Lauren Blanchette Email & Phone Number

Concord, New Hampshire, United States

Lauren provides individual therapy for adults 18+

Derry, Nh

* Manage a caseload of 45+ clients for individual outpatient therapy (Age range 19 – 73).* Complete 5 intake assessments per week and provide ongoing crisis support for clients awaiting staff assignment.* Complete documentation including treatment plans, reviews, risk assessments, and progress notes.* Coordinate with case management and functional support specialists to address emergent client needs.* Provide peer consultation and training as part of peer support group for agency therapists.* Provide brief solution focused therapy, CBT, and mindfulness therapies to clients.* Complete 6 month IFS training course with the IFS institute and provide brief IFS therapy for appropriate clients as part of CLM’s trauma informed agency work group.

Bedford, Massachusetts, United States

* Manage a caseload of 15+ Veterans for bi-weekly individual outpatient therapy (Age range 21 – 70).* Complete Veteran intake assessments, measurement based care through BHL, risk assessments for SI/HI, and weekly progress notes using CPRS.* Provide brief therapy using evidence-based protocol for symptoms related to depression, anxiety, PTSD and substance use.* Provide same day pager access for warm handoffs, coordinating with Primary Care teams to triage Veteran care and direct to appropriate services.* Engage in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Substance Use Disorder EBP seminar and provide weekly therapy for two Veterans with substance use disorders.* Facilitate monthly didactic on CBT-SUD to second and fourth-year family medicine residents.* Co-facilitate weekly mindfulness group for 5 - 7 Veterans.* Participate in ongoing Interprofessional Education seminar.* Co-develop program improvement project to assess primary care staff burnout rates. Responsibilities included development of anonymous web-based survey sent to 110 staff, thematic coding, and findings brief to primary care staff. Recommendations were made based on the 30% response rate.

Salem, Ma

* Manage a caseload of 4 – 5 clients for weekly individual outpatient therapy (Age range 6 – 16).* Complete client intakes, biopsychosocial assessments, treatment plans, and progress notes.* Conduct regular meetings with caregivers and other family members to coordinate care.* Present client cases at weekly group supervision and group case consultation meetings.* Consult with outside providers including primary care physicians and psychiatrists.

Lawrence, Ma

Engage with community, federal, and national funders to secure support for transformative initiatives that empower community members and promote environmental, economic, and social well-being. Nurture relationships with 30+ grant funding organizations.• Prepare grant proposals – achieving 80% success rate – formulate budgets, compile data for financial reports. o Secured $470,000 in funding over two years.• Coordinate fundraising logistics for annual fundraising event attended by over 350 people to secure additional $260,000 in funding in collaboration with team of four staff members. Responsibilities include developing tasks for 12-member volunteer team, managing all mailings and soliciting sponsorships. o Total revenue of event has increased by $40,000 over two years. o Secured over $50,000 in silent auction and eco-art in-kind donations; maintained relationships with 120 silent auction donors and 35 artists.• Manage Raiser’s Edge database with 10,000 constituent records. Currently leading effort to scrub database and standardize procedures to access, use, and manage.• Facilitate donor site visits for funders including but not limited to the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office, City of Lawrence Community Development Office, Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources, Essex County Community Foundation, Bank of America Foundation, The Artemas W. Stearns Trust, The Josephine G. Russell Trust, Toxics Use Reduction Institute, and state education officials.• Manage development intern projects and workflow.• Completed 2-day training on equity and racial justice issues, including reframing common narratives to eliminate racism.

Beaumont, Tx

Consulted with nonprofits (Disability Ministries of Grace, Good Seed Community Development Corp, All the Children are Children, and The Gift of Life Program) to research funding opportunities.• Identified grant programs that aligned with organizational needs and missions.• Guided clients through document requirements and application processes, including financial paperwork and budget development.

Houston, Tx

Cultivated relationships, coordinated events, and managed direct mail campaigns to raise funds for annual operating budget. Drove grant application process, including continuing stewardship and financial reporting. Managed donor database; supervised 2 office volunteers.• Managed social media presence, organized television appearances, and secured newspaper interviews.• Secured $280,000 in sponsorships, including $100,000 foundation grant.• Planned and executed annual fundraising gala and donor appreciation events.• Engaged corporate sponsors and community faith leaders through new volunteer initiatives.• Supervised efforts of 300+ construction site volunteers.• Helped to direct activities of Tool Box Bash and Women Build fundraising committees; helped establish Youth Build committee; helped net $115,000 in donations.• Maintained relationships with local media, donors, and volunteer event committees.

Houston, Tx

Served as important contact between Annual Fund and alumni volunteers/donors; coordinated work of 200 Annual Fund volunteers.• Compiled and analyzed expenses, facilitated communication with other campus fundraising departments, and managed volunteer database.• Launched employee community group to facilitate cross-department partnerships; helped create new parent portal for annual fund giving.

Nashua, Nh

* Edited language learning software for Farsi, Urdu, Arabic, Pashto, Dari and English products* Consulted foreign linguists for native language localization and natural language recordings* Managed contracts, payments and schedules for foreign linguists

Durham, Nh

* Organized and trained over 40 students weekly in preparation of professional alumni phone solicitation* Managed hiring decisions based on caller statistics* Interacted personally with alumni to resolve concerns and requests pertaining to the alumni association

Merrimack, Nh

Master'S Degree, Social Work

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Linguistics

Activities and Societies: Sisters In Step Dance Team