Director of Social Work for Children’s Services (2018-present) Bancroft School, Mt. Laurel, NJ• Supervise direct and indirect team of social workers, providing ongoing leadership, guidance, support and training to ensure optimal performance across five programs.• Nurture an inclusive work environment that encourages open communication and mutual respect among team members.• Increase staff retention by fostering a supportive work environment and promoting professional development opportunities.• Cultivate relationships with stakeholders through effective communication and outreach efforts.• Develop and implement service line goals, plans and standards consistent with administrative, and legal requirements of organization.• Leads cultural and programmatic change initiatives that aligned with best practice standards, resulting in more effective delivery of services.• Implement documentation standards across the departments, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements.• Oversee the assessment, development, and implementation of change initiatives that enhanced workflow efficiency while maintaining high levels of service quality.• Facilitate interdisciplinary team meetings to address complex cases, ensuring collaboration among stakeholders towards shared goals.• Under the guidance of the School Business Administrator, monitor and address gaps in funder payment.

• Supervise a team of social workers.• Fostered staff development and competency through supervision, coaching, trainings, and team meetings.• Provide case management for day and residential students at an approved private school specializing in students with developmental disabilities.• Led multidisciplinary team meetings to review client progress and adjust IEPs and treatment plans as needed.• Complete biopsychosocial evaluations.• Experience working with the managed care system to ensure continued funding and discharge planning.• Collaborate with sending districts, parents, outside agencies, teachers and clinicians to develop IEP and Treatment Plans (residential students).• Communicate with client, family members, funding sources, school districts, clinical team members, and state agencies regarding both routine and problematic concerns.• Provide support and “incidental” counseling to families of students.• Screen potential students for appropriate placement.• Participation on agency performance improvement committees.• Conducted social skills groups and assisted with curriculum development for social skills.• Assisted with curriculum development for direct care staff wishing to pursue additional leadership responsibilities.• Provided professional presentations and trainings to external agencies on the topic of transition from school to adult life.

• Coordinate community resources and services for children 0-3 years of age and their families.• Educated families on available community resources, connecting then with essential services such as housing assistance, financial aid, or healthcare providers.• Maintained regular contact with clients by calling and visiting clients’ homes.

• Direct supervision of 16 to 20 staff.• Trained clinical associates on the principals of Applied Behavior Analysis.• Ensured compliance with operations manual and all agency, departmental, and accreditation policies and procedures (JCAHO, DDD, and CARF).• Planned therapeutic activities to enhance the development of social skills• Served as liaison between care providers, funders, and members of an interdisciplinary medical team to maintain and promote open lines of communication.• Provided crisis intervention services to clients, addressing immediate needs and ensuring safety.

• Developed and implement in-home behavioral treatment plans and education goals for individuals with developmental disabilities.

• Utilized functional analysis for the assessment and treatment for clients who were in a severe behavioral crisis secondary to developmental disabilities and/or acquired brain injury.• Developed and implemented individualized behavioral treatment plans for clients.• Created individual task analysis for skill building.• Evaluated procedural fidelity in clinical data collection and implementation of protocols and goals.• Trained support professionals and families in applied behavioral procedures and individualized treatment plans• Presented research at international and national conferences.

Served as an independent observer for behavioral modification sessions for inter-reliability for the data collected

• Participated in behavioral modification treatment of children and adolescents with developmental disabilities to reduce problem behaviors• Assisted individuals with reintegration into the community and transition to less restrictive facilities• Implemented individual behavior plans