Shad Cook

Background

About Shad Cook

I am an experienced social worker with 20+ years of experience in the field. My core social work experience is with children and families. I have worked in juvenile residential facilities, juvenile diversion and probation, family social work with substance using parents and child welfare with specialization in the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA). My MSW is from the University of Minnesota Duluth with specialization in Regional and Tribal Child Welfare. I was a IV-E scholar and a NCWWI (ICWA) scholar while in the MSW program. I have presented at the 2018 NICWA Conference in Anchorage, Alaska and was part of the 2019 ICWA Court Collaboration in Denver, Colorado. I value being client focused, an empathetic listener, utilizing a holistic approach, social justice advocacy, relationship builder, family preservation, crisis intervention (working in controlled chaos) and teamwork helps everyone!