Neda L. Cochran
122 Maples Park
West Lafayette, IN 47906
Phone: (765)650-1687 (personal cell)
(765)404-9276 (message phone)
E-Mail: nedaran1@aol.com
OBJECTIVE
To obtain a secure position that will utilize my skills and knowledge, provide a challenge, and
allow for personal and professional growth.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
CASE MANAGER II, Community and Family Resource
Center-Community Partners for Child Safety.
Lafayette, IN
Jan. 2008-April 2009
In-home case management services; crisis intervention, assist with “life skills,” assist/teach
parenting techniques, budgeting, assist with organizational/household skills, refer to community
resources, assist family in finding/maintaining appropriate housing, assist with finding
employment or other means of financial support, any other duties/responsibilities to support
families and prevent child abuse and neglect.
FAMILY SUPPORT CASE MANAGER II, Community and Family Resource Center-Family
Support Program.
Lafayette, IN
Oct. 2005-Jan. 2008
Facilitate supervised interactive visitation, schedule visitation, prepare all verification and
documentation of visits, interact and direct visitation, assist with parenting skills, transport
clients, attend appointments with clients, interviewing in emergency situations with clients,
communication with other service providers regarding clients, attending and documenting client
case conferences, advocating for clients and families, attending and documenting client court
hearings, testifying in court hearings as to client progress and compliance with court orders
and/or service providers requests, confirming client compliance and participation with services,
assisting with homemaking skills, assisting with budgeting skills, referring clients to other
appropriate services, documentation of all client contact, any other duties/responsibilities related
to client/family reunification or preservation as they arise.
SUPERVISED VISITATION FACILITATOR/HOMEMAKER, Community and Family
Resource Center-Family Preservation Program.
Lafayette, IN
May 2005-Oct. 2005
Facilitate supervised interactive visitation, schedule visitation, prepare all verification and
documentation of visits, interact and direct visitation, assist with parenting skills, transport
clients/families to and from supervised visitation facilities and/or throughout the community.
Assist family case managers with case management, as needed.
Homemaker Services: assist families in providing and maintaining a clean and safe living
environment, and to procure donations of needed supplies and tools to aid families in doing so.
SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNSELOR-INTERN, New Directions, Inc.
Lafayette, IN
Jan. 2000-May 2000
Completed 180 hour internship. Worked with Intensive Outpatient Program. Performed
intake/orientation, wrote TX plans, made progress notes in client charts using DAP style
charting, completed all necessary administrative and client paperwork, prepared presentations
for use in groups, facilitated and co-facilitated IOP group, UDS collection and documentation,
communication with parole/probation etc. regarding client compliance, staffing of client cases
with co-workers.
CASE MANAGER/EVALUATOR-INTERN, Tippecanoe County Court Services.
Lafayette, IN
Sept. 2001-Jan. 2002
Completed 185 hour internship. Provided case management service to court services clients;
monitor client progress in TX, provide “check in” times for clients to evaluate compliance,
provide guidance to clients as they work on relapse prevention, help maintain client files
following department guideline and file reports as needed regarding client progress/compliance,
conducted UDS (instant and lab tested) and followed all documentation requirements, assist
with data entry as to client information and compliance/completion of program and other
requirements, sat in on various evaluations and discussed outcomes and recommendations
made regarding clients. Learned basic Indiana Drug and Alcohol Court procedures/policies.
Learned to read and interpret MAST and API.
EDUCATION
INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY; Community Health Major
approx. 2 semesters short of BA
2003-04
IVY TECH STATE COLLEGE- INDIANAPOLIS IN; AS Human Services w/Substance Abuse
counseling Specialty
2003
PURDUE UNIVERSITY; Courses only (Consumer and Family Sciences, Humanities)
2000-01
CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION, MICROSOFT WINDOWS 95
1998
CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION, MICROSOFT WORD FOR WINDOWS
1998
WM. HENRY HARRISON HIGH SCHOOL; HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA
1979-83
FAIRBANKS ADDICTION TREATMENT EDUCATION; Basic addiction TX program
2005-06
ACTIVITES AND AWARDS
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Member; Phi Theta Kappa Nation Honor Society-Alpha Upsilon Tau Chapter
Member; MADD, National Organization
President; Human Services Club, Ivy Tech State College-Indianapolis, IN 1999
Deans List: Ivy Tech State College Fall & Spring 1997-98, Fall & Spring 1998-99, Fall & Spring
1999-00, Fall 2001, Spring 2003
Biography published in 23rd edition of The National Dean’s List, 1999-00
Semester honors, Purdue University, Spring 2001
Semester honors, Indiana State University, Fall 2002
REFERENCES
Linda Cohen
West Lafayette, IN
Margie Bluestein
West Lafayette, IN
Linda Leamon
Stockwell, IN
Gabriel Colon
Lafayette, IN
Roshan Khosravi
Lafayette, IN
Marla Bluestein-Kyburz West Lafayette, IN
(765)497-3393 (personal reference)
(765)463-1029 (personal reference)
(765)523-2184 (personal reference)
(304)210-2327 (professional reference)
(765)430-6885 (professional/personal reference)
(765)497-4417 (personal reference)