adoption and loss-andabandonment. Committee Memberships Illinois Department of Child and family Services: Adoption Advisory Council August 2007-current Illinois Department on Aging- Grandparents raising Grandchildren Task Force 2010- current Adoption Information Center of Illinois: Advisory Council/ Post Adoption subcommittee Chair 1992-1995 Professional Presentations November 2017- Presentation/workshop at Catholic Charities/ Head start Program. Engaging, Assessment and Treatment Planning with Families. August 2015- Presentation at International Association of Foster and Adoptive Parents Conference: Self experiences in parents who care for traumatized children.
July 2014- Presentation at International Association of Foster and Adoptive Parents Conference: When caring hurts: Impact of caring for traumatized children. June 2009- Guest lecture University of San Francisco- Bolivia South America Presentation to School of Nursing; Law; Language and Psychology Topics include: Child Well-being Assessment and treatment methods with special populations From 1991 through 2007 Post Adoption Services Needs Parenting a traumatized Child: Brain Development and trauma, how to implement cognitive behavioral techniques, assessing parents/child capacity Adoption Readiness: Seven Core Issues of Adoption, trauma, attachment, grief and loss Attachment and trauma Theory and Practice Issues of the Older Adoptive Parent Ethics Clinical Assessment Use of empathy in the therapeutic relationship Pregnancy Prevention in Adolescence Substance Abuse and the Family Systems Publications : Verbeek, H. M.D & Wolter, L PhD Dementia in Nursing Homes (May 2017) Chapter Ed Schussler and Lohrmann Chapter 7 Inclusion and Support of Family Members Pub. Springer Book, Netherland Honors & Recognitions Phi Alpha Honors Society 2010 Phi Theta Kappa- 1985