Dana J. Ritchey, Esq., Lpc Email & Phone Number

Pittsburgh, PA, US

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

• Provide client-centered therapy to treat youth who have engaged in fire-setting behavior
• Conduct thorough forensic interviews and provide pre-adjudication evaluations with treatment recommendations to juvenile court judges for adjudicators hearings
• Provide psychoeducation, fire safety education and support to families of youth with behavioral and emotional disorders
• Create treatment plans and review quarterly
• Write daily progress notes and keep detailed records of client encounters
• Participate in weekly treatment team meetings with staff to review team progress related to treatment goals

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

• Developed and delivered legal trainings to child welfare professionals across the state of Pennsylvania
• Researched, wrote and disseminated monthly legal reports regarding current child welfare issues and pertinent case law

Miami, Florida, United States

Provided direct clinical services to children and families involved in the dependency court system, including individual, family and couples counseling as well as therapeutic visitation.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

• Provided direct legal representation for children involved in the child welfare system who suffered abuse and/or neglect
• Appeared weekly in dependency court on behalf of caseload of 100+ children for matters such as termination of parental rights, shelter care hearings, quarterly review of services and progress, and judicial removal.
• Ensured that the medical, mental health, developmental, academic and recreational needs were met for disadvantaged youth
• Counseled youth on skills necessary for independent living after substitute care
• Collaborated with child advocate social workers, therapists, doctors, teachers, attorneys and other specialists in order to provide a multi-disciplinary network of support for clients and their families
• Drafted and filed appeals, motions and briefs involving complex legal issues with the Philadelphia Family Court

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

• Drafted legal documents, including petitions, orders, motions and stipulations
• Participatedin county court hearings and pre-hearing conferences
• Assisted with all aspects of lay and expert witness preparation for testimony
• Facilitated and/or trained on approved LSI training topics
• Supported county best practices
• Conducted diligent searches to locate parents, relatives or other potential permanency resources or connections for children who were receiving services from, or were in the custody of the county and collaborated with.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

• Performed first and second-level document review
• Reviewed and analyzed complex legal documents including emails, spreadsheets, policies, work papers and other financial documents in Relativity to determine which issues applied and coded documents accordingly
• Performed quality control on other reviewers’ work to ensure accuracy and productivity

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

• Provided client-centered therapy to treat youth with a range of behavioral and emotional disorders
• Provided family therapy to support families of youth with behavioral and emotional disorders
• Created treatment and behavior plans
• Wrote daily progress notes and keep detailed records of client encounters
• Participated in monthly treatment team meetings with staff to review team progress related to treatment goals

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

• Directed Exposure Response Prevention therapy in group and individual settings to treat youth with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
• Created treatment plans, wrote daily progress notes and kept detailed records of client encounters
• Participated in monthly treatment team meetings with staff to review team progress related to treatment goals

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

• Supported non-profit agency by providing direct legal services to children and families involved in the child welfare system
• Appeared weekly in juvenile court on behalf of children for matters such as termination of parental rights, adoption, shelter care hearings, quarterly review of services and progress, and judicial removal hearings
• Ensured that the medical, mental health, developmental, academic and recreational needs were met for disadvantaged youth
• Counseled youth on skills necessary for independent living after substitute care
• Collaborated with child advocate social workers, therapists, doctors, teachers, attorneys and other specialists in order to provide a multi-disciplinary network of support for clients and their families

New York, New York, United States

• Investigated Title IX discrimination claims, interviewed witnesses and parties, transcribed the interviews, and reported fact-finder’s conclusions to parties
• Assisted with representing college in state, federal and class action lawsuits involving allegations of copyright infringement and employment discrimination; prepared legal briefs, memoranda and deposition outlines
• Drafted the Mental Health Policy and Information Security Policy and updated Student Handbook of Policy and Procedures, including Graduate School of Education Course Overload Policy and Family Medical Leave Act Policy
• Drafted employee performance improvement plans and separation agreements

Washington, PA

• Prepared files for commercial and residential real estate closings and client meetings
• Routinely filed pleadings and deeds with the Washington County Prothonotary, Register of Wills, Recorder of Deeds and Clerk of Courts offices
• Filed oil and gas Clean and Green applications in the Washington County Tax Assessment Department
• Regularly interacted with judicial chambers and law library for purposes of obtaining documents
• Retrieved deeds, mortgages, plans, leases and assignment of leases from the Washington County land record software, Landex

Washington, PA

• Created buyer files, scanned all work orders into database, greeted customers and answered phones

Washington, PA

• Compiled research
• Organized offices, answered phones, filed paperwork and assembled mailings

Washington, PA

• Compiled research
• Organized offices, answered phones, filed paperwork and assembled mailings

Juris Doctorate

Activities and Societies: Public Legal Income Sharing Foundation, Event Planning Committee; Pipeline Diversity Program-Marshall Brennan.

Master Of Science - Ms, Counseling Psychology, 4.0 Gpa

Activities and Societies: Research assistant on study on Black/African American LGB-friendly families and participated in Children in War.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, German, Psychology & Professional Writing, Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Kappa Kappa Gamma, Vice President - Academic Excellence; Pi Gamma Mu, International Honor Society in Social.

High School

Activities and Societies: National Honor Society