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Portland, Oregon, United States

Provide strategic direction and oversight of the quality assurance department at Lines for Life to ensure that that the organization’s prevention, intervention and postvention services maintain a high service level, Maintain HIPAA compliance, and insure that Lines for Life achieves its key performance indicators.

Portland, Oregon, United States

Provide strategic direction and oversight of the quality assurance department at Lines for Life to ensure that that the organization’s prevention, intervention and postvention services maintain a high service level. Maintain HIPAA compliance, and insure that Lines for Life achieves its key performance indicators.

Portland, Oregon, United States

Provide strategic direction and oversight of Lines for Life’s crisis lines operations, including the daily operations of the Crisis Lines, quality assurance, continuous improvement initiatives, volunteer coordination and development, and ensure compliance with clinical contracts.

Portland, Oregon Area

Crisis Line Program - Manage 24-hour Drug and Alcohol Helpline, SuicidePrevention Lifeline, Youthline, and Military Helpline handling 77,00 calls per year. Provide supportive counseling, crisis intervention, resource and referral services. Recruit, hire, train, supervise and schedule team of 120 volunteers. Supervise overnight staff. Facilitated transition.

Worked as a volunteer answering calls to the Suicide Prevention Hotline and the Drug and Alcohol Helpline.

Design and implement all aspects of service and educational programming at inner-city club serving 200 children daily. Develop and maintain positive relationships with members, families, and community. Enhance program content, delivery, and impact. Hire, train and supervise staff.  Improved volunteer retention through extensive training and supervision.

Plan social and educational programs to help youth ages 6-17 achieve full potential as productive, responsible and caring citizens. Counsel at-risk youth and refer to appropriate social services. Lead weekly psychoeducational support groups. Hire, supervise and train staff, interns and volunteers. Maintain discipline and develop behavioral plans. Sparked.

Treat men and women with substance abuse and mental health issues through individual psychotherapy. Conduct intake interviews and psychosocial evaluations. Lead chemical dependency group for people in early stages of recovery. Present cases and provide consultation on adult treatment team.Wrote court-ordered substance abuse evaluations for clients with DUI.

Develop substance abuse and conflict resolution curricula and lead adolescent drug and alcohol education groups. Evaluate youth in need of substance abuse services in conjunction with student assistance program at local high school. Design and deliver workshops. Completed needs assessment on violence in the community.

Hire, train and supervise staff for group home of adults with dual diagnosis of mental illness and substance abuse. Provide counseling and case management for residents. Prepare and manage staff schedules. Review and monitor client files to insure adherence to Department of Mental Health standards.

Counsel dual diagnosis adults in a residential setting. Develop and implement individual treatment plans.Taught ADL skills and guided residents toward greater independence, leading ten residents to graduate from staffed group home to supervised apartment program.

M.A, Counseling Psychology

B.A; S, Psychology And Women'S Studies

Bachelor'S Degree, Psychology And Women'S Studies