Vanessia Woods
Johnson City
Summary
Compassionate social worker specializing in managing high-volume caseloads for children with developmental delays and disabilities. Committed to guiding families through complex eligibility processes and ensuring compliance with state and federal standards while promoting advocacy and person-centered services.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
TEIS Service Coordinator II
TN Dept. of DDA
12.2025 - Current
- Managing high-volume caseloads of children with complex developmental delays and disabilities.
- Guided families through Tennessee State eligibility standards, ensuring access to necessary services.
- Facilitating Individualized Family Service Plan meetings and coordinating multi-disciplinary therapy services.
- Managed timeline compliance within forty-five day federal window, facilitating timely service delivery.
- Maintaining client records by timely documentation to maintain compliance of State and Federal regulations and policies.
- Guiding families through the transition and/or Extended Option planning process with the local school systems.
- Upheld Federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act safeguards, ensuring effective parent communication and informed consent.
- Teaming & Collaborating with healthcare providers to ensure timely child therapy services.
Case Manager II
Families Free, inc.
06.2022 - 07.2025
- Specialized in case management that integrates family involvement to enhance client support.
- Aligned treatment goals with family reunification plans through targeted parenting support.
- Supported client recovery by collaborating with multidisciplinary treatment teams on compliance with treatment planning and company policies.
- Collaborating with child welfare caseworkers to provide objective updates on client progress, sobriety milestones, and treatment compliance.
- Facilitating trauma-informed interventions, relapse prevention, coping skills, emotional regulation, recovery groups.
- Submitted accurate clinical progress reports to criminal court systems and probation agencies, verifying client compliance with legal mandates.
- Conducting assessments, developing service treatment plans/goals and discharge planning.
- Maintaining client confidentiality and compliance with HIPAA.
Case Manager II
Frontier Health
Willow Ridge
09.2020 - 06.2022
- Specializing in family integrated case management.
- Conducted assessments and developed service plans, arranging referrals to facilitate successful community reintegration post-discharge.
- Coordinated cross-agency interventions with probation officers and court officials to synchronize rehabilitation services with legal mandates.
- Collaborated with clinical treatment team to enhance client recovery and ensure compliance with treatment planning and company policies.
- Maintaining compliance with federal and state standards and requirements for mental healthcare facilities.
- Maintaining client confidentiality in compliance with HIPAA.
- Organized and facilitated gratitude and mindfulness support groups to foster a positive mindset.
- Providing timely documentation chart work in accordance with company policies.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Social Work
King University
05-2020
Associate of Applied Science - Social Work focus
Northeast State
05-2018
Skills
- Family Integrated case management
- Trauma-Informed Care
- Multi-Agency Assessment
- Coping Skills Development
- Parenting Support
- Motivational Interviewing
- Facilitating Support Groups
- Community outreach
- Utilizing Community Resources
- Agency interventions
- Client Confidentiality
- HIPAA Compliance
- State and Federal Regulations
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Team collaboration
- Cultural competency
- Multi-Agency Discharge planning
Timeline
TEIS Service Coordinator II
TN Dept. of DDA
12.2025 - Current
Case Manager II
Families Free, inc.
06.2022 - 07.2025
Case Manager II
Frontier Health
09.2020 - 06.2022
Bachelor of Science - Social Work
King University
Associate of Applied Science - Social Work focus
Northeast State