Amy Simonds Taylor, Lpc Email & Phone Number

Tucson, AZ, US

Juneau, AK

Continued operations of residential treatment services of Juneau Youth Services following an acquisition by SEARHC and winding down of Juneau Youth Services post acquisition.

Tucson, Arizona, United States

Organized patient assignments, audited treatment plans and assessments, supervised team providing activities therapy, group therapy, and general social work services. Provided direct services to patients.

Juneau, AK

As the Executive Director of a child and family serving behavioral health center, Amy ensures the coordination of functions with the board of directors and senior leadership team; engages in and follows through on strategic planning; acts as the organization's primary spokesperson; manages and provides oversight of organization finances; ensures the.

Flagstaff, AZ

Assisted my partner in operating an astronomy-themed bed and breakfast in our off-grid home.

Flagstaff, Arizona

The Guidance Center is a mid-sized behavioral health organization of about two hundred and twenty employees providing a full array of outpatient and inpatient services for children and adults, including a 16-bed psychiatric hospital.Amy was asked by the Board of Directors to maintain operations of the organization following the sudden resignation of the.

Flagstaff, AZ

• In this position Amy ensured provision of safe, high quality services; detection and elimination of fraud, waste and abuse; achievement and maintenance of Joint Commission Accreditation; and oversight of all aspects of.
• Accomplishments: o Manifested quality and safety values into the organization’s existing culture o Established the organization’s QI and Compliance programs as responsive, approachable and trustworthy departments for.

329 Bath Rd., Brunswick, 04011

• Sweetser is one of Maine’s largest and oldest behavioral health organizations providing services for all ages including residential services for children and adolescents. Sweetser saw rapid growth between 2000 – 2010.
• Provided budgetary, administrative and clinical direction of nine office locations in four regions with a down-line of approximately fifty staff serving consumers of all ages utilizing a recovery and resilience model.
• Accomplishments:o Developed a just-in-time integrated system of care model to ensure timely & appropriate services to consumers of all ages and backgrounds ensuring consumers received the right amount of service when.

Analyzed use of services and collaborated with department and program leaders to transform our delivery system to be more efficient and cost-effective while maintaining quality care. Assisted in preparing Sweetser for Managed Maine Care by educating staff on managed care, documentation of medical necessity and evidence-based models. Conducted on-going.

Primary clinical supervisor in three child and family programs: Intensive in-home family therapy, in-home family support and after school and summer programming. Job duties included: clinical supervision of MA-level therapists, BA-level after school counselors, BA-level family support specialists, volunteers and interns; productivity and budget tracking.

Provided intensive in-home family for children at risk of removal using MST model

Responsible for co-ordination and implementation of mental health services for elementary school students. Includes individual and group treatment of students and their families, case management and crisis intervention; collaboration with Social and Rehabilitation Services, foster families, teachers, para-professionals and administrators; participated in.

Preschool teacher at a small child development center in VT.

Worked the hotline approximately 8 hours/week at a local battered women's shelter. Offered support, referrals and intake into the shelter.

Ms, Organization Leadership & Management

Ma, Marriage And Family Therapy

Bs, Cultural Anthropology And Education

Activities and Societies: Orchestra, Crane Chorus, Gamma Sigma Sigma (girls services sorority), AIDS peer counselor and AIDS peer.