Christopher Alcantar Email & Phone Number

Milford, Connecticut, United States

• Coordinates and ensures implementation of all clinical services as indicated by clients’ individual plan of care• Utilizes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Motivational Interviewing tools and methods • Provides assessments, individual and family counseling based on the Attachment, Regulation and Competency (ARC) principles.• Creates and implements treatment plans which includes evidence informed individual and group interventions for the adolescent and family to address the adolescent’s risk and needs and meet individual treatment goals.• Assists Director in arranging admissions and discharges of clients• Collaborates mentors regarding implementation of service plans• Responsible for synthesizing information gathered from intake, screenings and assessment tools such as MAYSI-2 and C-SSRS.• Gathers and completes all QI required measures, e.g., GAIN• Coordinates case conferences, family meetings and providers meetings.• Provides discharge planning, including referrals to community-based services• Collaborates with DCF, schools, legal system, and other service providers as indicated• Provides crisis intervention as needed

New Haven, Connecticut, United States

•Provides home-based Family Functional Therapy FC treatment•Conducts initial assessments including review of referral information, identifying and engaging key participants, targeting risks and protective factors, and developing analysis of hierarchy and relational assessment within the family•Facilitates supervised visitation to permanency family•Conducts psychosocial therapy education in individual and family settings•Assess levels of engagement of all key participants while collaborating with supervisors and stakeholders to overcome barriers to engagement•Maintains clear and concise documentation of session and collateral contacts that promote monthly supervisory review•Manages foster parent education and training through the program curriculum •Conducts ongoing risk assessments and interventions including tailored safety planning and crisis management•Coordinates with stakeholders and attends clients’ family court appearances and Administrative Care Reviews•Proficient in Non-violent crisis intervention (CPI) for children

New Haven, Connecticut, United States

•Directly engages in one-to-one instructional support for children with Autism via verbal, social, early childhood developmental life skills, school preparation, and behavioral management •Cooperatively identify topics of concern, coordinates and plans a mitigative approach and enacts while providing educational benefits •Non-violent crisis intervention (CPI) for children•Coordinates with team to develop client-specific Behavioral Implementation Plans (BIP) using remote video calling to ensure an immediate and dynamic therapy•Weekly data integrity quality assurance checks and audit preparedness

Old Saybrook, Connecticut, United States

•Documented intake of new patients into program and discharge of patients from program•Partial Hospitalization (PHP) and Intensive Outpatient (IOP) for children ages five to seventeen with substance abuse, depression and anxiety, suicidal ideations, and behavioral therapy•Developed and facilitated psycho-educational group therapy sessions focused on interventions including coping, social, and teambuilding skills•Episodic crisis intervention in one-on-one and group dynamics•Part of an interdisciplinary team that created and monitored treatment plans and treatment goals •Electronic Medical Record (EMR) documentation of patient progress in programs through EPIC Systems

Thousand Oaks, California, United States

•Oversaw shift staff, tasks, prepared staff schedules and oversaw house and environmental management•Continuously tracked and monitored multiple client wellbeing and treatment goal progressions via state required documentation•Prepared health record and treatment plan documentation for auditing as part of a team•Trained new employees in areas of client health and wellness•Mediated workplace conflicts and guided resolutions•Assisted clients with activities of daily life (ADL) and money management skills

Thousand Oaks, California, United States

•Provided behavioral/emotional mediation and placation for residents with Dementia and Alzheimer’s•Lead physical therapy sessions for motor functions, tactile functions, speech, auditory, memory and visual activities and events•Monitored and maintained a safe and clean living environment

Wayne, New Jersey

•Worked in a step down unit for long-term acute care focusing on infectious disease, trached/vented patients, and wound care•Qualified in acquiring vitals such as weight, blood pressure, pulse, and oxygen levels•Experienced in taking blood glucose readings, EKG machine, and results

Pompton Lakes, New Jersey

•Complete incident reports in accordance with company and state protocols: Seizure, self-harm, harm towards others, and verbal misconduct •Administered prescribed medications and documented on MAR charts in accordance with state and company procedures•Assist and observe clients with social integration in the community while ensuring their continued safety as well as others•Monitored and taught life skills

Hartford, Connecticut

•Administered prescribed medications and documented in accordance with state procedures•Transported clients to and from their place of work, doctor, and hospital visits as well as to their Special Olympic practices and events•Supported clients during one-on-one and group events to include but not limited to multiple day trips, while ensuring their constant wellbeing and social structure•Assisted individuals with personal finances relating to banking transactions and money management

Master Of Science - Ms, Human Services, Family And Community Services

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Community Health Education

Associate'S Degree, Psychology