Ha'Leigh Pettine,LSW LGSW, LMSW
Commerce City
Summary
Passionate child advocate seeking position utilizing research skills and life experience to raise awareness of child-care issues through a gender justice lens.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Lead Assessment Worker
Adams County Child and Family Services
Westminster
06.2025 - Current
- Conducted intake assessments to determine client needs and eligibility for services.
- Conducted thorough assessments of children's safety and well-being.
- Developed written plans of action for each child and family, outlining goals and objectives.
- Ensured compliance with federal regulations governing Child Welfare Services programs.
- Investigated reports of abuse or neglect according to agency protocol.
- Assessed risks associated with potential placements for children.
- Assisted in locating suitable permanent homes for children who are unable to remain with their birth families.
Clinical Social Worker
Children Hospital of Colorado
Aurora
03.2025 - 06.2025
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop comprehensive treatment plans.
- Conducted assessments to identify children's mental health needs and concerns.
- Educated families on coping strategies and available community resources.
- Offered crisis intervention services to children in acute distress situations.
- Coordinated psychosocial assessments, treatment plans, and progress notes.
Licensed Social Worker
National Center for Children and Families, NCCF
Greenbelt
09.2022 - 03.2025
- Provides bi-monthly home visits to children residing in Foster homes.
- Ensures that children’s physical, medical, educational and therapeutic service needs are appropriately met.
- Ensures that each child has an appropriate permanency plan and that every team member is working together to reach the permanency goal.
- Conducts functional family assessments in order to develop case plans and family case plans based on the needs of the child.
Program Manager, EMPOWER
CASA for Children of DC
Washington
09.2021 - 08.2022
- Fostered relationships to define programming needs and strengthen organizational standing.
- Monitored and created reports showcasing program outcomes to communicate results with clients and stakeholders.
- Wrote, researched and applied for grant proposals to obtain funding from private and government agencies.
CASA Supervisor
CASA for Children of DC
Washington
03.2021 - 09.2021
- Manage 25-30 volunteers in their advocacy work with a caseload of 40 children in the DC abuse and neglect court by providing supervision and coaching in four key areas of advocacy; permanency, life skills, educational support, and overall well being of the child.
- Help reduce burnout and “compassion fatigue” among volunteers
- Submit monthly data reports to send to stakeholders that synthesizes volunteers work and time spent on cases in order to maintain the positive narrative of our organization
Education
MSW - Direct Practice, Child and Family Welfare Services
Howard University, District of Columbia
01-2022
BA - Criminal Justice, Women & Gender Studies
High Point University
01-2020
Skills
- Technical support
- Professional and mature
- Client rights advocacy
- Strategic planner
- Behavioral plan creation
- Emotional awareness
- Research expertise
- Database updates
- Life skills development
- Records management
- Project development
Interests
LGBTQ+ and Gender Equity, Child Advocacy, Public Speaking, Creative Writing
Publications
Presenter, “Delinquents or Victims?: The Evaluation of Child Maltreatment and Problem Behavior” (56th Annual Meeting of the Academy For Criminal Justice Sciences in Baltimore, Maryland, March 2019).
Presenter, “Delinquents or Victims?: The Evaluation of Child Maltreatment and Problem Behavior” (High Point University Research and Creativity Symposium, High-PURCS, April 2019).
Presenter. “How has the March for Life Rally Challenged, Disrupted, and Discarded the Perceptions Imposed on Roe V. Wade?” (High Point University Research and Creativity Symposium, High-PURCS, April 2020).
Certification
• Licensed Graduate Social Worker (DC) LG200001785 - 2022
• Licensed Master Social Worker (MD) 29209 - 2022
Licensed Social Worker (CO) 0009926106 - 2025
• Licensed Master Social Worker (MD) 29209 - 2022
Licensed Social Worker (CO) 0009926106 - 2025
Timeline
Lead Assessment Worker
Adams County Child and Family Services
06.2025 - Current
Clinical Social Worker
Children Hospital of Colorado
03.2025 - 06.2025
Licensed Social Worker
National Center for Children and Families, NCCF
09.2022 - 03.2025
Program Manager, EMPOWER
CASA for Children of DC
09.2021 - 08.2022
CASA Supervisor
CASA for Children of DC
03.2021 - 09.2021
MSW - Direct Practice, Child and Family Welfare Services
Howard University, District of Columbia
BA - Criminal Justice, Women & Gender Studies
High Point University