Irina Derkacheva, Lcat, Atr-Bc Email & Phone Number

Brooklyn, New York, United States

- Oversee the implementation of a SAMHSA grant-based program - Project LAUNCH. - Supervise staff who deliver direct mental health-related services to prevent mental health disorders in young children and build the capacity of adult caregivers to promote social-emotional development.- Manage data collection, analysis, and timely reporting in compliance with.

United States

- Perform a wide range of supervisory and administrative duties for Children and Family Treatment and Support Services, a community-based therapeutic and preventative program- Coordinate the work of the different services within the program- Provide reflective supervision to clinicians, to promote development of skills and to address burn out and self-care.

Brooklyn, NY

- Provide clinical supervision and training to social service team members.- Review cases and assist therapists in identifying best practices to address clients' needs.- Ensures that all therapists maintain current and accurate confidential case records, which include intake, assessment, follow-up evaluations, progress reports, consultations and.

Brooklyn, New York, United States

- Facilitated art, play, and verbal therapy to children and their families, utilizing trauma-informed treatment models, such as Child-Parent Psychotherapy.- Offered hands-on clinical support to teachers and families in early childhood school settings to foster children’s social, emotional, and behavioral health and development.- Conducted training and.

Queens, NY

- Facilitate therapeutic groups with patients on an inpatient psychiatry unit and a chemical dependency detoxification unit.- Assess and evaluate patients’ social, cognitive, psychological and physical functioning through the creative arts therapy process.- Supervise art therapy student interns.- Maintain accurate case documentation, including intake and.

Rikers Island, East Elmshurst, NY

 Conduct group sessions with adolescent detainees at Rikers Island correctional facility using an evidence-based cognitive behavioral curriculum. Promote development of adaptive coping and decision-making capacities by fostering the clients’ ability to recognize faulty cognitions and appropriately adjust behavior. Provide supportive counseling utilizing.

Jersey City, NJ

- Utilized stop-motion animation as a therapeutic tool for promoting socialization and self-esteem building in a group of elementary-school children with behavioral and emotional difficulties. - Developed and wrote the proposal for the project.

St. Petersburg, Russia

- Taught a variety of levels and ages employing the communicative approach to language acquisition, which employs games, role-plays and story-telling activities - Designed the curriculum for and taught students of varied linguistic and cultural backgrounds

Washington D.C.

- Conducted qualitative as well as quantitative research to support expert testimony in litigation, administrative hearings, and arbitration proceedings - Surveyed case documents, correspondence, business plans, and court depositions

Mps, Art Therapy

Student Body Representative for the Client/Student Exhibit “See my Voice, Hear my Vision” - Developed exhibition concept, themes and most.

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Psychology, Economics

Graduated Summa Cum Laude