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Expert Witnesses on Standards for Out of Home Care for
Foster Children, Youth and Dependent Adults


Daniel M. Marble, LCSW and his associates:
John Steinfirst,
LCSW, Robert F. Kelleher, & Cheryle Roberts, LCSW
offer expert witness services to plaintiff and defense attorneys in matters of
child welfare, foster care, and mental health standards of care, juvenile probation
and residential psychiatric care for youth and dependent adults.

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Experts on private and public out-of-home care standards for foster children: Foster Family Agencies, Residential, Psychiatric Institutional Care, State and County Foster Care, Mental Health Services and Juvenile Probation.

 

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Daniel M. Marble, LCSW (License Retired)
Diplomate in Clinical Social Work

Education and License - Return to TOP

  • Whittier College, B.A. Sociology 1959

  • Whittier College Post Graduate – Copenhagen, Denmark, 1960

  • Columbia University School of Social Work, M.S.W. 1962

  • LCSW License #2315, 9/69

  • NASW Registry for Clinical Social Work, 1984

  • Fellow – Society for Clinical Social Work, 1987

  • Board Certified Diplomate in Clinical Social Work, 1988

Professional Experience - Return to TOP

  • 11/07  Consulting Contract with Kern County Mental Health

    • Help establish a residential treatment program for Adolescents with drug abuse problems
       

  • 10/07  Opened Daniel M. Marble and Associates/Adoption License Development Group
     

  • 03/00: The Western Child Welfare Law Center

    • Contract Expert Witness-Evaluating child  welfare agencies
       

  • 02/00: Lead Reviewer

    • Accreditation Teams for The California Alliance of Child and Family Services established to accredit agencies wishing to join The Alliance
       

  • 02/00: Started Daniel M. Marble, MSW Consultant business

    • Community trainings

    • Consultation

    • Agency accreditations

    • Expert witness
       

  • 02/00: Retired as CEO of Kern Bridges Youth Homes
     

  • 07/99: Developed a State Licensed adoptions program
     

  • 08/98: Developed a collaborative “Kool Off” emergency shelter program

    • Developed a Community Education Program to provide trainings for foster parents, group home staff, social workers and MFTs
       

  • 06/97: Developed a level-12 group home for boys ages 6 to 12
     

  • 1992:  Co-founded The Consortium of Out of Home Care Providers (with a supervisor at our Department of Social Services)

    • This was a consortium of the local FFAs and group homes that met monthly with representatives of DSS and Juvenile Probation to discuss and resolve mutual concerns

    • Served as Chairman until 6/99
       

  • 1991:  Kern Bridges Youth Homes joined and was accredited by the California Association of Services for Children

    • As CEO of Kern Bridges, was required to perform accreditation reviews of prospective members and the triennial re-accreditations of other member agencies
       

  • 04/87:  Founder and Executive Director of Kern Bridges Youth Homes.  A Foster Family Agency

    • Organization of a non-profit, tax-exempt entity including recruitment of a Board of Directors

    • Develop a license application.  Recruit, train, certify and supervise foster homes

    • Recruit and staff and develop programs to serve the special needs of foster children in Kern County
       

  • 07/86: Terminate contract for JPPS, which was transferred to another agency and still exists
     

  • 02/85: Founder and Director of Juvenile Probation Psychiatric Services

    • Contract  with Kern Mental Health

    • Developed a comprehensive psychiatric service for residents of Juvenile Hall and Kern Youth  Facility

    • Hire, train and supervise treatment staff

    • Manage Treatment teams

    • Administrator
       

  • 10/72: Consultant to Kern County Juvenile Probation

    • By contract

    • Client  evaluations, staff training consultation at two residential facilities:

      • Kern Youth Facility

      • Camp Erwin Owens
         

  • 07/72: Reduced to half-time at Child Guidance to devote more time to private practice, Individual, family, couple and group psychotherapy, consultation and education
     

  • 1968: Began part-time private practice
     

  • 09/62-7/72: Henrietta Weill Child Guidance Clinic

    • Individual, family and group psychotherapy

    • Therapy Supervisor

    • Community Consultation

Ongoing Training - Return to TOP

  • Forensic Skills Workshop/Giving Expert Testimony/6 hours 11/16/2001

  • How External Standards Provide Internal Quality Control for group home Administrators/6 hours   3/21/2002

  • The Meeting of Our Minds by Joan Rosenberg, Ph.D. 8 hours 5/122006

  • The Changing Face of Child Welfare and Foster Care Services and the Roles of Private Non-Profit Agencies By David Sanders, Ph.D February 2007

  • Best Practices in Assessing and Treating Co Occurring Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders in Adolescents By David Stewart, Ph. D February 2007

  • The Convergence of Mental Health and Social Service Public Policy: An Update on The Katie A. Lawsuit By Patrick Gardner, Deputy Director, National Center for Youth Law February 2007

  • Permanence for Every Child: what Will it Take? By Robert G. Lewis, M.Ed., M.S.W., L.I.C.S.W. February 2007

Teaching Experience - Return to TOP

1976: Awarded a Lifetime Community College Teaching Credential

  • Family and Society: University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB)

  • Etiology of the Delinquent Adolescent (UCSB)

  • Parents and Teenagers: Bakersfield Jr. College

  • Parent Teacher Conferences: Shafter School District – Teacher Training

  • Visiting Lecturer California State University Bakersfield-Social Work Masters Program

  • Trainer: Kern County Indian Education Council

Community Trainings - Return to TOP

  • ADHD, Diagnosis and Treatment

  • Adolescent Suicide

  • Adolescent Rebellion

  • Attachment Disorder

    • Etiology, Diagnosis and Treatment

  • Parenting Other People’s Children

  • Teen Health Issues

    • Recognizing The Emotional Components During Physical Examinations

  • Child Abuse Reporting

  • Children’s Home Administrators Continuing Education

    • Best Practices

    • Policies and procedures

  • Common Psychiatric Disorders in Foster Children

  • Crisis Intervention with High Risk Children for Camp Counselors

  • Expert Witness Testimony for Social Workers

  • 17 Tips for a Good IEP

  • Out of Home Care Options

  • Exploring Boundaries

Community Activities - Return to TOP

  • CSUB Educational Summit to Develop Curriculum Competencies for Social Workers in Corrections

  • CSUB School of Social Work - Community Advisory Board - Chairman

  • R. M. Pyles Boys Camp - Board of Directors

  • Learning Disability Association of California - Past President of Kern Chapter

  • La Cresta Foundation Task Force on Attachment - Chairman

  • NASW - Past Treasurer of Kern Chapter

  • Bakersfield College - Member of Foster Care Education Committee

  • Kern County Network for Children - Member of Advisory Board

  • Kern County Department of Human Services
     - Citizen’s Review Panel for CPS Redesign - Co-chairman

  • Golden Empire Gleaners - Member of Board of Directors

  • Golden Empire Special Education Partnership

Awards and Honors - Return to TOP

  • 1987: Youth Service Award

    • California Probation, Parole & Correctional Association

  • 1988Diplomate in Clinical Social Work - National Board for Clinical Social Work

  • 1998: From The Heart Award for the development of youth services

    • From the Greater Bakersfield Chamber of Commerce

  • 1999Beautiful Bakersfield - Recognition-Humanitarian/Individual

  • 2000 Residential Treatment Program

    • Named The Daniel and Nancy Marble, Casa de Ninos

  • 2004:    Kern Chapter NASW:  Social Worker of the Year

  • 2004:    Assembly Resolution #1016 - Social Worker of the Year

  • 2004Speaker: Hooding Ceremony

    • 2004 Social Work Masters Program at CSUB

  • 2006:  California Senate Resolution No. 375 by the Honorable Roy Ashburn - 3/11
    Daniel M. Marble accepts as founder of Kern Bridges Youth Homes the Pro-Life Organization of the Year for the development of its adoptions program.
     

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