Blain Namm, Lmsw, Casac Email & Phone Number

New York, Ny, Us

New York, Ny

Behavioral Health Navigation (BHN)Offers personalized navigation services in a complex behavioral health system to individuals and families experiencing mental health and/ or substance abuse challenges who are faced with a myriad of complications in securing optimal treatment BHN also consults for non-profit & private sector recovery and education organizationsVisit: www.bhn.nycContact: Blain@bhn.nyc

New York, Ny

New York, Ny

New York, Ny

Interviewed, hired, trained and supervised 20 telephone helpline volunteers: a service that has peer volunteers available Monday-Friday 11am-6pm providing information about NAMI support groups and educational programming as well as referrals for mental health services, housing, legal etc Provided supervision for 40 facilitators of 26 support groups for individuals living with serious mental illness as well as support groups for family members of persons living with a mental illness Coordinated all scheduling for NAMI support groups and communicated with broader community through outreach

Stuyvesant Square Chemical Dependency Program

Assisted in operations of admissions to the inpatient Chemical Dependency services at Mount Sinai Beth Israel Stuyvesant Square Chemical Dependency ProgramRegularly navigated managed care organizations (MCO) to obtain Inpatient substance abuse Detox and Rehab authorizations, concurrent reviews and discharges Conducted insurance utilization reviews by presenting clinical information to insurance providers to obtain authorization of payment

Bronx, New York

Credentialed Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counselor (CASAC) Training CenterTeach the New York State OASAS, CASAC Program Curriculum

New York, Ny

Provided individual and group counseling for clients seeking treatment for their co-occurring chemical dependency and mental health disordersLead 6 groups of 15 clients each focused on various life skills, such as relapse prevention, vocational goals and building interpersonal and social skillsConducted assessments and intake documentation for incoming treatment and rehabilitation clients

New York, Ny

Assisted CEO and executive team with the organization’s preparations for the agency’s transition to managed careCreated and operationalized measures to assess program outcomes based on federal state quality assurance measuresServed on agency’s Managed Care Readiness CommitteeRedesigned and expanded The Bridge’s residential services property booklet, to be distributed to referral sources, government, community leaders, and potential donors

Bronx, New York

Administered psychosocial assessments and facilitated groups in an inpatient chemical dependency rehab programCollaborated with physicians, registered nurses, social workers, and substance abuse counselors; gained hands-on experience in the 12 core functions of an Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counselor

New York, Ny

Led sensitivity training workshops for middle school students and professionals in the helping field to educate them about people with disabilities and their daily living challenges Wrote a grant to support development initiatives for Yachad’s educational speaker series and workshopsServed on a policy team that lobbies on Capitol Hill for pro-disability legislation Conducted individual and group vocational training sessions for individuals with developmental disabilities

New York, Ny

Provided mental health counseling and administered psychosocial intake assessments for a diverse client populationAnalyzed and measured data of patient service satisfaction surveysGenerated day of service case notes in Epic, an online medical record database for all clients

New York, Ny

Administered psychosocial assessments; conducted individual sessions with ambulatory detox patients; and facilitated groups in a hospital-based outpatient chemical dependency programWorked collaboratively as part of a multi-disciplinary treatment team on suicide prevention planning

New York, Ny

Designed marketing strategies for clients to gain new customers, enhance brand loyalty, and increase overall revenue Represented and promoted service-based businesses to increase bottom line sales and profitability

New York, Ny

Sold luxury Manhattan pied-a-terres during a 90 minute sales presentationExecuted same-day sales at a price point of $49,900-$250,000; sold more than $2,000,000 of productDetermined guests’ needs and demonstrated how Hilton’s fractional ownership could improve their travel experiences while minimizing their expenditures

New York, Ny

Marketed luxury Manhattan vacation ownership to hundreds of guests daily at NY Hilton HotelsIncreased new prospect production by 20% across Hilton’s New York marketing departmentReceived Hilton’s “Marketing Coordinator of the Year” award for top production in 2009, generating $2,320,713 in sales

New York, Ny

Represented tenants and landlords in commercial real estate leasing negotiations in the office and retail space marketFoot-canvassed & cold-called retail stores to establish relationships with CEO’s looking to acquire or dispose of spaceDeveloped and managed relationships with clients, executing every stage of the deal process

New York, Ny

Worked on deals directly with the Chairman of the Retail Leasing and Sales DivisionTenant Representation: Provided comprehensive advice based on extensive retail expertise to national and international retailers specializing in the luxury marketplace in major metropolitan marketsLandlord Representation: Provided assistance with strategic planning, consulting, and brokerage services for owners and developers by fostering new relationships and maintaining existing relationships with leading landlords

New York, Ny

Cold-called senior management of Fortune 500 companies to generate clients and set meetings regarding representationFoot-canvassed office buildings seeking access to decision makers looking to acquire or dispose of office space

Putney, Vermont

Organized events and symposiums for educators from across the country that wanted to learn new innovative ways to teach their learning disabled students. Represented company at a convention for Massachusetts school superintendents. Planned and organized all marketing materials for presentation of the company's mission to prospective buyers.

Master Of Science - Ms, Nonprofit Managment, Social Enterprise Administration, Management Fellow

Activities and Societies: Founding Member of Columbia Entrepreneurs Network (CEN), Served as a 2nd year representative on the Student.

Social Work

Human Behavior in the Social Enviernment

Bachelor Of Arts, Psychology, Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Collaborated with alumni donor to obtain initial funding to create the Peggotty Investment Club'Experiencing.

Associate In The Arts, Suma Cum Laude, Psychology

Activities and Societies: President, Phi Theta Kappa and Student Resident CoordinatorCompleted an independent study that discussed.

High School

Activities and Societies: Alumni Council Fundraising ChairI was a professional commercial television actor and a competitive ice hockey.