Ashley Braswell
Nashville
Summary
Professional with strong experience in child welfare and family support. Proven ability to build relationships with children and families, assess needs, and develop effective care plans. Highly collaborative team member focused on achieving positive outcomes, adaptable to changing circumstances, and reliable in high-pressure environments. Skilled in crisis intervention, case management, and advocacy.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Teacher
Metro Action Commission Head Start
Nashville, TN
08.2024 - Current
- Assessed student performance through formative and summative evaluations, providing constructive feedback.
- Fostered a nurturing classroom environment promoting social, emotional, and cognitive development.
- Collaborated with parents to provide updates on student progress and address concerns.
- Designed and implemented engaging lesson plans tailored to diverse learning styles.
- Evaluated student performance through assessments to refine teaching methods effectively.
Family Intervention Specialist/Lifeset
Youth Villages
Nashville, TN
07.2023 - 08.2024
- Developed individualized intervention plans to support youth in achieving behavioral and emotional goals.
- Facilitated family meetings to strengthen communication and resolve conflicts among family members.
- Monitored client progress, adapting strategies to meet evolving needs and improve outcomes.
- Conducted assessments to identify strengths, needs, and barriers impacting family dynamics and youth behavior
- Advocated for young adult's rights, ensuring their voices were heard in court proceedings.
- Implemented strategies to improve placement stability, reducing disruptions in foster care settings.
- Provided crisis intervention services when necessary, addressing urgent issues to promote stability within the foster home.
- Empowered youth through life skills training sessions focused on building self-sufficiency and personal responsibility.
Adoption Preparation Worker
Dept. Family, Protective Services
San Antonio, TX
06.2021 - 05.2023
- Recruit, identify, and match children with prospective adoptive families.
- Provide services to children in adoptive placement.
- Document contacts in a timely manner.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to develop effective service plans for families in need.
- Determine if child abuse and neglect is present.
- Maintained case history records and prepared court reports.
- Liaised between students, homes, schools, family services, child guidance clinics, courts, protective services, doctors and other contacts to help children facing disabilities, abuse, and poverty.
- Arranged for medical, psychiatric and other tests that may disclose causes of difficulties and indicated remedial measures.
- Conducted comprehensive assessments to ensure compliance with safety and regulatory standards.
Child Protective Services Investigator
Dept. Family, Protective Services
San Antonio, TX
08.2014 - 06.2021
- Respond to crisis situations involving children who may be in an abusive or neglectful situation.
- Conduct investigations of abuse and neglect reports to children.
- Interview children, parents, caregivers, and others familiar with the family situation including teachers, medical staff, law enforcement, etc.
- Assess child safety and take necessary actions to protect children.
- Document information gathered in a timely manner
- Regular on-call duties, which include weekend and holidays.
- Maintain effective work relationship with law enforcement, judicial officials, medical professionals, and the community.
- Testify in court
- Conducted comprehensive investigations to assess child safety and welfare in high-risk situations.
- Collaborated with law enforcement and community agencies to ensure effective service delivery.
Intern
The Family Justice Center
Knoxville, TN
01.2014 - 05.2014
- Create a safe & comforting environment for victims of domestic violence
- Follow through a needs assessment with clients
- Educate clients about what the Justice Center can do for them
- Assisted clients in navigating available resources and services for family-related legal issues.
- Conducted research on best practices in victim support services to enhance program offerings.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Child and Family Studies
The University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN05.2014
Skills
- Social Perceptiveness
- Cultural Competency
- Interviewing Individuals
- Crisis Intervention
- Case Management
- Child Abuse and Neglect Identification
- Relationship building
- Verbal and Written Communication
- Microsoft Access
- Youth Engagement
- Classroom management
Timeline
Teacher
Metro Action Commission Head Start
08.2024 - Current
Family Intervention Specialist/Lifeset
Youth Villages
07.2023 - 08.2024
Adoption Preparation Worker
Dept. Family, Protective Services
06.2021 - 05.2023
Child Protective Services Investigator
Dept. Family, Protective Services
08.2014 - 06.2021
Intern
The Family Justice Center
01.2014 - 05.2014
Bachelor of Science - Child and Family Studies
The University of Tennessee