Judy Zimbelman
PO Box 535
Sioux Falls, SD 57101
Education
2015-2018 Doctorate In Social Work, University of St. Thomas
1992-1994 Master’s of Social Work, University of Nebraska at Omaha
1982-1986 Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work, University of Sioux Falls
Relevant Experience
Fall 2015-Present: Full time Associate Professor for University of Sioux Falls Teaching a variety of Social Work courses at a Bachelor level of education
January 2015-Present: Military and Family Life Counselor for Magellan Health Counseling individuals and family members of deployed and returning soldiers
Spring 2010-Spring 2015: Adjunct Social Work Professor for University of Sioux Falls
2007-Present: Custody Evaluator; Zimbelman Evaluations, Sioux Falls, SD
Conduct custody evaluations for the Court
Interview children, family members, and make collateral contacts in order to provide a report for the Court
Provide visitation and custody recommendations to the Court
Conduct adoption home studies
Testify in Court
2001-2007 Custody Evaluator; Sioux Falls Psychological, Sioux Falls, SD
Conduct custody evaluations for the Court
Interview children, family members, and make collateral contacts in order to provide a report for the Court
Provide visitation and custody recommendations to the Court
Testify in Court
1998-2007 Federal Probation Officer; United States Probation, Sioux Falls, SD
Complete investigations and pre sentence reports for the Court
Interview defendants, family members, and make contacts in order to obtain the necessary information
Complete home visits
Write recommendations for sentencing
Testify in Court
Supervise federal offenders and assess the family situations
Create case plans for each offender
Supervise social work students
Create programming as needed, justify the need for programs to Administrative Office
Facilitate groups
Identify and obtain community resources
1996-1998 Therapist; Lutheran Social Services, Sioux Falls, SD
Provided therapy for individuals and families
Conducted custody evaluations for the Court
1993-1996 Therapist; Family Service, Sioux Falls, SD
Provided therapy for individuals and families
Facilitated adolescent sex offender groups, suicide survivor groups, and various other groups
1989-1992 Pediatric/Oncology Social Worker; McKennan Hospital; Sioux Falls, SD
Provided support for individuals and families going through cancer treatment
Facilitated close communication with school systems and presented information regarding cancer and AIDS
Maintained a good working relationship with community resources and made referrals as needed
Provided counseling for HIV positive individuals and families
Facilitated support groups
1988-1989 Mental Health Counselor; Mental Health Unit-McKennan Hospital, Sioux Falls, SD
Provided one to one counseling
Led groups on assertiveness training
Created a care plan for individual patients and attended care conferences with team members
1984-1988 Child Care Counselor; Juvenile Court Center, Sioux Falls, SD
Served as a rotating shift supervisor
Controlled and supervised juveniles
Created and coordinated activities as well as responded to crisis situations
Facilitated counseling and communicated with families regarding their child
Maintained accurate records of the shift’s activities
Professional Memberships
Association of Family and Concilliation Courts
National Association of Social Workers Association of Baccalaureate Social Work Program Directors Professional Qualifications Certified Social Worker, eligible to engage in private independent practice
MSW, CSW-PIP, licensed in the State of South Dakota, License #1501 Certified by State of SD
Training and Workshops Presentations
NASW-South Dakota Chapter 2023 Annual Conference March 17th, 2023
*Co-Presenter of “Approaching Domestic Violence Treatment From a Multidisciplinary Collaborative Approach”
Palliative Care Education Series, June 23rd, 2022
*Presenter of “Psychological and Psychiatric Aspects of Care: Psychological Distress, Burnout, and Compassion Fatigue in Palliative Medicine”
Interdisciplinary Palliative Care Seminar, October 8th, 2021
*Presenter of “Culture Competency”
National Rural Social Work Annual Conference July 16th, 2021
*Presenter of “Addressing Limited Services for Parents in Rural Areas by Engaging Communities”
NASW-South Dakota Chapter 2020 Annual Conference March 31st, 2020
*Presenter of “Radical Human Dignity”
Baccalaureate Social Work Program Directors Conference, March 2020
*Presenter of “Teaching as Practice: How to Use Practice as Teaching Toward the Competencies”
NASW-South Dakota Chapter 2017 Annual Conference March 31st, 2017
*Presenter of “The Impact of Limited Resources In Rural Areas On
Parenting Ability and Realistic Solutions”
Instructor for South Dakota Spring Judicial Conference May 5th, 2016
*Presentation and discussion panel on custody evaluation topics
NASW-South Dakota Chapter 2017 Annual Conference March 30-31, 2017
*Presenter of "The Impact of Limited Resources In Rural Areas On Parenting Ability and Realistic Solutions"
AFCC National Training Conference, Seattle, WA. June 1-4, 2016
*Providing High Quality, Affordable, and Trustworthy Processes
*Marraige and Family Trends in the 21st Century
*Effective Interviews with Children
*Managing and Evaluating Your Relocation Case
*Reports Without Diagnoses
*Minnesota's New, Child-Focused Best Interest Factors
*Modern Fathering *Protecting the Families We Create: Reproduction, Adoption, and Marraige
*Implications of Technology and Social Media for Domestic Violence and Family Court Cases
*Resuscitating Frye
*Reforming the Law to Meet the Needs of Modern Families
*Coercive Control: Assessment, Treatment, and Custody Matters
Training Instructor for South Dakota Spring Judicial Conference May 5, 2016
* Presentation and discussion panel on custody evaluations topics
NASW-South Dakota Chapter 2016 Annual Conference March 17-18, 2016
*Internet and Technology Addiction
*Cybersex
*Social Workers as Advocates
*History of Mental Illness in SD
*Generalized Anxiety Disorder
*People Do Well If They Can Empowered to Connect Simulcast, Sioux Falls, SD, April 10-11, 2015 *Hope & Help for the Journey
*Understanding a Child's History & Its Impact
*The Attachment Dance
*Our Journey of Hope: The Coley's Adoption Story
*Developing Healing Connections
*Empowering Our Kids to Succeed: Understanding Sensory Processing and the Neurochemistry of Fear
*Parenting from a Hard Place
2015 NASW-SD Annual Conference, Sioux Falls, SD. March 26-27, 2015
*Combatting Human Trafficking: The SD Approach
*Love Grows Brains
*Evolution and Revolution in Social Work Ethics I and II
*Technology Based Supervision
*An Introduction to Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
Dialectical Behavior Therapy Effective Intervention & Collaboration in Domestic Violence Cases, Sioux Falls, SD, April 17, 2014
The DSM-5: Diagnosis for Psychological and Emotional Disorders Seminar, Sioux Falls, SD, March 7, 2014
AFCC Regional Training Conference, Kansas City, MO. November 7-9, 2013
*Intimate Partner Violence and CHild Custody Evaluation
*Hearing Children's Voices in Disputed Custody Cases
*When is Enough, Enough? Realistic Bases for Custody Report Critiques
*Digging Deeper: How to Unearth Important Facts from Your Child Client
AFCC 49th Annual Conference, Chicago, IL. June 6-9, 2012
*When to pull the plug on Parenting Coordination Clients
*The Credible and Helpful Custody Evaluation
*A Child's Preference for the Batterer in Child Custody Cases
*Infant Attachment I *Infant Attachment II
*Fathering and Father Involvement after Divorce
*Working with Personality Disorders as Attachment Disorders
Professional Resilience and E-Technology Ethics Seminar March 22-23, 2012 South Dakota
AFCC Regional Training Conference, Reno, NV. November 5-7, 2009
*Advanced Parenting Coordination Strategies and Intervention
*Children, Courts and Conflict
*Defining Standards of Practice in Child Custody Evaluations
*The Various Uses of Violence in Intimate Relationships
*Parenting Coordination in Cyberspace
*Brief Focused Assessments: It's Not Just for Court Services Any More
44th Annual Association of Family and Conciliation Courts Conference May 29-June 2, 2007
*Understanding Addiction and Recovery
7th Annual NASW Conference -Anger, Trauma & Addiction April 21-23, 2005
Moral Reconation Therapy Basic Training April 11-14, 2003
*In the Shadows of the Net" Patrick Carnes, Ph.D
April 5th, 2002 "How to Conduct a Custody Evaluation" Barry Bricklin, Ph.D.
Education
2015-2018 Doctorate In Social Work, University of St. Thomas
1992-1994 Master’s of Social Work, University of Nebraska at Omaha
1982-1986 Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work, University of Sioux Falls
Relevant Experience
Fall 2015-Present: Full time Associate Professor for University of Sioux Falls Teaching a variety of Social Work courses at a Bachelor level of education
January 2015-Present: Military and Family Life Counselor for Magellan Health Counseling individuals and family members of deployed and returning soldiers
Spring 2010-Spring 2015: Adjunct Social Work Professor for University of Sioux Falls
2007-Present: Custody Evaluator; Zimbelman Evaluations, Sioux Falls, SD
Conduct custody evaluations for the Court
Interview children, family members, and make collateral contacts in order to provide a report for the Court
Provide visitation and custody recommendations to the Court
Conduct adoption home studies
Testify in Court
2001-2007 Custody Evaluator; Sioux Falls Psychological, Sioux Falls, SD
Conduct custody evaluations for the Court
Interview children, family members, and make collateral contacts in order to provide a report for the Court
Provide visitation and custody recommendations to the Court
Testify in Court
1998-2007 Federal Probation Officer; United States Probation, Sioux Falls, SD
Complete investigations and pre sentence reports for the Court
Interview defendants, family members, and make contacts in order to obtain the necessary information
Complete home visits
Write recommendations for sentencing
Testify in Court
Supervise federal offenders and assess the family situations
Create case plans for each offender
Supervise social work students
Create programming as needed, justify the need for programs to Administrative Office
Facilitate groups
Identify and obtain community resources
1996-1998 Therapist; Lutheran Social Services, Sioux Falls, SD
Provided therapy for individuals and families
Conducted custody evaluations for the Court
1993-1996 Therapist; Family Service, Sioux Falls, SD
Provided therapy for individuals and families
Facilitated adolescent sex offender groups, suicide survivor groups, and various other groups
1989-1992 Pediatric/Oncology Social Worker; McKennan Hospital; Sioux Falls, SD
Provided support for individuals and families going through cancer treatment
Facilitated close communication with school systems and presented information regarding cancer and AIDS
Maintained a good working relationship with community resources and made referrals as needed
Provided counseling for HIV positive individuals and families
Facilitated support groups
1988-1989 Mental Health Counselor; Mental Health Unit-McKennan Hospital, Sioux Falls, SD
Provided one to one counseling
Led groups on assertiveness training
Created a care plan for individual patients and attended care conferences with team members
1984-1988 Child Care Counselor; Juvenile Court Center, Sioux Falls, SD
Served as a rotating shift supervisor
Controlled and supervised juveniles
Created and coordinated activities as well as responded to crisis situations
Facilitated counseling and communicated with families regarding their child
Maintained accurate records of the shift’s activities
Professional Memberships
Association of Family and Concilliation Courts
National Association of Social Workers Association of Baccalaureate Social Work Program Directors Professional Qualifications Certified Social Worker, eligible to engage in private independent practice
MSW, CSW-PIP, licensed in the State of South Dakota, License #1501 Certified by State of SD as a Qualified Mental Health Professional (QMHP) Training and Workshops
NASW-South Dakota Chapter 2017 Annual Conference March 30-31, 2017
*Presenter of "The Impact of Limited Resources In Rural Areas On Parenting Ability and Realistic Solutions"
AFCC National Training Conference, Seattle, WA. June 1-4, 2016
*Providing High Quality, Affordable, and Trustworthy Processes
*Marraige and Family Trends in the 21st Century
*Effective Interviews with Children
*Managing and Evaluating Your Relocation Case
*Reports Without Diagnoses
*Minnesota's New, Child-Focused Best Interest Factors
*Modern Fathering
*Protecting the Families We Create: Reproduction, Adoption, and Marraige
*Implications of Technology and Social Media for Domestic Violence and Family Court Cases
*Resuscitating Frye
*Reforming the Law to Meet the Needs of Modern Families
*Coercive Control: Assessment, Treatment, and Custody Matters
Training Instructor for South Dakota Spring Judicial Conference May 5, 2016
* Presentation and discussion panel on custody evaluations topics
NASW-South Dakota Chapter 2016 Annual Conference March 17-18, 2016
*Internet and Technology Addiction
*Cybersex
*Social Workers as Advocates
*History of Mental Illness in SD
*Generalized Anxiety Disorder
*People Do Well If They Can Empowered to Connect Simulcast, Sioux Falls, SD, April 10-11, 2015
*Hope & Help for the Journey
*Understanding a Child's History & Its Impact
*The Attachment Dance
*Our Journey of Hope: The Coley's Adoption Story
*Developing Healing Connections
*Empowering Our Kids to Succeed: Understanding Sensory Processing and the Neurochemistry of Fear
*Parenting from a Hard Place 2015 NASW-SD Annual Conference, Sioux Falls, SD. March 26-27, 2015
*Combatting Human Trafficking: The SD Approach
*Love Grows Brains
*Evolution and Revolution in Social Work Ethics I and II
*Technology Based Supervision
*An Introduction to Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
*Dialectical Behavior Therapy
Effective Intervention & Collaboration in Domestic Violence Cases, Sioux Falls, SD, April 17, 2014
The DSM-5: Diagnosis for Psychological and Emotional Disorders Seminar, Sioux Falls, SD, March 7, 2014
AFCC Regional Training Conference, Kansas City, MO. November 7-9, 2013
*Intimate Partner Violence and CHild Custody Evaluation
*Hearing Children's Voices in Disputed Custody Cases
*When is Enough, Enough? Realistic Bases for Custody Report Critiques
*Digging Deeper: How to Unearth Important Facts from Your Child Client
AFCC 49th Annual Conference, Chicago, IL. June 6-9, 2012
*When to pull the plug on Parenting Coordination Clients
*The Credible and Helpful Custody Evaluation
*A Child's Preference for the Batterer in Child Custody Cases
*Infant Attachment I
*Infant Attachment II
*Fathering and Father Involvement after Divorce
*Working with Personality Disorders as Attachment Disorders
Professional Resilience and E-Technology Ethics Seminar March 22-23, 2012
South Dakota certified Qualified Mental Health Professional 12/31/11
AFCC Regional Training Conference, Reno, NV. November 5-7, 2009
*Advanced Parenting Coordination Strategies and Intervention
*Children, Courts and Conflict
*Defining Standards of Practice in Child Custody Evaluations
*The Various Uses of Violence in Intimate Relationships
*Parenting Coordination in Cyberspace
*Brief Focused Assessments: It's Not Just for Court Services Any More
44th Annual Association of Family and Conciliation Courts Conference May 29-June 2, 2007
"Understanding Addiction and Recovery" NASW March 23-24, 2006
7th Annual Conference -Anger, Trauma & Addiction April 21-23, 2005
Moral Reconation Therapy Basic Training April 11-14, 2003
"In the Shadows of the Net" Patrick Carnes, Ph.D April 5th, 2002
"How to Conduct a Custody Evaluation" Barry Bricklin, Ph.D. May 25-27, 2001
