Debra Aizer Email & Phone Number

• Support individuals with developmental disabilities and their families that choose to self-direct their services by collaborating with different Circle of Support members to ensure quality service provision.
• Train various new employees and provide ongoing training seminars in the department.
• Monitor department staff development, and formulate strategies to support staff and increase productivity.
• Serve as an internal auditor to ensure New York State and Medicaid compliance within the department.

• Facilitated and co-facilitated groups for participants with Traumatic Brain Injuries, using person-centered groupwork techniques to promote emotional wellbeing, self-determination, and quality of life.
• Supported participants by using strengths-based approaches to work on their individualized goals such as socialization, task completion, positive communication, and safety awareness.
• Reviewed participants’ progress through writing monthly case notes to track if participants were meeting their goals from their detailed goal plans.

West Nyack, New York, United States

• Facilitated and co-facilitated groups for participants with Traumatic Brain Injuries, using person-centered groupwork techniques to promote emotional wellbeing, self-determination, and quality of life.
• Participated in monthly Incident Review Committee meetings to review reportable incidents and develop recommendations that will ensure future safety for participants.

Montrose, New York, United States

• Completed psychosocial assessments with residents upon admission into the nursing home.
• Created and implemented Care Plans for residents and participated in interdisciplinary Care Plan meetings to review progress.
• Conducted mood assessments with residents and wrote social service progress notes in order to ensure social and emotional needs are met.

Master Of Social Work - Msw, Social Work

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Psychology