Karyn Kameroff

WORK HISTORY

EDUCATION

ABOUT KARYN KAMEROFF

What energizes me? Indigeneity, Empowerment, Centering Equity, and Dismantling Systems Experience-Consulting; Self-Employed. Indian Child Welfare, D/E/I, Grant reviews and Indigenous issues -Child Abuse Specialist. Providing medical social work; child abuse assessments -Program Coordinator; Providing education on violence and victimization with Indigenous populations -Indian Child Welfare Social Worker/Lead Social Services Specialist -Clinical Supervisor for adolescent substance use disorder treatment with county drug court-Case Manager for co-occurring adult outpatient treatment. Residential treatment milieu-Milieu management for adjudicated adolescent sex offenders. Education: DSW; Simmons University School of Social Work, currently enrolled student. expected graduation date, June 2025 MSW; Eastern Washington University, inducted into Iota Beta Phi Honor Society, Dean\'s List, awarded Child Welfare Tuition Assistance Program tuition waiver MA: University of Kansas, focus on federal Indian law, history, and social work, awarded multiple scholarships and fellowships Addiction Studies: NW Indian College, awarded tribal scholarship B.A; The Evergreen State College; awarded Multi-cultural Student Scholarship Boards and Volunteer Experience: Clark County Community Action Advisory Board, Native American Community Advisory Board; WSU-Vancouver, SWACH Board of Trustee, Healthy Living Collaborative Policy Committee Co-Chair, Local Indian Child Welfare Advisory Board and Regional Board Member for State of Washington\'s Department of Children, Youth and Families, SW Washington Independent Investigation Team non-law enforcement community member for the use of deadly force with Clark and Skamania Counties, Access to Justice Equity Advisory Group, Clark and Cowlitz Counties Domestic Violence/ Sexual Assault Task Force, Secretary and C-Co-Chair; Clark County Human Trafficking Task Force and Steering Committee member, Clark County Volunteer Lawyer\'s Program Board of Director, Interstate Bridge Replacement Equity Advisory Group member, Vice-Chair; SW Washington Equity Committee Specializing in education and presentations on: Indigenous topics and history, addressing equity/diversity and inclusion, human trafficking, Indian Child Welfare, intergenerational trauma and resiliency, substance use disorders and mental health, Certified in GAIN assessments, Motivational Interviewing, ACRA/ACC treatment and clinical supervision