Joyce Starke
Field Training Specialist I Ctr on Children Families & the Law University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Contact
- Address
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1600 10th St
Gering NE 69341 - Phone
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308-225-2007
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jstarke2@unl.edu
Joyce has 32 years experience working in the child welfare system - 9 years as a Protection and Safety Worker and Supervisor and 23 years in her current position providing field training to Children & Family Service Specialists in the Western Service Area. She has provided P.R.I.D.E Master training and Spaulding Adoption training to NDHHS staff and adoptive families, and has worked as an Adoption Home Study contractor for NDHHS for a number of years. Prior to her work in Child Welfare, Joyce worked as a Licensed Practical Nurse for 8 years with various Community based programs. She was born and raised in Western Nebraska and she and her husband have raised 6 children (4 of whom were adopted from the child welfare system). Joyce is a die hard Husker, and is devoted to helping families achieve their best in Western Nebraska.
Education
- Western Nebraska Community College, AA (Practical Nursing)
- Chadron State College, BA (Health Sciences & Human Ecology)
Areas of Interest:
- Child abuse and neglect
- Protection and Safety field training
- Protection and Safety case management
- Protection and Safety Supervisor skill development
- P.R.I.D.E Master Trainer
Professional Activities & Community Service:
- State of Nebraska, Licensed Practical Nurse (Inactive status)
- Adoption Home Study & Spaulding Adoption Trainer Private Contractor, Nebraska Health and Human Services
- American Missionary Fellowship Member and Curly Sunday School Host Home
- Victory Heights Bible Camp Board Associate and Volunteer