Christopher Jackson Email & Phone Number

United States

Specializing in working with Men's Issues, People of Color, Work Performance, and Self-Esteem

Venice, Ca

Individual and Group Clinical Supervision; Training Development; Program Development

Venice, Ca

• Oversaw a LAC-DMH RRR contract that served 150+ individuals with severe and persistent mental illness• Supervised Monetary Advisement Program that managed SSI benefits for clients with severe and persistent mental illness• Managed an Affordable Housing program comprised of 76 clients• Conducted quality assurance audits to ensure client housing charts met standards set by Housing Authority of Los Angeles • Conducted quality assurance audits to ensure all LAC-DMH documentation met Med-Cal standards• Lead a multidisciplinary team of 11 staff to coordinate mental health treatment for adult and older adult clients• Experience providing administrative supervision to Psychiatrists, Therapists, Case Managers, Peer Advocates, Adult service Extenders, and Representative Payees• Provided clinical supervision to both AMFT’s and ACSW’s• Developed a Cognitive Behavior Therapy Treatment team to promote sustainability of CBT trainings provided to staff• Created new Mental Team Lead position in order to help grow the RRR Program from 90 clients to 150+• Developed levels of care within the RRR program to help triage client needs and organize staff caseloads

*Provided services to Transition Age Youth enrolled in L.A. County Full Service Partnership program* Offered guidance and support to unlicensed clinicians on both administrative and clinical issues* Took on leadership position as DBT Team Lead and coordinated the DBT program* Conducted DBT Skills Training Group with adult population and lead bi-weekly DBT Team consultation meetings* Assisted clinicians in providing DBT informed group and individual services* Provided individual, group, and case management services to a diverse client population* Administered suicide assessments and completed 5150 applications as LPS designate* Collaborated with care coordinators and psychiatrists regularly to coordinate client care* Maintained progress notes for all clients and consistently met quality assurance standards set by

Challenger Memorial Youth Center; Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall

*Provided long and short term Mental Health services to youth detained by the L.A. County Probation Department in Juvenile Hall and Probation Camp settings*Assisted in the development and implementation of an adapted DBT Skills Program for adolescents *Administered suicide assessments and provided Crisis Intervention Services in an inpatient setting*Participated in multidisciplinary team meetings such as IEP’s to deliver integrated, multi-agency support to youth and their families*Familiarity working in an inpatient setting where daily collaboration with probation and school staff is necessary*Experience in effectively navigating an inpatient setting impacted by mental health stigma