Gina Ranfone, Csotp Email and Phone Number

•Facilitate individual and group treatment to inpatient clients with severe and persistent mental illnesses and co-occurring disorders•Conduct psychiatric evaluations and assist in writing accompanying reports. Evaluations are aimed at answering a variety of referral questions, including clients’ competency to stand trial, mental status at the time of the offense, and appropriate and effective treatment recommendations•Attend treatment team meetings to coordinate services across disciplines, including psychiatry, medical, legal, and social work•Participate in weekly individual and group supervision to discuss cases and consult with licensed psychologists

•Administer in-person and virtual assessments, including tools such as the WASI-II, WAIS-IV, and the Juvenile Adjudicative Competence Interview (JACI)•Assist in writing various psychological assessments, including, but not limited to, Sexual Offender Risk Assessment reports for the Pennsylvania Parole Board; juvenile waiver/decertification evaluations; competency to stand trial evaluations; and parental capacity evaluations•Participate in individual supervision as necessary and bi-weekly group supervision to discuss cases and hear other forensic psychologists present difficult cases for consultation•Use the Static-99R, STABLE-2007, and ACUTE-2007 to determine clients’ levels of risk for future sexual offending behaviors

•Conduct virtual intake assessments to gather client background information, determine goals for treatment planning, and provide provisional diagnoses•Hold virtual individual therapy sessions for a moderate caseload of clients using a Cognitive Behavioral approach•Engage in weekly individual supervision and group staff meetings to discuss ongoing developments with clients, marketing tasks, and psychoeducational presentations•Write psychoeducational blog posts on a variety of topics for the organization’s website•Provide psychoeducational •Administer virtual and in-person assessments, including utilizing tools such as the ADI-R, ADOS-2, AVABO, WAIS-IV subtests, and D-KEFS

•Answer the main hotline at the domestic and sexual violence shelter•Conduct shelter coverage, crisis intervention, and oversight of daily shelter operations•Maintain program and client confidentiality•Data entry

•Accompanied survivors of sexual assault to a local hospital in order to obtain forensic examinations•Provided crisis intervention, goal planning, and supportive counseling to survivors of domestic and sexual violence in the community•Conducted individual and group counseling, advocacy, and support services for clients•Coordinated closely with community resources to assist survivors and their families with obtaining safe and stable housing•Acted as supervisor for a summer intern•Entered client-focused data into case management databases (ETO and VADATA)

•Answered the 24/7 domestic violence hotline•Interacted with local social service organizations to provide comprehensive aid to clients such as emergency financial assistance and mental health counseling services•Conducted weekly house meetings with program residents•Created weekly grocery lists and budgets for distribution to volunteers•Ensured that the shelter was stocked with all necessary items clients required•Maintained program and client confidentiality•Provided shelter coverage to assist daily shelter functions•Conducted crisis intervention with clients as necessary•Ensured adequate supervision of children by parents•Documented and responded to critical incidents according to policy•Completed the intake process with new clients upon entering the shelter

•Answered the 24/7 hotline at the homeless shelter•Conducted shelter coverage, crisis intervention, and oversight of daily shelter operations•Directed individuals and families struggling with homelessness to appropriate resources within Arlington and surrounding counties

•Lead one-on-one forensic interviews to obtain client background and sexual history information, and compile this information into risk assessments for individuals on probation/parole for sexual offenses•Facilitate various group and individual sessions providing sex offender treatment and psychosexual education to adult clients•Score clients using the Static 99R to determine their level of risk for future sexual offending behaviors

•Serve clients in the VASAVOR (Virginia Serious and Violent Offender Reentry) Program•Provide wrap-around case management services to individuals recently released from incarceration•Assist clients in obtaining stable employment, secure housing, and mental health services

•Co-facilitate forensic assessments with individuals accused or convicted of sexual offenses•Write assessment reports with recommendations for sex offenders•Administer psychological tests such as the Personality Assessment Inventory and Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory to clients

•Provided valuable research to author and journalist Ron Fournier to be used in his new book "Love That Boy"•Researched topics included parenting special needs children, the challenges of navigating school bureaucracies encountered by parents, the advantages and disadvantages of sending children to both public schools and private schools, and the effects of the “Middle Child Syndrome” and how parents can prevent potential related negative outcomes of each situation