Legal Victim Advocate
Posted on: 2011-04-05
ELLEN BARNES
214 South First Street
Denton, Maryland 21629
Cell: (410) 200-4611
E-mail: [email protected]
OBJECTIVE
To obtain a challenging position that will utilize my extensive skills, as a Legal Advocate, Victim Advocate, willing to relocate.
EXPERIENCE
October 2004 Legal Advocate/Client Advocate, Mid Shore Council on Family To Present Violence, (Denton, Maryland)
- Provides advocacy services to victims of domestic violence. Conducts intake interviews, develop and initiate non-shelter service plans. One on one education sessions, hotline crisis calls and referrals to community resources maintains detailed case notes, and as needed after hours crisis response intervention.
- Serves as a Legal Advocate by providing supportive services to include: preparing victims for court, accompaniment to court hearings and other related offices. Assistance with understanding legal options during divorce, custody and protective order hearings. Maintains legal files, information and referrals and detailed case notes.
- Maintains data base for statistical reporting to submit monthly and quarterly for the five counties the agency serves.
- Assisted in Community Outreach projects tailored to High School students.
April 2006 Weekend Support Staff, Chesapeake Real Estate and Associates,
To Present (Chester, Maryland)
- Providing clerical support, answering incoming calls, scheduling showing appointments.
EDUCATION
1980 to 1982 Chesapeake Community College, Wye Mills, Maryland
2005 Roper Criminal Justice Academy, Baltimore, Maryland
Certificate of Victim Assistance Training
2009 to Present University of Maryland University of College (UMUC)
Pursuing a Bachelors Degree in Criminal Justice
ACHIEVEMENTS
- Victim Advocate Award, 2006
- Governor’s Victim Witness Citation Award, 2008
- MSCFV Dedication Award, 2009
TECHNICAL SKILLS
- Excel * PowerPoint * Microsoft Publisher * HTML