Nicholas Schweizer Email & Phone Number

Lutherville-Timonium, Md, Us

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Manages the psychiatric services to HIV/AIDS-infected individuals in the Johns G. Bartlett Specialty Practice at the Johns Hopkins Hospital and at clinics in the surrounding counties. Helps coordinate outpatient substance abuse treatment in the Johns G. Bartlett Specialty Practice is responsible for overall management of the administrative tasks associated with Ryan White grant funding. • Creates and maintains the organization, triage, policies, and procedures. Manages all the graduate student practicums and internships • Performs supervisory and training duties of the entire program staff in coordination with the PAHAP leadership, including participation in recruitment, mentorship for staff development, and performance evaluations of program staff to retain a diverse workforce. Administers and ensures compliance with human resources policies and procedures; observes and assesses quality and productivity of work; provides feedback and discipline, as necessary; may provide technical supervision; develops knowledge, skills and abilities of staff, students, faculty and/or other clients; plans and supports employees in career development opportunities • Facilitates effective teamwork between the service and the other disciplines within the Bartlett Specialty Practice; Conducts performance appraisals for clinical and administrative staff. • Instructs and helps supervise the PGY3 resident that works in the AIDS , supervises 3 clinical mental health professionals, supervise 2 medical office coordinators, 1 substance abuse counselor, and 1 peer navigator. • Manage the process of budget generation and financial management of the program in collaboration with the designated administrator from the financial/budget department of the Department of Psychiatry.

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Johns Hopkins University, Department of Psychiatry (1/14 – 7/21) Provides psychiatric and substance abuse services to HIV/AIDS-infected individuals at the Johns G. Bartlett Specialty Practice and at clinics in the surrounding counties including but not limited to: • Provides clinical supervision to the individual counselors that works directly with the patients in the suboxone program that operates within the Bartlett Specialty Practice. Also provide clinical supervision to the other mental health counselors that provide psychotherapy to patients in treatment with the AIDS Psychiatry Service. • Provides group supervision and clinical dual diagnosis expertise to the suboxone treatment team that meets every week. • Works directly with the Director of the Program in the development and preparation of federal grants equally approximately 1 million dollars to help fund the AIDS Psychiatry Program. Also acts as a l. liaison between program staff and funding agency/Health Department. • Ongoing psychotherapy and continued monitoring of psychiatric and behavioral disorders and ongoing substance abuse counseling and evaluation of acute emergencies.

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Johns Hopkins University, Department of Psychiatry (1/07 – 1/14) Provides psychiatric and substance abuse services to HIV/AIDS-infected individuals at the Johns Hopkins Moore Clinic and at clinics in the surrounding counties including but not limited to: • Initial evaluations of new clients in collaboration with staff psychiatrist • Ongoing psychotherapy and continued monitoring of psychiatric and behavioral disorders • Facilitates triage and care of acute cases and emergencies, as well as referral of clients to other health care providers or inpatient service as indicated • Ongoing substance abuse counseling and evaluation of acute emergencies

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Hopkins School of Nursing (9/17 – 6/18) • Evaluate and instructs students in psychotherapy. • Provide guidance and feedback on all course assignments. • Apply principles of adult learning, evidence-based practice, and clinical supervision. • Assist with maintaining and improving the curriculum.

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Private Mental Health Practice (1/05 – 1/12) Conduct all aspects of private practice specializing in substance abuse and psychiatric issues including but not limited to: • Individual psychotherapy for adults and adolescents • Psycho-educational groups for adults and adolescents • Interventions, consultations and diagnostic evaluations • Lectures at schools and treatment centers on substance abuse and other mental health issues

Bel Air, Maryland, United States

Harford Day School (9/08 – 6/10) Private Independent School (AIMS accredited) kindergarten prep. – 8th grade in Bel Air, Maryland • Made assessments of identified students for possible referral for long-term counseling and/or diagnostic services. • Coached middle school lacrosse team • Worked closely with faculty and administration to better help the school better meet the needs of students. • Helped coordinate and teach the 8th grade Passages (Health & Wellness) Class.

Havre De Grace, Maryland, United States

Ashley Inc., Counseling Department (1/04 – 1/05) • Assisted Clinical Program Director in updating recovery workbook which patients utilize during inpatient stays for substance abuse treatment. • Authored/presented lectures to general patient population and to friends/families of patients as part of Family Educational Program. • Wrote curriculum for/ran specialty groups with young adults and other individuals with mental health issues including chronic pain, grief and loss issues, eating disorders. Also worked with survivors of domestic violence and other types of abuse.

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Johns Hopkins Hospital, Department of Psychiatry, Community Psychiatry Program (7/01- 1/04) • Provided individual therapy to patients who suffer from major mental illnesses including substance abuse. • Conducted initial psychosocial evaluations and worked closely with psychiatrists to establish and maintain appropriate medication regime with patients. • Established/ran dual-diagnosed therapy group for patients referred from within clinic.

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Johns Hopkins University, Department of Psychiatry, The Moore Clinic (1/01-7/01, part-time) • Facilitated substance abuse group. • Worked with staff psychiatrists to assess and determine proper therapeutic course of treatment for patients. • Conducted individual substance abuse counseling.

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center-Center for Addiction and Pregnancy (5/00-11/00) • Provided supervision for three mental health counselors. Monitored development of patients’ treatment plans, individual sessions, and documentation. • Monitored methadone protocols, withdrawal symptoms, and dosage adjustments for inpatient and ambulatory patients. • Carried caseload involving more difficult dually diagnosed patients and in conjunction, provided i. individual, family, and couples counseling.

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center-Center for Addiction and Pregnancy (9/99-5/00) • Developed/facilitated Supportive-Other psycho-educational group for patients needing stronger support network. Facilitated individual couples counseling sessions. • Acted as primary liaison between Center for Addiction and Pregnancy and Labor and Delivery Department in Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. • Managed caseload of ten female patients in need of intensive individual therapy for issues including: physical, emotional, and sexual abuse; clinical depression anger management; substance abuse; and schizophrenia. Developed individual treatment plans for patients.

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center-Center for Addiction and Pregnancy (8/98-8/99) • Managed caseload of 20 plus clients for weekly sessions, developed treatment plans; created relapse prevention plan and provided crisis intervention. • Acted as member of multidisciplinary treatment team and as liaison with the staff psychiatrist for dually diagnosed patients. • Facilitated 5-7 psycho-educational groups per week on topics such as group therapy, relapse prevention, drug education, and 12-step work.

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center-Behavioral Pharmacology Research Unit (9/97-7/98) • Received training in administering structured and semi-structured clinical research tools including the Addiction Severity Index Interview (ASI) • Coordinated clinic computer lab, collected and evaluated all data for large-scale double blind pharmacological clinical trials. • Tracked discharged participants who had completed studies to ensure successful completion of follow-up studies.

Doctor Of Education - Edd, Education With A Specialization In Counseling

Certificate Of Advanced Graduate Studies, Mental Health Counseling/Counselor

Master Of Science - Ms, Mental Health Counseling/Counselor

Bachelor'S Degree, English Literature (British And Commonwealth)