Administrative oversight of Outpatient Mental Health program. Provide supervision for licensure. Oversee and develop clinical departments through evaluating, scheduling, clinical supervision and administrative oversight of staff. Provide weekly individual and group clinical supervision to all clinical staff. Develop strategies to allow for continued growth, and provide ongoing clinical training, documentation review, quality and performance management to staff and interns. Collaborate with Executive Management to create policy and procedures related to delivery of care and care coordination. Service as agency representative to the NJ Department of Health.

William's Warriors started when William was undergoing treatment for Medulloblastoma. Family and friends from his community came together to cheer William on as well as raise money to help support the family during this battle. Since William's death, his Warriors have taken on a new mission. The Goal is to defeat Childhood Cancer through Awareness, Advocacy and Support. William taught everyone around him about the incredible capacity we have for strength in the face of adversity. He was a real superhero fighting the worse kind of villain. In his memory, we have donned our capes and continue the fight!

& Magazine is published four times a year and is part of the & Publishing Group. The magazine’s tagline, “Filling in the Gaps for Old School Gamers,” summarizes the mission of the periodical: to feature fan-driven content for older editions of AD&D (primarily first edition) including fiction, editorials, and a variety of game aids such as new monsters, spells, and character classes; rules variants; adventure maps; and original adventures.

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HSAC is a county-based planning, advisory, and advocacy organization dedicated to meeting the human services needs of the local community. The HSAC seeks to facilitate, coordinate, and enhance the delivery of human services through collaborative relationships within our county, and among private and state agencies. Members are appointed by the Gloucester County Board of Chosen Freeholders. The HSAC complies with N.J.A.C. 10:2 County Human Services Councils 2009. Chair the MART (Management Assistance Resource Team) Sub Committee.Member of the Council and the Planning Subcommittee.

Oversee recovery services in Gloucester and Salem Counties.Services include Outpatient Substance Use and Co-Occuring Disorders, as well as a 50-bed SUD Halfway House.

Provide intensive, short term psychotherapeutic services, at the licensed level, to children in the community who have had a Children’s Mobile Response Services dispatch or require Care Management Organization intensity of services. Weekly or bi-weekly sessions are conducted in the family home. Ensure proper completion of New Jersey State DCBHS paperwork. Ensure notes entered in DCBHS electronic health record database as well as Acenda's EHR.

Provide in home psychotherapeutic services to children utilizing trauma-focused cognitive behavioral and play therapy. Provide mentoring and oversight for new team members to the Thrive Team.

Provide intensive, short term psychotherapeutic services to children in the community who have had a Children’s Mobile Response Services dispatch. Weekly or bi-weekly sessions are conducted in the family home. Ensure proper completion of New Jersey State DCBHS paperwork. Ensure notes entered in DCBHS electronic health record database.

Provide intensive, short term psychotherapeutic services to children in the community who are in danger of DYFS or JJC involvement. Weekly or bi-weekly sessions are conducted in the family home. Intakes and assessments completed as needed. Ensure client records comply with State Requirements. Ensure proper completion of State DCBHS paperwork. Ensure notes entered in DCBHS electronic health record database.

Administratively oversee Outpatient Mental Health, Intensive Outpatient Treatment and Support Services, Outpatient Bilingual Services, Approved Provider of Federal Courts Treatment Services, Youth Anger Management and Family Crisis Intervention Unit. Outpatient and Intensive Outpatient Services offer therapeutic counseling, psychiatric services and substance abuse services for adults, children, adolescents and families. All services are based on a variety of evidence-based practices delivered by an interdisciplinary staff that includes psychiatrists, master’s level clinicians, family therapists, social workers, peer support specialists, care coordinators and advanced practice nurses. Services include: Individual, group and family counseling Therapy for adults and children age 6 and up; psychiatry and medication monitoring for adults and children; substance abuse counseling for adults and adolescents; intensive outpatient services for adults with a co-occurring mental health and substance abuse diagnosis; bilingual therapy and translation services are available for Hispanic-Latino individuals. Clinical oversight for Ambulatory and Emergency Services programs. See more at: http://www.legacytreatmentservices.org/services/

Children's and Clinical Services

The Drenk Center's Specialty Services Program is a residential program that provides highly structured services in a home-like setting for youth exhibiting high risk behaviors evidenced through aggressive, oppositional, non-compliant and destructive behaviors. Each home houses a maximum of 5 youth at any given time and has at least one "house parent" who acts as a mentor and parent figure for the children. The intensive Drenk treatment team is comprised of a therapist, case manager, psychiatrist, nurse, youth care workers, and the house parent(s). This program offers a family-like environment and works to build loving attachments as part of therapeutic intervention. The model also includes other key players in the process, including biological parents/family, teachers, peers, and therapeutic staff who all work as a part of the treatment team. Services include: Individual Therapy Family Therapy Group therapy Medication Monitoring Health Education Groups Psychoeducational Groups Allied Therapy School assistance Life skills Community activities Youth who need Specialty Services placement have a range of characteristics that may include: Physically aggressive/assaultive Sexually aggressive Fire setting behavior Victims of abuse/neglect/trauma IQ 55 and above Males and females ages 11-19

Qualified provider of Individualized Community Supports and Services for adults and children eligible through New Jersey's Division of Developmental Disabilities.Supports and services may include: housing and development, provider managed and/or self-directed residential supports (individual supports), employment or day (habilitation), medical and behavioral supports and stand alone behavioral supports. Flexible individualized supports are available that are tailored to meet an individual’s current needs and choices and change as the individual’s needs and choices change.

The Drenk Center's Specialty Services Program is a residential program that provides highly structured services in a home-like setting for youth exhibiting high risk behaviors evidenced through aggressive, oppositional, non-compliant and destructive behaviors.

Provides individual, group and family therapy as well as case management services to psychiatric patients, family members and significant others.Assist patients in developing a planned transition from an inpatient setting to an outpatient setting in the context of the person''s biopsychosocial, environmental, financial, and recovery needs.

Evaluate and assign levels-of-care for children with behavioral health needs who require residential placement or case management servicesAssessment and approval of continued appropriate residential placements via Joint Care Reviews and Strengths and Needs AssessmentsAssessment and approval of continued appropriate case management services via Individualized Service Plans and Needs AssessmentsTechnical Assistance for NJ State Licensed Residential ProgramsQuality Assurance of state-wide Residential Bed Tracking system and databaseAssessment and approval of initial Needs Assessments identifying service needs for childrenDispatch of Mobile Response and Stabilization Services when necessitated for children in behavioral crisisCrisis Intervention, statewide, for parents requiring assistance for their children who require police or hospital crisis screening assessmentsUsage of and technical assistance for the ABSolute Database tracking all children in New Jersey receiving State Behavioral Health servicesMonitor phone statistics and maintain contracted service levelReview clinical staff assessments, documentation and phone callsTransition from old CSA to new

Evaluate and assign levels-of-care for children with behavioral health needs who require residential placement or case management servicesAssessment and approval of continued appropriate residential placements via Joint Care Reviews and Strengths and Needs AssessmentsAssessment and approval of continued appropriate case management services via Individualized Service Plans and Needs AssessmentsTechnical Assistance for NJ State Licensed Residential ProgramsImplementation and Quality Assurance of state-wide Residential Bed Tracking system and databaseAssessment and approval of initial Needs Assessments identifying service needs for childrenDispatch of Mobile Response and Stabilization Services when necessitated for children in behavioral crisisCrisis Intervention, statewide, for parents requiring assistance for their children who require police or hospital crisis screening assessmentsUsage of and technical assistance for the ABSolute Database tracking all children in New Jersey receiving State Behavioral Health servicesMonitor phone statistics and maintain contracted service levelReview clinical staff assessments, documentation and phone calls

Provide intensive, short term psychotherapeutic services to children in the community who are in danger of DYFS involvementWeekly or bi-weekly sessions are conducted in the family homeIntakes and assessments on an as needed basis.Ensure client records comply with State RequirementsEnsure proper completion of reimbursement paperwork

Direct 15 community-based programs with an annual budget of 4 million dollarsSupervise three Program Managers over nine group homes for children and adults with developmental disabilitiesSupervise Vocational Coordinator of Adult Training ServicesOpened the first Emergency Crisis Children's Residences in New Jersey, a pilot program for children with dual diagnoses increasing annual budget by 1 million dollars and staffing by 33%Opened Teaching Family homes for developmentally and psychiatrically disabled children and adultsOversee budget and financial operationsEnsure regulatory compliance over all programsCertified QPRT - Suicide Risk AssessorDeveloped and implemented staff mentor programDeveloped and implemented cooperative staff training program through inter- and intra-agency participation

Directed a team of 80 staff in providing Person Centered ServicesOversaw a budget of over 2 million dollarsOperated ten group homes; Created Residential Habilitative Services at home programLed clinical team, Incident Review and Quality Management initiativesEnsured linkage to other services and family involvementCertified as a Strategies for Crisis Intervention and Prevention InstructorDeveloped, conducted and presented at the Direct Care Annual Professional Development ConferenceDeveloped and implemented Departmental "Core Values"

Achieved and monitored self-certification criteriaImplemented systems for measurement of outcomesOversaw Performance Improvement initiativesWrote and revised policies and procedures to concur with newly promulgated regulationsProvided technical support to all programs (including day, residential, children residence and school, as well as health services clinic)Ensured provision of Person Centered services for all individuals served by the agencyProvided trainings in HIPAA complianceAttended trainings in Quality Management at the North Shore University Hospital System's Center for Learning and Innovation; Child and Family PsychotherapistProvided psychotherapeutic services to children in Intensive Therapeutic Foster Boarding Home placementsWeekly and bi-weekly sessions were conducted in the Foster HomeGoals included: resolving issues surrounding loss of family unit and preparation to either return to biological family or achieve adoptionPrepared weekly progress notes and quarterly evaluations for each child and familyParticipated in monthly interdisciplinary team meetings

On-call crisis managerProvided outpatient psychotherapeutic interventionScope of practice included children, adults and familiesIntake included assessments and diagnosisWeekly sessions conducted to resolve issues surrounding emotional, social and psychiatric difficultiesObtained insurance/HMO company approvals for billing

Child and Family PsychotherapistProvided psychotherapeutic services to children in Intensive Therapeutic Foster Boarding Home placementsWeekly and bi-weekly sessions were conducted in the Foster HomeGoals included: resolving issues surrounding loss of family unit and preparation to either return to biological family or achieve adoptionPrepared weekly progress notes and quarterly evaluations for each child and familyParticipated in monthly interdisciplinary team meetings

Person Centered program planning for 20 adults with severe developmental and physical challengesChaired Human Rights and Incident Review CommitteesSupervised Clinical TeamObtained, monitored and assessed new services and providersEnsured Quality Assurance servicesEnsured and maintained Medicaid, Medicare, Private Insurance and Social Security BenefitsCompleted Comprehensive Psychosocial ReportsCoordinated Services between programsSupervised Medicaid Service Coordinators and a caseload of 30 consumers in Family Care placements

Various oversight and delivery of person centered services in multiple settings.

Interned as a School Social Worker in Sagamore's Day Treatment Program.

Taught 9th, 10th, and 11th grade Social Studies for Regents students.

Student teacher for Primary Education and Secondary Education Social Studies.

College radio DJ.

Human Interest stories and the Music section.