

Ms. Kinney is a member of the National Association of Social Work, the National Council For Adoption, and the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts. Resume
EDUCATION Master of Arts, Health Care Mission, May 2004, Aquinas Institute of Theology Master of Social Work, August 1990,Colorado State University Bachelor of Arts, June 1974, University of Denver Associate of Arts, June 1972, Colorado Mountain College
1990 to Present
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Therapist in Private Practice specializing in the treatment of Children and Families, providing Home Studies, Parenting coordinator/Decision Maker services, CFI, advocating for the rights of children
September 2005 to September
Placement Director, Littlest Angels International Adoption Agency
1998 –2007
Colorado State University, Western Slope MSW Program Coordinator
2003 –2004
Director of Patient Services, Alpine Home Health and Hospice, Grand Junction Branch
2001 – 2003
Administrator, Alpine Home Health and Hospice, Hospice Division
2000 to 2001
Medical Social Worker, Hospice of the Uncompaghre Valley, Delta Project
1995 to 2000
Medical Social Worker, Continue Care Home Health, Montrose, CO, working first on a contract basis then salaried position conducting psychosocial assessments of home health patients and their families
1996 to 2006
Clinical supervisor for M.S.W. seeking licensure
1991 to 1995
Consultant at one hospital and eight long term care facilities in Delta, Montrose, and Mesa counties
1991 to 1995
Medical Social Worker, Delta Montrose Home Health, Delta, CO
1989 to 1991
Mental Health Professional, Midwestern Mental Health, Delta, CO, community mental health center, experience in outpatient treatment and community support program for the chronically mentally ill
1989
Social Work Intern, V.A. Medical Center, Grand Junction, CO
1988 to 1989
Teaching Assistant, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, social work department
1986 to 1988
Program Director, Abused and Battered Humans, Craig , CO , a domestic violence agency meeting the needs of victims, representing the agency on various community boards, coordinating volunteers, writing grants to keep the agency financially viable
1973 to 1986
Assistant Store Manager, Safeway Stores, Inc. seven stores around the state, scheduling up to 70 employees, completing weekly profit and loss statements, ordering for various departments
Community Involvement
May 2008
Volunteer - Cross Cultural Solutions, Tanzania, Africa
2000– 2004
Voting Member of Delta County Board of Health
1997-2002
West Slope representative to the Colorado chapter of NASW
1995 to 2000
Member, Delta County Resource Committee for Long Term Care
1992 to 1999
Organized and participated in West Slope Home Health Social Workers Network
1997 - 1998
Member of Montrose Medical Ethics Consortium
1997 -1998
Colorado contact for American Network of Home Health Social Workers
1998
Member of the advisory board for Rocky Mountain HMO Time Bank
1994 to 1997
Trainer, Delta Women’s Resource Center, Crisis Intervention Team
REGISTRIES, LICENSES AND CERTIFICATES Licensed Clinical Social Worker, state of Colorado, license # 991078 National Association of Social Work National Council For Adoption Association of Family and Conciliation Courts Colorado Social Worker of the Year,2002 June 23,24, 25, 30, and July 1, 2008-Katz and Loizeaux Forensic Services, LLC, 40-hour Child and Family Investigator Training July 24-27, 2007 National Conference, National Council For Adoption March 16 through May 19,2007 Divorce and Child Custody Mediation, Institute for Advanced Dispute Resolution, Boulder, CO April 12-13, 2007 Comprehensive Training for Parenting Coordinators and Decision Makers October 9 through December 10,2006 Core Mediation, Institute for Advanced Dispute Resolution, Boulder, CO September 29, 2006 Western Slope Colloquium, Colorado NASW, 6CEU’s September 26-27, 2005 Structured Analysis Family Evaluation (S.A.F.E.) training September 8 and 9, 2006 Couples in Conflict: Resolving Ties That Bind, 12CEU’s September 23, 2005 Social Work and the Law September 19-20, 2005 Investigation and Prosecution of Child Sexual Abuse, 16 contact hours June 24, 2005 Methamphetamine Symposium, Montrose Colorado April 1,2005 Play Therapy for Changing Times,12.75 Contact hours August 23-25, 2004 Home Health Coding Boot Camp, 12 CEU's April 9-12, 2003 Scaling the Peaks of Excellence in Hospice and Palliative Care, 12 Contact hours September 7-9, 2002 Hospice Administrator Certificate Program, 18.5 Contact hours September 10-12, 2002 National Hospice Leadership Conference May 2,2002 Home Care Association of Colorado,7.2 Contact Hours October 19, 2001 Bringing Heart and Soul into Elder Communities, 7.5 contact hours May 23,2001 Colorado Hospice Organization Spring Conference, 15.5 contact hours May 22,2001 Colorado Hospice Organization Bereavement Skill Building Day, 15.25 contact hours November 6-7, 1999 Practicing Integrated Psychology: Mind, Body and Soul, 12 contact hours February 19, 1999 Honoring Children’s Voices, 6 contact hours December 1, 1998 Assessing Decisional Capacity of Adults, 6 contact hours July 1997 Research Sampling Technician, Costa Rica and Mexico June 13-14, 1997 American Network of Home Health Social Workers, Annual Conference, 16 contact hours February 28, 1997 Roll of the on-call support person in a trauma situation February 7, 1997 Play Therapy, A Pathway to the Future, 6 contact hours November 8 and 9, 1996 Spiritual Caregiver Training Retreat, 9.5 contact hours February 1996 Orientation/ride along with a Mississippi social worker, MS delta June 2,1995 Cognitive Processing Therapy for Rape Victims, 7 contact hours May 9,1995 Strengthening Step families, 5.5contact hours September 23, 1994 Psychotherapy Jurisprudence,6.5 contact hours June 16,1994 Substance Abuse Subtle Screening Inventory, 3.5 contact hours July 17,1994 Advanced Clinical Hypnotherapy, 16 contact hours April 10,1994 Clinical Hypnotherapy, 20 contact hours July 15,1993 Increasing Human Effectiveness II,19.8 contact hours March 15,1993 Death, Grief, and Mourning, 5contact hours October19, 1992 Alzheimer’s Disease, Helping Families Understand, 5.5 hours December 1991 Qualife Wellness Weekend October 30, 1991 Long Term Care Update, 7contact hours May 31,1991 A Training in Brief Therapies, 5.5contact hours May 19,1991 Aids Train the Trainer, 12.75 contact hours November9, 1990 Working Effectively with the Resistant Client, 14 hours October26, 1990 Child Sexual Abuse, 6 contact hours October20, 1990 Basic Aids Information For Substance Abuse Counselors, 7 contact hours September5, 1990 Caring for the Problem Schizophrenic, 2 contact hours May 31,1990 Suicide Prevention and Crisis Team Training, 1 semester hour April 12,1990 Facilitating Youth Support Groups,1/2 semester hour January27, 1989 Re-Educating Troubled Youth, 5contact hours Winter1985 – Dale Carneige Course in Public Speaking November1984 – Safeway Management Training
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WORKSHOPS AND CONTINUING EDUCATION