Prepare individuals to return to society and become productive citizens while accepting and living with barriers to success.

Director of Behavioral Health Department supervisor for substance abuse counselor, family service worker, and secretary. Coordinate services with medical clinic; Attend monthly administrative meetings, facilitate clinic meetings, carry caseload of fifty clients per month. Public speaker on topics such as cultural competency, mental health, mandated reporting for professionals; mentor college students; conduct anger management classes for court-ordered individuals; work closely with medical staff and clients regarding psychotropic medications. Provide support and understanding for cultural differences among staff, citizens, clients, school personnel and others.

Promote understanding of child welfare policies, provide consultation statewide regarding child welfare polices.Responsible for analysis of complex public social service. Utilize supervisory skills when assigned to Acting Supervisor. Prioritize assignments for efficiency of unit, conduct research, develop and deliver presentations. Implement team building techniques to promote improved managing of unit projects. Develop and write clear concise reports, correspondence, and documents. Interpret, explain, and apply federal and state statues. Guide and mentor co-workers and new employees. Attend and present at international and national conferences

Prepared CSWE Application for Candidacy and other tasks necessary for accreditation to offer the Bachelor of Social Work Degree. Searched, screened, and hired additional social work faculty and staff. Assured that all requirements are met in a timely manner for the CSWE site visit. Taught classes: all social work courses, Human Sexuality, Minority Group Relations, and Study of the Family. Served on faculty, Curriculum, Honors and Scholarship Committees.

Coordinate substance abuse prevention programs in all schools in the tri-county area. This position includes a collaborative contract with JOIN (Job Opportunities in Nevada) (a non-profit private organization) in which a “Career Prep Workshop” is offered every six weeks. Co-facilitated the “Career Prep Workshops”.

Responsibilities included teaching: Intro Sociology & Psychology, Human Sexuality

Supervisor for staff consisting of a psychologist, two social workers, case manager, registered nurse, secretary, office manager, and a part-time psychiatrist in two rural mental health clinics. Evaluated program performance, develop and monitor budgets, integrate programs with other state and community services.

Responsibilities: Teaching graduate level social work courses: Human Behavior and Social Environment, Human Diversity, Social Policy, and Social Work and Clinical Specialization: Assessing, Diagnosing, and Treatment using DSM-IV Manual. Seminar Facilitator and Field Liaison for graduate students in field. Taught Human Sexuality in Psychology Dept.

Overall responsibility for 350 social work interns, including assignment of 22 Faculty Field Advisors and 200 Field Instructors. Facilitated Field Seminars. Taught Social Work Public Policy, Human Sexuality from a social work perspective, Theories of Criminal Behavior, and Field Practice and Field Seminars.

Acting supervisor in absence of unit supervisor. Responsible for licensing residential care homes including children, adult, and elderly care homes in eleven counties. Responsible for training newly hired licensing program analysts and for training applicants for residential care license. Provide information for quality care assurance. Organize data and represent the state for appeals and fair hearings. Issue civil penalties for federal and state violations.

Responsible for in-patient and day treatment. Participated on multi-disciplinary team and cost effective budget committees. Trained case managers. Assigned county jail social work, on-call for weekend rotating coverage. After earning my license in 1982, I provided therapy for clients dealing with grief issues in my private practice.