Sarah Webster, ACSW-LMSW-AP

Ms. Webster is a ChildTrauma Fellow and an independent Child Welfare Consultant.  She spent almost 27 years in public child welfare work in the state of Texas before her retirement in August 2002.

Ms. Webster grew up in Smithfield, Kentucky a rural community about 40 miles from Louisville.  She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in social work from Georgetown College, Georgetown, Kentucky in 1971.  She received her Master of Social degree from Our Lady of the Lake University in San Antonio, Texas in 1985. 

Ms. Webster has worked in child welfare as a caseworker, supervisor and numerous administrative capacities.  She served as a Regional Director in both the southern region of Texas as well as the Houston region.  At the time for her retirement she had just completed almost 5 years as the state director of Child Protective Services.  She has experience working in extremely rural areas as well as very urban areas and with especially diversified populations.  She has worked with numerous boards and political officials including Texas legislators.  She has testified before legislative committees on issues relating to child welfare. 

Ms. Webster is known for her interest in promoting good practice in the field and seeking to implement sound practice models.  She is also known for her administrative leadership and was awarded the 2002 Award for Excellence in Public Child Welfare Administration from the National Association of Public Child Welfare Administrators.