Luck Pecas Luckey, BA

Luck worked for more than 17 years as a Senior Protective Services Worker with Child Welfare Services (CWS). Within CWS, Luck has specialized in Emergency Response (ER), Intimate Partner Violence/Domestic Violence (IPV/DV), Safety-Organized Practice (SOP), Structured Decision Making (SDM), Substance Use Disorders (SUD), and Cultural Responsiveness to all children and families. Specialty assignments have included: Drug Endangered Child (DEC) program; Liaison for 2SLGBTQIA+ children and families; Created linkage between CWS and San Diego Police domestic violence unit to enhance communication and coordination to best serve families affected by intimate partner violence; After-hours ER response; and SOP Coaching for CWS staff in all programs.
 

From this foundation, Luck contracted with, UC Davis Northern Training Academy, The Academy for Professional Excellence, Bay Area and Central California Training Academy Fresno State and partnered with Evident Change, formerly known as Children’s Research Center (CRC), a division of the National Council on Crime and Delinquency (NCCD). In conjunction with Evident Change, Luck has trained across the United States, and in Canada, on the implementation and integration of Structured Decision Making (SDM), SOP, substance use disorders and various intimate partner violence practice tools to maintain rigor when partnering with families.
 

Luck is genderqueer, a person on the transgender spectrum, who identifies as non-binary. Luck’s pronouns are: they, he, or she. After years of determination to integrate their true gender identity and sexual orientation, Luck transitioned fully into the person, parent and professional they had only once hoped for and at times never thought possible. Luck is devoted to advocating for, and supporting, LGBTQIA+ children, youth, and caregivers. Luck brings her coaching, training, and mentoring skills to child welfare workers, foster parents, mental health professional, IPV advocates.