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Jill Knox

Field Training Specialist II Ctr on Children Families & the Law University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Contact

Address
206 S 13th St Ste 1000
Lincoln NE 68588-0227
Phone
402-472-3479 On-campus 2-3479
Email
jknox@unl.edu

Jill Knox, BA,is a Field Training Specialist II at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Center on Children, Families, and the Law (CCFL). Since 2004, Knox has primarily worked on CCFL’s training team in partnership with the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services Division of Children and Family Services. CCFL’s training team delivers comprehensive New Worker Training to Child and Family Services Specialists, supervisors, and Tribal staff via classroom and distance learning. In her 20 years as a Field Training Specialist II, Knox has assisted with curriculum development and mentored trainees by coordinating ongoing training, providing experiential learning experiences, ensuring training completion, and supporting the transfer of learning from the classroom to the field. Knox is passionate about finding permanency for children in the Health and Human Services System and has over 28 years of experience in child welfare as a direct care provider, Case Manager, and Field Training Specialist II.

Education

University of Nebraska-Lincoln, BA

Areas of Interest: 

  • Child abuse and neglect and its effects on families
  • Investigation of child abuse and neglect cases
  • Community education of child abuse and neglect
  • Field training for Child Welfare Workers
  • Permanency for children in the Health and Human Services System
  • Collaboration with community professionals

Professional Activities & Community Service: 

  • Nursery/Toddler Coordinator for Horizons Community Church
  • Private Contractor for home studies with Health and Human Services, January 2005 to October 2008
  • Child Welfare Worker, November 1998 to July 2003 Lincoln, NE