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Amy M Bishop, MSW, is an author, consultant. public speaker and professor at the Graduate School of Social Work, University of Denver. Amy began her consulting work as the first CYDC Education Advocate for the 17th Judicial District in Colorado she created and implemented the education advocate position, policies and procedures beginning in 2008. In this position for 15 years, Amy was able to implement standards and procedures that required collaboration from all agencies & schools working with youth. Successful in this effort, she went on to replicate the position, conduct training on educational advocacy statewide and internationally publish her educational stability framework. She is an associate member of the Independent Educational Consultant Association (IECA) and created Bishop Educational Consulting to provide consulting services to systems, counties and individuals when “Educational Planning for Court involved Youth: A Guide for Counties, Systems and Individuals” was published in 2018. Most recently she was certified as an WOW College Essay Coach.
Amy graduated with her MSW from the University of Denver in 2004 with a focus on high risk youth and school social work. She received a certification from the Georgetown University School to Justice partnership program and in 2016 was awarded Senate Bill 94 Outstanding Employee Award for her work in the 17th Judicial District in 2016. She consults with multiple counties to improve educational stability for systems youth over the years. She now serves as the educational consultant provider for Colorado Division of Youth Services, Judicial District and Colorado Youth Detention Continuum (CYDC). She is also a professor and off site MSW supervisor for the University of Denver Graduate School of Social Work.
Amy is available for public speaking events including virtual trainings, workshops and keynote presentations.
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If you are in need of dedicated guidance, facilitation, organization to keep oriented towards your goals of improving educational planning & outcomes. Look no further. Amy draws from a vast amount of experiences in the field in working with you towards success. Change begins with you.
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Most Recent Projects
May 2022 WOW Certified Essay Coach
Douglas County Human Services
As an Educational Consultant for Douglas County, I assisted in creating their Education Action Team, established three goals for the first year from each Tier in the County Guide for Educational Planning. I acted as the facilator of meetings, created documents for use including the action plan for the first year, keep the group on task and assisted in meeting goals created by team. Goals included a county, systems and individual goal.
Activities & Accomplishments
• Immediate notification to school district when youth is removed from home
• Creation of Educational Navigator position
• Immediate Educational planning at start of every case
Adams County Juvenile Assessment Center & School Partnership: Notification Pilot
Creation and implementation of School District Notification of Systems Involvement form and procedures immediately following a youth visiting the juvenile assessment center in the 17th Judicial District (The Link). This includes voluntary families as well seeking services for at risk youth. Partners include Adams County School Districts 12, 27J and Aurora Public Schools.
Activities & Accomplishments
• School Notification Form implementation
• Data Collection from school districts
Senate Bill 94 Education Advocate position
In collaboration with the 17th Judicial District, Senate Bill 94 Coordinator, the Education Advocate position, handbook, all advocate documents used in field and implementation of best practices based on research nationwide was created in 2007.
Activities & Affiliations
•Advocate position replication in additional counties
• Creation of the first JD specific Education Advocate position in Colorado.