Nan Giblin Beeler received her masters degree in social work from The Ohio State University in 1978. Her prior work experience includes directing a multidisciplinary day treatment center for emotionally and behaviorally disturbed pre-school children; casework with unruly youth and their families at a county child welfare agency; and counseling residents and consulting with staff in a nursing home.
Ms. Beeler is the lead author of Module VII of the Core Curriculum for Child Welfare Caseworkers, entitled "The Effects of Abuse and Neglect on Child Development," and contributing author of the eight- module Caseworker Core Series, and four modules of the Sexual Abuse Intervention Series. She also co-authored the IHS Independent Living Training Curriculum, the Training, Orientation, and Optimal Learning (TOOL) Manual for child welfare workers and supervisors, and several modules of the Core Curriculum for Foster Caregivers.
Nan Beeler is a training manager and consultant for the Institute for Human Services. She has been involved in the Ohio Child Welfare Training Program since the program's inception in 1985. Originally a Core trainer, she joined the staff of IHS as a Training Manager in 1987. In this position, she develops training curricula and other resources; provides technical assistance to Regional Training Centers; interviews, certifies, and develops trainers; oversees developmental projects; and provides technical assistance to staff.
Ms. Beeler provides training and consultation to state and provincial child welfare organizations in implementing CCBIT training systems, and mentors local trainers to teach Core workshops. She facilitates strategic planning for CCBIT systems, public child welfare agencies, and departments of human services. She is a principal investigator and author of program evaluations of county child welfare agencies, and conducts workshops for trainers and training managers on competency-based training, and curriculum development.
Ms. Beeler is a clinical consultant to the Family Trust Clinic in cases involving child protective services, adolescents, and children with developmental delays.