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

• 1988:  Diplomate 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

• 1999:  Beautiful 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

• 2004:  Speaker: 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.
   

References - Request

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