David Schatzkamer Email & Phone Number

New York, United States

Brooklyn, Ny, Us

Manages business responsibilities with a vision for organizational expansion, securing financing, and optimizing business structure to enable larger-scale, more effective operations.👉 Secured $8M grant in 30 days for a special education agency to cover therapeutic evaluations, and assisted with writing 3 other grants for special education.👉 Handles Mergers and Acquisitions of other companies to join the umbrella of YIC, improving its fiscal strength. 👉 Assists with onboarding of schools using YIC for services.👉 Expanding educational services by 25% through persistent efforts including network development, creative outreach, and developing understanding relationship with key decision maker.👉 Recruited 10-15 providers within a month for new school agency contracts through social media and expanded various regions of service delivery.

The Center4PlayTherapy is located in Marine Park section of Brooklyn. My area of specialty is providing play therapy to children ages 3-11 and their families. Play therapy is to children what counseling is to adults. Play therapy utilizes play, children's natural medium of expression, to help them express their feelings more easily through toys instead of words. Currently accepting new patients.💥 Play Therapist SupervisorProvide supervision for play therapists around the globe, specializing Child Centered Play Therapy

Brooklyn, New York, Us

Built the new CFTSS Services department from scratch, leading the planning and execution of a program offering home-based, managed-care services and laying the groundwork for departmental growth within 6 months.• Determined policies, procedures, and guidelines to ensure successful operations and compliance with DOH regulations. • Hired, trained, monitored, and supervised 5 clinicians overseeing a caseload of 25 patients.• Performed outreach and interacted effectively with community healthcare providers, local organizations, and pediatricians. • Developed and implemented short and long-range objectives for case management, treatment plans, and service delivery.

Brooklyn, Ny, Us

Led vision, strategy, and execution for all facets of clinical services, directing a team in the achievement of all performance targets for productivity and efficiency. Engaged with the Executive Director, Clinical Director, and area coordinators to identify and build strategies to address clinical service areas requiring improvement. Overall, maintained accountability for nine residential facilities, each housing 8 to 10 residents, with five direct report managers and 60 staff members.• Delivered superior results, researching industry trends and developments in order to optimize care and develop person-centered behavior plans while maintaining full compliance with regulatory requirements. Structured and organized activities and intervention meetings.• Led the Residential and Day Rehabilitation Program, providing services aligned with the unique needs of children with special needs. Additionally, introduced a group therapy format with six groups spanning all ages and intellectual capacities, sparking improvements in social and communication skills.• Started up an Applied Behavioral Analysis program to expand services and generate additional revenue.• Fostered an environment of professional support and engagement, providing training and guidance to improve team skills and retention.• Debuted improved data management and integrity, creating documentation and tracking resources for Personal Outcome Measures, a tool for person-centered discovery and organizational change, which was adopted by all clinical team members.• Collaborated with the Quality Assurance Team and Clinical Director to build behavior plan documentation.

Brooklyn, New York, Us

Recruited to deliver exceptional leadership and direction over the Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) program and all projects and initiatives under its umbrella – bringing a strategic approach to service delivery for specialty mental health care services, including all intake / enrollment, reassessment, and monitoring. Liaise with home health providers and stakeholders to refine program objectives and advance core goals. Drive execution of clinical operations and integration in alignment with the HCBS waiver program / care management model. Monitor trends and provider performance, and implement action plans and interventions as needed. Coordinate development and execution of training programs.Major Contributions:• Drove ongoing enrollment activities by sourcing and negotiating contracts with healthcare companies.• Defined and implemented a comprehensive suite of policies and programs for designated services in compliance with standards set by the NYS office of mental health.• Fostered adoption of best practices through ongoing staff training, coaching, and mentorship.• Maintained regulatory compliance by tracking KPIs and conducting data analysis.• Addressed gap areas and areas of need through audits of assessments / care plans.

New York, Ny, Us

Teaching undergraduate course in Child Psychopathology

Created a web site that is geared to assisting mental health counseling students and professions in acquiring internships, jobs, and provide updated information about new developments such as events, seminars, and mentoring programs.

Brooklyn, New York, Us

Provide individual, group and family counseling to children and their families including intakes and ongoing case management. Monitor, track, and submit information regarding approved number of visits according to HMO. Maintain recertification and other related forms within timelines. Participate actively in weekly department meetings. Serve as ACS focused on Juvenile Justice Department; treat wide range of children of all ethnic and racial backgrounds.Major Contributions: • Completed training at University of South Carolina on PTSD & Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy.

Provided NYC DOE social history assessments focused on children in the Brooklyn area as consulting specialist within this NYC Department of Education – approved pediatric therapy practice specializing in occupational, physical, speech, counseling, and ABA services. Interviewed children and parents to assign specific services to address individual needs. Documented information in organization’s SESIS database.

Oversaw and actively drive ongoing enhancements in all aspects of clinical services spanning from enrichment of client services, program development and monitoring to staff hiring, training, development, evaluation, guidance, and collaboration. Partner closely with Deputy Director to analyze training needs and improve existing programs. Enforce and ensure organization-wide compliance with policies, procedures, best practices, professional standards, and regulatory requirements. Audit, review, and resolve any issues with contract compliance concerns or violations. Provide hands-on support to individual clients and staff. Direct Community Rehabilitation Program including writing community development plans, monthly and annual documentation, and coordinating with staff to ensure accurate billing.Major Contributions:• Increased focus and comprehensive response to individual client needs, establishing person-centered behavior plans in compliance with 633 regulations; encompass assessments, activities structuring, and behavior management for organization's In-Home Behavior Management program. • Enhanced support of individual program participants, accompanying clients and/or families on school and psychiatric sessions to ensure multimodal approach, driving collaborative team services to provide best possible support, securing financial grants for families, and championing variety of fundraisers.• Improved child’s behavior and mental health of family members, introducing stress assessment program. • Revolutionized therapeutic capabilities, developing successful funding program to purchase iPads using human services specific computer software.• Cultivated and continually strengthen dedicated team, providing ongoing training, professional development opportunities, in-service training, clinical consultations, and refinement of training to fill knowledge gaps.

Queens, New York, Us

Provided crisis counseling overnight to individuals and familes who were staying at a hurricane Sandy designated shelter in Brooklyn, NY.

New York, New York, Us

Evaluated patients via professional techniques such as interview and non-verbal behavior assessment to determine functional capacities suitability for group therapies and activities. Attended and participated in departmental, unit, and team meetings. Attended weekly Patient Rounds. Conducted interviews with patients to discuss participation in program. Provided and shared interdisciplinary feedback regarding patients' progress according to their unique treatment plans. Performed MMSE on inpatientsMajor Contributions: • Drove awareness of faith-based needs and stigma of mental health with inpatient populations, collaborating with grant offices of university and IRB division to submit grant proposals. • Implemented multiple effective new individual and group activities according to design of specific programs within division, collaborating with interdisciplinary teams

Managed caseload comprised of children and adolescents and their families diagnosed with ADHD, ODD, PDD, Anxiety, and/or Depression. Provided clinical social services in group and individual sessions, including patients seeking assistance with academic, personal, psychological, or relationship problems. Performed individual assessments. Developed and implemented care plans with interdisciplinary group. Served as key contributor to weekly meetings discussing problems, difficulties, and unresolved issues. Maintained complete records on all patients that documented progress and developments, while ensuring compliance with industry standards. Supported crisis intervention. Coordinated emergency social services.Major Contributions: • Oversaw focused counseling groups including child and teen, child anxiety, and ADHD groups for children in middle school.• Spearheaded fundraiser to increase technology availability for employees at intern level; secured 3 new laptops dedicated to intern use

New York, Ny, Us

Co-Managed $2 Million budget, all expenditures, and financial records for operations in U.S. and Middle East. Prepared annual budget, semi-annual budget, and spending forecasts. Supported multiple stages of critical research projects including providing oversight, hands-on analysis, and team leadership as needed. Cooperated with grant offices of university and RFMH to ensure timely submission of documents and track IRB protocol submission, revision, and expiration dates. Coordinated respondent recruitment and appointment scheduling. Directed adult and adolescent interviews. Assessed life event study narratives. Managed data entry and cleaning. Performed literature reviews. Prepared grants and manuscripts. Conducted and presented results of statistical analysis of projects and presented results at staff meetings. Hired, trained, and supervised volunteers and staff. Major Contributions: • Standardized contributions across multiple employees, creating manual detailing roles of administrator and project coordinator positions. • Improved tracking of recruited respondents, designing Access database. • Recovered $10,000, reviewing neglected accounts and discovering unclaimed funds

Oversaw facility housing for 8 developmentally disabled adults and young adults. Trained and supervised 2 junior staff members to perform most daily responsibilities. Focused on ensuring clients’ achievement of life and development goals, including providing therapy and administering medication. Developed resident schedules for internal work and off-site appointments. Managed supplies and inventory.

Interned at special summer program for children with ADHD. Led a team and mentored children to improve social interaction.

M.A., Mental Health Counseling

Intensive Play Therapy Supervision, Play Therapy

Registered Play Therapist, Play Therapy

Play Therapy I

Play Therapy Supervsion

B.A., Psychology

Advanced Filial Therapy