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Chicago, Illinois, United States

Maintain oversight of operations, case management and treatment provision of clients in the residential program through trauma informed lens ensuring long-term healing for clients while ensuring fidelity to internal and external fidelity to policies/procedures and maintaining financial growth.

Lake Villa, Illinois, United States

· Responsible for clinical, program and treatment plan development and implementation and oversight of milieu staff for two acute units.· Developed and fostered milieu leadership.· Effectively coordinated inter-agency multidisciplinary collaboration for increased client outcomes resulting in increased positive outcomes and decreased recidivism.. Chaired multidisciplinary staffings and coordinated treatment services, managed QIPs, ensured fidelity to Family First mandates, Agency Behavior Treatment Plan through trauma informed lens. Conducted ARC training agency-wide

Lake Villa, Illinois, United States

· Administer, supervise, and coordinate Residential Programs for 58+ youth and their families; overseeing all programming within the $10+ million operational budget.· Created and implemented universal staffing schedule for 10+ units and 90+ team members; monitoring and coordinating appropriate coverage; resulting in increased ratio compliance and service delivery, reduced agency overtime and improved resource allocation.· In the absence of a VP, performed as Interim Vice President of Residential Services, August 2023-February 2024, providing consistency and leadership in a tumultuous period.· Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary leaders to provide cohesive approaches to milieu-based treatment delivery, utilizing empathetic leadership to solicit the support of all levels of providers across various milieus effecting numerous changed procedures.· Drew on empathetic and supportive abilities to lead committed and act as member of several other internal committees developing effective policy and procedure; improving client outcomes as noted through use of physical restraint, recidivism, staff retention and unusual incident reporting.

Lake Villa, Illinois, United States

· Effectively implemented restraint-free treatment intervention (UKERU), reducing the use of physical restraint by 87% during implementation, improving staff retention, reduction in workman’s compensation costs due to staff injuries and improved client outcomes.· During the isolation of global pandemic, independently coordinated and facilitated numerous spirit-boosting and engagement events for youth and staff campus wide to maintain morale and camaraderie.· Developed training curriculum for effective engagement of residential youth subsequently adopted as a mandatory into the agency-wide orientation curriculum.· Responsible for clinical, program and treatment plan development and implementation and oversight of milieu staff· Developed and fostered milieu leadership.· Effectively coordinated inter-agency multidisciplinary collaboration for increased client outcomes resulting in increased positive outcomes and decreased recidivism.· Provided individual and group psychotherapy to clients as needed.

Lake Villa, Illinois, United States

• Provided supervision and clinical guidance to group home staff.• Directed clinical treatment planning, crisis management and program development.• Provided individual and group psychotherapy services to group home youth.• Worked closely with administrators regarding policies and procedures.• Fostered effective relationships with community resources.• Led Multidisciplinary Treatment staffings.

Lake Villa, Illinois, United States

• Responsible for management of client cases including post-discharge coordination of services• Represented the agency in court hearings, including sworn testimony• Developed reports for funding sources and presented these in corresponding meetings• As Case Specialist III, provided instruction and training to I and II • Maintained clinical understanding of client history and current level of functioning

• Responsible for daily care, supervision, of children ages 8-21 with severe emotional, behavioral and mental health needs• Implemented treatment plan interventions, group and individual counseling, crisis management• Administered medications as prescribed• Maintained records including all data needed for Medicaid billing.

Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States

• Responsible for case management including development of treatment plans • Coordination of aftercare services• Individual and group counseling through 12-step recovery program• Documentation of services provided

Masters, Clinical Psychology

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