Billie Jo Rains

Background

Rains, Billie Jo was born on October 11, 1927 in Shreveport, Louisiana, United States. Daughter of Joe Jackson and Willie Mae (Bowman) Rains.

Education

AB, Centenary College, 1948. Postgraduate, Columbia University, 1950—1953. Postgraduate, University London, 1956—1957.

Master of Social Work, University California, 1955.

Career

Psychiatric social worker Central Islip State Hospital, Long Island, New York, 1949—1953. Social worker Childrens Home Society, Oakland, California, 1954. Psychiatric department United States Naval Hospital, 1954—1956.

Senior social worker Los Guilucos School Girls California Youth Authority, Santa Rosa, California, 1958—1962. Director group services Young Women’s Christian Association, Oakland, 1962—1967. Assistant director counseling National Board Young Women’s Christian Association-Job Corps.

Program, 1967—1968; supervisor volunteer services Department Social Service, San Francisco, 1968—1969. Field work instructor, lecturer University California, 1969—1972. Director social service Kaiser Hospital, Vallejo, California, 1973.

Medical social work supervisor San Francisco General Hospital, 1973—1975, 1981—1983, chief psychiatric social worker, 1975—1977, acting chief, 1977—1981. Private practice clinical social work, from 1983.

Achievements

• Billie Jo Rains has been listed as a noteworthy social services administrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member of British American (San Jose, California), National Conference Social Welfare, International Conference Social Welfare, American Association Individual Investors, Institute Certified Finance Planners, National Association Social Workers, Academy Certified Social Workers, Cortex Club (San Francisco), Sierra Club, Galileo Gem Mineral Society Club.

Connections

Father:

Joe Jackson Rains

Mother:

Willie Mae (Bowman) Rains