Daniel M. Marble is a retired Licensed Clinical Social Worker. A graduate of the Columbia University School of Social Work, Mr. Marble worked in settings such as Child Guidance, Juvenile Probation as a consultant, and as a therapist in private practice.
He has founded two agencies:
*Juvenile Probation Psychiatric Service which still serves the psychiatric needs of children in the Kern County Juvenile Hall.
*Kern Bridges Youth Homes which operates an Foster Family Agency, Group Homes, Adoptions and Community Education programs.
While CEO at KBYH Dan collaborated with the local DHS in developing The Consortium of Out of Home Care Providers to help improve the quality of care for foster children and with a number of agencies to develop a safe program for runaways called Kool Off.
Dan now serves as an Expert Witness when children's out of home care agencies are involved in a law suite and as a Training-consultant.
Background
Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:A: B.A. Whittier Collage 1959
MSW Columbia University School of Social Work 1962
LCSW 1969
NASW Registry of Clinical Social Work 1984
Fellow-Society for Clinical Social Work 1987
Board Certified Diplomate in Clinical Social Work 11988
Q: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:
A: National Association of Social Workers
Accreditation Reviewer/California Alliance of Child and Familly Services
CEU Vendor/Community Care Licensing
Lifetime Teaching Credential/California Community Collages
Q: Please list any teaching or speaking experience you have had, including subject matter:
A: COURSES:
Family and Society for UCSB
A sociological look and the American Family and its evolution
Etiology of Delinquent Adolescents
A study of the environmental causitive factors of delinquency
Parents and Teenagers
A parenting class
TRAININGS FOR FFAs AND GROUP HOMES:
ADD/ADHD, Diagnosis and Treatment
Adolescent Suicide
Adolescent Rebellion
Attachment Disorder/Etiology,Diagnosis and Treatment
Parenting Other People's Children
Teen Health Issues/Recognizing the emotional components during physical examination
Child Abuse Reporting
Children's Group Home Administrators/Policies and Pocedures Best Practices
Common Psychiatric Disorders in Foster Children
Crisis Intervention with High Risk Children for Camp Counselors
Expert Witness Testimony for Social Workers
17 Tips for a Good IEP
Out of Home Care Options for Foster Children
Exploring Boundaries
Q: Have any of your accreditations ever been investigated, suspended or removed? (if yes, explain)
A: No
Q: On how many occasions have you been retained as an expert?
A: 28 times
Q: For what area(s) of expertise have you been retained as an expert?
A: Children in out of home care
Foster Family Agencies
Group Homes
Public Child Protection Agencies
Community Care Licensing
Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the plaintiff?
A: 25%
Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the defendant?
A: 75%
Q: On how many occasions have you had your deposition taken?
A: 2
Q: When was the last time you had your deposition taken?
A: 2004
Q: On how many occasions have you been qualified by a court to give expert testimony?
A: 3
Q: On how many occasions have you testified as an expert in court or before an arbitrator?
A: 3
Q: For how many years have you worked with the legal industry as an expert?
A: 5
Q: What services do you offer? (E.g.: consulting, testing, reports, site inspections etc.)
A: Case Review
Regulation Review
Consultation
Site Inspections
Agency Policies and Procrdures
Court Testimony
Q: What is your hourly rate to consult with an attorney?
A: 125
Q: What is your hourly rate to review documents?
A: 125
Q: What is your hourly rate to provide deposition testimony?
A: 250 minimum of 2 hours
Q: What is your hourly rate to provide testimony at trial?
A: 250 minimum of 2 hours
Q: Please list any fees other than those stated above (E.g.: travel expenses, copy fees, etc.)
A: All expenses related to the case, including actual costs and travel time
References
Katharine L. SpaniacCihigoyenetche, Grossberg and Clouse
Virginia Dare Center
8038 Haven Ave. Suite E
Rancho Cucamonga, CA. 91730
(909) 483-1850
kspaniac@hotmail.com
William Diffenderfer
Donald Shaw Attorney
1300 Oliver Rd. Suite 240
Fairfield, CA. 94534
(925) 969-2300
bildif@safeco.com
Ray Yinger
Ray Yinger, Attorney at Law
2421 Haley St. Suite 7
Bakersfield, CA. 93305
(661) 871-7557
rayayinger@aol.com
